Films

All these films are award-winning international feature films.

We think they are exceptional and we wanted you to be able to use them in your classroom.

  • Poster for Dalya's Other Country

    Dalya's Other Country

    Students explore forced displacement by war, identity development in a new country, and advocacy against discrimination and hate.
    English Language, English - Reading, writing, speaking & listening, Stereotype and prejudice, Critically viewing a documentary, Critically viewing a documentary text, English & Media, content & ideas of the film, Different writing styles - article, diary entries, Write a newspaper article, Researching and presenting a debate, Engaging with and understanding a text, Perceiving and interpreting thoughts and feelings, Writing to describe, explain and inform, Speaking and listening assessment, Reading for meaning, Storyboarding & screenwriting, A Level Media Studies, Media Studies: Concept of Ideology, Media Studies: Concept of Genre, Media Studies: Concept of Representation, Media Studies: New Media Technology, Stereotypes & Prejudice; Audience; Cinematic Technique, Analysing & creating new texts, Creativity, Cultural/Critical Understanding, Presenting, discussing & listening, drama activity, Presenting, discussing & listening, drama activity , Analysing documentary, critically viewing a text, Non-fiction & imaginative writing; racism, Intro to A Level media studies & key concepts, Reading, writing, speaking & listening, AQA GCSE English/Eng Lang. spec & exam criteria, Reading/speaking/listening/write newspaper article, KS3: cultural diversity, media & reality tv
  • Poster for Erasing David

    Erasing David

    A documentary about privacy, surveillance and the database state.
  • Poster for Exodus: Our journey to Europe

    Exodus: Our journey to Europe

    Join forces with Hassan, an English teacher from Damascus, to hit key GCSE English Language Assessment Objectives whilst opening up a conversations about migration and the refugee crisis.

    English Language, English - Reading, writing, speaking & listening, Stereotype and prejudice, Critically viewing a documentary, Critically viewing a documentary text, English & Media, content & ideas of the film, Different writing styles - article, diary entries, Write a newspaper article, Researching and presenting a debate, Engaging with and understanding a text, Perceiving and interpreting thoughts and feelings, Writing to describe, explain and inform, Speaking and listening assessment, Reading for meaning, Storyboarding & screenwriting, A Level Media Studies, Media Studies: Concept of Ideology, Media Studies: Concept of Genre, Media Studies: Concept of Representation, Media Studies: New Media Technology, Stereotypes & Prejudice; Audience; Cinematic Technique, Analysing & creating new texts, Creativity, Cultural/Critical Understanding, Presenting, discussing & listening, drama activity, Presenting, discussing & listening, drama activity , Analysing documentary, critically viewing a text, Non-fiction & imaginative writing; racism, Intro to A Level media studies & key concepts, Reading, writing, speaking & listening, AQA GCSE English/Eng Lang. spec & exam criteria, Reading/speaking/listening/write newspaper article, KS3: cultural diversity, media & reality tv, Data Analysis, Biology, Climate Change, Social Studies, ELA, Earth Science, ELA, English Language Arts, English Language Arts, History, English Language Arts, Earth Science, English Language Arts, Rhetoric
  • Poster for Give Up Tomorrow

    Give Up Tomorrow

    A teenager from a political family in the Philippines is accused of a controversial double murder
    English Language
  • Poster for Growing Up Coy

    Growing Up Coy

    Students will grapple with how far they would go to fight for something they believe in. Discussion prompts and exercises consider the power of media for advocacy.
  • Poster for He Named Me Malala

    He Named Me Malala

    A powerful scheme of work that takes students on a journey of advocacy and activism. Clips and exercises explore migration, gender and human rights.

    English - Reading, writing, speaking & listening
  • Poster for I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

    The writings and social commentary of James Baldwin are a platform from which students explore historical, literary and social themes of the civil rights era and modern U.S. race relations.
  • Poster for I Am Not Your Negro - Daily

    I Am Not Your Negro - Daily

    The writings and social commentary of James Baldwin are a platform from which students explore historical, literary and social themes of the civil rights era and modern U.S. race relations. One clip + activity per day.
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