A touring program of recent short films, commissioned by Film Hub Wales and delivered by the Independent Cinema Office, that showcases how contemporary working-class filmmakers depict working-class experiences in modern Britain. The program features films spanning various genres, from documentaries to flights of fancy, and aims to offer a richer, more complex, and creative perspective on working-class life beyond outdated stereotypes.
They say the personal is political, and it’s hard to find a story that represents that saying more than the story of Herschel Grynszpan, a 17-year-old Jewish teenager, who found himself in the middle of a historical event on a Biblical scale - Kristallnacht - the event that would kick off the Holocaust. The Germans, by the way, claim that our little Hershel started World War II itself. This documentary presents the full story of this mysterious assassin for the first time, and rolls up one of the thrilling and often forgotten stories that form the greater story of the Holocaust, experienced by European Jews.
Naomi’s Questions is an intimate and poetic documentary about Naomi, a 34-year-old woman with Williams syndrome. Filmed by her father over more than thirty years—mainly in their family home in Old Jaffa—the film explores Naomi’s journey toward independence after leaving home at 21. Blending archival footage, present scenes, and poetic re-enactments, the film becomes a cinematic letter—a dialogue between a father and his luminous daughter. Through this personal and collective memory, it questions how we perceive difference, vulnerability, and intelligence. Inspired by the Kabbalistic idea of Tikkun Olam, it suggests that those often seen as “wounded by fate” may carry the seed of our collective healing.
In the name of FAMILY HONOR, the conservative al-Hawi family buries their daughter, Fadia, alive. The neighboring liberal Snour family rescues and hides her in their home, where she attempts to make sense of her life after the crime. A suspenseful dramatic thriller that explores the attitudes toward women, the psychology behind the heinous act of honor killing and the oppression crushing women who live under the threat of their own families and communities.
A woman becomes entangled in a provocative relationship where her husband begins offering her to others for pleasure. What starts as an exhilarating exploration of desire slowly unravels, forcing her to face the emotional and moral consequences of their choices.
In the backlands of Bahia, a film crew follows, over the course of three days, the political life of the city of Cícero Dantas-BA through the eyes of its residents. Between memories, affections, and historical rivalries, the city reveals itself as a microcosm of Brazil, where politics permeates daily life and shapes identities. Each voice, each story, unveils the complexity of the city and of a community that mirrors the country in its contradictions and passions.
An up-and-coming baseball star, Brad Chase suffers a significant injury, which ends his career. He finds himself returning home to his small Pennsylvania town to be honored. Brad soon realizes his hometown has a deep, dark secret that must be revealed to save the town from a military experiment that went wrong.
On the eve of being released from a Martian penal colony, Matthew Quinn relives the events that led to his conviction. As a high-ranking officer for 1970's Irish mobster kingpin, Vincent Morressyy, Matt finds himself caught in a power struggle with Vinnie's sociopathic son, Ritchie. Things are complicated further when Matt develops feelings for a young French Canadian girl and decides it's time to extricate himself from the Morrissey family and his life of crime. Matt soon finds all roads leading out are blocked, however, when his new girlfriend Wendy is dragged into the middle.
Fukushima experienced the earthquake, the nuclear power plant incident, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The lives of people who have been living in Fukushima since before the earthquake, people who moved to the area after the reconstruction project, and Chinese people who live in various parts of the prefecture. A story of people living in Fukushima, who, though buffeted by many hardships, live with strength and, at times, with humor.
Luo Luo entrusts her camera to her seven-year-old granddaughter, Manman. Through her eyes, the interior of their small home comes to glitter like jewels in a treasure box. We learn once again how to partake in the endless joy of the world.
Spring. During Hakishka, a key event in their town’s traditional festivities, women gather on a hilltop to dance. An irrepressible vitality flows from their talking, singing, and dancing, in this festival so full of life.
An independent film screening, workers’ hands sewing blankets, the work of newspaper delivery people, stories of strife, and the poetry of crows . . . Images from a December in Jaipur comes into focus through this storytelling patchwork.
The story of the inaugural season of the Indy Ignite, Indiana’s first ever professional women’s volleyball team. The Ignite pursue success on and off the court as they navigate a new team, new league, new facility and more.
When a 9-year-old suddenly catches a mysterious illness in Kathmandu, doctors are bewildered. Her strong-willed mother turns to a local shaman, who reveals shared trauma that catapults mother and daughter into a fight for justice.
Famed photographer and Southampton resident Arthur Elgort defined an era of Vogue, introduced the candid ‘snapshot’ style of modern fashion photography, and lensed the legendary supermodels of the ’80s and ’90s. Now, the artist becomes muse and subject in this dynamic and affectionate portrait directed by his son Warren Elgort.
When the world disconnects, what connects you? Do you feel truly connected in your daily life? As we navigate through the crush of conflicts, wars, and climate change enveloping our globe, we must ask ourselves: are we truly understood and embraced by one another?