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BREAKING THROUGH

First-time directors look at lives on the margins
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Pariah​

Dee Rees 
USA  ·  2011  

While aware of her sexual orientation, a Brooklyn teenager has yet to explore her identity, let alone come out to her family.

​“A hit at Sundance… Pariah is the finest coming-of-age movie I’ve seen in years” – Ella Taylor, npr.com 

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>
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Sami Blood
Sameblod

Amanda Kernell
​Denmark/Norway/Sweden  ·  2016

A longing for further education and opportunity drives a young Sami woman to try to pass as Swedish, denying her indigenous heritage.

“Driven by righteous rage, psychological acuity, and a profound empathy.” – Steve Gravestock, Toronto International Film Festival

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Bait 

Mark Jenkin
​UK ·  2019
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Tensions flare between locals and tourists as traditional trades and lifestyles come under threat in a Cornwall fishing village. Shot with clockwork 16mm cameras and hand-processed by the filmmaker.

“A thrillingly adventurous labour of love … a genuine modern masterpiece” – Mark Kermode
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​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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  • HOME
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  • SOCIETIES
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  • 2022 SEASON
    • ROBERT ALTMAN
    • SCANDINAVIA
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    • NZ FILM
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    • AFRICAN CINEMA
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