Christmas Around the World

Marking time on a face, a swift, bleak portrait of a man from cradle to grave.

A magical film in many ways, a fairy tale story using trick photography and with artful and imaginative stop motion animation.

A once common object in many households becomes transformed into a quirky dancing troupe in this simple homespun animation.

An iconic rural scene becomes a protest site for the bitter yet comic vision of prolific amateur animator Derek Phillips

Charge into this slick amateur cartoon from the Grasshopper Group which was three years in the making

Specially commended by ‘Amateur Cine World'. Nineteen fifties claymation by Douglas Butcher offering tongue-in-cheek advice for life.

Staying alive, from a single cell to a big bang. Blink and you’ll miss the end.

One big happy family on the streets of South Shields for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee visit.

Going with the flow on the River Tyne at South Shields.

An uptempo look at man’s passionate obsession with time from first light to the dawn of the digital age.

An engaging, hand painted animation of Rudyard Kipling’s origin tale about a work shy camel who gets the hump.

Budgies for beginners: home comforts for birds explained to young pet owners.

Lydia West (It’s A Sin) introduces debbie tucker green’s ethereal, warm and human debut feature.

The powerful, multifaceted spirt and energies of the revolutionary 1960s are channelled in dynamic, monochrome microcosm.

Susan Wokoma introduces Alice Lowe’s slasher comedy Prevenge, reflecting on Lowe’s journey making and starring in the film while pregnant, and her rich palette of classic influences.

The Bow Gamelan Ensemble stage spectacular avant-garde musical shows.

An elderly man takes a hypnotic journey through his memories in the moments before his death.

The supreme intent and personal biography of a Black Panther contrasts with the alienating propaganda of late-night television.