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eXeFilm is the first university-run distribution company, dedicated to bringing a diverse selection of arthouse films and documentaries from around the world to wider audiences. Combining film distribution with academic research, we provide in-depth context and analysis for every title we release, enriching the viewing experience and fostering deeper engagement with global cinema.
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Maverick soulmates Ged and Dave are on a mission through the winding lanes and hidden tracks of North Devon, to record the lives and experiences of people living without mains electricity. Filming Where is heaven? over ten years, they captured not only the beauty of this often harsh environment but also the spirit of the wonderful off-grid characters who inhabit it. A diverse collection of people whose stories at first appear meandering tributaries but quickly swell to become an intricate weave of philosophies and vibrant wit, uniting around our common search for happiness.
This rich tapestry of personalities, stunning landscapes and the musical accompaniment of Cosmo Sheldrake combine to deliver where is heaven?’s unique and extraordinary soul. Electrically charged with a seductive power not supplied by the National Grid.
A perfect antidote to the intensity of life in the modern world.
Where is heaven?
The Hard Stop is a 2015 British documentary film, written and produced by George Amponsah and Dionne Walker, about the aftermath of the death of Mark Duggan. Duggan was a young black man who lost his life at the hands of the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, in 2011 during a "hard stop" when officers "pulled out in front of Duggan's cab, ready for confrontation". A peaceful protest about the event escalated into several days of rioting that spread across London and beyond, becoming the greatest civil disturbance in recent British history. Picking up where the media coverage waned, Amponsah's film sheds light on the environment from which Mark Duggan grew up in. Focusing on two of his childhood friends, Marcus Knox-Hooke and Kurtis Henville, against the backdrop of their home on Broadwater Farm — an estate that notoriously was the scene of a 1985 riot triggered by tensions between the police and local black people — the film follows the journey of the two young black men over 24 months, until the final verdict that found Duggan to have been "lawfully killed".
The Hard Stop
2015. Greece, the cradle of democracy, is on the verge of Bankruptcy. The Greek people are in sorrow. Europe is under threat and the repayment deadline has arrived.
Public Enemy tells the story of a country that became the public enemy, for the first time Greek politicians and artists talk about their "war", their hopes, their failures, and what happened beyond the media storytelling. Public Enemy is not just a story about Greece, it tells the story of the mechanics of power, and the forces at work now which are as relevant as they were in Ancient Greece.
Public Enemy
One of the very rare feature films produced in Jamaica, Romeo n Juliet 4EVA is directed and produced by Paul Bucknor (The Full Monty and Better Mus Come) - a dynamic adaptation of the classic play set in modern-day Kingston. The feature film project originated from a TV competition for local high schools to adapt a Shakespeare play for the stage, with the winner - Hailie Selassie High School, chosen to have their production adapted for the big screen.
The film was shot on location in Kingston and Port Royal, Jamaica, and represents a diverse, engaging film adaptation of the classic doomed romance. 2023 marked the 400 year anniversary since publication of Shakespeare’s first folio, Romeo n Juliet 4EVA is Shakespeare at 401. A radical new modern take on a classic story.