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Indian proverbs and superstitions shape the complex love life of a young British woman.
Student film 1994 12 mins
A young woman exacts revenge on her boyfriend when she discovers that he has cheated on her, but have events been shaped by other forces? A delightful comedy that explores the way Indian folklore seeps into the lives of modern Brits, Indian Tales stars Amita Dhiri who would go on to find fame as Milly Nassim in 90s TV drama ‘This Life’. It’s written and directed by Asif Kapadia, Oscar winning director of Amy (2015).
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1990 24 mins
Autobiographical account of a mother-daughter relationship, exploring beauty standards and female sexuality.
Crime 1996 14 mins Location: Fens, The
Dream-like short film starring Samantha Morton, in one of her earliest screen credits, as one of a couple on the run who hide out in the Fens.
Documentary 1999 12 mins
Duncan Jones, director of Moon, Source Code and Warcraft, presents this ambitious Iron Age short about the star-crossed romance between a slave and gentry girl.
Drama 1996 20 mins Location: Farringdon Station
Ewan Bremner and Dexter Fletcher star as a pair of morbid fortune tellers in this modern tale of dark arts.
Documentary 1997 12 mins
Partying like it's 1997. We follow a rave DJ instigator rigging up decks in abandoned warehouses, a nosebleed 'techno tourist' who chases the hardcore around Europe and a girl addicted to... partying.
Comedy 1991 41 mins Location: Limehouse
Deliciously dark psychodrama about a Docklands bus driver who turns his family home into a second Noah's ark.
Amateur film 1959 2 mins Silent Location: Derry / Londonderry
Four woman pose for the camera in these amateur home movie shots taken from the streets of Derry and London in 1959.
Non-Fiction 1924 1 mins Silent Location: Haringey
Footage of Spurs players training before the new football season, followed by shots of White Hart Lane being prepared.
Non-Fiction 1917 0 mins Silent Location: Haringey
A London concert singer attends a military religious service to bless two new ambulance held in a London park.
Non-Fiction 1924 1 mins Silent Location: Haringey
A momentarily one-armed Prince of Wales meets the players of Spurs and Oxford at White Hart Lane.
Short documentary 2021 5 mins
Actor Marli Siu (Anna and the Apocalypse, Run) introduces Naomi Kawase’s calming culinary drama.
Short documentary 2021 5 mins
Associate Editor for Little White Lies Magazine Hannah Strong introduces Andrea Arnold’s stunning debut feature.
Short documentary 2021 5 mins
Lydia West (It’s A Sin) introduces debbie tucker green’s ethereal, warm and human debut feature.
Drama 1965 5 mins
The powerful, multifaceted spirt and energies of the revolutionary 1960s are channelled in dynamic, monochrome microcosm.
Short documentary 2021 5 mins
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.
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1973 15 mins
An elderly man takes a hypnotic journey through his memories in the moments before his death.
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