Award Winning Independent Cinema

Dir. TOMINAGA Masanori, Japan, 2025, 96 mins. In Japanese with English subtitles. Cast. FUKAGAWA Mai, OTOMO Ritsu, ONODERA Zuru, MUROI Shigeru. SHIBUSAWA Madoka (FUKAGAWA Mai), a Tokyo-based manga...

Dir. IIZUKA Kasho, Japan, 2025, 106 mins. In Japanese with English subtitles. Cast. YAMANAKA Takashi, NAKAGAWA Miyu, NISHIKIDO Ryo, MAEHARA Ko. Tokyo, 1965. Amid growing internationalisation after...

Dir. Pip Piper, UK, 2025, 77 mins. Featuring Jo Bateman, Jeremy Vine, Jim Murray MBE and Chris Packham. Jo in the Water follows a passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Exmouth-based Jo ...

Dir. Alaa Aliabdallah, Palestine / UK, 2025, 96 mins. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. What’s funny about life under occupation? Palestine Comedy Club is a rollercoaster road-movie ...