Barbara Forever
Byrdie O’Connor's documentary is a detailed register of Barbara Hammer's career, from her queer pioneer works in the '70s all the way to her death in 2019 - from Sundance and the Berlinale [Read More...]

Jaripeo
Raucous and adventurous documentary inquires into the queer community of Mexican rodeos - from Sundance and the Berlinale [Read More...]

1981
Adults prepare the birthday party from hell, leaving children disturbed and traumatised - deeply personal and audacious animation premieres at Sundance [Read More...]

Bowels of Hell
Scatology meets horror, in this Brazilian tribute to bad taste not entirely devoid of flavoursome bits - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Projecto Global
Far-left revolutionaries juggle radical politics, cigarettes and glam, in this historical thriller set in newly democratic Portugal - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Why Hasn’t Everything Disappeared Yet?
Filmmaker and actor tip their hat to late French philosopher Baudrillard and create a hybrid movie blending their own memories - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

First Days
Two Swiss filmmakers meditate on mortality, in this sensory and experimental movie - from the 55th international Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Why Do I See You in Everything?
Two Syrian friends reframe archive images of protests as intimate reveries, in this micro-budget film about political defiance - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

La Belle Année
Swedish documentary celebrates Sapphism, while weaving together family trauma and the memory of unrequited love - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Tell Me What You Feel
Polish art curator blends trauma, 1990s' fashion and tears collected from his audience, in a playful movie vaguely detached from time - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Mariana Ant (Mariana Hormiga)
Spanish woman thinks she's an ant, in this witty short film inspired by Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - from the Cerdanya Film Festival [Read More...]

Earth Song (Maan laulu)
Finnish-Kurdish woman travels to Kurdistan, in a traditional drama questioning parental commitment to family, career, and honesty - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

The Session Man
Piano player Nicky Hopkins may not be a household name, but his work was printed on John Lennon, Keith Richards and more - in UK cinemas in January and February [Read More...]

Sinners
16 OSCAR MOMINATIONS: Ryan Coogler uses vampires are a metaphor for racial battles, in a superbly cast "musical" where no character breaks into song without rhyme and reason - now on VoD [Read More...]

Baab
Grief, hallucination, and repression all collide in the second feature of Nayla Al Khaja, the first woman to direct and produce films in the Emirates - from the 46th Cairo International Film Festival [Read More...]

Beyond Silence
Two women from different generations clash as they find incompatible ways of handling sexual assault and trauma - Dutch film was shortlisted for this year’s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film [Read More...]

The Pearl Comb
Victorian sorceress-turned-doctor finds the cure for tuberculosis, in this bewitching tale of mermaids and female empowerment - from the short list of the Action Live Shorts Academy Awards [Read More...]

Hamnet
Shakespeare's wife grapples with grief after the untimely death of their youngest child, in Chloe Zhao's finely crafted yet frustratingly timid new film - on VoD on Monday, February 9th [Read More...]

Rock, Paper, Scissors
German-directed, British-made short film shortlisted for the Oscars builds empathy with teenage Ukrainian soldier through quiet observation rather than jingoism and cheap heroics [Read More...]

Flight 182
Impressive family drama takes place against the backdrop of the worst terrorist act in the history of aviation the world had witnessed until 9/11 - from the International South Asian Film Festival [Read More...]

Marty Supreme
An autocratic Timothée Chalamet is both funny and seductive as a ping pong aficionado, in Josh Safdie's first solo directorial effort since 2008 - on VoD on Monday, February 9th [Read More...]

Dreamers
Gharoro-Akpojoto challenges the misconceptions around immigration in Britain, opening up a window on the realities of asylum seekers - on VoD on January 19th [Read More...]

It Happened in August
Thai immigrant in New York has to grapple with grief, an inconvenient ex and social differences, in this dirty gem of a queer tale - from the Reeling Film Festival [Read More...]

