The Emperor (2001)
The tale of a quest to free Napoleon Bonaparte from exile on the island of St Helena.
G-aaah (2016)
Amy Johnson worked as a typist for a firm of solicitors before her record- breaking solo flight from Croydon to Australia in 1930. This film has been created with an Underwood 315 typewriter as a celebration of her journey.
SpeakOut (2018)
An exploration of the experiences of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning people coming out in the care system.
The Witches (2002)
New laws against witchcraft trouble three fishwives from North Berwick in 1590.
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A heroine of the people Avid Liongoren on the Filipino animation industry and Zsazsa Zaturnnah

The girl who didn't want to be happy Julien Birban Levy on the spirit of Seoul and getting inside the head of Niko

Spirit of the art Takeru Shinozuka and Yoshihide Moriyama on animation and Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki

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