Read an interview with LIGHT NEEDS director Jess McLean on @wuwmradio.bsky.social, out now on True Story:

"portrays a generation of immigrant sons who are too Arab to be French, yet too French to be Arab. A wonderful essay on transmission" - Cinemania Watch A FRENCH YOUTH: www.truestory.film/french-youth

Authentic and raw THIS DAY WON'T LAST is a diary film meditating on longing for future, love, freedom, opportunities, and community. Through personal home-made videos and photographs, the director reflects on what it means to be young and queer in Tunisia. Watch: www.truestory.film/this-day-won...

"“Recalling works by Harun Farocki and James Benning....examines how the events of the 20th century have left an indelible mark on the landscape." - Viennale Watch AMONG THE PALMS THE BOMB OR: LOOKING FOR REFLECTIONS IN THE TOXIC FIELD OF PLENTY:

"In the French media, there is a persistent image of young French men of North African origin as thuggish, radical, violent… As if these youths were all problematic, evil...and forced to prove that they consider themselves French" Director Jérémie Battaglia introducing A FRENCH YOUTH on the blog

‘Young does a fantastic job of chronicling the change in Hong Kong’s mood… This change in mood is aided by the film’s elegant style, with gorgeous yet foreboding shots of the city coupled with more extravagant pieces of visual flair’ - The Herald on HONG KONG MIXTAPE, watch on True Story.

They are women. They are mothers. They are prisoners serving long sentences in Chile. Their children grow up far from them, but remain in their hearts. In prison they find affection in other partners who share their situation. Mutual support becomes a form of resistance. Watch: buff.ly/nyk8f7S

"Battaglia’s poignant film is more than a tribute to the talents of these extraordinary men: it also lays bare how integration is rarely a two-way process, with the burden of assimilation largely placed on the shoulders of the marginalised" - Guardian on A FRENCH YOUTH, out today.

"sublime insight into the secret life of plants, those who care for them and the special relationship they share. It is a film packed with love, humour and a sensuous attention to detail" - Business Doc Europe on LIGHT NEEDS, out now on True Story:

"offers a profound look at both everyday life and ecology, as well as a magnificent declaration of love for the planet" - Visions du Reel Watch APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: www.truestory.film/apple-cider-...

LIGHT NEEDS is about houseplants who cohabitate with people and the surprisingly intimate and complex relationships that can develop between them. "immaculately filmed" ★★★★★ - Guardian Watch: www.truestory.film/light-needs

"Compelling! ...not only grabs your gaze almost subconsciously, but it also elicits nostalgia and self-reflection of one’s own such experiences.” - Modern Times Review on ONLOOKERS, out now on True Story:

"a multifaceted inquiry into the consciousness of plants....a refreshingly lucid argument for, the unknowability of plant life" @lwlies.com on LIGHT NEEDS, out now on True Story.

"immaculately filmed with lenses that capture the finest textures on every organism’s surface, be it skin or leaf. A thoughtful electronic score adds a playful touch throughout, and this works as a coherent film despite its fragmentary parts. Immaculate" - Guardian on LIGHT NEEDS, out today.

"In this telephone road movie, Floriane Devigne offers a stroll through so-called "peripheral" France. From remote villages to abandoned areas, guided by telephone conversations collected in the last public telephone booths" - Visions du Reel ALLO LA FRANCE: www.truestory.film/allo-la-france

"Hong Kong Mixtape is a love letter to the region and its people, celebrating the passion and talent of its creatives, and honouring the resilience of those who make their voices heard even when silenced." @hotdocs.bsky.social Watch: www.truestory.film/hong-kong-mi...

"For Takesue, the camera permits something else: a means of analyzing the way the picturesque is negotiated in real time—how and by whom such images are created and circulated, and who ends up captured in their gaze" - Black Star Fest Watch ONLOOKERS: www.truestory.film/onlookers *not USA

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"Young does a fantastic job of chronicling the change in Hong Kong’s mood… This change in mood is aided by the film’s elegant style, with gorgeous yet foreboding shots of the city coupled with more extravagant pieces of visual flair" @heraldscotland.bsky.social on HONG KONG MIXTAPE, out now on TS

"a melancholic mood-piece which chronicles ineffectualness in the face of impregnable state machinery, and the meaning of resistance under such circumstances." #Guardian on WHO, IF NOT US?, out now on True Story.

"one of the few Czech television programmes from the communist era which still stands up well today In this groundbreaking work" Watch the MARRIAGE STORIES series, filmed by Helena Třeštíková over a 30 year period

"Hong Kong Mixtape reads like a field report from a city that keeps changing the map while you are still walking it" Gazettely on HONG KONG MIXTAPE, out now on True Story

First time filmmaker, Éanna Mac Cana, creates a unique experience by combining his personal recordings as an inpatient being treated for Burkitt's lymphoma with Dr Burkitt's astonishing archive from sub-Saharan Africa. "lyrical, deeply personal" Irish Independent Watch: www.truestory.film/burkitt

A heartfelt and heartbreaking documentary following a cast of Nottingham amateur actors staging a production of Puss in Boots. Watch PANTO by Jeanie Finlay: www.truestory.film/panto

Out this weekend on True Story we have HONG KONG MIXTAPE by San San F. Young, watch here: buff.ly/GRbBCza

" The most troubling thing for her about making the film was knowing that “there is always a risk for your protagonists,” she said, even as they grant permission because they believe in its importance." Juliane Tutein on making WHO, IF NOT US?