Lionel
Spanish drama elicits visceral feelings from its audience as a father and son's combustible relationship teeters on the edge - from the 25th REC Tarragona Film Festival [Read More...]

Bijupirá
A fisherman reconsiders his bond with a young boy, in Eduardo Boccaletti’s gorgeously crafted short drama - from the Avanca Film Festival [Read More...]

Seeds from Kivu (Semillas De Kivu)
Powerful Spanish film gives voice to Congolese rape victims, while also highlighting the accountability of global consumers (people like you and me) - Goya Winner for Best Documentary Short [Read More...]

The World of Love
A school petition exposes traumatic wounds for a seventeen-year-old school girl, in this thought-provoking South Korean drama - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Black Rabbit, White Rabbit
Iranian filmmaker lends Chekhov’s gun an explosive new meaning, in this metatextual hodgepodge of film stories - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Cleanse the Streets
Two sisters flee their father's wrath in this suspenseful Jordanese short with beats of paranoia and humour - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Invention
Callie Hernandez plays a fictionalised version of herself, in Courtney Stephens's masterful brand of docufiction - watch it now on Mubi [Read More...]

Early Days
Young couple living in Mumbai feign happiness on social media in order to cope with societal and financial pressures, in this austere and auteurial creation - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream
A sickly orphan living on the violent streets of Baghdad dreams of meeting with his late parents, in this devastating urban tale of abandonment - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Truck Mama
Single mother and fearless lorry driver navigates the dangerous roads of Kenya in order to provide for her growing family - dirty doc premieres at the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sink
Desperate mother seeks novel and unorthodox ways of connecting with her neurodiverse son, in this finely crafted family drama from Jordan - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Giant
Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry star in British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem's biographical drama - in cinemas on Friday, January 9th [Read More...]

Hijra
Grandma sacrifices her life mission in order to locate her missing granddaughter, in this warm and tender female road movie from Saudi Arabia - world premiere takes place in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Human Tide
Muslims from six different places travel to Mecca in search of spiritual healing, in this glitzy Saudi documentary - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Allah is not Obliged (Allah n’Est Pas Obligé)
Guinean orphan becomes a fearless child soldier in order to survive in an intrinsically “cadaverised” Africa - dazzling animation shows in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Erupcja
British singer Charli XCX gets down and dirty in "liquid" Warsaw, while making her acting debut in this filthy gem of a Polish-American indie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

In-I in Motion
Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan violate the conventions of dance and drama, in this unabashedly experimental movie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Palestine 36
Historical drama offers valuable insight into Palestine under British rule, plus it's a tribute to the self-determination of Arabs - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Nighttime Sounds
Young girl and ghost friend set out to uncover the dark secrets of their land, in this sensuous depiction of rural China - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Trains Dreams
Clint Bentley's second directorial feature is an impactful study of a construction worker navigating the unseen upheavals of modernity from his refreshingly rural vantage point - now on Netflix [Read More...]

Song of Hands (El Canto de las Manos)
Deaf musicians stage Beethoven's only opera in sign language, in a touching show of creative inclusivity - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Downriver A Tiger (Río Abajo, Un Tigre)
Dreamlike, experimental exploration of cinematic forms from Spain inspires conflicted feelings - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Happy Birthday
Sharp political film tackles the harsh realities of Egyptian classism from the perspective of two young girls - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Desperate Journey
Mostly set in burlesque Paris and based on a real story, this WW2 drama resonates with our present-day reality - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th [Read More...]

Bad Girl
Precocious Indian girl searches for "the perfect man", in this enjoyable comedy and riff on existential darkness - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Glorious Summer
Polish woman are forced to "enjoy" perpetual summer inside the confines of a palace, in a film with a modern twist on an ancient tale - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Lemonade Blessing
Teen has to decide between sex, religion and academia, in this fingerin' good little comedy - American indie is in REC Tarragona's Opera Prima section [Read More...]