Birthday Boy
Directed by Leo Lebeau
A transgender boy celebrates his birthday in online games, away from the bullying he faces at an all girls school.
UK 20m

Madhero
Directed by William Grave
His curse was his blessing. Latin Creole singer songwriter Jean Claude Madhero retells how his homeless experience on the streets of Paris fifty years ago made him the artist he is today.
UK 11m

Cycles World Premiere
Directed by Will Darbyshire
When a dinner with the new neighbours goes awry, an antisocial and severely codependent couple reignite the spark in their relationship by covering their tracks.
UK 14m

I’m Not a Robot
Directed by Victoria Warmerdam
After several unsuccessful attempts to complete a Captcha, feminist Lara sets out to answer the disturbing question of whether she’s a robot, and therefore bought by her own boyfriend.
Netherlands 22m

The Good Cheese
Directed by Owen James
A heartless business owner plans to fire an employee so that he can afford to buy himself a fancy new sports car, but an unusual encounter at a local supermarket may cause him to think twice.
Ireland 6m

Cornerboy
Directed by Kai Kurve
A bad boy gets possessed by a fly (aka the devil/death) which confronts him with his own personality. This narration is wrapped up in a fresh genre bending experimental dance film.
Germany 6m

Rise
Directed by Shirzan Anon
Inspired by real life accounts of Iranian refugees who worked alongside the director to develop this story, we see Niloo, a teenage girl resisting the patriarchal ‘morality police’ who kidnap her from the streets of Tehran.
United Kingdom 11m

You Can Kiss Me
Directed by Jan Jalenak
Penelope’s search for the kind of love that’s missing in her life leads her to a motel room with another woman – only to be confronted by the realities of her marriage.
USA RT: 19m