National Theatre Live Across the city, two young women confront an uncertain future. In Limehouse, Lizzie Hexam struggles to break free of the river and its dark secrets. On the other side of town, Bella Wilfer mourns a lost marriage. The appearance of the mysterious John Rokesmith has the potential to change their lives for ever. Will they sink or swim? This romantic and propulsive thriller is a hymn to the city and the river that runs through it. Directed by Ian Rickson (Translations) and adapted by Ben Power (The Lehman Trilogy), with original songs throughout, the genius of Dickens meets the fierce musical imagination of acclaimed singer-songwriter, PJ Harvey.
Andy, a broken man, is in physical and mental torment as he tries to deal with personal trauma. Unsure where his life is leading him, a chance encounter with a struggling single mother provides them both with a chance to share their stories and comprehend how fate has brought them to this place, this meeting point.
In the basement of IRCAM, one recreates the 18th century aria sung by the Italian castrato Farinelli to the King of Spain to soothe his melancholy. Using artificial intelligence, different human voices merge to reconstitute the singer’s vocal range.
When a young boy is bullied, he goes through extraordinary measures to get revenge on his attackers. But his new guardians thirst for blood isn't so easily quenched.
Millo and Delia, an elderly Puerto Rican couple, navigate a new reality of Millo's progressing illness; while trying to hold on to what remains of the life they've always known.
When four young-adults from the Lakeside Orphanage get assigned as the "Nightmare Kids", it becomes their duty to battle phobias inside people's minds and save the city from nightmares, all while holding onto their own dreams.
In Fairy Creek, director Jen Muranetz documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, creating a searing portrait of contemporary environmental activism, bearing witness to the lengths activists are willing to take to protect British Columbia’s last old growth forests.
Bilel is enjoying one last teenage summer with his friends. Their fathers work in the silicon factory where the fire of the ovens never stops. Light brings life, shines, burns, hurts and kills. Will Bilel break free from this generational cycle?
A satirical look at Lisbon’s housing crisis, now the third most expensive city worldwide. Mass tourism and a lack of infrastructures are transforming the city into a large construction site and a perfect spot for real estate speculation.
On a hot summer day, three US archaeologists are studying the de-industrialised plains of Thebes, the city of Antigone and Oedipus. The camera moves between ancient ruins and infrastructure as a field worker leaves the crops after a day’s labour.
After a mysterious figure announces the arrival of Bad Times, a group of elderly people comes together to fight it with superstitions and popular wisdom. At the same time, Acácio, a lonely old man, deals with his memories and a personal vengeance.
Far from their usual stomping ground at Sydney’s Gaelic Club, this mongrel band of troubadours puts a new spin on Irish traditional music. Hailing from Portugal, Sweden, the wild western suburbs of Sydney and even a token Irish man, the All-Stars bring their mutant take on Irish trad to the Gasoline Pony for the first time. Forced to navigate the Australian cultural landscape, with its many prejudices and exclusions, these musicians have found community in their passion for Irish music.
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