Arts Council England Movies

  • 2024
    Familiar Phantoms

    Familiar Phantoms

    Familiar Phantoms

    02024HD

    Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.

    Familiar Phantoms
  • 2005
    Rabbit

    Rabbit

    Rabbit

    7.22005HD

    A tale of lost innocence, greed and the random justice of nature. When a boy and girl find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, its magical abilities...

    Rabbit
  • 2020
    MK Ultra

    MK Ultra

    MK Ultra

    102020HD

    The Rosie Kay Dance Company present a piece about the strange history and pop-cultural aftermath of CIA mind control experiments during the Cold War,...

    MK Ultra
  • 2020
    Open to the World

    Open to the World

    Open to the World

    92020HD

    Miranda July looks back at her Artangel project, an interfaith charity shop that opened up unannounced inside one of the world's most famous...

    Open to the World
  • 2022
    Spectrum

    Spectrum

    Spectrum

    02022HD

    Filmmaker Tegan Pearce combines autobiographical spoken word and expressive visual direction to present a cinematic interpretation of autism.

    Spectrum
  • 2023
    For Whom The Water Flows

    For Whom The Water Flows

    For Whom The Water Flows

    102023HD

    In a world where water has become a scarce commodity, a young scavenger finds a source to satisfy her thirst.

    For Whom The Water Flows
  • 2020
    On a Clear Day You Can See the Revolution From Here

    On a Clear Day You Can See the Revolution From Here

    On a Clear Day You Can See the Revolution From Here

    02020HD

    From the lush and green grass of the Kazakh Steppe to the glorifying architecture of its capital, from its giant open-air mines to the traces of...

    On a Clear Day You Can See the Revolution From Here
  • 1996
    LMX Spiral

    LMX Spiral

    LMX Spiral

    01996HD

    'London Market eXcess' is a term used in the Lloyds insurance industry to describe the practice of re-insuring a policy over and over again,...

    LMX Spiral
  • 2022
    Prima Facie

    Prima Facie

    Prima Facie

    02022HD

    “It can take years to get over the loss of a loved one, but it can take a few heartbeats to lose yourself.” Inspired by a childhood...

    Prima Facie
  • 2017
    Don't Look at the Finger

    Don't Look at the Finger

    Don't Look at the Finger

    02017HD

    Don’t Look at the Finger follows a ceremonial ‘fight’ between two protagonists, a man and a woman, in the grand architectural...

    Don't Look at the Finger
  • 2024
    Rain, Rain, Go Away

    Rain, Rain, Go Away

    Rain, Rain, Go Away

    02024HD

    At home, an old woman tunes into the radio. As rain drips into the house, dark manifestations appear in her mind.

    Rain, Rain, Go Away
  • 2022
    Njafweniko

    Njafweniko

    Njafweniko

    02022HD

    Njafweniko is a tender and tense short film about caring for a loved one suffering from mental health issues by First Acts filmmaker Emma Taonga...

    Njafweniko
  • 2019
    Trojan Horse/Rainbow Flag

    Trojan Horse/Rainbow Flag

    Trojan Horse/Rainbow Flag

    02019HD

    An art film about the campaign to save the Joiners Arms, the iconic queer pub in East London. Working directly with members of ‘Friends of the...

    Trojan Horse/Rainbow Flag
  • 2004
    Art, Poetry and Particle Physics

    Art, Poetry and Particle Physics

    Art, Poetry and Particle Physics

    02004HD

    John Berger is one of our most celebrated and respected writers and broadcasters. A former winner of the Booker Prize, he also wrote one of the most...

    Art, Poetry and Particle Physics
  • 1996
    Flight

    Flight

    Flight

    01996HD

    A fugitive escape path across five interlinked spaces - city, motorway, forest, coast and sea - using pen and ink drawn interventions into a live...

    Flight
  • 2004
    Half Life

    Half Life

    Half Life

    02004HD

    In an office world of half light, flickering fluorescent tubing, ringing phones and monotonous paperwork, the residents sit trapped in a state of...

    Half Life
  • 1970
    Goathland

    Goathland

    Goathland

    101970HD

    Two figures wander the desolate Yorkshire Moors building colourful worlds around themselves. Absurdity ensues when their paths cross.

    Goathland
  • 2022
    The Affluence

    The Affluence

    The Affluence

    02022HD

    This visually striking short film from director Kate Morrison combines exquisite production design, precise cinematography and committed performances...

    The Affluence
  • 2021
    Wendy

    Wendy

    Wendy

    02021HD

    ‘Wendy’ is a film response to the work of composer, electronic music innovator and polymath, Wendy Carlos. The work orbits a duet...

    Wendy
  • 2021
    Trinity

    Trinity

    Trinity

    22021HD

    Patel’s new film Trinity, continues his exploration of language and physical communication, centring on the discovery of a martial language...

    Trinity