Rebellions
Listen to the stories of those striving for social change, standing up, and protesting for what matters. Whether it is political change, gender equality, human rights, or the climate crisis, these films illuminate cinema’s role as both a witness, and as a tool in the fight for change. In association with BERTHA Foundation.
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Breaking the Brick
Two Chileans, on opposing sides of the political spectrum, experience a year of turmoil as protests give way to transformation. 
  • Carola Fuentes, Rafa Valdeavellano
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Delikado
Three environmental campaigners are faced with corruption, murder and betrayal as they battle to save an island paradise in the Philippines.
  • Karl Malakunas
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Lyra
An intimate and uncompromising portrait of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Northern Irish investigative journalist who was murdered by the New IRA.
  • Alison Millar
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Marwan - Tomorrow's Freedom
Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.
  • Sophia Scott, Georgia Scott
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Nothing Compares
Kathryn Ferguson’s riveting portrait of Sinéad O’Connor charts the iconic singer’s phenomenal rise and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream.
  • Kathryn Ferguson
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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One Day in Ukraine
Media activist and filmmaking collective Babylon’13, formed during the Maidan uprisings, focus on the events of March 14, 2022 – the 2,944th day of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
  • Volodymyr Tykhyy
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields
Isabelle Solas’ film is a powerful, moving and urgent spotlight on the fight for trans rights across Argentina’s polarised political landscape.
  • Isabelle Solas
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Outside
Ukrainian filmmaker Olha Zhurba’s debut feature tells the story of Roma, who at the age of 13 became the poster child of the 2014 revolution.
  • Olha Zhurba
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Overcoming the Darkness
This kaleidoscope of stories shines a light on Ukrainians bravely defending their land against the Russian invasion, where millions struggle for their right to exist.
  • KINODOPOMOHA
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Pongo Calling
From his truck, rising online star Štefan Pongo streams his political rants and creates social media movements that go viral, in support of Romani people across Europe.
  • Tomáš Kratochvíl
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Some Women
Drawing on her own experiences to reclaim her transgender identity, Singaporean director Quen Wong’s directorial debut disrupts the silence around trans discrimination.
  • Quen Wong
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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The Territory
A young indigenous leader and his environmental team fight against farmers involved in the wholescale destruction of vast swathes of the Amazonian rainforest.
  • Alex Pritz
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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