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Internetowa edycja 65. KFF
Beyond Eden
United Kingdom, USA2025documentary25'Short Film Competition
In the 1970s, in the atmosphere of radical social changes, the Women’s Land movement was born. Lesbians in the United States were leaving cities to create enclaves in the middle of nowhere, where they could live, work and build a new, free world, solely in the company of other women. For some, it was an act of emancipation; for others – a necessity to survive in the world that did not accept their existence. Some of them never left the place. After 50 years, some women return to the place that was to become their new Eden to see if the old ideas have stood the test of time.
- directed by
- Al Johnstone
A documentary director and accomplished shooter, working across film and broadcast, committed to making emotionally intimate, creative and purposeful work. He has worked on a wide range of high-quality documentary projects for major broadcasters and streamers such as BBC, C4, Sky, whether observational, issue-led or current affairs, most recently in the role of Shooting Producer/Director. As an independent filmmaker, Al’s films have been selected for several BAFTA-qualifying festivals including BFI Flare, London Short Film Festival and Aesthetica, and she is an alumna of the National Film and Television School (UK). He is currently on the BAFTA Connect scheme and was nominated as one of The Dots’ ‘LGBTQ+ Leaders to Watch’.
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