Sir John Laing Missionary Films Madras & Ceylon

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe

The Uzielli family takes to the water in Visakhapatnam, southern India

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath, filmed in remarkable colour by ‘envoy of the Raj’ Clarmont Skrine

Amateur film capturing life and buildings in and around Kochi, in Kerala, south-west India.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India

A Chinese teenager dreams of living with her cool aunt in New York, until tensions boil over during a crab dinner.

Two years in the life of TRUK United FC, a beacon for positive change and trans inclusivity in football.

A child struggling with their identity and a charismatic fox (voiced by Sir Ian McKellen) learn to embrace their differences in this heart warming stop-motion animation.

A Maori and a Kiwi teen buddy up to raid their mum’s wardrobe and pucker their lips with red.

‘I pronounce you wife and wife.’ A young couple design their perfect wedding online, but then mum dials in.

Writer, director and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi talks to Rico Johnson-Sinclair about their debut feature.