Shuttlecock

It’s a sweet day for two drug dealers. Heading out to parties, selling to insanely posh folk and eating patties, these are the little things that make people more than just friends.

Joe’s mother cannot satisfy his ravenous hunger or the judgement of those around them. Will their inability to bond finally be overcome in this dark and depraved gorefest?

This surreal fable, a colourful animation set deep in a forest and evoking a bleak and terrifying landscape, sees a hunter encounter a strange creature he cannot kill.

The swirling timeline and strong central performance conveys problems in supressing a traumatic event that is often so hard to talk about.

Tolu has a choice: save herself or save her friend. As a nightclub toilet attendant, she is both overlooked by and integral for a group of depraved men set on a hideous act.

This rewarding and thoughtful depiction of an ever-relevant issue finds a young black girl about to leave boarding school and encouraged to conform to white beauty standards for a job in the City.

Actor Marli Siu (Anna and the Apocalypse, Run) introduces Naomi Kawase’s calming culinary drama.

Associate Editor for Little White Lies Magazine Hannah Strong introduces Andrea Arnold’s stunning debut feature.

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.

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