Raindance 2025: 34 publications

Victoria Luxford - 12-08-2025

Victoria Luxford interviews the two directors of American indie If You Should Leave Before Me; they discuss confronting loss, making a universal story of grief, filming with a real-life couple in the lead, designing and building a whole house on a low budget, and much more [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 12-08-2025

The process of grief is presented in a captivating way in the Anderson brothers’ imaginative tale - from Raindance   [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 27-06-2025

British doc celebrates the virtues of curiosity, as scientists and engineers record a 360-degree view of the aurora borealis - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 27-06-2025

Race to protect endangered plants is laced with a tender family vibe, in this short and sweet Welsh documentary - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 26-06-2025

New Orleans clergy abuse documentary penetrates the Catholic church's cover-up by giving voice to the victims, with some shocking revelations - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Daniel Theophanous - 26-06-2025

Turkish filmmaker captures young Ghanaian rappers as they seek redemption through music, in this observational type of documentary - from Raindance [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 25-06-2025

Lost footage of an amateur Star Trek project is witnessed in this work, padded out with revelations about Asian American artists (such as George Takei) - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 24-06-2025

Two documentarists taste the least savoury ingredients of the food industry, and find out that the practices stem from colonialism - from Raindance [Read More...]

Susanne Gottlieb - 24-06-2025

Metal detectors and dowsing rods to hand, two British men investigate one of the best-known UFO sightings in history - light-hearted documentary premieres at Raindance [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 24-06-2025

Tristan Loraine’s emotional documentary following his wife’s pursuit for better cancer treatment is a testament to the power of hope - from Raindance [Read More...]

H.M. Ryan - 23-06-2025

A young man desperate for purpose and direction begins to change in unexpected ways, in this Oxford-set, impressive psychological drama - British debut premieres at Raindance [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 23-06-2025

A recently-deceased rap artist finds himself examining his life in this sympathetic, inventive independent drama - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Daniel Theophanous - 23-06-2025

Retired air pilot exposes invisible killer very few people knew, in this courageous British documentary - from Raindance [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 23-06-2025

An unexpected friendship and a walk to John O' Groats open the door to peace and healing, in this warm British doc - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Susanne Gottlieb - 22-06-2025

Young orphan on the lush mountains of Thailand sets out to find a new home, in this English-language, old-school musical - from Raindance [Read More...]

Daniel Theophanous - 22-06-2025

Reclusive schizophrenic has to flee a creepy cult after being framed for a murder, in this British debut blending sci-fi, horror and... the von Trapp family - from the 33rd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 22-06-2025

Marcus Flemmings stages the divisions and injustices of America race relations as incendiary rôle play, in this British-made and filthy genius drama - from Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 22-06-2025

In this satirical body horror, a Los Angeles woman’s eating disorder births a monstrous, all-consuming doppelgänger - from Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 21-06-2025

In Craig Alexander and Shelly Higgs’ ambitious yet messy feature debut, the morality of two down-on-their-luck hospital workers is put on the slab - Australian horror world premieres at Raindance [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 21-06-2025

A gay couple ruminates on a shared loss, in a film rippling with meaningful fantasy sequences and charming directorial interpolations - from Raindance [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 21-06-2025

The final campaign of a women's football icon in Britain is displayed in a documentary that shows the personal price of success - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 21-06-2025

Matthew Losasso’s slippery survivalist sea yarn buffets the viewer with high tension, simmering mystery and overwhelming mortal danger - in cinemas on Friday, September 5th [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 20-06-2025

First-time American director imports and builds from the horrific trappings of Suspiria in order to portray a timeless intergenerational clash - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Eoghan Lyng - 20-06-2025

In this stunning exhibition of war, children are deprived of skin, legs and memories, but maintain hope and love for Ukraine - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 20-06-2025

Half-Japanese schoolgirl is inexorably pursued by her own sense of alienation, in this dirty gem of a horror debut - world premiere takes place at the 33rd edition of Raindance [Read More...]

Daniel Theophanous - 19-06-2025

First-time British director flirts with horror and sci-fi, in a confusing story set in a post-apocalyptical London and its surroundings - from Raindance [Read More...]

Paul Risker - 18-06-2025

Claustrophobic boxing drama roots itself in the Shakespearean and the biblical in order to tell a story about adversity, and it packs a good punch - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

H.M. Ryan - 12-06-2025

Satish Bhaskar’s travels along India's coastlines in order to study and survey sea turtles are recounted to director Taira Malaney and her team in an awe-inspiring, meditative documentary - from Raindance [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 12-06-2025

Love, loss, and art are all explored in the visually daring accompaniment to the work of music duo Pornographie Exclusive - from Raindance [Read More...]

DMovies' team - 11-06-2025

The 33rd edition of Raindance takes place between June 18th and 27th, in one single venue at the heart of London; they reveal their dirty secrets exclusively to our readers (including the reason why they have 29 world premieres this year) [Read More...]

Victoria Luxford - 06-06-2025

The truth is out there for a motley crew of bizarre ufologists to see, in this playful found footage mockumentary from Brazil - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Susanne Gottlieb - 06-06-2025

In this slightly psychedelic, reality-warping debut feature, an Indian photographer has to grapple with guilt, and a dark secret in the Himalayas - from Raindance [Read More...]

Anton Bitel - 03-06-2025

Flirting with folk horror and found footage, this British debut uses diegetic camerawork both to expose and to hide one man lost in the woods, and inside (his own) nature - world premiere takes place at Raindance [Read More...]

Nairon Santos de Morais - 25-02-2025

The director of Berlin Alexanderplatz returns with another bold literary adaptation set in present-day Germany (this time it's Shakespeare’s Richard III), and he deserves praise for that - from Raindance and Tiff Romania [Read More...]