Films in Create
Films that channel the electricity of the creative process, celebrating artistic expression in all its forms.
Create gala
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Western Stars
Dir Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen | USA
Bruce Springsteen performs the entirety of his latest release, Western Stars, in this captivating hybrid of concert documentary and memoir.
Feature films
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Making Waves: the Art of Cinematic Sound
Dir Midge Costin | USA
Faders on stun: Hollywood sound editor Midge Costin’s directorial debut is an immersive, educational and hugely enjoyable documentary exploring the power of sound in cinema.
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Dir Stanley Nelson | USA-UK
All that jazz (and so much more): 20th century music’s trumpet-playing prince of darkness receives the candid documentary his controversial genius deserves.
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My Friend Fela
Dir-Scr Joel Zito Araújo | Brazil
An outstanding documentary that unravels with skill and precision the life of an extraordinary man whose myth and music has endured long after his death.
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Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Dir Matt Wolf | USA
The taped crusader: VHS nerds, media scholars and archive enthusiasts will appreciate this documentary about the African-American activist who recorded 30 years of TV news.
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Shooting the Mafia
Dir Kim Longinotto | Ireland-USA
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto (Dreamcatcher) sketches a captivating portrait of defiant Sicilian photographer Letizia Battaglia, whose extraordinary work recorded the Mafia’s violent crimes.
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Sid & Judy
Dir Stephen Kijak | UK
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, Judy Garland’s post-MGM triumphs and tragedies are vividly recalled in a revelatory documentary that utilises her impresario husband Sidney Luft’s memoirs.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Dir Mike Figgis | UK
Mike Figgis’ enthralling documentary about the turbulent life and career of Ronnie Wood, legendary rock guitarist and long-time member of The Rolling Stones.
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The Song of Names
Dir François Girard | Canada-Hungary
Starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen, François Girard’s riveting period drama is a musical odyssey and historical detective story set against the backdrop of the Holocaust.
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Talking About Trees
Dir-Scr Suhaib Gasmelbari | France-Sudan-Germany-Chad-Qatar
This beautifully shot feature debut, winner of the Berlinale Best Documentary Award, couldn’t be timelier for Sudan.
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To Live To Sing
Dir-Scr Johnny Ma | China-France
Gentrification hits working-class China and a Sichuan Opera troupe struggle to survive in this vivid drama with fantasy flourishes, portraying tradition’s battle against time.
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Yves Saint Laurent: The Last Collections
Dir Olivier Meyrou | France
Withheld from release for nearly 20 years, this exquisitely crafted and moving documentary observes the last few years in the company of style icon Yves Saint Laurent.
Short films programme
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The Culture
The films here illustrate those cultures brilliantly, whether on a personal level of daily life or the bigger political picture.
