Film Programme

A gripping documentary uncovering the 14-year struggle behind Panama’s reclaiming of its canal and the legacy still shaping global power and national identity.

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

A minor neighbourhood spat in Florida escalates over two years, with tragic consequences for a closeknit community and exposing America’s deep-rooted race issues and gun culture.

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.

In electric, personal, and historical ways, this riveting documentary explores whether there is, or ever was, a home for Queer in the hyper-masculine, black painted worlds of heavy metal, punk and rock & roll.

Born in the heart of heavy stars, cobalt mineral is extracted and joins a rising chorus of resistance against dehumanisation in this hybrid AI documentary.

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

Like many intersex people, Jim underwent medical interventions early in life. This film traces the fraudulent research that justified such treatment.

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.

Witness 90 years of the ‘Steel City’, captured on film, reflecting the people, changing places and the unique identity of Sheffield.