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The Uncertain Kingdom Volume One

The first part of a new and urgent anthology of short films offering a unique snapshot of the UK in 2020.

Anthology 2020 122 mins

Director: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Hope Dickson Leach, Ellen Evans, Alison Hargreaves, Sophie King, Rebecca Lloyd-Evans, Malaolu Lanre, Lab Ky Mo, Ray Panthaki and Dominika Ożyńska

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Overview

Climate change, migration, disability, homelessness and sexuality are just some of the subjects explored in The Uncertain Kingdom, a new and urgent anthology of twenty short films from twenty directors that together offer a unique snapshot of the UK in 2020. From comedies and dramas, to documentaries and experimental pieces, made by a mix of new talent and established names including Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) and Antonia Campbell-Hughes (as seen in Kelly + Victor).

The included films in Volume One are:

MOTHERLAND - d. Ellen Evans
ACRE FALL BETWEEN - d. Antonia Campbell-Hughes
CAMELOT - d. Alison Hargreaves
ERNIE - d. Ray Panthaki
SWAN - d. Sophie King
STRONG IS BETTER THAN ANGRY - d. Hope Dickson Leach
GRIT/OYSTER - d. Rebecca Lloyd-Evans
BRITISH PEOPLE - d. Lab Ky Mo
WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM - d. Dominika Ożyńska
THE CONVERSATION - d. Lanre Malaolu

Director

Antonia Campbell-Hughes , Hope Dickson Leach , Ellen Evans , Alison Hargreaves , Sophie King , Rebecca Lloyd-Evans , Malaolu Lanre , Lab Ky Mo , Ray Panthaki and Dominika Ożyńska

Featuring

Sally Bretton

Genres

Anthology

Certificate

strong sex references, child sexual abuse, language, bloody images, nudity

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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