Bender Defenders
Four members of a queer martial art club “Bender Defenders” in East London get together to celebrate trans people in sports through conversations about the necessity of anger, the pleasure of pain and the inevitability of friendship and joy as main tools of resistance.
Genre: Documentary, Short
Director: Ira Putilova
Where We’re From: Rise of L.A. Underground Hip Hop
An exploration of the emergence of L.A.’s “underground” hip hop culture of the late 1990s-early 2000s, recounted first-hand by some of its architects: the creators of Club Elements. Every respected…
Bright Green Lies
BRIGHT GREEN LIES dismantles the illusion of green technology in a bold and shocking exposé, revealing the lies and fantastical thinking behind the notion that solar, wind, electric cars, or…
Playboy: Wet & Wild II
“From waterfalls to water-sports, crystal-clear pools to tropical island lagoons, Playboy’s famous playmates get ‘wet and wild’ in an all-new series of exciting escapades and provocative nude scenes.”
Right Footed
Jessica Cox was born without arms as a result of a birth defect, but managed to overcome many physical and emotional challenges to become fully independent. She learned to type…
Nadiya: Anxiety and Me
In this one-off documentary, Nadiya Hussain sets out to find the cause of her anxiety, exploring the most effective, available treatments.
Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility
Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain’s most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, on its 100th anniversary. He comes face to face with chemical and biological weapons old and…
Monterey Pop
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival…
Satoyama: Japan’s Secret Watergarden
Each home has a built in pool or water tank that lies partly inside, partly outside its’ walls… A continuous stream of spring water is piped right into a basin,…
Kufi Krew: An American Story
Fast friends and founders of the first Muslim fraternity in the United States struggle with forbidden love, cultural taboos and generational conflict in this heart-warming story about coming-of-age in America.
There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace
Over the course of over six decades, Honest Ed’s became a Toronto Landmark. The neighbourhood it left behind when it closed its doors in 2016 reflects on its history and…
Golden Age
Who said that old age has to be boring? Golden Age opens the doors to the Palace, a retirement home of the kind that you have never seen before, in…
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
“Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth” takes an investigative look into the legal battles of the global superstar. Close friends, former staff and researchers paint an intimate portrait of Jackson’s complicated…