David Latto
LONDON BOATERS
David Latto • 20 mins • UK • 2023
There are up to 10,000 people living on boats on the waterways of London. This film meanders down the river and we meet some of the boating community along the way (a baker, a doctor, a young family, an artist, a pianist and a writer) It explores the complexities of boat life and why so many people are moving onto the water.
Janey Liu
The end of the rainbow
Janey Liu • 20 mins • UK/China • 2023
Peng Zigui and Xu Jianning, a lesbian couple from China, chose to be together and come to the UK to study together, despite knowing that their families were unlikely to accept their relationship. They have tried to enjoy every day with each other in the UK, but they both plan to return to China after graduation, which means their relationship will soon face challenges from both family and society. What's at the end of the rainbow? Will they eventually choose to break up, return to their families, and find a man to marry and have children following the traditional Chinese social culture? Or will they remain firmly together and rebel against their families together? We'll see.
zliu023@gold.ac.uk
Richard Cubitt
After the Fruit Farm Finished
Richard Cubitt • 20 mins • UK • 2023
A young man journeys into the Norfolk countryside to discover the untold history of the UK’s rural communities. ‘After the Fruit Farm Finished’ examines the past 70 years of one village’s story through conversations with three long term local residents who experienced the introduction of running water and mains electricity into the village, the closure of the local fruit farm, and the decline of commerce in the village. This film combines poetic, expository and participating forms of documentary storytelling to examine one of the UK’s most under explored communities.
rcubi001@gold.ac.uk
Justice Khor
QELUAR (OUT)
Justice Khor • 20 mins • UK • 2023
Outed, expelled, and disowned - the first person to be granted asylum on grounds of LGBTQ identity in the UK recounts his journey of losing his home in Malaysia and finding a new abode in the UK.
zkhor001@gold.ac.uk
Sarah Fox
MY TYPE ON PAPER
Sarah Fox • 20 mins • UK • 2023
Could you imagine adopting someone on death row? Falling in love with a sex offender? Or marrying a murderer?
This film will take an intimate look at three women who form strong relationships with prisoners as a result of writing to them. The film will delve into their motives and explore themes of redemption and compassion, while also looking at whether, in some cases, the woman ends up doing the sentence too.
sfox003@gold.ac.uk
Lyndsey Morris
ÞETTA REDDAST
(IT’LL ALL WORK OUT)
Lyndsey Morris • 20 mins • UK/Iceland • 2023
A series of interviews highlighting the importance of preserving language in relation to Iceland’s history and culture, but could be taken as an example for all languages. This film aims to bring awareness to the dangers of internationalisms in regard to the ‘digital domain’, while touching on a new issue involving immigration and language accessibility for all.
lmorr004@gold.ac.uk
Niniko Lekishvili
TICK TOCK
Niniko Lekishvili • 20 mins • GEORGIA/UK • 2023
Tick Tock is a documentary that delves into the lives of women who choose not to have children. Intertwined with the filmmaker's personal journey, the film features intimate interviews, humorous stand-up routines, and captivating lip sync performances. By challenging societal norms, it celebrates the freedom of choice and explores the diverse paths women take in defining their own happiness and fulfillment.
nleki001@gold.ac.uk
Xueying Huang
PARTRIDGE
Xueying Huang • 20 mins • CHINA/UK • 2023
In Room 33 of the British Museum, there are several dark tea bowls on top of the display case. These tea bowls known as Jian ware which are from my birthplace. To make a documentary about Jian ware, I returned to the city with mixed feelings. But I found it changed a lot. Trains, ruins, "partridges" and trees... Through various images, I try to find people's childhood and memories that are gradually disappearing in the process of urbanisation in China.
xhuan019@gold.ac.uk
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