Programme A-Z

A mother, filmmaker and volunteer Ukrainian soldier offers up a testament to the power of love in a time of war, conveyed through letters to her young son.

Caught between contested narratives on the history of Natchez, Mississippi, elaborate antebellum homes foreground a confrontation between historians, tour guides and cultural groups over the region’s past record on slavery.

Boldly co-authored with its protagonist, NIÑXS follows the journey of teenager Karla, who navigates adolescence as a young transgender person.

Three workmen drive through the city at night, replacing old sodium streetlights with LEDs. Beneath their glow, the city grapples with change.

North Korean women meet South Korean men in a fascinating and often surprising look at love, business and geopolitics.

Through a constellation of analogue images and soothing sounds, Orbits journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine, a woman who has lost her sight.

When darkness falls, the walking begins in this vital, visceral evocation of the experience of migrants undertaking a hazardous journey on foot across the US border.

In rural China, there is a care home where, despite tough circumstances, disabled people are truly supported to build their lives together.

Through organised ‘mass trespass’ events, the Right to Roam movement sets out to increase public access to nature, but finds itself in conflict with England’s landowners.

A deeply personal portrait of Cuban music icon Pablo Milanés, captured in self-imposed exile during his final years.

A gripping investigation into the death of a young British man sparks a global hunt for the individual selling hundreds of young people lethal poison.

Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.

A high-spirited group of Indian sex workers and their families begin making short films to transform their own lives and inspire others.

Fernando, an indigenous voice actor, goes on a quest to dub The Lion King into Quechua, pushing the boundaries set by Hollywood.

Partly the video diary of a 13-year-old boy, partly a mother’s recordings of her news broadcasts, this is a fully original, delirious and energetic snapshot of Ecuadorian identity.

A fascinating film that combines archival footage and intimate encounters with 14 artists to present a meditation on a collective Syrian psyche that has been forged through a decade of conflict.

War has ravaged the Ukrainian city of Bucha, whose residents have endured unimaginable hostility and suffering. If hope remains a faint glimmer, the will to survive still shines through in this powerful and unflinching film.

In Mónica Taboada-Tapia’s striking and heartfelt film a transgender Wayúu woman embarks on a journey across the Colombian desert to reclaim her identity, confront her past and fight for justice.

A melancholic yet heartfelt story of the former singer of pop band Black Lace and his journey on the road with his aging mother and his partner, as he aims for a comeback.

This poetic yet urgent chronicle of Sudan’s youth revolution shows how hope was ignited though through music, murals and the unyielding power of words.

In 2023, as China gradually lifts its COVID-19 restrictions, a female pharmacist navigates the desolate city in this pivotal post-pandemic moment.

In this jaw-dropping exposé, filmed by inmates, corruption, violence and resistance is rife inside one of America's deadliest prison systems.

This intimate journey about self-acceptance follows Ricardo, a 24-year-old man born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, who has struggled to pronounce the letter R since birth.

A mysterious fish, rumoured to be three metres long, swims behind a dam. Tingo is obsessed with catching this shadowy creature and proving everyone wrong.

The set-up might sound like a reality game show, but Violet Du Feng’s portrait of three Chinese bachelors seeking a relationship is also a startling account of gender imbalance.