UK Premiere
Short Fusion: Children's Tales
Blending fantasy and reality, these inventive shorts channel childhood imagination, revealing how young minds process the world around them and the future through stories only they could tell.
Short Fusion: Roots
From family secrets to childhood obsessions, these intimate shorts explore the ties that bind us, revealing how memory, place and kinship shape who we are and who we dare to become.
Short Fusion: Dangerous Liaisons
Desire, delusion and defiance collide in these bold, unsettling stories of women navigating power, danger and intimacy in a world where the lines between control and vulnerability blur.
Short Fusion: Transfigurations
From dancing rituals to dogs reborn as boys, these eerie, imaginative tales probe the edges of identity, grief and transformation, where the human and uncanny blur in unexpected, unsettling ways.
Short Fusion: Violet Delights
From rooftop awakenings to rural romances, these vivid, tender and fearless shorts celebrate queer identity in all its complexity, charting love, longing and community across continents.
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere
From civil rights marches to movie sets, this engaging portrait of legendary photographer Steve Schapiro pairs striking images with captivating stories from a life spent documenting history.
Lost for Words [showing together with short film Saturday Night Butch]
When Lana bumps into an old friend in a bookshop, an unexpected night of reflection begins. A gentle, hopeful drama set in Ely, this local gem offers warmth, heart and quiet transformation.
Illusions
Spanning five decades and two entwined couples, this tender debut probes love’s shifting truths, asking whether permanence is possible—or if all we have are the stories we choose to believe.
Shades of Survival
Spanning three continents, this powerful documentary follows Black women facing breast cancer, spotlighting healthcare inequality while celebrating strength, solidarity and the fight for change.
Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
In 1950s Yugoslavia, four filmmakers are targeted for their sexuality in a chilling portrait of repression, loyalty and betrayal under authoritarian rule. A powerful story of identity and resistance.
Everything Needs to Live
Powerlifter, activist and coach, Anna Kurkurina uses her strength for good—rescuing animals and uplifting others in wartime Ukraine. A stirring portrait of courage, compassion and resilience.
The Crossroads
When a brief encounter ends in tragedy, an elderly doctor is forced to confront guilt, memory and shifting family ties in this quietly powerful study of regret, responsibility and redemption.
EEL
On the edge of Taipei, a man and a mysterious woman cross paths in a dreamlike tale of memory and longing. Set on Shezi Island, this hauntingly beautiful film drifts between past and future.
Al Awda
Aboard a boat bound for Gaza, 22 activists prepare for confrontation with compassion and resolve. This intimate portrait captures solidarity in action and the quiet strength of collective resistance.
AMR-Dying to Change the World
Narrated by Brian Cox, this urgent documentary exposes the global threat of antimicrobial resistance, revealing how superbugs are already reshaping health, food and the future of humanity.
News Without a Newsroom
As trust in media declines, this timely documentary explores the past, present and future of journalism, revealing why a strong, independent press remains essential in an age of uncertainty.
Sleepless City
As eviction looms, 13-year-old Toni sets out to retrieve his stolen dog in this raw, heartfelt tale of family, resilience and coming of age on the margins of Madrid’s Roma community.
We Live Here
In Kazakhstan’s Abai region, three generations live with the fallout of Soviet nuclear testing. A haunting, urgent portrait of environmental ruin and the quiet endurance of those left behind.
The Botanist
In a quiet village, a boy who finds comfort in plants meets a girl as wild and rare as any bloom. A luminous, dreamlike portrait of childhood where nature and emotion intertwine in unexpected ways.
L'aventura
As a chaotic family holiday unfolds in Sardinia, young Claudine narrates with sharp wit and warmth. A funny, tender portrait of mishaps, memory and the messy beauty of life on the road.
How Deep Is Your Love
Aboard a deep-sea research vessel, scientists uncover dazzling new species while facing growing questions about the cost of exploration. A haunting, visually stunning dive into life beneath the waves.