This programme has now ended but you can still see details of the films below.
Maimuna. Ummi Bukar. Nigeria. March 2025. 6 minutes. FFF. D. World Premiere. Set in Kano Nigeria, with one of the highest rates of out of school children in the world especially for girls. A country where the fate of persons living with disabilities is limited to begging on the street, Maimuna takes ownership of her own future by getting an education.
Breaking Language. Sofía Castro. Argentina. 2025. 18m. FFF. D. UK Premiere.
Merging Argentinian Sign Language, dance, and documentary, Breaking Language presents the perspectives of four Deaf artists as they examine ideas of identity and resistance within a cultural and linguistic minority, the need for poetic and artistic creation in one’s own language, and the importance of feminism within the Argentinean Deaf community.
Power of Chairs. Bob Gliner. USA. 2025. 26m. D. International Premiere. Being dependent on a wheelchair in Guatemala is a life-changing experience, leading to social isolation, school and job discrimination. One organization, created and staffed by those facing mobility challenges, confronts long-held stereotypes of what wheelchairs do for those who need them.