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IT'S WINTER A short film based on the poem "IT'S WINTER" by Ilia Mazo. The film is set in dramatized kitchens and bathrooms, against the backdrop of household appliances that act as musical instruments. The film is an attempt to show what usually remains behind the scenes - loneliness, a magical moment and quiet human singing in response.

Happy Thuggish Paki This exhilarating rumination on the process of animation and the language of video games takes its cue from the origin of the word ‘thug’ in British-India.

Leave the Edges A deep and rich exploration of the complex ancestries of African diasporic cultural expression, inspired by post-colonial African spirituality and artistic practices from West Africa to the Caribbean and Europe. It mixes subtle and exquisite film with live choreography to create a visual poem of dynamic interactions between image, dance, ritual and music.

The Map Makers Abstracted footage and audio of bombs dropping on Biafra in 1967 set against a speech by leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, illustrates the ironies of post-colonial warfare.

Strange Object An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Africa and Asia.

Here Is the Imagination ... Afrofuturism and carnival as resistance at the Junkanoo festival in the Bahamas, from Aesthetica Art Prize winner Rhea Storr.

Down There the Seafolk L... Artist, musician and filmmaker Stan Greengrass’ documentary explores the sacrifice of starting HRT for trans singers who rely on their voice for performance.

Ferocious Love Jarman award-nominated artist Mikhail Karikis and young activists explore mutual care in the new meteorological era of 2050.

Truth and Kinship Artist-filmmaker Gaby Sahhar’s Truth and Kinship follows three young people in their search for social mobility, questioning how cities adapt to serve capitalist male identities to the detriment of others.