The opinion of the majority can often seem insurmountable, but when politics and struggle become a necessity for life, it is not always the most popular that has to be fought for. These seven documentaries explore individual and collective demands to be heard and give insight into the resilience of those who refuse to keep silent.
3 LOGICAL EXITS
LEBANON/DENMARK/UK
Directed & Produced by Mahdi Fleifel
Language: Arabic
Duration: 15 mins
Documentary
A sociological meditation on the different “exits” that young Palestinians choose, in order to cope with life in the refugee camps.
ABOMINATION
UK
Directed & Produced by Nicky Larkin
Language: English
Duration: 29 mins
Documentary // Queer
As gay-marriage equality in Northern Ireland is pushed through – to the horror of the Northern Irish political establishment – a radical theatre group is in the process of creating the world’s first-ever ‘documentary opera’, investigating the power of language in the hands of politicians, and the damage it can do when used irresponsibly.
Website: nickylarkinfilm.com
JOURNEY TO JUSTICE
USA/BOLIVIA
Directed by Kelley Manley
Produced by Kelley Manley, Ala’a Al Hussein, Alex Witkowicz & Andrew James Phillips
Language: Spanish & English
Duration: 14 mins
Documentary
After experiencing unthinkable sexual violence while trying to become the first woman to motorcycle offroad across the Americas, Vasilisa Komarova begins the heartbreaking and gargantuan task of seeking justice.
Website: www.kelleymanley.com
Instagram: @kelleymcmillanmanley
RESTRAINT
UK
Directed & Produced by Tom Goulding & Frank Macpherson
Language: English
Duration: 18 mins
Documentary
Restraint is a short documentary that tells the immersive story of those who enter mental health crises and die while in police custody.
Twitter: @tomgoulding
THE LAST VAQUITA
UK/MEXICO
Directed by Ed Harrison
Written by Ed Harrison & Max Smith
Produced by Ed Harrison & James Harrison
Language: English
Duration: 13 mins
Documentary
A pair of brothers head to Mexico where they join a crew of ocean conservationists fighting to save the most endangered marine mammal on the planet.
Website: www.undertheskin.co.uk
Instagram: @_undertheskin
Facebook: facebook.com/undertheskinofanimals
Twitter: @_UnderTheSkin
TICK BOXES
UK
Directed by Iulia Nistor
Produced by Iulia Nistor & Alex Cutts
Language: English
Duration: 20 mins
Documentary // Yorkshire
Tick Boxes’ gives a voice to members of Sheffield’s Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as they organise to support themselves and each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook: facebook.com/shcdocuseries
Instagram: @SHC.docuseries
Twitter: @SHCdocuseries
Website: communitycontacttracers.com/shc