Ben Oliver

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film
21 May 2026

The Stringer

“How do you reconcile something so tragic, yet something that has brought fame?”
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A documentary that proposes that Nick Ut, photographer of “The Terror of War” (aka Napalm Girl), may not have actually taken the photo. Instead it seems like it was taken by a ‘stringer’ (a local freelancer, in journo speak)—Nguyễn Thành Nghệ.

film
10 May 2026

Good Grief

A man (Daniel Levy) loses his husband (Luke Evans) unexpectedly and so brings a couple of friends (Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel) with him on a trip to Paris to get away from London.

film
05 May 2026

Run Fatboy Run

A man (Simon Pegg) gets dumped by his long-term girlfriend (Thandiwe Newton), so decides to run a marathon to try to impress her and win her back. Hank Azaria plays the new boyfriend and Dylan Moran plays the quirky best friend.

film
24 April 2026

The Drama

A soon-to-be-married couple (Robert Pattinson, Zendaya) have their wedding preparations derailed when one of them confesses to “the worst thing they ever did”.

film
20 April 2026

Off Limits

In 1998 a Québécois street photographer was successfully sued by one of his subjects, who claimed that he violated her privacy by taking her picture out in public. He uses this ruling to explore the social, artistic and ethical concerns around street photography.

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