In addition to releasing our own titles, we also have the pleasure of working with fellow distributors on promoting films with stories close to our hearts.
We curate events, produce content, build relationships; in a quest to build awareness of the films and to create a fun and inclusive space for audiences across the UK. Scroll down to find out more of the various creative responses and events we have hosted.
After Love
A film by Aleem Khan
This beautiful feature debut from BAFTA-nominated short filmmaker, Aleem Khan is not one to miss. It features Mary Hussain, (played by Joanna Scanlan), a woman grappling with the unexpected death of her husband (Nasser Memarzia). She is tidying his things in their Dover home when she stumbles upon a secret connection he had across the Channel, in Calais. Armed with just a bag and his cell phone, she sets off to uncover the truth.
AFTER LOVE is a very special story, following a woman rarely seen on screen. The film changes the narrative of a rich culture which historically has been portrayed by people who don’t come from it. It also explores a number of barriers, some that remain up and others that are broken down. A particularly moving and subtle theme of the film is the creation of identities.
Including a short films programme on GOOD WICKEDRY called Ceremonies, grief, and the secrets we keep featuring:
Outdooring (Maxwell Addae, 2019)
Little Grey Bubbles (Charles Wahl, 2018)
Double Happiness (Scarlett Li, 2020)
Limbo
A film by Ben Sharrock
T A P E x MUBI present a special screening of LIMBO
On one magical summer night summer of 2021 the film directed by Ben Sharrock starring Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Kwabena Ansah and Ola Orebiyi screened at Midlands Art Centre outdoor theater after dinner and a live music performance.
Thank you to MUBI for partnering up with us on this, MAC for hosting us and to Celebrating Sanctuary and The GAP Arts Project for supporting and everyone else doing incredible raising awareness of the refugee experience.
ICYMI Once in a while a film comes along which so perfectly takes you on a roller coaster of emotions while offering a well considered and thoughtful insight into a situation we find ourselves in disbelief of.
On a fictional Scottish island, serving as a refugee centre, four men have their identities prescribed to them - oblivious to the labels placed on them and hopeful of a life uninterrupted they shift between the labels placed by others such as refugees, Muslims, asylum seekers, and the ones dreamt of for themselves like footballers, brothers or musicians.
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LIMBO offers a realistic take on identities, the before, during and after of any traumatic experience - while capturing the significance music, food and relationships play in our cultural identities. The centre is never what defines the characters but serves as a purgatory between othering and belonging; leaving home and finding a new one. It’s no coincidence that the surreal and deadpan film so perfectly captures the asylum seeking process, it’s an absurd one of long waiting times, Kafkaesque rulings and dehumanising treatment.
Shout out to the cast Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Kwabena Ansah and Ola Orebiyi for their brilliant performances.
The balance between gut wrenching, and hilarious is exquisite and while not entirely sure of how it’s been pulled off it’s another thing that makes the film a must watch.
Lingui
A film by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
The wonderful Palme d'Or nominated Lingui: The Sacred Bonds by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is landing on MUBI on International Women’s Day. We’re so pleased to be holding a conversation with Tabara from La Basketry and Yasin from Home Girls Unite to celebrate the release and International Women’s Day to discuss everything from sisterhood, support and the safe spaces which bond us. Join us over on Twitter on Tuesday 8th March at 2 pm to listen, and if you haven’t seen the film yet you’re in for a treat, sign up to 30 free days of MUBI via the link in bio to watch Lingui: The Sacred Bonds and more!
On the outskirts of N'Djamena in Chad, Amina lives alone with her only 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her already fragile world collapses the day she discovers that her daughter is pregnant. The teenager does not want this pregnancy. In a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law, Amina finds herself facing a battle that seems lost in advance.
Preview: Earth Mama + Q&A
A film by Savanah Leaf
T A P E presents a preview screening of Savanah Leaf's EARTH MAMA hosted by Martha Adonai Williams who will hold space for a conversation after the screening.
Martha Adonai Williams is a writer, grower, creative producer and community organiser. Her practice departs to and returns from black feminist world-making.
Earth Mama is the first release from We Are Parable - an award winning organisation dedicated to providing a platform to Black films and Black filmmakers.
Earth Mama follows the journey of a pregnant single mother in San Francisco. With two children in foster care, she embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family. This heartwarming story explores the complexities of motherhood, the foster care system, and the power of unity.
Fremont + Fortune Cookie Message Writing Station
A film by Babak Jalali
Donya, a young Afghan who moved to Fremont, California after serving as a translator for the American army, spends her days working at a fortune cookie factory and her nights wide awake battling between her desire to rebuild her life and the overbearing guilt she carries within. In a bid to connect with the world, she sends an unconventional message through a fortune cookie. Tinged with Jarmuschian deadpan humour, this sensitive immigrant tale packs a breakout performance by real-life refugee Anaita Wali Zada, joined by a perpetually off-kilter Gregg Turkington and Jeremy Allen White from The Bear as a heartthrob mechanic.
In cinemas 15 September 2023
“winningly reminiscent of the mid-80s US indie cinema of Jarmusch and Hal Hartley” ★★★★★ Uncut
Davy Chou’s celebrated feature follows a seemingly flippant search for identity which results in a powerful exploration of how a time and a place can shape a person. Inspired by the lead Freddie, we encourage you to trace a return to a significant time and place in your life; looking at the past, present and future of different versions of yourself. Worksheet from T A P E’s collage workshop.
Return To Seoul + Workshop
A film by Davy Chou