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Eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan), back together.

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Once a year contenders from around the globe descend on a picturesque village in the Scottish Highlands to compete for the title of World Porridge Champion. Amid intense rivalries, steaming bowls of porridge, and the lives of charmingly eccentric locals we see a living legacy unfold.

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Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th film in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.

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A Deaf woman navigates identity and motherhood in this poignant drama.

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After winning the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at last year's London Film Festival, Mother Vera is the visually stark and striking film inspired by co-director Alys Tomlinson's photographic series Ex-Voto.

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Oscar®-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

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Islands is a contemporary, intelligent thriller with noir-ish undertones and stylistic echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, stunningly shot against the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

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Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. When a beloved friend on the brink of a major milestone visits, Agnes starts to realise just how stuck she's been, and begins to work through how to move forward.

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Steve follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher and his students, at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, join us as we bid farewell to Furaha Asani, who after nearly five years as Research Lead at Watershed, will be in conversation with Talent Development Producer Tony Bhajam.

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A manhunt thriller inspired by true events, Ghost Trail tells the story of a Syrian man in France who pursues the man who tortured him at Sednaya Prison.

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Set in a dystopian near-future Tokyo, Neo Sora’s striking debut feature explores a group of teenagers rebelling against societal expectations.

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A heart-warming tale of cross-continental connection, in which eight-year-old Mary from Melbourne and forty-four-year-old Max from New York become pen pals. 

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This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers a deeply personal insight into multi-instrumentalist and renowned film composer Warren Ellis's passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra.

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Encounters Film Festival's landmark 30th edition features 150 films from over 50 countries, discovering emerging talent and showcasing celebrated auteurs. Highlights include Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind reunion plus 44 premieres, masterclasses, animation workshops, social and networking events, and weekend family fun.

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When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, you'll hear from Action Hero, who create artworks that expand across multiple creative practices: performance, installation, sound, digital practice and work for public space. You’ll also have the chance to sit with them, try building some houses, and learn more about the ideas behind the project.

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Steve follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher and his students, at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

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Aftersun is the shattering debut from Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells, about a young father and his daughter on holiday.

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Charming, wistful, heartbreaking, hopeful and urgent. Palestine’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, brings dozens of emerging Palestinian artists to the fore in an urgent cry for humanity from a people under siege.  

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Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores neurodiversity through the experiences of non-verbal autistic people from around the world.

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A monthly meetup 18-30(ish)-year-olds to explore creativity in a low-stakes, supportive and informal way.

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Cristi and Yusuf toil washing cars in Bradford as undocumented workers, trying to shield their traumatic pasts. But after one of their coworkers dies under unclear circumstances, they are thrown together on a journey across the challenging terrain of the Yorkshire Dales.

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Join us for the launch of Impulse: Playing with Reality, a multi-award-winning mixed reality experience by Anagram, narrated by Academy Award®-winner Tilda Swinton, sharing lived stories of ADHD at a moment when awareness is in focus globally. Writer and director May Abdalla will host a conversation, reflecting on the making of Impulse, drawing on over 100 hours of interviews with people with ADHD and leading researchers.

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Impulse opens a window into four distinct experiences of living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) — combining gameplay with first-hand lived experience. The result is an immersive encounter with minds that can be exhausting and exhilarating, chaotic, and creative, capturing both the struggles and the inventiveness that come with ADHD.

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We’re inviting Bristol’s poets to creatively explore the city through Pin the Tale — a digital platform for mapping stories, poems and place, created by Pervasive Media Studio resident Jack Lowe.

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