MOTHER WOLF: A WOODSTOCK STANDOUT WITH MELISSA LEO AT ITS HEART

Suzi Yoonessi’s deeply personal feature brings a compelling portrait of motherhood, responsibility and reinvention to the festival where it made its world premiere. With its richly complicated central character, impressive ensemble and deeply personal roots, Mother Wolf stands out in Woodstock’s 2026 programme as a film with something meaningful to say about the women who hold families together. Starring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, Suzi … Continue reading MOTHER WOLF: A WOODSTOCK STANDOUT WITH MELISSA LEO AT ITS HEART

RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL – COWBOY is a Gripping Ride

COWBOY is an ambitious debut from filmmaker Nathan Grubbs that blends the grit of a classic western with the emotional sweep of a redemption drama. Set in the overlooked corners of New Orleans, the film follows Juno, a war veteran living on society’s margins whose desperate attempt to reclaim his former life spirals into tragedy when a botched heist takes a tragic turn. Grubbs, who also … Continue reading RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL – COWBOY is a Gripping Ride

Festival spotlight: 3rd watchAUT Austrian Film Festival presents the best new films from Austria alongside an influential title from the past

The third edition of watchAUT Austrian Film Festival brings to London the best new films to emerge from Austria, alongside a shorts programme plus an influential and controversial Austrian film from the 1980s. Presented by the Austrian Cultural Forum London in cooperation with the Austrian Film Institute, and running 13 – 16 March at Ciné Lumière and the ICA Cinemas, the festival provides a glimpse … Continue reading Festival spotlight: 3rd watchAUT Austrian Film Festival presents the best new films from Austria alongside an influential title from the past

Festival spotlight: OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – celebrating queer cinema in the heart of London’s Soho

Launched in September 2023, One Fluid Night (OFN) is a unique film event that combines a selection of short films screening in competition, along with the talents of singers, dancers and cabaret performers, altogether championing the many facets of life, love, resilience and identity via the lens of international LGBTQIA+ cinema. After one year as a successful bi-monthly night at Genesis Cinema in east London, it’s time … Continue reading Festival spotlight: OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – celebrating queer cinema in the heart of London’s Soho

***** OSCAR CONTENDER: INTO THE SPOTLIGHT is a heartfelt documentary feature which follows a group of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities

https://www.intothespotlightdoc.com/about Crossing into unchartered waters, INTO THE SPOTLIGHT highlights an area of the documentary world not seen before. This feel-good feature immerses its audience into the lives of several adults suffering with varying forms of disabilities as they put on their own self written production. Following them from phone call to final performance, you are drawn into their stories and the prejudice each and everyone … Continue reading ***** OSCAR CONTENDER: INTO THE SPOTLIGHT is a heartfelt documentary feature which follows a group of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities