Taxonomy: Social

Uhuru

Uhuru is an intimate documentary exploring life with Parkinson’s disease in Tanzania, where access to healthcare remains limited. Through the personal journeys of three individuals living with the condition, the film reveals the daily realities of managing symptoms, seeking diagnosis, and navigating a system not equipped to support neurological illness. As their stories unfold, the […]

No Strings

No Strings follows Milly, a climate organiser hurriedly preparing for a live television interview that has arrived with little warning and no time to reflect. As the pressure mounts and the countdown begins, her private space becomes a site of growing unease. Alongside her is Sam, her sort of boyfriend, whose encouragement and enthusiasm feel […]

Disparate Youth

Disparate Youth follows Jordan, a young man rooted in a quiet island town as the people closest to him begin to drift away. While his friends look towards futures beyond the place they once shared, Jordan clings tightly to familiarity, resisting the changes that threaten to leave him behind. The return of old friends under […]

Cry Like a Guy

Cry Like a Guy takes a light hearted but thoughtful look at male tears, asking why something so natural has become so loaded with shame. Led by actor Kieran Bew, the film moves through biology, history, and social attitudes to explore what crying actually is, and how ideas of masculinity have shaped the way men […]

Bruised

Lisa is a single mother doing her best to protect her seven year old son, Bobby, after escaping an abusive relationship. With nowhere else to go, they are staying in cramped and unstable conditions, already living under pressure and uncertainty. When Bobby returns from school with unexplained bruising, concern quickly escalates. A well meaning social […]

Where Have I Gone?

Where Have I Gone follows Charlie through a single week in her life during what many people living with PMDD or PME describe as their most difficult period. As intrusive thoughts, physical pain, and overwhelming emotions take hold, the confident and vibrant person she knows herself to be begins to feel distant and unreachable. Supported […]