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Arcadia

By Adam Lee Davies

Director Paul Wright embarks on an archive-footage odyssey across Britain’s vast cultural landscape.

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Boom for Real

By David Jenkins

Sara Driver’s profile of Jean-Michel Basquiat doubles as a rich portrait of New York City in the 1970s and ’80s.

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Tranny Fag

By David Jenkins

On the life of a poverty-stricken Brazilian trans performance artist disco poet in remission from cancer.

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Studio 54

By Thomas Hobbs

This profile of the 1970s New York disco nirvana is a rollicking examination of American excess.

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Lek and the Dogs

By Phil Concannon

Maverick British filmmaker Andrew Kötting serves up another remarkable audio-visual experience.

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McQueen

By Manuela Lazic

The late fashion designer’s life and work makes for a compelling if complicated subject.

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That Summer

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

This evocative prequel-of-sorts to the seminal documentary Grey Gardens is well worth a look.

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Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

By Adam Woodward

This evocative documentary celebrates the life and career of one of football’s true greats.

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McKellen: Playing the Part

By Eve Jones

A witty, whistle-stop tour through the eventful life of this British icon of stage and screen.

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Filmworker

By Thomas Hobbs

This documentary provides a fascinating insight into Stanley Kubrick’s world, via his right-hand man, Leon Vitali.

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A Cambodian Spring

By Eve Watling

This thoughtful documentary shines a light on the Cambodian activists resisting the unlawful actions of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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Mansfield 66/67

By Abbey Bender

Jayne Mansfield’s affair with the head of the Church of Satan is the focus of this compelling Hollywood doc.

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New Town Utopia

By Malika Kingston

This intriguing essay piece examines the past, present and future of an English “new town”.

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The Deminer

By Malika Kingston

Remembering the life and death of a man obsessed with deactivating live landmines in Iraq.

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Even When I Fall

By Louisa Cavell

This shocking exposé uncovers the tragic lot of many young circus performers in India.

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Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco

By Caroline Golum

A colourful portrait of the 1970s fashion circuit as seen through the prism of an iconic illustrator.

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Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

By Monica Castillo

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood gets the rock star bio treatment courtesy of director Lorna Tucker.

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