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A father's faith could fracture his nomadic family.
A documentary about the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton - the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.
After the death of his mother, Isaac and his pregnant wife Emma return to the remote Norwegian island of his birth to deal with an unexpected inheritance.
Faced with the destruction of everything he loves, a father offers himself to God as a sacrifice in its stead.
The story of Samantha and Clara, two students who are staying behind for the holidays at their boarding school, who must survive the night against uninvited visitors.
Like being a magician Corin Hardy on the art of illusion, emotional world building and Whistle
Embracing vulnerability Sophie Hyde on language, identity, the freedom to explore, and Jimpa
Twinless in real life Nurse Annabel Southern remembers her twin sister Jo and how it felt to lose her
Questioning intimacy Blake Winston Rice on the challenges of short films, and Disc
Making it Michael Townsend on Tape Art, art education and Secret Mall Apartment
This land of ours Max Keegan on the ancient conflicts underlying The Shepherd And The Bear
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César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Critics' Circle Awards One Battle After Another wins fight
Oscars Sinners dominates the nominations
