When dead and dying crabs and lobsters suddenly appear on beaches across Teesside, veteran fisherman Stan Rennie becomes the unlikeliest of environmental activists. Taking on the authorities like Mr Bates with a Northern accent, Stan, with his fisherman’s gallows humour, is irresistible as he navigates a post-Brexit world of grief and change in this tenth feature from Teessider Jeanie Finlay.
Jeanie Finaly / 2026 / 12A / 99 mins / UK, Germany / English
Filmmaker Jeannie Finlay
Image credit: Phil Sharp
Baisanos
Following the Baisanos, the passionate fans of Club Deportivo Palestino, a Chilean first-division football team founded in 1920 and dedicated to Palestine. The film explores how diasporas shape the places where they find a new home and how they transform these environments.
Through the Baisanos’ activities, football reveals itself as more than sport and becomes a living symbol of shared heritage, belonging, and resilience. As their motto declares: “More than a team, a whole people.”
Andrés & Francisca Khamis Giacoman / 2026 / PG / 14 mins / Chile, Palestine, Spain / Arabic & Spanish with English subtitles
