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Ruby Red Phillippe Audi-Dor  Theo's drunken night takes a troubling turn after the enigmatic Ruby forces him to reveal his deepest fantasy.                    South Beast Kadeem Whyte Tension runs high. Big power moves are made. Ghosts reappear when it's time. SOUTH BEAST.                    

The Chippie Louis Norton Selzer  A young boy braves a notorious estate fish & chip shop to find his missing brother.                    

The Lost Land Girl Shakira Francis  Sisters, Helena and Lillian join the Women's Land Army to help Britain in its fight during WW2 but find themselves fighting a battle a little closer to home.                   

 Thousand Lights of Sun Michael Brown  Feet on the ground and head in the sky, a young father named Jeremy struggles to provide for his family. On the night of his son's 10th birthday, Jeremy's desire to provide his family with a better life lands him in a predicament that will change him forever. THOUSAND LIGHTS OF SUN is a story of trauma, perseverance, and family told through the lens of a young black father.                    

Trust Cush Berlyn   A story of power, love and betrayal. Deep within London town, Aaron Carvali, an intelligent drug-dealer, seeks wealth from a ruthless individual, Reese Hunt, under the nickname "The Connect". As fate plays its part in an unforgiving ultimatum, he finds out what it means to trust and be trusted.

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Duchess Keir Siewert  A true battle of the sexes as two Mixed Martial Arts fighters go head to head for honour, respect and a very specific favour.   

Escort Gyulyara Meliki  After a client makes a request that she cannot turn down, Tasha, a bubbly and outgoing experienced escort seeks the help of her younger friend Chloe. Chloe, a down to earth and intelligent girl would usually turn down such an offer as it goes against her moral compass. However, she is in desperate need of easy, fast money for personal reasons and is forced to accept.                     

Hate Humza Arshad, Mustapha Kseibati  When Humza loses a friend in a stabbing, he decides to change. Meeting his fiancé Sara changes everything, but she falls victim to an acid attack. Humza finds the perpetrator - they both shoot. Dying, he reflects: what could've happened?                    In Your Hands Dimitris Tsalapatis  South London, Summer. Samuel enters a local shop with two older boys from his area. In the space of a minute he is the accomplice to a stabbing. As they flee the scene Samuel’s accomplice forces him to take the knife. In a state of shock he returns home where he finds his older sister, Miriam, cooking dinner. Over the course of the evening Samuel attempts to hide the evidence of the crime both physically and mentally.                     

Moment of Truth Peter Nortey Rose  A teenager is attempting to locate and end the lives of all the people who he believes snitched on him. He doesn't realise that his choices are badly affecting those around him until the end and ultimately has to come to terms for his actions. Is loyalty worth the pain that it comes with especially when it's affecting your loved ones?                    

Queen of Diamonds Naeem Mahmood, Vincent Kamp  Two petty thieves masquerade behind their day jobs of barman and hostess at high-stakes poker games. Their lives are put at peril when a professional thief lures them into an audacious plot to rob an international diamond trader.

Mino: A Diasporic Myth Ashunda Norris It is 2079. In the utopic haven of Biamara, a coven of Black women who can conceive without men must consider denouncing one of their own when she chooses to defy the all female code and self produce a male child.    

Sweet Street - Coz Greenop  Isabella, a sex worker and drug addict, struggles to survive Leeds' red-light district. A romantic encounter offers respite, but happy endings are hard to find when you're working on the sweet street.   

What You Will Aletha Shepherd PAIGE is faced with the reality of approaching her late 20’s with a bunch of mistakes in tow. Unhappy with her situation she lets rip on her current fling, ZAC. However Zac is full of surprises and makes her see things differently whilst also coming to a greater understanding himself.                                                                      

Yolk Kiosa Sukami  A young couple are forced to explore the hardships of their relationship while juggling life changing personal choices.

A Living Sculpture - Diana Chire : Francesca, a horn player and music composition student is contemplating the pros and cons of continuing a relationship with Nick, an artist. A LIVING SCULPTURE explores and dissects the problematic idea of the female muse in the 21st century.                    Fool's Errand Tomasz Aleksander   Broken-hearted and feeling like he’s lost the love of his life, Michael would do anything to get Rachel back - literally anything. FOOL'S ERRAND is a cautionary tale of romantic longing in the MeToo era.                   

 Games Night - James Campagne: An innocent night of fun turns toxic when a group of friends discover more about one another than they bargained for.                              

January 14th - La' Chris Jordan:   A young couple’s anniversary takes a bittersweet turn when a police officer pulls the husband over on a questionable traffic stop. Inspired by true events.                                     

Fool's Errand - Tomasz Aleksander: Broken-hearted and feeling like he’s lost the love of his life, Michael would do anything to get Rachel back - literally anything. FOOL'S ERRAND is a cautionary tale of romantic longing in the MeToo era.                   

 Games Night - James Campagne: An innocent night of fun turns toxic when a group of friends discover more about one another than they bargained for.                  

