8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime
Documentary tracking the history of Grime music.
All Man: The International Male Story
A peek behind the pages and personalities of International Male, one of the most ubiquitous and sought-after US mail-order catalogues of the Eighties and Nineties.
Beba
We follow Afro-Latina filmmaker Rebeca Huntt, the titular Beba, as she takes us on the journey through her experience growing up.

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Dark Days
Documentary following the people who survive in the New York underground.
Delikado
Bobby, Tata and Nieves – a charismatic lawyer, a former illegal logger and a fearless politician – are three magnetic leaders fighting to stop corporations and governments seeking to plunder increasingly valuable natural resources from the island of Palawan.
Electric Malady
An intimate portrait of a chronically ill man who ascribes his symptoms to electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome.
Fashion Reimagined
Follows fashion designer Amy Powney in her bid to create a collection that’s sustainable on every level.
The Happy Worker - Or How Work Was Sabotaged
Exploring the transformation of the workplace.

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Ithaka
Julian Assange’s wife and father battle the British establishment on behalf of the WikiLeaks founder, who faces a 175-year prison sentence if extradited to the US.
I Didn’t See You There
Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey exploring the history of freakdom, vision, and (in)visibility.
Jane
Documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall.
Ladies Only
In the women-only compartments of Mumbai’s complex local train network, passengers share their anger, aspirations and stories of womanhood.

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Midwives
Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.
Moonage Daydream
Documentary featuring a wealth of David Bowie archive.
Nelly & Nadine
The story of two women who fell in love whilst imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Nothing Compares
The story of Sinéad O'Connor's phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on Sinéad's prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.
Off The Rails
Two urbex and parkour-obsessed teenagers face-up to reality following the death of their friend.

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Sansón And Me
Documentary tracing a young immigrant’s path from coastal Mexico to a life sentence for murder in California.
The Territory
When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.
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Visions du Réel
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Overlook Film Festival

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