I Am Not A Witch
Welsh connection: Directed by Rungano Nyoni who grew up in Cardiff.
After a minor incident in her village, nine-year-old Shula is exiled to a travelling witch camp where she is told that if she tries to escape she will be transformed into a white goat. As she navigates through her new life, she must decide whether to accept her fate or risk the consequences of seeking freedom.
Genre: Drama
Watch: BFI Player, Amazon
Body Beautiful
Welsh connection: Directed by Joanna Quinn, produced by Les Mills and starring welsh legends, Menna Tussler, Rob Brydon and many more!
Beryl and her friends work in a Japanese factory in Wales. She is overweight and consequently ridiculed remorselessly by macho supervisor, Vince, who is the bane of her life. However the time comes for Beryl to get even.
Genre: Animation, Short
Watch: Vimeo
Look out for Joanna’s latest short, Affairs of the Art, coming soon!
I Choose
Welsh connection: Directed by Tina Pasotra, produced by Alice Lusher and filmed in Cardiff
A story of empowerment and resilience. Longing for a life of choice, Rupi sacrifices all that she has ever known and escapes to Wales with her two young daughters.
Genre: Short
Watch: BBC iPlayer
Rare Beasts
Welsh connection: Produced by welsh production company, Western Edge Pictures
Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Watch: Trailer (Releasing May 7th 2021)
Eternal Beauty
Welsh connection: Directed by Craig Roberts and partly filmed in Meg’s hometown, Port Talbot
When Jane (Sally Hawkins) is dumped at the altar she has a breakdown and spirals into a chaotic world, where love (both real and imagined) and family relationships collide with both touching and humorous consequences.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Watch: BFI Player, Amazon, Curzon, Virtual Cinema (support an indie cinema)
