Films

Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain, a white muslim convert, suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband, Ahmed who worked on cross channel ferries. A day after the burial she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the channel in Calais. The more she discovers Ahmed’s deceit, the more she wonders about her own identity, how she got here and where she belongs. Joanna Scanlan, the main actor has been BAFTA nominated for her amazing performance in this film

A gentle story of a dorayaki pancake seller in Tokyo, he cooks with skill but no enthusiasm. He takes on a new assistant who brings her own Sweet Bean recipe, which enlivens the business and his emotions. A truly beautiful insight into the magical essence of Japan. ‘An ode to the simple joys of life’.

Belfast, August 1969. Surrounded by sporadic violence and growing danger, nine year old Buddy finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of sectarian conflict. As the suffocating stranglehold of increasing turmoil tightens around his once peaceful working class neighborhood, Buddy tries his best to understand The Troubles. Now Buddy’s family face a nearly impossible life… Read more »

After a happy care-free childhood living in rural Lincolnshire, Femi, a British boy of Nigerian heritage is suddenly taken from his private foster family. His birth mother wants him back to live with her in her small inner London flat, once there Femi is confronted by what it means to be a young black man… Read more »

Set in Bradford, Ali and Ava is an authentic forbidden love story, a drama that could belong to anyone of us. The film confronts the reality of a mid-life attraction and all the “stuff” that gets in the way of Ali and Ava seizing a second chance at life. While there are serious subjects at… Read more »

A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Mosco by boarding a train to the remote arctic port of Murmansk, her mission to look at the petroglyphs, mysterious Stone Age rock carvings. Forced to share the long ride and tiny car with a larger than life, uncouth young Russian Miner, the unexpected encounter… Read more »

A wonderful story of a little known series of events that took place in 1961. A marvellous cast take you inside a family where the campaigning, stand up for the underdog husband, exasperated wife and two sons, one caring the other with his girlfriend fully embracing the spirit of the sixties, take on the establishment… Read more »

Jesmark inherits his colourful but leaking fishing boat from a long line of seamen going back to his great grandfather. But with mounting bills and a small child in need of special care, Jesmark is at breaking point. He is tempted to sell his family boat and join a black market operation that’s decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of local families.
This film is both a commentary on the darker side of globalisation and modern commerce.
Interestingly the cast are largely non professional actors from this way of life that is in crisis.

Four struggling school teacher friends embark on an experiment to see how their performance is affected by drinking ever-increasing amounts of alcohol during their working day. Mid-life crises and booze form a potent cocktail in this Oscar-winning Danish black comedy, with great performances, especially Mads Mikkelsen.

HIVE is a searing drama based on the true story of Fahrije who, like many other women in her Kosovan patriarchal village, has lived with fading hope and increasing grief following the disappearance of their husbands during the the war in Kosovo.
Against the backdrop of Eastern Europe’s civil unrest and lingering misogyny, Fahrije and the women of the village join together in the struggle to find hope and financial security.
HIVE is a potent, inspiring and ultimately uplifting film.