All First time directors

Chilean director Felipe Gálvez Haberle offers up an ambitious debut feature that explores a period of Chile’s violent colonial history.

This disquieting family drama is led by two career-making performances by British actors Lily Newmark and Joanna Scanlan.

Discover a Somerset farmer’s inspiring and wonderfully absurd legacy through found footage he shot himself.

This captivating documentary recounts a colossal CIA programme that used Howard Hughes as a cover during the cold war.

Ashley Madekwe is captivating in this absorbing examination of race, class and privilege in the vein of Get Out.

Thomas Hardiman’s promising debut is a uniquely stylish, extravagant and comical whodunit set in the world of competitive hairdressing.

This captivating debut feature from writer-directed Andrew Legge expertly blends time travel and found footage in this smart ‘what-if’ drama.

Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack give outstanding performances in this taut and mysterious noir thriller.

Rap artist Tia Nomore gives a powerful and authentic performance in this intimate, A24-backed exploration of single motherhood.

Fans of Bridgerton will be enthralled by this amusing, engaging and self-aware alternative historical romcom.

Director Autumn de Wilde’s debut feature is a refreshing and good-natured take on the famous Jane Austen novel.

Riz Ahmed stars in Chris Morris’s incredibly smart black comedy about a group of hopelessly inept aspiring suicide bombers.

This imaginative animation featuring Timothée Chalamet and Jaden Smith offers a stunning blend of comic book and graffiti aesthetic.

Writer-director Hong Khaou’s astounding debut feature is a beautiful meditation on grief, loss, language and love.

Actor-turned-director Aml Ameen’s debut feature is a refreshing Black British take on the classic Richard Curtis format.

Based on the 1992 novel by Victor Headley, Idris Elba’s accomplished directorial debut bursts with energy and ambition.

Raine Allen-Miller's acclaimed debut feature will enchant and endear in this lively and poignant South London-based romcom.

We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor brings action and familial affection to her distinctive debut feature.