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  • 1966
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    Jemima + Johnny

    Jemima + Johnny

    1 1966 HD

    A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.

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  • 1990
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    Next

    Next

    7.10 1990 HD

    William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.

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  • 1983
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    Death and Transfiguration

    Death and Transfiguration

    6.00 1983 HD

    A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.

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  • 2024
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    The Shadow Scholars

    The Shadow Scholars

    1 2024 HD

    When Oxford Professor Patricia Kingori travels to Kenya, she uncovers the murky, multi-billion global underworld of essay-writing. Thousands of young...

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  • 1990
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    I'm British But...

    I'm British But...

    5.00 1990 HD

    I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism. The rhythms of...

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  • 2000
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    Baby

    Baby

    6.50 2000 HD

    A teenage boy finds all around him has sexual overtones as he lives a teenage life of drugs and masturbation.

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  • 2023
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    23 Seconds to Eternity

    23 Seconds to Eternity

    7.50 2023 HD

    Journey through the music videos and short films from Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond in their various guises as The JAMs, The KLF and The Timelords,...

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  • 1961
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    Royal Children

    Royal Children

    1 1961 HD

    Even the most devout monarchist may feel uncomfortable watching this film - hindsight makes this a rather poignant experience. Although clearly...

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  • 1956
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    The Star of Bethlehem

    The Star of Bethlehem

    6.00 1956 HD

    The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.

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  • 2025
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    Holloway

    Holloway

    1 2025 HD

    Holloway — once the largest women's prison in Europe, now abandoned. Six ex-inmates revisit, recounting experiences, giving voice to...

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  • 1985
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    Nineteen Nineteen

    Nineteen Nineteen

    1.00 1985 HD

    Two former patients of Sigmund Freud meet again and discuss their psychiatric treatment 65 years earlier.

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  • 1972
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    My Childhood

    My Childhood

    6.95 1972 HD

    The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he...

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  • 1993
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    Anchoress

    Anchoress

    6.00 1993 HD

    A 16th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a...

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  • 1970
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    Low Rider

    Low Rider

    1 1970 HD

    Londoner Quinn, a bold young woman of mixed heritage, is at a crossroads after her mother’s sudden death. Hoping to reconnect with her...

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  • 1995
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    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    5.00 1995 HD

    Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.

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  • 1968
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    Separation

    Separation

    5.44 1968 HD

    Separation concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown – marital, and possibly mental. Her past and (possible?) future are...

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  • 1988
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    The Love Child

    The Love Child

    7.00 1988 HD

    When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more...

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  • 2022
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    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

    Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

    8.00 2022 HD

    This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial...

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  • 1992
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    Blue Black Permanent

    Blue Black Permanent

    5.50 1992 HD

    In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.

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  • 2018
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    The Narrator

    The Narrator

    7.00 2018 HD

    Katelyn discovers she is a character in a film after fighting back against 'The Narrator' that controls her life.

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