Home and Abroad Please select a title on the right to learn about each film included in this block.

Lesley, in her 80s, and teenager Jay deliver spoken word poetry expressing their sense of belonging, home, and their vision for the future of the area where they live in south east England as it undergoes a period of rapid regeneration. WOFFF connection: Documentary participant Lesley Howes

Lesley & Jay

Lesley, in her 80s, and teenager Jay deliver spoken word poetry expressing their sense of belonging, home, and their vision for the future of the area where they live in south east England as it undergoes a period of rapid regeneration.

Mari Arakaki Gaskins shares her immigrant story with her filmmaker granddaughter, Anya. After growing up in Okinawa, she moved to America. In a world of Garfield and Mr Potato Head, could she break into newspaper cartoons with a comic strip about a young Japanese girl? WOFFF connection: Animation character Mari Arakaki Gaskins

The Tale of Mari

Mari Arakaki Gaskins shares her immigrant story with her filmmaker granddaughter, Anya.

Mae's guarding her grief. She can keep the tears at bay with tasks that keep her occupied, like painting the shed. But even amongst the brushes and paint pots, memories and emotions refuse to stay underneath the surface. WOFFF connection: Lead actor &amp; producer Maria Sykes

Under the Surface

Mae's guarding her grief. She can keep the tears at bay with tasks that keep her occupied, like painting the shed. But even amongst the brushes and paint pots, memories and emotions refuse to stay underneath the surface.

Lorraine steals away for a precious early morning run. Pounding the empty streets and navigating her way through fields and down to the shore, she feels safe and free. WOFFF connection: Writer &amp; producer Geraldine Alexander

Early Morning Run

Lorraine steals away for a precious early morning run. Pounding the empty streets and navigating her way through fields and down to the shore, she feels safe and free.

Love, death, and knitting. People reconnect with their sense of self through knitting. One person knits to recover fine motor skills after a stroke, another to process anxiety, and a terminal cancer patient knits to give shape and meaning to their days. WOFFF connection: Documentary participants Betsan Corkhill, Carmel Duggan, Kate Johnson, Lesley Dench, Lois Mileson, Lorna Hamilton-Brown &amp; Lynn Antill. Producer Sue Gainsborough. Director Samantha Moore.&nbsp;

Visible Mending

Love, death, and knitting. People reconnect with their sense of self through knitting.

Yolanda takes care of her ranch and her granddaughter Alejandra. After a violent confrontation, Yolanda rescues and hides a wounded man, putting everyone at risk. Meanwhile, Alejandra has her own suspicions about the stranger’s identity. WOFFF connection: Lead actor Guadalupe Ortiz

A Burning Turret

Yolanda takes care of her ranch and her granddaughter Alejandra. After a violent confrontation, Yolanda rescues and hides a wounded man, putting everyone at risk. Meanwhile, Alejandra has her own suspicions about the stranger’s identity.

Filmmaker Noella was born in London in the 1970s. She wasn’t much interested in Guyana, where her dad came from, until one day, she was. One woman's voyage of discovery to understand her heritage and what makes somewhere truly home. WOFFF connection: Writer &amp; director Noella Mingo

My Dad, Guyana and Me

Filmmaker Noella was born in London in the 1970s. She wasn’t much interested in Guyana, where her dad came from, until one day, she was. One woman's voyage of discovery to understand her heritage and what makes somewhere truly home.

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