Inspired by Mia Couto's tale A Morte, o Tempo e o Velho and Aristophanes' play The Birds, this surreal fable delves into the relationship between humans, gods, and time, exploring the cycles of life and the quest for freedom.

This programme brings together four shorts by Jacques Rozier from 1958's Rivera-set Blue Jeans to 1983's unique reflection on the state of contemporary filmmaking Lettre de la Sierra Morena

A London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman retrace their love story over thirteen years of war, revolutions and exile. Drawing on intimate personal archive, Birds of War asks what it means to build a life together in a world shaped by conflict.