Deception abounds in this nuanced portrait of lies and loss when a middle-aged woman discovers her recently deceased husband led another life in France, contradictory to the pious Muslim home they built together in England.
Festival Programme
Films — by Country
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- UK
- USA
UK
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Documentarian Julien Temple explores the close ties between Shane MacGowan, Ireland’s beloved punk poet, and his home country’s tumultuous history.
Limbo
Melancholic, atmospheric and heartfelt, Ben Sharrock’s feature exploring immigrants awaiting asylum eschews conventional approaches to stories of the modern refugee crisis to create something profound and surprising.
My Father and Me
The life of British post-war photographer Maurice Broomfield is examined by his son, documentary veteran Nick Broomfield, whose own confrontational style lies at odds with his father’s steadfast pacifism.
Nowhere Special
After learning he only has months to live, a working-class father reckons with guilt and grief as he searches for a replacement family for his young son.
The Reason I Jump
Taking as its inspiration the groundbreaking book of the same name by autistic thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida, this documentary attempts to present the world as it might be experienced by neuro-divergent individuals.