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Fragments of Iceland is a short film by french film-makers Lea Amiel and Nicolas Libersalle who capture beautiful moments through the lens. Enjoy!

Ovid’s classical poem Metamorphosis is the feature of a new short film featuring Anna Friel and Ed Speleers to publicise the Titian exhibition at the National Gallery. It is stunning, watch it now!

Viktor Turin’s ‘Turksib’ (1928) is one of the most breathtaking documentaries ever shot, here it is embellished with a stunning live score from Bronnt Industries Kapital. On tour soon!

German pianist / composer Hauschka has released a new Jeff Desom directed video for the ‘Radar‘ which features dancer Patrick Williams a.k.a. TwoFace who takes on the role of human marionette.

The Moon and the Sledgehammer is a 1971 documentary film that tells the story of the Pages, a family living in a ramshackle house situated in six acres of woodland, completely cut-off from the outside world just 20 miles South of London.

New Mexico’s widescreen roving folk duo A Hawk and A Hacksaw present a brand new rescore of Soviet director Sergio Paradjanov’s classic film Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors.

This is My Home is a heartwarming short film from Departure Arrival Films about a man and his home. Needless to say it is no ordinary tale.

The little known story of Oxford’s small music scene which has for over thirty years had been producing bands of huge quality and integrity.

The Coen Brothers get folkie. Their latest film ‘Inside Llewyn Davies’ is based around the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 60’s.

On ‘The Last Hippie Sanding’ three characters are sufficient to trigger a cascade of associations: Goa. Party, Music and counter-culture lifestyle!

Actor Paddy Considine makes his directorial film debut with ‘Tyrannosaur’ which is released this week.

‘Marginalised’ is a fantastically entertaining and engaging annual festival of events with music, art, comedy, talks, childrens workshops and discussions – all celebrating the breadth and the best of arts events at the Union Chapel.

Sheeped Away tells the tale of a farmer who just wants to be with his beloved sheep. When a giant UFO enters his life to claim his sheep, what will he do to keep them safe from harm? And can he do this without waking his monstrous wife?

The Local have teamed up with director Tim Plester to hold a very special afternoon screening of his heartfelt documentary Way of the Morris. The film’s DVD launch will take place on Sunday 25 September 2011, at Tim’s local cinema, the beautiful Phoenix in East Finchley, North London

Directed by Aaron Schock, the documentary film ‘Circo’ opens in the UK this month. Set within a century-old traveling circus, ‘Circo’ is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to keep their tradition alive.

Following the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Jack Kerouac’s world renowned novel ‘On the Road’, interest in the beat generation went on the rise with the film industry quick to pick up on the trend. On the Road is due for release this year and filming has begun on Big Sur.

You’ve Been Trumped is a documentary film which examines Donald Trump’s plans to construct a luxury golf resort on one of the most environmentally sensitive stretches of land in Europe which has been described as ‘Scotland’s Amazon rain forest’. The police and government would prefer it if the film wasn’t shown. Find out why and lend your support.

In August 2010, French film maker Vincent Moon went to the Baltic island of Als where he met up with the Danish eight piece band, Efterklang. The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. The results went way beyond their expectations.