Inheritance - William Alexander Boyd III  : A couple struggles to conceive due to a hereditary illness from the husband's family. Things get tense when his traditional Nigerian parents visit and the topic of children comes up.                   

Meteque - Lauren Blackwell  : A successful young banker living in the UK is confronted with a crisis when her visa gets revoked. Based on a true story, Métèque follows the life a young, hard-working woman, grappling with her identity in a society

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In The Red (Director's Cut) Patrick Rooney  IN THE RED is an exciting, fast-paced and action-packed feature-length documentary film about Speedway motorcycle racing in the UK, taken from the perspective of the Glasgow Tigers club during their 2019 season. The film follows the Tigers' highs and lows as they travel across the UK, competing against other Speedway teams for the title in their Championship League. 'In The Red' also documents the current condition of Speedway; a sport that faces an uncertain future and being forgotten as many clubs continue to shut down across the country. As well as presenting the thrilling drama that takes place on and off the track, the film highlights some of the amazing personal stories of Glasgow Tigers fans and volunteers, who never fail to bring an emotional touch to the film.'In The Red' is the feature-length directorial debut from Patrick Rooney, who also filmed and edited the entire documentary film.                     

Deleted Stephan Pierre Mitchell  A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-year-old man, Ahmed, before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions.                    

Mini DV Shauly Melamed  At the age of 12 Shauly receives his first camera. 14 years later he finds the recordings. From his mature perspective, Shauly returns to the child he once was, to his cinematic attempts and to his biggest secret which only the camera caught.                    

The Bern Identity Divine Harrison  Charmed by the wonderful old town and the magical turquoise river that runs through it, Divine Harrison left England in 2009 for Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. He had no idea that this beautiful city would awaken his old insecurities with regards to identity - insecurities he thought he dealt with having been born and raised in the cultural melting pot that is London.                   

 Women of Impact Danielle Vassell  After surviving a premature birth over 20 years ago against all the odds, author and motivational speaker Danielle Vassell brings together a group of five women of colour to share their diverse, moving and inspiring personal stories of family, work, advocacy and life.

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A Fashion Show  - Okori S Lewis-Mccalla : An abstract metaphorical depiction on the “Black experience” inspired by high-end fashion.         

Knightvolf - Morenike Balogun :  An agent from a special unit is tasked with finding a scientist lost in his own experiment.                    

Loki's Game - Supple Nam, Johan Nayar:  Set in a urban environment, Loki, the God of mischief, descends to play his games. He manifests himself in human form during a fight between two men, and starts to change the dynamic of the fight from something aggressive to something more surreal. LOKI'S GAME explores physical movement through a unique lens with an equally distinctive soundtrack.                   

Mi o Le Ku (Survival) - Remi Laudat:   Struggling to nurture his talent for art against the harsh realities of growing up in an inner city single parent home, Jakob abandons his creative passions to follow the easiest perceived path presented to him: becoming a small time dealer. We follow him through a usual day, handling business. Yet things quickly become more complicated, spiralling into realms unknown as visions of his African ancestry push him in the direction to reach his full potential. To become the man he is destined to be.                    

Rice and Bread - Greta Grinuite : A monotonous night in a South London takeaway is turned upside down when a delivery driver is reminded of a contentious theory he learnt on YouTube.                   

The Overcoat - Juice Black : Based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol written in 1842. A lowly office worker's new overcoat transforms his bleak and invisible existence. Unfortunately, this new lease of life is short lived.                   

 The Velvet Abstract - James Hughes:  A short film about the Environmental Age from a team spanning six continents.

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Cleaning House - Shahaub Roudbari  : An 80s driven action comedy that revolves around a spirited maid and an overzealous secret agent. As her love for Whitney Houston disrupts his covert op, a frantic battle erupts revealing things that are not always as they seem.                    

Gurrl       - Bryan Bostic:  Erika is questioning her boyfriend Donovan’s fidelity. She finds out after talking tea with her best friend Krystal and her cousin Sharon that the answer to Erika’s problems can also be her breaking point.                     

Hungry Joe - Paul Nicholas Holbrook, Sam Dawe : A single mother struggles to bond with her apathetic child; born with an insatiable and increasingly inhumane appetite.                   

Loyalty or Lies - Comfort Emmanuel:   After an unpleasant breakup, former lovers Nathan and Olivia compete on a game show in the hope of winning a jackpot prize. Inspired by Prisoner's Dilemma and the British game show Golden Balls, LOYALTY AND LIES explores trust and fidelity in modern relationships, or the lack thereof.                    

Shiney - Paul Holbrook : Two creative but impressionable kids hatch a plan to purchase their first packet of cigarettes, whilst clinging on to their prized possession; an impossible-to-get shiny gold football sticker.                   

Steve - Jason Hightower:  If grinding in the bustling streets of NYC isn't enough for a Broadway actress, an uninvited 'guest' in her apartment might be just the thing to put her over the edge.                    

