Birmingham’s international festival of social justice films returns with several screenings at the mac and also at The Old Grammar School in Coventry with directors, producers and special guests taking part. There’s a nice link with the BFI’s Uprising: Legacies of 1968 strand too which has seen several interesting screenings and exhibitions throughout the city this year. An incredibly strong line up this year and we really want to see it all, for those that can’t here are our recommendations. There’s a rare big screen outing for Menelik Shabazz’s pioneering piece of black cinema Burning an Illusion, Under the Wire is an edge of the seat and ultimately tragic examination of frontline war reporting, whilst The Island is a starkly unblinking stare into the moment of death, some people may not be ready for such brutal honesty but it’s a conversation that needs to be had, this joint presentation with Brum Yodo and the subsequent panel discussion is our absolute festival highlight.

Wed 17th Oct to Sun 21 Oct at the mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH screeningrights.com