Cambridge Film Festival 2023

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20,000 Species Of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas) (Country: Spain; Year: 2023; Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren; Writer: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren; Stars: Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Sara Cózar)
An eight-year-old explores her identity over a summer in the Basque country.
Celluloid Underground (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Ehsan Khoshbakht)
Insight into the lives of those who fight to keep film culture alive in the face of oppression, centring on two maverick cinephiles from Iran.
Fledglings (Country: Poland; Year: 2022; Director: Lidia Duda; Stars: Zosia, Oskar, Kinga)
The story of three residents of a boarding school for visually impaired children in Poland.
I Am Somebody (Country: US, Netherlands, Pakistan; Year: 2023; Director: Jamillah van der Hulst; Stars: Drika, Yasmin, Ali, Sahil, Aya)
The stories of six children who are chosen to represent their countries at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar.
Pre Fab! (Country: UK, US; Year: 2023; Director: Todd Thompson; Stars: Colin Hanton, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison)
The story of the Quarrymen and the early musical careers of Beatles-to-be.
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