Tim Plester

Scatterbrook Farm is besieged by birdwatchers when the children spot a group of rare choughs.

Currently a primary focus for environmental campaigners in the UK, HS2 is a controversial new high-speed rail line being built from London to the North of England. Documenting a single day on the front line of battles against the HS2 construction, The Battle of Denham Ford tells the story of attempts by HS2 contractors to fell a tree that overhung their compound. A protest camp sits adjacent to the compound, and, hearing of the plan, the activists installed a climber in the tree. As the day unfolds, the film documents as a range of private security contractors, with support from the police and emergency services, try to regain possession of the tree. Raising questions about the relationship between private citizens, corporations, and the state, the film places the viewer on the ground, offering a perspective that is as close to the experience of being there as any film could deliver. – Sheffield Doc/Fest

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she befriends MARK (50), a British tourist, who's dealing with his own personal tragedy.

Uma viagem sobrenatural através de uma Europa em declínio - uma coleção de contos de fantasia sombriamente humorísticos sobre personagens malfadados e fortuna condenada.

Traversing the back-roads of the Southern United States in search of the people and places so often ignored by the mainstream media, Southern Journey (Revisited) is both a music documentary and a road movie.

Freddie Mercury e seus companheiros Brian May, Roger Taylor e John Deacon mudam o mundo da música para sempre ao formar a banda Queen, durante a década de 1970. Porém, quando o estilo de vida extravagante de Mercury começa a sair do controle, a banda tem que enfrentar o desafio de conciliar a fama e o sucesso com suas vidas pessoais cada vez mais complicadas.

The peace and quiet of a family home is shattered as a mysterious stranger breaks in during the dead of night. In the aftermath, a young woman is left imprisoned and fighting for her life, her captors intentions and motives unknown.

Eleanor Riese é uma mulher que decide batalhar pelos seus direitos: após muitos anos de um longo e complexo tratamento psiquiátrico, ela decide batalhar na justiça para que outros pacientes possam ter voz durante o processo, sem que eles sofram possíveis abusos de médicos. Para isso, Eleanor receberá a ajuda da advogada Colette Hughes, que fará de tudo para vencer a batalha judicial.

One of the most important English singers of 20th century traditional song, Shirley Collins and her sister Dolly stood at the epicentre of the folk music revival from the 1950s through to the 1970’s. Directors Rob Curry and Tim Plester have created a poetic response to the life-and-times of this totemic musical figure. Four years in the making, and co produced by Fifth Column Films and Burning Bridges, The Ballad of Shirley Collins is the fascinating first release from Fire Films - available to you exclusively through the Lush Player. A captivating study of heritage, posterity and the true ancestral melodies of the people, this heartwarming film revolves around Shirley’s tragic loss of her voice and struggle back to the limelight. And ultimately, it suggests that in these turbulent and increasingly untethered times, we may just need Shirley Collins and all she represents more than ever.

This drama documentary tells the story of the Conservative Party's 2016 leadership campaign - how Boris Johnson, having won the referendum and in pole position to be the next PM, handed victory to Theresa May. Based on extensive research and first-person testimonies, this dramatized narrative goes beyond the headlines to lay bare the politicking and positioning, betrayals and blunders of this extraordinary political time. The programme also features key interviews with people who were intimately involved in the campaigns of the main contenders.

'All Small Bodies' is a feminist, sci-fi take on the Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel. It occurs in the distant future among the ruins of a planetary catastrophe, revealing the abuses of history and technology. In the wake of the chaotic aftermath, there are several resilient survivors including two young girls named Z and Bub. The film follows these curious adolescents who have long been lost and alone in the haunted, other-worldly woods, as they awaken their extrasensory abilities and reclaim their autonomy from a menacing dark presence.

Ah, Sweden. Prosperity. Tolerance and equality. ABBA, social democracy and clean fresh air and... snus - the superstrong smokeless tobacco that is forbidden all over Europe. A harmless alternative to smoking according to some. Others might disagree... Things seem to be looking up for small time thief Karsten Lammstrom. His prison time is coming to an end. On the outside waits Annika, his wife to be, and a livelihood: a sightseeing-boat in the Swedish archipelago. What Karsten doesn't need is a Balkan warlord arriving to the prison; notorious Serbian torturer, Zlatko Pavic. When Zlatko takes an interest in Karstens habit to use snus, things take an unexpected turn of events. Karsten ends up facing a grueling moral dilemma.

The story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first-ever person to successfully swim the English Channel in 1875 equipped only with his moustache, doses of Brandy and a wire wool swimsuit.

the story of an English girl trying to find love between the office and her home life. But finding her match proves tricky when she isn't altogether sure who she is.

