
Tap Boy
2021 - Will Kenning - United Kingdom
Trapped within a county lines drug gang, a teenager with high functioning autism finds escape by practicing tap dance in and around Milton Keynes.
Age / BAME / Black Narratives / British Culture / Dance / Disability / Drama / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Urban

Standing Woman
2020 - Tony Hipwell - United Kingdom
In a near future the government, rather than imprisoning criminals or deporting immigrants, turns them into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign.
BAME / Drama / Environmental / Horror / Human Rights / LGBTQ Filmmaker / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Politics / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Social Issues

Persistence
2020 - Leo De Haan - United Kingdom
As a father and son set off on their boat from France back to the UK, a refugee father and son ask to head the same way.
Action / Age / BAME / British Culture / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Thriller

TOPOWA! Never Give Up
2020 - Philip Sansom - United Kingdom
This is a story of resilience and hope, that celebrates the power of music to transform lives.
BAME / Black Narratives / Documentary / Feature Film / Music / Social Issues / Women's Rights / Youth

Seafruit
2020 - Alexander Darby - United Kingdom
After secretly dropping out of university, Qiang hides from the world by living in his car and scraping a living as a minicab driver.
Asian Narratives / BAME / British Culture / Drama / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

Samaritan
2020 - Dustin Curtis Murphy - United Kingdom
An immigrant doctor, fearing deportation and living off grid, stumbles upon the unconscious body of a racist politician whose been kidnapped and left for dead.
BAME / British Culture / Drama / Environmental / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Political / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Social Issues

Where The Mountains Grow
2020 - Gino Ricardo Green - United Kingdom
A circle on a piece of paper guides hospital patient Tommy on an improbable journey to where the mountains grow.
Adventure / BAME / Black Filmmaker / Comedy / Dark Comedy / Fantasy / Live Action / Magical Realism / Mystery / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

That Girl, Peugeot
2020 - Rebecca Coley - United Kingdom
Teenager Peugeot wants to be a boy, but a fractured relationship with recently widowed mother means she must keep the truth a secret.
BAME / Black Narratives / Children / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / LGBTQ / LGBTQ Narratives / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Youth

HATE
2020 - Humza Arshad & Mustapha Kseibati - United Kingdom
A young man has his faith restored and turns away from hate to love, only for this to be challenged on many fronts with consequences.
Asian Filmmaker / Asian Narratives / BAME / Drama / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

Born Again
2020 - Candice Onyeama - United Kingdom
A woman who is struggling to bear children goes on a journey through faith to find inner peace with her demons.