
The Night I Left America
2021 - Laki Karavias - Uganda, USA
While awaiting the results of his mother's visa renewal request, a teenage boy from Texas is confronted by memories he left behind in Uganda.
BIPOC / Black Narratives / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Youth

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

The Exit Plan
2020 - Angus Wilkinson - Australia, United Kingdom
In an overpopulated future, an elderly woman has to outsmart a government official who has been sent to ‘exit’ her.
Age / Black Narratives / British Culture / Debut Film / Drama / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / LGBTQ Filmmaker / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Political / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Social Issues / Thriller

Lines
2020 - Claire Fleming - United Kingdom
Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.
Animation / BIPOC Narratives / Black Narratives / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Human Rights / Social Issues / Urban

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.
BIPOC / Black Narratives / Documentary / Feature Film / Music / Social Issues / Women's Rights / Youth

Blue Bison
2020 - Camrus Johnson & Stefano Pennisi - USA
A group of wrongdoer-capturing vigilantes are thrown through a loop when this particular abductee causes them to question their own morals.
Adult Theme / Age / Black Filmmaker / Black Narratives / Drama / Horror / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Thriller

I Am Pilate
2020 - Femi Oyerniran - United Kingdom
A journalist is sent to the home of former district governor, but his routine obituary fact check reveals an extraordinary secret.
Age / Black Filmmaker / Black Narratives / Faith / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

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.
BIPOC / Black Narratives / Children / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / LGBTQ / LGBTQ Narratives / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Youth

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.
BIPOC / Black Filmmaker / Black Narratives / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Magical Realism / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Supernatural

Teranga - Life in the Waiting Room
2020 - Daisy Squires & Lou Marillier - United Kingdom
Teranga is an observational documentary about two Gambian asylum seekers living in corrupt camps who find solace in Teranga, a migrant-run Afrobeats nightclub in Naples.