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Kamay and Seeking Mavis Beacon

Collective Monologue (Country: Argentina; Year: 2024; Director: Jessica Sarah Rinland)

Intimate and fragmented moments unfold in a community of zoos and animal rescue centers across Argentina. As histories of these institutions are uncovered, dedicated workers commit both day and night to caring for the remaining enclosed animals, fostering a mutual bond that transcends imagined boundaries between human and animal.

Kamay (Country: Afghanistan, Belgium, Germany, France; Year: 2024; Director: Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikara)

A sorrow-stricken family from rural Afghanistan seeks justice following the tragic death of their daughter, Zahra, a student at Kabul University.

Full Review See: Ilyas Yourish on his motivations for making documentary Kamay

Mother Vera (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson)

An Orthodox nun in a Belarussian convent considers her past and her future.

Full Review See: Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson on filmmaking and life choices in Mother Vera

Rising Up At Night (Tongo Saa) (Country: Belgium, Germany, Qatar, Congo, Burkina Faso; Year: 2024; Director: Nelson Makengo)

Portrait of the residents of Kinshasa with their faith, hopes and disappointments, immersed in the beauty of the nights in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Seeking Mavis Beacon (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Jazmin Renée Jones; Writer: Jazmin Renée Jones; Stars: Jazmin Renée Jones, Olivia McKayla Ross)

Launched in the late Eighties, educational software Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions globally, but the program's Haitian-born cover model vanished decades ago. Two DIY investigators search for the unsung cultural icon, while questioning notions of digital security, AI, and Black representation in the digital realm.

Full Review

Mother Vera and Collective Monologue

Witches (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Elizabeth Sankey)

Documentary examining the relationship between the cinematic portrayals of witches and the all-too-real experiences of postpartum depression by utilising footage that spans the entirety of film history alongside personal testimony.