„Tolkien“ erzählt von den prägenden Jugendjahren des visionären Autors, in denen er Freundschaft, Mut und Inspiration inmitten einer Gemeinschaft von Gleichgesinnten an seiner Schule findet. Zusammen erleben sie Liebe und Verlust, von Tolkiens turbulenter Umwerbung seiner großen Liebe und Muse Edith Bratt, bis hin zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs, der die „Gefährten“ auseinander zu reißen droht. All diese Erfahrungen inspirieren Tolkien zu seinen weltbekannten Mittelerde-Romanen.
Richard Billingham verfilmt seine schwierige Kindheit in einer Birminghamer Sozialwohnung während der Thatcher-Ära.
Die junge Irin Felicia reist, von ihrem Vater verstoßen, nach Birmingham, um ihren Freund John, von dem sie schwanger ist, zu suchen. Doch die Rasenmäherfabrik, in der er arbeiten soll, findet sie nicht. Stattdessen macht sie die Bekanntschaft von Hilditch, einem freundlichen, älteren Herrn, der in einer Werkskantine als Küchenchef arbeitet. Je länger die (vergebliche) Suche nach dem Freund andauert, desto merkwürdiger entwickelt sich die Beziehung zwischen den beiden einsamen Kreaturen, die letztlich ein unerwartetes Ende finden wird.
A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.
Der Biker Noddy ersteht günstig ein gebrauchtes Motorrad und ahnt nicht, dass es seit einem missglückten satanischen Ritual einer Bikerbande von einem blutgierigen Dämon besessen ist. Tagsüber läßt sich die Maschine nicht aus der Garage ins Sonnenlicht bewegen und nacht begibt sie sich führerlos auf die Jagd nach Blut. Als sein Kumpel Buzzer, nachdem er sich am Tankverschluss des Motorrades zu schaffen gemacht hat, zerfetzt aufgefunden wird, beginnt Noddy mit seiner Freundin Verdacht zu schöpfen. Sie ziehen einen Priester zu Rate dessen Exorzismus den untoten Dämon ein für allemal in den Höllenschlund zurückbefördern soll.
Das fiktive Porträt eines englischen Popsängers um 1970, der zum Idol aufsteigt und von Managern, antikommunistischen Politikern und religiösen Fanatikern als Werkzeug zur Lenkung der Massen manipuliert wird.
An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.
The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.
This searing British thriller follows Flash (Dylan Duffus), who's safeguarding his buddy Angel's (Yohance Watson) cash until his release from prison. Now Angel is out -- and Flash is 100 pounds short. He turns to a lowlife named Evil (Tobias Duncan) for help, the first in a series of mistakes. Now, Flash has more than just Angel hunting him down. Directed by Penny Woolcock (Mischief Night), the film co-stars Ohran Whyte and Chris Wilson
This is a story of an entire family that are members of the LGBT+ community, and their individual/unified stories, struggles, and livelihoods.
Adrian Chiles takes a long hard look at his own love of boozing. He wants to find out why he and many others don't think they are addicted to alcohol, despite finding it almost impossible to enjoy life without it.
A showgirl who is wrongly accused of murdering her manager goes on the run to try to prove her innocence.
Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
Hospital staff are reporting more violence and anti-social behaviour than ever before. In 2015, 8 staff were assaulted every hour – a new record high. At The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham – one of the UK’s biggest hospitals – they think they have the answer. Here a private security force of 46 uniformed guards, and a sophisticated CCTV system, keep staff and patients safe. A colourful mixture of characters ranging from ex-soldiers, to bouncers, to former elite sportsmen, it’s the security team’s job to keep the hospital running smoothly. With more than 2 million visitors they have to deal with all aspects of crime and anti-social behaviour. All against a back drop of life changing and life saving procedures.
An engineering feat: Second city civil engineers complete a new bridge to carry traffic over New Street's tangled railway intersections.
When filmmaker Andy Howlett set out with his camera to document the final days of Birmingham's Brutalist Central Library complex, little did he know the rabbit hole he was stumbling into. Decried by the Council as an eyesore, but hailed by Historic England as an exemplar of postwar design, the story of John Madin's concrete colossus and the fight to save it is a curious one. In this psychogeographic detective story, Howlett weaves together archive footage with on-the-ground explorations in an attempt to figure out why we lost Paradise and how it might be regained.
Spellbinding images of Birmingham between the wars.
After a ten year sabbatical, legendary Grime filmmaker; Roony 'Risky Roadz' Keefe, makes a return to the world of documentary to uncover the business infrastructure of the fast emerging music scene in Birmingham, and, how that is being taken to a global platform.
Philoxenia is a short documentary highlighting the synergy between the Greek notion of philoxenia ("friend of the stranger") and Southern hospitality, as expressed through Birmingham, Alabama's Greek-owned restaurants. The film features six local favorite restaurants, two historians and, of course, a lot of mouthwatering dishes.