Ice Merchants

Ice Merchants 2023

7.70

Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

2023

Hamlet

Hamlet 1976

4.80

The classic Shakespeare play in a way you've never seen.

1976

Hilary

Hilary 1995

1

A man tells his child an unusual bedtime story.

1995

All at Sea

All at Sea 1993

1

In this short, surreal, painterly comedy, Laura escapes from her superstitious worries by floating out at sea on her bed. On a sunny Friday 13th, all her troubles return.

1993

Dolphins

Dolphins 1987

1

Animated film of the beautiful sea creatures.

1987

Dog

Dog 2001

6.30

A young boy and his father live in a dull, lonely house with the shadow of mourning hanging over them both. The boy misses his mother but gets no comfort from his father's assertions that she went peacefully. This tragedy is added to by the family dog which is looking increasingly unhealthy.

2001

Tusk

Tusk 2014

1

A mammoth is defrosted into an unrecognisable future.

2014

The Sheep Thief

The Sheep Thief 1997

5.10

A young boy gets caught stealing a sheep and is shaved of all his hair and branded with a mark on his forehead so that everyone will know that he is a thief and not to be trusted. Dumped in the desert, the thief covers his marking with a headscarf and goes to the nearest village where he is taken in by a trusting family in return for his work. However, has be actually changed or is he still the same thief at heart?

1997

Left

Left 2012

1

Joe is preparing to leave home, triggering flashbacks to his time with childhood friend Neill, through fun times, adventures, divisions when a girl comes on the scene and also the bad path that Neill goes down.

2012

The Girl Chewing Gum

The Girl Chewing Gum 1976

6.60

At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director behind the camera, seems to instruct the objects.

1976

Hey Dad

Hey Dad 2024

1

I’ve practiced these words for 20 years now, but maybe being candid isn’t the best idea. I’m starting my countdown again, another 20 years. Maybe the time will be right by then.

2024

The Wire

The Wire 1983

1

A boy plants a microphone in the sitting-room so that he can listen to his parents after going to bed at night.

1983

Godspeak

Godspeak 1993

1

A surreal view of religion.

1993

Baraa

Baraa 2019

1

When the long-awaited dream dies, the reality begins to circle around us and encage us in the claustrophobic space of our fears and distorting anxiety.

2019

The Clearing

The Clearing 1994

5.20

In this short film written and directed by Alexis Bisticas, the audience sees through the eyes of a man in the woods, following the distant sound of a saxophone. In a single take, the fluid steadicam shot takes the viewer on a surreal and poetic journey, as the walker comes across everything from family picnics to men in bondage suits.

1994

My Dad

My Dad 2014

4.20

A short film depicting a dad's influence on a young boy's life. His judgmental character mixed with the boys fondness for his dad prove to be a toxic mix that tears away at a world of opportunity and experiences.

2014

Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice!

Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice! 2023

1

A woman’s meticulously organized routine gets upended when her home starts to unravel and reality starts to creep in.

2023

Just Keep Breathing

Just Keep Breathing 2023

1

Victor is stuck in a low-budget airliner next to a shamelessly intrusive stranger. The crackling candy wrapper, the smacking of the lips, oh, he thinks, just give me a break. No, he doesn't want candy, thank you very much. Victor isn't hungry. But there's no escape, thirty-five thousand feet in the air. So, just keep breathing.

2023

1984

1984 1983

1

A film commissioned and conceived by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi using drawings and photocopies provided by him. A non-narrative film focusing on Paolozzi's themes about modern man.

1983

Ostia

Ostia 1987

6.70

Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and produced for the Royal College of Art, which reconstructs the events leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Ostia relocates the proceedings to London and stars Derek Jarman as Pasolini. The film features an evocative dream sequence which is accompanied by poignant excerpts from Pasolini’s own poetry, as read by Jarman.

1987