Programme of Films
Programme / All Films
Artist Commission: Black Gold
Ashanti Harris creates a new film to debut at the festival, commissioned by Fringe of Colour.
Curatorial Commission: Begana
Neha Apsara joins the festival as Guest Curator to create Begana; a curated programme featuring Coconut/Cane & Cutlass and Flesh and Paper; two films from the Queer South Asian and Indo-Caribbean archive.
Our Commissions are part of the festival’s Pollination strand.
Film Strands
Explore our programme of films through the five other strands below.
All Films
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Back On Home Soil
Nigeria / 2023 / 15m / English
Poems become photographs that become moving images in this poignant exploration of family, memory and loss, as an artist finally returns home. LEARN MORE
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Batería
Cuba / 2016 / 15m / Spanish
Hidden in the undergrowth of a disused military base just outside of Havana lies a refuge for gay men, for cruising, connection and imagining better futures. LEARN MORE
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Black Gold
Scotland / 2023 / 7m / English
Moving through layers of thoughts, memories, visions and histories, Ashanti Harris’ filmic poem is a stream of consciousness of movements and sounds. LEARN MORE
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Can Be
England / 2022 / 13m / Scottish Premiere / English
Two siblings process their grief after the loss of their father and question if their already strained relationship can be saved. LEARN MORE
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Coconut/Cane & Cutlass
Canada and Guyana / 1994 / 32m / English
A mythic/poetic rumination on exile, displacement, and nationhood from the perspective of an Indo-Caribbean lesbian who migrated to Canada twenty years ago. LEARN MORE
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Dear Omolere
England / 2022 / 2m / English
A visual poem inspired by Akwaeke Emezi’s memoir Dear Senthuran, tracing stories of elders through a present-day journey across the British countryside. LEARN MORE
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Fountain
England / 2022 / 28m / English
A trio of dancers explore tidal cycles of repair, loss, joy and intimacy, expressed through movement and digital imagery. LEARN MORE
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GRIN
Scotland / 2022 / 49m / English
A digital fruition of performance, sound, visuals and choreography, subverting hyper-sexualised notions of African and Caribbean dance. LEARN MORE
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In the place where we left and arrived
England / 2022 / 20m / English & Mandarin
The contradictions of home and belonging underlie this autobiographical and documentary-style exploration of the queer Chinese diaspora. LEARN MORE
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maud.
Scotland / 2022 / 16m / English
A meditation on the work of the trailblazing Scottish-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter and an interrogation of the politics of artistic memory. LEARN MORE
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Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know
USA / 2022 / 3m / World Premiere / English, Bangla & Spanish
Throughout the borough of Queens, New York, Women and Femmes of Colour practice reciprocity in support of their communities. LEARN MORE
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Pickney
England / 2021 / 15m / English
What is left of family ties when our elders have passed? Michael Jenkins explores loss and new beginnings in this touching short. LEARN MORE
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SOFT BWOI
England / 2023 / 6m / English
Soundsystem culture injects this triumphant short with a rallying cry, calling on all Black boys and men who have been labelled “soft” to Wake Up! LEARN MORE
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Still We Thrive
England / 2021 / 6m / English
Using archival footage and poetry, Campbell X showcases the unstoppable force of Black people united across time and water. LEARN MORE
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Suffocation
Kaurna Land / 2022 / 3m / English
A sharp interrogation of colonialism and its effects on our social world and living environment presented as a defiant poetry performance. LEARN MORE
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(Tending) (to) (Ta)
UK / 2021 / 1h 6m / Scottish Premiere / English & Mandarin
April Lin 林森 presents a dream-like journey across parallel dimensions in their speculative film that imagines a world without capitalism. LEARN MORE
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The Perfect Knight
England / 2023 / 11m / English
Looking for love, hopeless romantic Alie allows her friend to set her up with a mystery man, leading to an unforgettable night. LEARN MORE
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The Spring
UK / 2022 / 12m / Scottish Premiere / English
Human and non-human bodies are brought together to explore and celebrate the complexity of the natural world and our place in it. LEARN MORE
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Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento//A Death and A Birth
UK / 2022 / 9m / UK Premiere / Spanish
A family retells their experience escaping the horrors of the Argentine dictatorship and 'La Junta Militar' in the 70s. LEARN MORE
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Violeta & Sofia
Belgium / 2021 / 8m / Scottish Premiere / Dutch & Spanish
Two friends prepare the dishes of their grandmothers and consider how, as generational migrants, they stay connected to their cultures. LEARN MORE
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We Are Nature
England / 2022 / 9m / English
Outdoor activists discuss their experiences of working with their communities to foster a sense of connection and belonging to the natural world. LEARN MORE
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Flesh and Paper
UK / 1990 / 26m / English
A lyrical exploration of the sense and sensibilities of Indian lesbian poet and writer, Suniti Namjoshi, directed by Pratibha Parmar. LEARN MORE