A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube.

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

Quando era criança, Bruce adorava dançar, e possuía o talento necessário para se transformar em um dançarino profissional. Mas um momento de humilhação fez com que ele abandonasse esta paixão. Mais de duas décadas depois, Bruce trabalha em um escritório, é infeliz e não tem vida amorosa. Com a chegada de sua nova chefe, o funcionário pensa como fazer para seduzi-la, e descobre justamente que um de seus principais passatempos é a salsa. Bruce cria coragem e decide aprender a dançar novamente, contando com a ajuda do atrapalhado amigo Drew.

A young woman who has recently finished university is working a dead-end office job whilst looking for 'the one'. Why can't she find the man of her dreams?

Num futuro não muito distante, Snow (Guy Pearce) foi acusado injustamente de conspiração contra o governo americano. Agora, para ter de volta a sua liberdade, ele precisa resgatar Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace), a filha do presidente das garras de perigosos detentos que a capturaram durante uma rebelião em um presídio espacial. O local é um verdadeiro ninho de serpentes, reunindo centenas de criminosos de alta periculosidade, tornando a missão de Snow um grande e perigoso desafio.

As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips, Morris dancing is one of Englands most ancient roots traditions. And yet to your average man on the street, its seen as little more than a national joke. And a bad national joke at that. Something to ridicule. Something to be embarrassed about. A heartfelt docu-ballad in praise of birthplace, bloodline and rural brotherhood, WAY OF THE MORRIS follows Tim on a deeply personal journey from the barleyfields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, as he traces the poignant link between the spirited folk revival of the mid-1970s and the true story of the young Adderbury Morris side so decimated by the carnage of the First World War.

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

Um criminoso ganha a liberdade e decide se afastar da vida do crime. Ele aceita trabalhar para uma atriz famosa que há anos não sai de sua mansão. No entanto, um poderoso mafioso obriga o ex-bandido a trabalhar para ele.

Usando sua paixão por histórias em quadrinhos, o adolescente Dave Lizewski decide se reinventar como super-herói, apesar da total falta de poderes especiais. O adolescente arruma uma fantasia, batiza-se de "Kick-Ass" e começa a combater o crime com a ajuda de amigos justiceiros.

Axl wants to find his long-lost father and rediscover his past. Vera just wants to forget hers as she tries to move on from heartbreak. Their stories come together in the melting-pot of 21st century London.

A man's search for the existence of life outside our universe takes a remarkable turn when he connects with a recently bereaved family.

In 1303, a ragtag bunch of crooks and ne'er-do-wells plot to take revenge on Edward I, the King of England.

Os últimos anos da vida de Ian Curtis, vocalista da lendária banda inglesa Joy Division. Curtis, que teve uma trajetória curta e intensa, ficou famoso por seu talento de letrista e por suas performances épicas à frente da banda. Sofrendo com os ataques de epilepsia, sem saber como lidar com o seu talento e dividido entre o amor por sua mulher e filha e um caso extraconjugal, ele se enforcou em 18 de maio de 1980, aos 23 anos.

Mágicos é uma comédia britânica que tem por cenário o mundo mágico dos palcos. Os melhores amigos Harry e Karl são a grande dupla de mágicos do país. Mas quando a ilusão da guilhotina corre terrivelmente mal, a sua amizade e as suas carreiras estão acabadas. Agora, sem sorte e sem dinheiro, Harry foca a sua atenção no prêmio monetário do prestigiado torneio “International Magic Shield”. Mas para sair vencedor, Harry terá que competir com os mais estranhos mágicos de todo o mundo - incluindo o seu inimigo mortal Karl, atuando sob o ridículo disfarce de médium.

Maggie tenta juntar dinheiro para pagar uma operação de que seu neto precisa, mas não consegue. Ela começa então a trabalhar em um sex shop para tentar ganhar o bastante a tempo de salvar o neto.

The Boat People is a psychological thriller. Jared is taken to the coast by his new girlfriend, Alice. They stay in the seaside cottage she's owed all her life with her sister, Cleo. As soon as he gets there, Jared begins to have haunting dreams.

Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers, seemingly with his tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of the people that she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn't a love story; it's about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.

Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.

Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.

O filme mostra a vida trágica do lendário Frankie Wilde. A história nos leva através da vida de um dos melhores DJ´s conhecidos, e a subseqüente batalha com um distúrbio auditivo, culminando com sua misteriosa saída de cena.

Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 and remained at large for a week ...

Acontecimentos estranhos ocorrem em um submarino da Segunda Guerra Mundial.