Films
Painting and sculpture
film
Wangechi Mutu’s otherworldly artworks grow from the ground up
Directed by Ian Forster and Jackie Lebo
Childhood and adolescence
film
One girl’s long, scary route from changing room to swimming pool
A film by Elise Augarten
Memory and nostalgia
film
A patchwork memoir sewn from the odd memories that flicker then fade away
A film by Avi Zev Weider and David Chartier
Creativity
film
Meet the artists who create sounds for movies – and have so much fun doing it
A film by Jeremy Benning
Meditation and contemplation
film
A leaf, a bird and a fisherman animate Heraclitus’ aphorism on flux
A film by Michelle Brand
Ageing and death
film
At India’s ‘death hotels’, devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth
Directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad
Music
film
Faith, struggle and song intertwine in this classic film on Appalachian music
Directed by John Cohen
Childhood and adolescence
film
Navigating the world of hearing is a joy and conundrum for Mazin
19 mins
Food and drink
film
A dance of light and pasta-making in Tuscany forms a sensuous feast
Directed by Josh Gibson
Spirituality and religion
film
When his faith crumbles, an ‘Amish atheist’ rebuilds his world from scratch
Directed by Lance Edmands
Folk art
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A joyously animated myth retells why painting is prayer to India’s Bhil people
A film by Nina Sabnani and Sher Singh Bhil
Poetry
film
Ideas and metal spark in beautiful unison for a welder-turned-poet
Directed by Callum Rice