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Younger: Looking Forward to Getting Older

July 2024 •English

In a quiet corner, far removed from big money, celebrity status and drug scandals lies the true value of sport. This is a film about friendship and purpose in masters athletics, a place where every five years, getting older means becoming the youngest. Younger follows a group of female athletes in their 60s, 70s and 80s over the course of a year as they prepare to compete in masters competitions. In these competitions, athletes compete in age groups that span five years, 60-64, 65-69 etc. When an athlete moves up an age group they are then the youngest, and this means they are more likely to win or break records. So, as they approach the top end of their classification, they look forward to being a year older and moving up to the next group where they will be the new kid on the block again.

Sober Stories

June 2023 •Portuguese

A documentary that reflects on people sickened by chemical dependency. The patients, admitted to the Casa de Eurípedes clinic, along with family members and staff, report on their experiences, existence and challenges during the rehabilitation process.

Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

June 2003 •English

A biographical documentary on the late great comedian Bill Hicks and his career; in particular the censorship by Letterman that scarred it.

The Prisoner Video Companion

November 1990 •English

British cult classic The Prisoner has been hailed as the most bizarre, mind-boggling television series of all time. Even though the series was produced more than twenty years ago, it is more popular today than when it originally aired. If you've never seen an episode, take this home and you will surely be hooked. Be seeing you.

Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

January 2003 •English

While global capitalism is a defining feature of our times, many engage in an anti-capitalist resistance. MARKET THIS! is a timely documentary that explores the desire for radical politics and culture in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Two-Spirited and Transgender community. The documentary began in 1999 after the Queeruption gathering in New York City. During workshops and caucuses and through discussion and entertainment, participants came together to explore ways that this community can sustain and validate itself without supporting a system that actively exploits poor people, women, People of Color, g/b/l/TS/t people. This video takes the dialogue from Queeruption one step further. MARKET THIS! considers both the successes as well as the problems which resulted most visibly (and ironically) from a lack of involvement and presence of People of Color and Transgender people.

Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

June 2024 •English

Dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the Universe, remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. A team of scientists are using ground-breaking developments in quantum technology to hunt for hypothetical dark matter particles in new ways. This film is based on research by the QSHS & QUEST-DMC consortiums.

White Fortress

July 1949 •English

This short 1949 documentary studies the impact Canada's National Health Program has had on people who might otherwise not had been able to obtain medical help.

More Dangerous Than Dynamite

November 1941 •English

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

I Am

August 2014 •English

This beautiful and poignant film was commissioned by TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) and is a conversational piece which explores gender identity and transgender experiences in Ireland.

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

March 1971 •English

The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the "used future" which would famously feature in his film Star Wars. Intercut with this discussion is footage shot prior to the start of production of THX 1138 showing several of its actors having their heads shaved, a requirement for appearing in the film. In several cases the actors are shown being shaved in a public location. For example, Maggie McOmie is shaved outside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, while Robert Duvall watches a sporting event as his hair is cut off. Another actor, Marshall Efron, who would later play an insane man in the film, cut off his own hair and was filmed doing so in a bathtub.

Song of Umm Dalaila, the Story of the Sahrawis

January 1993 •English

The film takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Moroccan invasion of the Western Sahara. The Saharawi women, who make up 80% of the adult refugee population, provide a powerful voice as they reveal how they came to assume primary responsibility for the survival of the remains of their families and in turn the entire refugee population.

Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

August 2024 •English

Distressing accounts and images of historical warfare and the ongoing issues of a population suffering from hunger fill this short documentary about the North Ethiopian region of Tigray.

God-and-a-Half

July 2024 •Portuguese

A man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that together they can piece together a memory of their shared past.

Penelope

July 2024 •Spanish

Transition

April 2016 •English

A documentary exploring gender identity and what it means to be transgender.

Little Foxes

September 2024 •Spanish

Noemí, an Ayuukjä'äy woman reflects on the loss of her native tongue with a voice that blends into day to day life in Cerro Costoche community located in the Mixe mountain rage of Oaxaca.

The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards

June 2024 •English

Interview with multi-disciplinary artist Liv Edwards discussing her work The World Turning Honest which focuses on Women's reproductive rights, delving in to the process of creating this installation work

The Ketchup War

March 2023 •English

This is the story of French's vs. Heinz, and how the people of Leamington, Ont. (AKA the Tomato Capital of Canada) got caught up in Canada's greatest food fight.

Favorite Daughter

September 2022 •English

A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.

A Place To Talk

May 2024 •English

A Place To Talk covers the idea of speaking out about your mental health. In collaboration with charity mind, we interviewed some members of the team to gain further insight into the work they do for local communities, especially around Bournemouth with the university students in mind. We also sat down and spoke to two university students who shared their issues with their struggles but also helped friends with heir mental health issues.