International First Feature Competition
The International First Feature Competition selection is made up of 5 World premieres and 4 International premieres representing Kenya, USA, Chile, Germany, Nepal, South Korea, Romania, Ecuador, Lebanon and UK. Making courageous choices and keeping a commitment with their protagonists, these films show the talent of the future and we can't wait to see their new films.
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Between the Rains
This revealing, visually captivating film, shot over the course of a four-year drought in Northern Kenya, offers an original take on the conventional coming-of-age narrative. 
  • Moses Thuranira Thiane, Andrew H Brown
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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The Body Politic
A portrait of Brandon Scott, Baltimore’s youngest Black Mayor, during his mayoral campaign and first year presiding over a city plagued by homicide.
  • Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Handle with Extreme Care
A frank and often morbidly funny account of daily life for a New York mortuary struggling to provide a resting place for the dead at the height of the Covid crisis.
  • Patrick Ginnetty, Bowie Alexander
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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In the Shadow of Light
A small Chilean town, neighbour to one of the country's largest electrical power plants, has been plagued by frequent blackouts and a constant, static hum. 
  • Isabel Reyes, Ignacia Merino
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Lonely Oaks
Compiled from footage collected over two years by film student-turned-activist Steffen Meyn, Lonely Oaks documents the troubled occupation of Germany's Hambach Forest.
  • Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens Muehlhoff
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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No Winter Holidays
A poetic and intimate portrait of two lifelong rivals, who are forced to share an empty village during the dead of winter.
  • Rajan Kathet, Sunir Pandey
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Not a Bedtime Story
Lila Penagos has fond childhood memories of her father telling her bedtime stories. She now asks him to tell her real stories about his past as a guerrilla fighter.
  • Lila Penagos
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Jude Chehab’s debut feature untangles her family’s connection to a Syrian religious order, making for a nuanced and tense exploration of matrilineal trauma.
  • Jude Chehab
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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A Year in a Field
BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris reflects upon human existence, its relationship to the environment and the urgent need for compassion and transformation.
  • Christopher Morris
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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