Debates
Films about the things we need to discuss. Covering a wide spectrum of issues, each of the films in this strand grapple with contemporary issues, inviting us to be part of the conversation.
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After the Bridge
An intimate portrait of Valeria Collina, the mother of Youssef, one of the jihadists who took part in the 2017 London Bridge attack.
  • Davide Rizzo, Marzia Toscano
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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All The Flowers
A tender portrait of Tabaco y Ron, a small brothel in a Bogotá neighbourhood that’s home to many of the city’s trans sex workers.
  • Carmen Oquendo-Villar
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Citizen Sleuth
A revealing profile of the rise, fall and redemption of a podcaster seeking to make their voice heard across an ever-changing media landscape.
  • Chris Kasick
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Confessions of a Good Samaritan
Filmmaker Penny Lane’s decision to donate one of her kidneys to a complete stranger leads her on a journey to understand the nature of altruism.
  • Penny Lane
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Every Body
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julie Cohen turns her focus towards the lives of three intersex people, in this heartfelt and urgent call for equality.
  • Julie Cohen
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Praying for Armageddon
Tonje Hessen Schei’s film highlights the alarming political influence of American Evangelical Christians and their quest to bring on the Apocalypse. 
  • Tonje Hessen Schei
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Razing Liberty Square
As rising sea-levels threaten the city of Miami, one local black community fight to save their neighbourhood from property developers and climate gentrification.
  • Katja Esson
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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The Invention of the Other
A record of an attempt to contact the Korubo, a remote indigenous tribe that occupies territory deep inside the Amazonian rainforest.
  • Bruno Jorge
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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White Nanny Black Child
A group of adults find solace in sharing their experiences of growing up as children of Black Nigerian immigrants who were fostered by white British families.
  • Andy Mundy-Castle
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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