In this gripping programme, films such as Ill Fares The Land and APART confront political extremism and familial tensions, while the high-stakes drama of Backmask and Raw Chemistry brings a mix of horror and comedy to the screen. These pieces showcase the diversity of filmmaking styles and approaches, with themes ranging from fantasy to hard-hitting social commentary.
Featuring:
TWO KNIGHTS
Dir. Piotr Szkopiak
After being separated for millennia, Lucifer invites Archangel Michael to a seemingly innocent game of chess. The game develops into a deeply personal meditation on the nature of good and evil, the love they once shared and their ultimate place in the world.
APART
Dir. Luca Pirero
A Swedish woman, just a few hours before her retirement party, discovers that her adopted son of Indian origin has become a right-wing extremist.
ILL FARES THE LAND
Dir. Patrick Ireland
Mermaids, migrants, and the Far Right. A young boy finds a mermaid washed up on the shores of his seaside home while his older brother is swept up in the rising tide of far-right nationalism.
OFFSPRING
Dir. Oliwia Sledzikowska
An annual festival, in celebration of a Deity, suddenly turns into a cultist ritual and forces a gruesome sacrifice upon the village.
PRESSBURG
Dir. Csaba Molnár
In this Slovak dramedy TV mini-series, Zita, a cosmopolitan from Bratislava, and Attila, a rural Hungarian Slovak, fall in love despite their contrasting backgrounds.
STATIONHEADS
Dir. Stu Gamble
Three educated (and bored) twenty-somethings are working a dead-end job in a gas station. Their futures are grim. When a group of bank robbers turn up fresh from a heist and fresh out of fuel, things get a bit more interesting.
RAW CHEMISTRY
Dir. Sarah Sawyer McCarthy
A zombie virus has spread around the world, slowly turning all the men into zombies, but AJ is still hopeful that she can find love when Duncan asks her out to dinner. In this zombie rom-com, AJ risks it all to go on one last first date.
CRY LIKE A GUY
Dir. Anthony Rubinstein
Kieran Bew (House of the Dragon, Warrior) leads us on an educational, emotional, gruff and goofy adventure through the hidden world of male tears. A feast for the feels.
BACKMASK
Dirs. Matt Fitch, Chris Baker
The story of 1970s rock and roll star Billy Chapman, a tortured musician looking for a new sound. Alone in his empty mansion he unleashes a sinister force and a terrible collaboration begins.
THE LAST MOMENT WE SPOKE
Dir. Juggy Sohal
A mothers instinct is tested when her son lands himself in trouble.
HANGOVER FOOD: VAMPIRE INFLUENCER (EP1 & 4)
Dir. Ross McGowan
Lee is struggling to adapt to his new life as a vampire, and pressures his best friend Bruce into helping him become the world’s first vampire influencer.
LEARNING TO FLY
Dir. Fin McMorran
A girl is determined to make her dream of flying a reality. But how?
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