17 November 2021 UK/USA 2021 Director: Jerry Rothwell Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of non-speaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory descriptions of his autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate… Continue reading The Reason I Jump
Tag: UK
Rocks
20 October 2021 UK 2019 Director: Sarah Gavron Rocks is Olushola Joy Omotoso (Bukky Bakray), a London teenager whose life is radically altered when she is left on her own with a little brother who needs her. Fearing they will be separated, she decides to step up to the situation. She tells no one and… Continue reading Rocks
After Love
22 September 2021 UK 2019 Director: Aleem Khan This debut feature from director Akeem Khan is an intriguing tale of secrets and lies. Mary Hussain converted to Islam when she married her husband Ahmed and has a close and loving relationship with both him and his family. When Ahmed dies suddenly, Mary finds herself to… Continue reading After Love
The Toll
1 March 2023 UK 2021 Director: Ryan Andrew Hooper This Welsh thriller mixes the dark comedy of the Coen Brothers with the antihero of Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns as the past catches up with a former criminal. Brendan (Michael Smiley) is content with his life as a lone toll booth operator in a small Welsh… Continue reading The Toll
Our Ladies
14 December 2022 UK 2019 Director: Michael Caton-Jones Lock up your loved ones. The girls of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour are heading to the big city and nobody is safe. Michael Caton-Jones’ adaptation of Alan Warner’s novel The Sopranos does not disappoint. A school trip to an Edinburgh singing competition is justthe ticket for… Continue reading Our Ladies
Polite Society
13 December 2023 UK 2019 104 Minutes Director: Nida Manzoor Certificate 12A – Moderate threat, violence, sex references, infrequent strong language We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor directs this wickedly funny crowd-pleaser brimming with hi-jinks, high kicks and some Bollywood style razzle-dazzle. British Pakistani schoolgirl Ria (Priya Kansara) is an expert martial arts fighter… Continue reading Polite Society
The Road Dance
17 January 2024 UK 2021 117 Minutes Director: Richie Adams Life in the Scottish Hebrides is harsh. Some call it ‘the edge of the world.’ For the beautiful Kirsty, her love for Murdo and their shared dreams of America promise escape from the scrape of the land and a stifled destiny. But The Great War… Continue reading The Road Dance
Deloping
17 January 2024 UK 2022 7 Minutes Director: Jon Olav Stokke On July 21st 1792, Mary and Emma settled their differences the only way they knew how: a duel to the death! We are very grateful to Jon Olav Stokke for his kind permission to screen his film.