Stranded - Tenisha White:  Jordan and Theo are two regular guys enjoying a night out in Birmingham celebrating Jordan's birthday. What should be a simple task getting home, spirals into a night of weird events, fights, tears and delirium.                   

The History of Nipples - Bailey Tom Bailey : What are my nipples for?' With this question Ron falls into an existential crisis which seems to have only one solution. Inspired by a Celtic fertility ritual.

Dismissed - Aysha Scott:  A compassionate Catholic teacher panics when she finds a suicide note in her classroom and attempts to discover the vulnerable pupil. DISMISSED is a social impact film that explores the key signs of young suicide and bully victims overlooked in the classroom.

Domino - Effect : Hadyn Thomas  A once loving and vibrant family is left devastated when a shocking incident causes a ripple in the family. While time moves on for the rest of the world, including the perpetrator. For the family, it does not.                     

Elephant - Gladys San Juan:   A short film about Nicole, a woman in her late 30s who appears to have it all; a caring husband, two children and a good job. But Nicole is suffering from a crippling depression that, due to the stigma attached to mental illness, she is trying to keep secret. Set over 24 hours, ELEPHANT shows how a series of otherwise minor events, coupled with Nicole’s dissociation from family and friends, lead her to a state of utter desperation.                    I Am Pilate Femi Oyeniran  I AM PILATE is one of the offerings in Four8’s “I AM” series, which aims to reintroduce biblical characters in timeless settings, exploring their individual journeys and humanising their experience. In taking enduring stories and remodelling them, the “I AM” films are engaging new pieces of entertainment. I AM PILATE follows a journalist sent to the home of former district governor for an interview, but his routine obituary fact check reveals an extraordinary secret.                    Maithiunas Conor O'Callaghan  A grief-stricken father seeks retribution for his son’s death during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Unable to live with the guilt of convincing his son to join the British army, John reaches out to his son’s old squad mates, who offer him the chance to come face to face with the man who killed his boy.                    PODS Short Film Michael Junior Onafowakan  Dave is overcome with grief, guilt & suicidal thoughts following the death of a close friend in a gang conflict. After withdrawing into his earphones, Dave finally realises the importance of speaking about feeling and the effects his decision will make towards his loved ones.                    Smiley Face Kevin Imajemite  A short drama about Julia dealing with the suicide of her friend. We observe two young girls; Julia and Celeste, having a girl’s day out. Julia will have to make an important decision that will shape the rest of her life.                    Stilled Abigail Phiri  A woman's daily life starts to spiral out of control.                     Time to Collect Natasha Adams  A man's journey as he struggles with debt.                    Transference Aletha Shepherd  A young woman elects to have her dead father's consciousness transferred into a smart speaker, but finds it makes the grieving process even harder.                    Where is God Now? Sara Amanda Bringing a child into the world becomes a painful dilemma for a young couple as they weigh up the pro's and con's.

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City  - Kenneth Lott : Separate teenagers ignite a gang war and narcotics investigation when they stumble upon a botched robbery and help themselves to the spoils. Starring Elijah Boothe, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris and Moses Massena.                     

Palindrome - Marcus Flemmings: Struggling British queer female artist, Anna, is witness to a tragic event and consequently becomes a revered artist. But should she stop at the height of success or just end it there? PALINDROME discusses mental health, Brexit, gentrification, race and art.  This is a female strong, matriarchal tale.                   

Sorority - James Webber   SORORITY explores the lives and relationships of two sisters; Sarah, a talented writer on the verge of attending Oxford University; and Harriet, who dreams of escaping the confines of their estate and leaving behind her overbearing boyfriend, Andrew. The sisters' close relationship is the most important thing in each of their lives and, with their father gone, it is only this bond that truly means anything. As Harriet prepares a move to the other side of the country, the sisters spend their last few days together reflecting on the past, and learning to come to terms with the future and life without each other.                    

What Is dIGIHIRO - Tony Amore : 10 tortured souls, believed to be unconnected runaway strangers, either reported missing or wanted by authorities are tracked attending a unique social event called dIGIHIRO. Before the night ends they suddenly vanish again together without a trace. With fears of an imminent threat becoming real, Detective Noizulli an intelligent and opinionated young criminal psychologist is assigned to uncover the case. While determined to find the truth through the interrogation of a fascinatingly passionate prime suspect Tia, it's clear all is not as it seems. As the event is pieced together from multiple perspectives using old and tampered surveillance footage, a vivid world conducted by music is born, twisting our moods and beliefs on what happened during the last minutes before these strangers disappeared.                    

Cold Feet - Moses Inwang:  At an exotic resort with her husband to celebrate their fifth anniversary and her birthday, an ex-army colonel’s wife runs into an old flame and sparks immediately begin to fly. Starring Jim Iyke, Joselyn Dumas, Beverly Naya and Enyinna Nwigwe.