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Rita, a 13 year old girl, runs away from her abusive father to the big city. She finds solace until she's placed in a safe house run by the State. Rita and her cellmates plots an escape that ends in a shocking act of violence.
A frustrated young girl who has been blind since birth encounters a boy on the run.
The hidden river Helen MacDonald and Philippa Lowthorpe on adapting H Is For Hawk
This wild channel David Shadrack Smith and Jake Fogelnest on the content creation revolution and Public Access
The long and the short of it Meagan Coyle on the proper pacing of stories, and Prime
The physicality of grief Claire Foy on truth, space, silence and H Is For Hawk
A womb with a view Ida Melum on universal subjects, character design and Ovary-Acting
All the night tide Luke Angus on ice, stars, BAFTA hopes and animating Solstice
'It was all about degrees of truth' Richard Hawkins on satire and mischievousness in Think Of England
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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:
César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced
OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates
