RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Radha Mehta – Director of WITNESS

In this interview, director Radha Mehta discusses her powerful short film WITNESS that made its European premiere at London’s 2025 Raindance Film Festival. WITNESS explores a quiet moral reckoning within a devout Muslim community—what initially inspired you to center the story on an imam and a trans man seeking spiritual belonging? WITNESS was born from a deeply personal place—originally written by Saif Jaan, inspired by … Continue reading RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Radha Mehta – Director of WITNESS

A Soul-Stirring Triumph of Queer, Spiritual Cinema

Every once in a while, a short film arrives that doesn’t just move you—it reorients your emotional and moral compass. WITNESS, the extraordinary new work from directors Radha Mehta and Saif Jaan, is one of those rare pieces. Bold, tender, and quietly revolutionary, this film is a masterclass in storytelling that pulses with empathy and moral clarity. Bold, tender, and quietly revolutionary, Set in a devout, … Continue reading A Soul-Stirring Triumph of Queer, Spiritual Cinema

REVIEW – Our Journey with Lobular Cancer – A Brave, Urgent Call for Change

Premiering at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival, Our Journey with Lobular Cancer is more than just a documentary—it is a poignant and deeply personal chronicle of courage, advocacy, and scientific urgency. Directed by Tristan Loraine and produced by Fact Not Fiction Films, the film brings overdue attention to Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer (ILC), a condition affecting thousands each day but woefully under-researched and frequently misdiagnosed. The documentary … Continue reading REVIEW – Our Journey with Lobular Cancer – A Brave, Urgent Call for Change

RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Tristan Loraine on His Two Documentaries Premiering at Raindance 2025

In this interview, former airline captain turned filmmaker Tristan Loraine talks about his two documentaries – This Is Your Captain Speaking and Our Journey with Lobular Cancer – that will be making their world premiere at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival this June. Your route into filmmaking is quite unique. Can you tell us about your journey into becoming a filmmaker? In 2006, I was … Continue reading RAINDANCE SPOTLIGHT: Tristan Loraine on His Two Documentaries Premiering at Raindance 2025

Raindance film Everybody Flies exposes the contaminated air we all breathe on aircraft

Everybody Flies – Film Trailer from Fact Not Fiction Films on Vimeo. Through his latest documentary Everybody Flies, former Airline Captain Tristan Loraine uncovers the facts about the air we breathe on commercial aircraft. This eye-opening film will receive its world premiere in September at the prestigious Raindance Film Festival. Everybody Flies (2019) discloses the never-before-seen documentation, scientific facts, and personal testimonies relating to the controversial issue of cabin air quality. With more than … Continue reading Raindance film Everybody Flies exposes the contaminated air we all breathe on aircraft