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A documentary about the man behind the first ever commercial album recorded inside an American prison by an inmate, charting his journey out from prison into industry adulation and life as a free man, eventually leading to his reinvention as a performer for hire.
A documentary that brings to life Barry Gifford’s autobiographical collection The Roy Stories, capturing a childhood in a vanished 1950s Chicago through a jazzy, impressionistic combination of beguiling archive footage, animation and spoken word.
Trond Sander, 67, recalls the summer of 1948. When this blissful time came to an end, nothing was the same as before.
Three men, one place, and one event that will change each of their lives.
Portrait of Icelandic pioneer Snorri Magnusson, who has been patiently teaching babies to float and paddle for over 25 years.
A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.
A documentary which reflects on the connections between historical resistance and the current political landscape. It amplifies the voices of politically engaged womxn and fosters hope for solidarity and inclusion.
A documentary about a learning centre where women hoping to find domestic work abroad prepare themselves what for what lies ahead - including homesickness and potential abuse.
A worldwide panic is sparked when the US and Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices.
An exploration of issues around abortion, based on real-life interview recordings.
When a troubled young woman returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her.
Documentary about the lasting trauma of female genital mutilation and the filmmaker's reconstructive journey.
In 2016 Colten Boushie, a young Cree man, was killed in Saskatchewan. This documentary explores the case and shines a light on the vast inequality and systemic racism within the Canadian legal system.
A documentarian who knew FM-2030 when young explores the possibility of the cryopreserved futurist being revived in the present day.
A group of orphan rebels are fortified in a villa with heavy arms to brace for a drone war with a faceless enemy in a dystopian future.
An unlikely friendship between a failed comedian and a charming, alcoholic dermatologist helps both confront long-simmering regrets in this warm-hearted buddy comedy.
When a young woman discovers that her lifelong dream of participating in the Olympics doesn’t match up to reality, she finds herself adrift amongst the crowds. That is until she befriends a volunteer dentist, forging a bond which forces them both to rethink their courses in life.
‘Do no harm’ is an abiding principal of psychiatry. It is abandoned time after time in this exploration of the profession’s collusion with state sponsored torture over the past 70 years.
A young woman with a fondness for tanks takes on a megacorporation which is trying to hoard all the water and power in a post-Apocalyptic wasteland.
In the Kenyan bush, a crackdown on ivory poaching forces a silver-tongued second-generation poacher to seek out an unlikely ally in this fly-on-the-wall look at both sides of the conservation divide.
A young woman and her reticent new stepchildren find themselves isolated in the family’s remote winter cabin, locked away to dredge up the mysteries of her dark past.
A dramatisation of events at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala in March 2017.
In the south of Tunisia, two football-fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ears.
A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope.
In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
Two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.
Two former best friends get together to try and develop the next great app, with the aim of becoming billionaires.
An ageing painter and his wife struggle increasingly to cope with his advancing dementia.
A man thinks back to his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in China in the 1990s. What would his life have been like if things had gone differently?
Disturbed by the resurgence of fascism and anti-Semitism around the world, a psychoanalyst based in New York travels to Germany, Israel, and Palestine to confront her own deep-seated feelings about Germans and Palestinians, and the tensions between the Holocaust and the Nakba.
The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write - and skateboard - in Kabul.
He's a priest, but he's also a velociraptor. Together they fight crime.
A dad and daughter try to reach a mutual understanding.
A documentary exploring the consequences of poor or absent regulation in the US cosmetics and skincare industries.
In 1938, Philippine President Manuel L Quezon agrees to welcome Jewish refugees from Germany in the Philippines.
After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn, where she meets some friendly ghosts.
A night. A car. A young woman is in danger. To escape, she must make the most important phone call of her life.
When Baekdu Mountain unexpectedly erupts and threatens to cause an earthquake that could devastate the Korean peninsula, a South Korean team must enter North Korea and steal American-guarded nuclear material in order to stop it.
A documentary about the sinking of the MV Sewol off the coast of South Korea in 2015.
A corporate defence attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
An African American father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.
An spoiled young aristocrat sent to learn responsibility as a postman in a remote northern town meets an elderly toymaker and has a brilliant idea.
A young woman recovering from tragedy joins a trip to a Swedish midsummer festival with her boyfriend and his friends, only to be caught up in an ancient ritual.
A kind but naive man loses his job, his girlfriend and his home on the same day but his warmth and honesty set him on the road to unexpected good fortune.
Two young people on a blind date go on the run after shooting a racist police officer in self defence.
A documentary about the Kinetic-Optic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and his mission to free colour from shape.
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealised image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of professional killers everywhere.
A documentary about the making of the original Ghostbusters.
'I wanted to talk about the things that truly matter' Yoon Dan-bi on young love and adolescence in The World Before
It's a steal Mikel Gurrea on mothers, daughters and heists in Saints
'We don't have nearly enough films that talk about Sudanese women' Suzannah Mirghani on culture and politics in Cotton Queen
A moment of change David Arrow and Amber Paul on November 1963 and making the Oscar-qualifying Drive
The serpent's call Composer Stephen Lukach on creating tension and awe in Beware Boiúna
I Swear leads charge for Scottish BAFTAs Tourette's drama has seven nominations
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
San Sebastian Golden night for Tender Loving Care
Toronto La Bola Negra wins People's Choice award
San Sebastian Naomi Watts dedicates Donostia Award to Lynch
PÖFF Sir Christopher Hampton heads jury
San Sebastian Werner Herzog honoured
Dinard Full programme announced
