Themes: Violence

Being John Smith

“An autobiographical reflection on his unassuming name leads the filmmaker down a wayward path through family photographs, personal archives, and internet searches. Alternately wry and

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Images Were Burning

A reflection on images of violence, the film strings together excerpts from Medoidze’s writing and archive footage. Filmed in the vicinity of Hotel Tbilisi, during

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Foragers

‘Foragers’ depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights,

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The Umpire Whispers

‘The Umpire Whispers’ is an exploration of the intimacy that arises between a swimming coach and an athlete. In the film, Manna returns to meet her coach

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Man number 4

Gaza, December 2023. A confrontation with a disturbing photograph on social media triggers questions about what it means to be an onlooker.

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The Illinois Parables

An experimental documentary comprised of regional vignettes about faith, force, technology and exodus. Eleven parables relay histories of settlement, removal, technological breakthrough, violence, messianism and

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And still, it remains

‘And still, it remains’ tells the story of Mertoutek, a village nestled in the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria’s Southern Sahara and home to the Escamaran

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Whale Fall

In the middle of an Irish peat bog, the inexplicable remains of a humpback whale are discovered by two rural women. Drawn into the mystery

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Pure Means

Pure Means is two screen video work by P. Staff, shot in a California desert wilderness during the summer of 2021. Through scenes of volatility,

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1977

Grunwick’s strike action, Dollis Hill, London 1977. The Battle of Lewisham: Anti-National Front demonstration, New Cross, London 13th August 1977. Music: Horizontal Hold by This

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History of the Present

An experimental feminist opera-film about class and conflict, ‘History of the Present’ has been made collaboratively by Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon, featuring new compositions

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