Discover three feature-led programmes and two curated collections of shorts, available exclusively to audiences across the United Kingdom during the festival.
Across cultures and generations, people confront displacement, fractured identity and the enduring need to understand where they belong.
01Directed by Giuseppe Lo Fiego
Deep in the Lacandon jungle, a young Maya man strives to preserve his community’s ancestral traditions while navigating the pressures of modern life and an uncertain cultural future.
02Directed by Janet P Gardner
After 25 years of silence, a former Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his stolen childhood, searches for his family and transforms trauma into hope for a new generation.
03Directed by Stéphane Lecyn
Abandoned at birth and living homeless, Léa cycles across France in search of her mother, embarking on a transformative journey of identity, human connection and freedom.
Parents, children and surrogate families struggle to remain connected when illness, homelessness and circumstance threaten to pull them apart.
01Directed by Charlotte Gwinner
A young father with early-stage Parkinson’s pushes himself beyond his limits during a football game with his son, forcing them to confront a future that will change them both.
02Directed by Joe Murphy
An intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s parents confronting Parkinson’s and dementia, exploring acceptance and the quiet grief of mourning loved ones who are still present.
03Directed by Jake Mavity
A homeless woman takes a feisty runaway under her wing and tries to reunite her with her family, while evading a drug dealer hellbent on revenge.
04Directed by Taylor Olson
Once a vibrant young father, Gideon is now invisibly homeless and struggling to reconnect with his estranged daughter in a poignant story of isolation, hope and resilience.
Desire promises escape and transformation, but attraction, obsession and impulsive choices carry unexpected consequences.
01Directed by Dominique Provost-Chalkley
One serendipitous night, a social-media-addicted musician meets a free-spirited activist, but technology disrupts their intense connection and sends them in unexpected directions.
02Directed by Sacha Waters
Dumped by her on-off lover, a young woman spends one night at a Prague club trying to win him back.
03Directed by Ola Kaminska
Lynn leaves the comfortable life she built with her husband to rediscover herself, but a disturbing encounter after her return pushes her towards a different fate.
04Directed by Sunny Bahia
Based on the true story of a bright young man whose life is gradually consumed by his obsession with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
05Directed by Alexander Carlo Buckley
In the midst of spring, Hayley, a restless young philosophy student, is smitten by her brooding boyfriend’s much older, impressionable friend and academic.
Through animation, photography, dance and music, artists transform memory, identity and lived experience into creative expression.
01Directed by Martin Gerigk
A composer revisits the childhood dream that inspired his first string quartet, reflecting on mortality and finding serenity in life’s inevitable end.
02Directed by Catriona Trina Baker
The true story of an East German refugee, told by the surrogate daughter she raised after being forced to relinquish her own child. A testament to survival, kindness and the enduring bonds fractured by war.
03Directed by Victor Quijada and Samuel Greffe
Through archival footage and experimental visuals, the film traces Victor Quijada’s journey from street dancer to contemporary choreographer and the development of his influential RUBBERBAND Method.
04Directed by Sophie Chahinian
In this intimate portrait, iconic artist Cindy Sherman reflects on the childhood influences, personal struggles and fascination with costume and identity that shaped her groundbreaking career.
05Directed by Joseph Elkamouri
Nominated for the 2025 RTS London Student Television Awards, this documentary combines intimate interviews and archival footage to explore the bands and unyielding spirit behind the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
06Directed by Craig Norley
After life-changing hearing loss, Marion confronts a global noise crisis as his movement transforms grassroots music venues and fights to make spaces inclusive.
Five lives are pushed towards their physical and emotional limits by prejudice, addiction, grief, responsibility and disability.
01Directed by Cleo Samoles-Little
When Cleo and Jade’s date turns sour, they question whether the problem is the male gaze or how they have been conditioned to react to it.
02Directed by Velton Lishke
A young queer woman struggling with addiction and emotional disconnection confronts unresolved pain in a fragile search for identity and escape.
03Directed by Milo Edwards
Lost in complex grief, a once-promising young painter attempts to meet a gallery deadline by recording his increasingly disturbing dreams.
04Directed by Ben Lankester
Newly qualified midwife Mary experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career as she oversees two life-and-death pregnancy cases.
05Directed by Peter Naylor
Lucy navigates the gradual loss of her sight through adventure and exploration, testing her capabilities and deepening her connection to the natural world.
Available from 12pm GMT on Thursday 24 September until 12am on Monday 28 September 2026.
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