Alice Lusher

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine.

Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn’t a holiday. The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn’t an option. Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.

In a mosque waiting room in 1980s South Wales, a young Welsh woman and her Iranian fiancé prepare for an Islamic conversion ceremony that will test the strength of their love and their resolve.

A vibrant super 8mm portrait of two elderly brothers and the hyperlocal world they live in.

A young woman sacrifices all that she has ever known to start a new life in Wales with her two young daughters.