"an absorbing personal work that deals with memories of how the dirndl traditional folk dress was used as a tool of oppression in the run-up to World War II, with Jews and others being forbidden from wearing it“ #Cineuropa Watch DIRNDLSCHULD: www.truestory.film/dirndlschuld

"In the midst of political turbulence, art emerges as a powerful, transformative tool of collective resistance" @theguardian.com on HONG KONG MIXTAPE, out today on True Story.

“a pulsating blast of queer punk” - The Film Verdict Watch: www.truestory.film/anhell69 *not USA

“This is not a movie about a woman and her kidney stone after all, but about our need to tell stories to tame the chaos that surrounds us" - International Cinephile Society Watch APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: www.truestory.film/apple-cider-...

"shows the ongoing resistance and resilience in the restrictive environment in Belarus and the broader implications of increasing isolation. It shows the importance of supporting democratic movements and protecting human rights in oppressive regimes" One World Film Fest Watch: buff.ly/9AGDYE6

"Visually-stunning! ....showcases how tourism can have an effect on a country and its local people." - The Playlist Watch ONLOOKERS: www.truestory.film/onlookers *not USA

"uniquely combines moments of great intimacy with a similarly great distance, the encounters along the journey and the landscape itself lead us to reflect on the country they left a decade ago and to confront their own notion of belonging" #IndieLisboa Jury Honourable Mention Watch

"a sprawling work of colour and sound..There is a reason Montoya uses the dead to stand in for a community denied existence and safety in society—he has found a new avenue to represent the queer community, given that they are not afforded it in real life " Strand Watch: www.truestory.film/anhell69

"Tutein develops a polyphonic collage in which Minsk’s intimidating architecture has the same haunting impact as Hatsura-Yavorskaya’s escape into a Ukraine attacked by Russia" - DOK Leipzig Watch WHO, IF NOT US? www.truestory.film/who-if-not-us

“A rapturous act of cinematic contemplation....This majestic movie… looks up in order to look within” - Variety Watch CIELO: www.truestory.film/cielo

"A wry and at times uproarious ethnographic work...revelatory!" - Film Comment on ONLOOKERS, out now on True Story. buff.ly/R6NkFxR *not USA

"Who, if not us?" is a deeply personal project for me. I had the privilege of accompanying three extraordinary women for over a year as they continue to fight for a free and democratic Belarus." Read an intro to WHO, IF NOT US? by Juliane Tutein:

"This unique, eloquent, and deeply honest look at a family told through various lenses was captivating....uses humour to tell a deeply personal story that anyone who is part of a family can relate to" *Winner* Hot Docs Best Int. Feature Award buff.ly/7gcopj4

"a powerful portrait of the abuse of power....an unflinching account of being pushed to the extremes of one’s own humanity – what it means to be broken and to resist" - Sheffield Doc/Fest Watch WHERE GOD IS NOT www.truestory.film/where-god-is...

Out now on True Story: www.truestory.film/who-if-not-us

"Peduzzi peppers the film with black and white stills of doctors and patients, lingering on moments of genuine connection, it’s an acknowledgement that extraordinary people like Jamal can indeed provide hope against impossible odds" - ScreenDaily Watch ON THE EDGE: www.truestory.film/on-the-edge

"Growing up in Honolulu, Hawai’i, I was always keenly aware of tourism. I watched tourists at a critical distance– sporting their garish aloha prints and fake leis, traipsing along the sandy beaches sunburned and tired, often talking too loudly and disregarding local etiquette"

In 1869, John McGregor, a Scottish explorer, arrives in Palestine to explore the Jordan River. In the summer of 2011, Effi and Amir, Israelis who have been living in Europe for the past decade, set out to retrace McGregor’s steps, from the river source to the Sea of Galilee.

"a very beautiful, sensitive film that reports on the daily lives of the undocumented. This immersion in Carlos’ life provides a strong empathy. A real window on the lives of these 2.5 million immigrants who are struggling to obtain citizenship." - Click Cinema Watch: buff.ly/XojAFnG *not USA

"Hans Blix was never possible to corrupt, and when we look at what goes on today on the world scene, we may think of him as the last uncorrupted representative of the world community, the last genuine public servant" Modern Times Review BLIX NOT BOMBS: buff.ly/NfXg0Sp

"Shot in Laos, Kimi Takesue’s idiosyncratic documentary gazes upon sights and vistas that would not be out of place on travel postcards....The disruption to the local rhythm of life is at once visual and aural" - Guardian on ONLOOKERS, out now on True Story* *not USA.

"a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of resistance and resilience, using cinema to preserve history as well as shape the present and future of the Guna people in their ongoing fight for autonomy and justice" EU Journal of Latin Am. and Caribbean Studies on BILLA BURBA Read: buff.ly/8ZZxZQY

From Executive Producer Fred Armisen, this New York Times Critic's Pick is a cinéma vérité portrait of an eccentric New York family navigating the chaos that divides them. The announcement of a polyamorous wedding threatens to sever what's left of a family bond. www.truestory.film/charm-circle

"a beautifully shot, evocatively structured dive into the world of Sub-Saharan Africa’s chaotic and risky gold mining business" #ModernTimesReview www.truestory.film/a-golden-life