Another Year

Motherland Ellen Evans' contribution to the short film anthology The Uncertain Kingdom (2020). Jamaican-born Brits who have been forcibly returned to their "home country" by the UK government describe their experiences.

Mutism Can Apollo speak? An opportunity to make friends arise after receiving his first invite to a party.

Charlie Surfer Charlie is 10 years old and diagnosed with aspergers. He is proud of his diagnosis but sometimes wishes he could be more like the other boys in his class. Feeling different makes him feel left out at times. Because of his Aspergers Charlie struggles with team sports. But he has found two things he loves to do, surfing and dancing. We follow Charlie through ups and downs at this years surf camp.

What Did You Dream? It's the summer school holidays in 1990 South Africa and 11-year-old Boipelo is back at her grandmother Koko's four-roomed house in the Pretoria township, Atteridgeville. It's a point of uncertainty for a country on the brink of democracy but mostly, for Boipelo who will be attending a multiracial school soon. While the normal house chores and the predictable clashes with her two annoying cousins continue, her grandfather's violent coughing coming from the bedroom and conversations amongst adults signal some sort of end that she can't grapple with. Boipelo becomes consumed by the fact that she can no longer remember her dreams when her granny, like clockwork, asks her to tell her what her dreams are in order for her to play a local Chinese lottery called Mochaena/Fahfee. As the holidays draw to a close, Boipelo devises a plan so that she can dream again and bring a smile to her forlorn grandmother's face and, perhaps, have one last feeling of belonging before her life changes forever.

My Love, Ethiopia Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970's in Ethiopia, the country's political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching for an escape. Yene Fikir, Ethiopia, meaning 'My Love, Ethiopia', follows the turbulent and mystical journey of a young girl searching for freedom after being separated from her family. As she embarks on a painful migration through the scorching desert, magical guardian angels are sent to aid her by a mysterious and ancient Goddess in the skies, holding the secret to heal her homeland. With the presence of her angels, and the power of her magical krar, she discovers hidden powers within herself she was unaware of before.

Artist, Act of Love The process of what love looks like, exploring the complexities of home and the many forms it takes for a lover. What does it mean to pledge allegiance to a nation, a person, a point in time, or the self?

Arachnid The short film follows Ama, an Ashanti goddess. We meet her as she reluctantly agrees to meet with her estranged ex, Anansi, the trickster god of stories. It is here that the story begins. Although they are separated and he has done her wrong in the past, he wants her back. Will she agree...?

The Poets THE POETS is a documentary that follows two acclaimed West African poets, and lifelong friends, Syl Cheney-Coker and Niyi Osundare as they travel through their home countries of Sierra Leone and Nigeria to explore what has shaped their art. As the film unfurls, they find answers all around them; in the stunning landscapes, the culture, the history, political strife, terrible tragedies, their family homes, and their friendship. Weaved with the poetry of Cheney-Coker and Osundare, The Poets is an exploration of how art is shaped by life experiences, and of the power and urgency of art in the face of political adversity.

Angela's Christmas Wish A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to Australia.

Eastern Rose A commercial for Co-op tea in the guise of a documentary about tea production