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Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai) about a teenage girl who accidentally discovers she has the gift of travelling back in time. She makes good use of her gift, until its downside becomes clear.

A tragicomedy by Maryam Touzani (The Blue Caftan, Adam) about a woman in her late seventies (Carmen Maura) who rebels when her daughter wants to sell the family home in colourful Tangier and move her mother to Madrid.

An epic constructed from dreams in which Bi Gan pays homage to the art of film across six chapters, with each chapter embodying one sense, a period from Chinese (film) history and one film style. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes.

Charming, romantic and playful fairy tale about a lonely girl who decides to interfere positively in the lives of her fellow residents of Montmartre. 

Italian drama by Mario Martone (Nostalgia) inspired by the life of writer Goliarda Sapienza, who ended up in prison following a jewellery heist and rediscovered the joy of life through her encounters with young inmates.

A low-key drama about a man who gives up his successful career as a photographer to devote himself to his true passion: writing. Winner of the Golden Osella (award for best screenplay) at the Venice Film Festival.

A documentary in which Claire Pijman follows a new generation of Indo-Dutch creators who bring the shared cultural history of the Netherlands and Indonesia to life through fashion, music, food and film.

From horror prodigy Ari Aster (Hereditary) comes a dread-soaked cinematic fairy-tale about a group of friends travelling to the midsummer parties in Sweden. The shorter the nights, the more disturbing the scenes that occur.

A classic about a young Surinamese man living in the Netherlands who returns to his homeland when his mother is on her deathbed. The film is broadcast every year around Independence Day on Surinamese television.

Animation film in which Dikkie Dik and Poes Muis go in search of Dikkie’s favourite cuddly bear.

Modern classic starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as a desperate alcoholic who leaves for Las Vegas to drink himself to death. Then he meets prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue). 

Original mix of mockumentary and comedy about a black lesbian filmmaker researching black actresses in old Hollywood films for her debut. Included in Sight & Sound’s list of best films of all time.

A sensitive, semi-autobiographical drama by Sophie Hyde (Good Luck To You, Leo Grande) exploring queer identity, parenthood and the complex relationships between three generations. Starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow.

A compelling historical drama about a fifteen-year-old maid who becomes pregnant after being raped and turns her trauma into a driving force for emancipation and resistance against the puritanical Swiss village community in which she grew up.

Road movie about a father who suddenly crams his two children and a golden retriever into his rickety car and sets off on a trip through the Midwest. A great adventure for the children, until they realise the reason for the journey.

Political documentary from 1978 – the first documentary about Suriname in Sranantongo – about the struggle of four Surinamese women against misjudgement, exploitation and poverty.

Animated film about the extraordinary adventures of Maki, a ten-year-old boy who has escaped from a cruel slave trader, and Zarafa, the first giraffe in France.

The feature debut of the most renowned African filmmaker of the twentieth century is a harrowing drama about the experiences of the Senegalese housekeeper of a French family. 

Set in contemporary Hollywood, this film noir/thriller features David Lynch walking the tortuous path between dream and reality in his typical manner. 

A gritty crime film by Martin Scorsese about a police officer who goes undercover in the Irish-American underworld. It made Oscar history as Scorsese was honoured as Best Director for the first time – some thirty years too late.

Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki broke through to Western audiences with this Golden Bear and Oscar-winning film about a girl who ends up in an abandoned amusement park full of ghosts and gods during a family outing.

Kevin Costner’s seven-time Oscar-winning directorial debut about an American lieutenant who befriends a Lakota Sioux tribe during the American Civil War.

Comedy starring a sparkling Reese Witherspoon as a clever blonde who takes revenge on the arrogant Harvard student who dumped her.