Film On A Grandi Ense

It takes a special kind of person to drop everything and walk through the woods for five months. But in a way, these hikers are just like you and me. They have jobs and families, they love their creature comforts. Yet something pulls them to be in nature, to leave everything behind and embark on what’s called a thru-hike. Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail involves walking 2, 663 miles from Mexico to Canada. The journey lasts from April to October. That translates into about 20 miles a day, every day—on foot. These brave souls face bone-dry deserts, raging rivers, snow-covered mountain passes, mosquitoes, blisters, torrential rains… and the urge to quit. Follow a half dozen of the 300 or so hikers who attempt a PCT thru-hike every year. Armed with cameras, they give us an insider’s view into what it takes to spend half a year living in the wild.

And on a Different Note is a navigation of an attempt to carve out a personal space amid an inescapable sonic shield created primarily by prime time political talk shows with their indistinguishable, absurd and at times undecipherable rhetoric/noises. Equally repulsive and addictive, these noises travel across geographies gradually constituting an integral part of a self-created map of exile.

Pubs, pigeons, weight-lifting - that's Terry's life, and his wife Glenda feels neglected. But now Terry's best mate, Albert, is on leave from the Merchant Navy, and Albert knows how to treat a lady. 'Fireworks assured,' says the wrestling poster.

Filmed with a phone camera during the lockdown in South Africa, one filmmaker contemplates creating within a place that never changes. The documentary focuses on her home, La Casa Azul, a tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was his source of inspiration when he became disabled during the turf wars in Cape Town in 1966. The documentary reflects on representation in cinema and responds to the challenge of creative creation during the pandemic.

Abbas Kiarostami is the most acclaimed Iranian film director whose films have won prizes all around the world. In this film he gives a rare and frank interview about his work, and journeys out of Tehran to meet Babk Ahmadpoor the now grown up star of his famous trilogy which started with Where is the Friends House. On the journey Kiarostami picks up the camera himself, producing images of pure poetry.

A short film by William Basinski & James Elaine.

A hip 1960s look at the Demolay organization for young men.

A little girl tries to dig to the moon.

A young girl is trying to relate to her grandmother's death which quickly becomes more than a personal loss.

The night train is right on track and the journey is slightly marred by an array of lights.

Based on a poem by Kadish Morris, Zodwa Nyoni's film challenges the choreography of rules on femininity that society expects women to perform. In following the instructions, there is a battle between the reflections they see and who they want to be. For black women, dealing with intersections of oppression, race and gender, expectations of behaviour tire the mind and body. On a daily basis they must confront the self and dismantle the rules to live by their own definitions. Directed by Zodwa Nyoni Produced by Oluwaseum Shey Osibowale Music Produced by Aron Kyne Featuring Catrina Nisbett New Creatives is co-funded by Arts Council England and BBC Arts

This documentary takes the dancing body on the homo-social dance floor as a research site and aims to wander through the spectrum of hyper masculinity and its expressions, cultural origins and political implications.

A quiet Sunday night at Rightman's Bar and Restaurant when "he" walks in, a black ex-military man carrying a military issued duffel bag. He appears to be unemployed, homeless and dirty. As his origins become clearer, his anger begins to fuel when he realizes he has entered the same restaurant where one of the men responsible for the death of his son is eating.

After Bulgaria became a new European Member State in 2007, it is possible for Bulgarians to travel and work freely in Europe since 2014. For several years the two colleagues Stefan and Niki, together with their families, have attempted to find a dignified life and a bit of happiness in Ghent, Belgium. In the industrial periphery of the city, they take shelter in a rotten, collapsed barrack on the immense domain of the public transport company De Lijn, hoping for a job, social support or a home that will never come. On The Edge Of Happiness is a social surreal, observational, existential film that penetrates and respectfully portrays the life in the barracks. It's a story about friendship, dreams, perseverance, social justice, poverty, inter-European migration, human rights, tolerance, loyalty and ultimately fate. A contemporary Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' in our fragmented European backyard, in the shadow of the current migration & homeless crisis.

"The Girl on the Mat" is a sports drama about Hayden, a high school female wrestler poised to be the champion of her state as she struggles with her Mother's health and her team-mate's abusive behavior.

In early 2024, a documentary crew went to document the story of Sam, an ordinary man entrusted with looking after the last bee on Earth. This is this film of that.