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
Bulldog
2020 - Kieran Stringfellow - United Kingdom
After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.
Age / British Culture / Crime / Drama / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Thriller / 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 / BAME Narratives / Black Narratives / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Human Rights / Social Issues / Urban
Girls Are Strong Here
2020 - Scott Burkhardt - USA
A Syrian immigrant discovers something unexpected in his new country.
Drama / Family / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Political / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Youth
6, 20, and 7
2020 - Ji Kim - Germany
6 Homeless, 20 Euro and 7 minutes - the collective interview reveals the precariousness in the age of rentier capitalism.
Asian Filmmaker / Documentary / Experimental / Female Filmmaker / Human Rights / Mental Health / Short Film / Social Issues / Urban
Se7en Green Bottles
2020 - Mick Dow - France, United Kingdom
June 8th 2024. Seven activists met secretly online to celebrate their success and plan their next actions. #WhatHappenedOxgateSe7en?
Action / Drama / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Political / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Thriller
Zaida
2020 - Sophie Parens - USA
The story of a child's escape from the Holocaust and how it fuelled a life dedicated to the prevention of prejudice, told through his granddaughter's lens.
