Movies: Lennie James

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the p...

A series of hilarious, romantic, fateful encounters holds a mirror up to life in a distinctly twisted, modern world....

A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a sp...

The story of Billy, Will, Jules, Daphne and Dodie, a group of people who prove that there are no secrets between friends. It all comes out in the end....

Double Play is about anolder man named Ostrik who returns to Curaçao and his childhood after many years abroad. Ostrik reminisces about 1973 and the events surrounding a game his father played which had major consequences for Ostrik’s youth. The dram...

A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy....

A young teacher returns to the children’s care home where he grew up, and becomes involved with the lives of the troubled teenage children....

Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. They’ve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When...

Psychological drama revolving around a couple caught in a living nightmare after the death of their young son in a car crash....

A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross ma...

Drama-documentary featuring a group of young Black actors exploring the experience and the spirit of being Black in Britain...

Workshop production in which the performers tell their own stories....

When Sunny and Tom are reunited shortly before their respective weddings, the former lovers realize how much they still love each other. The pair must decide whether to turn their backs on the safe and sensible futures they had planned for themselves...

A bullied young girl meets an unlikely savior....

When Martin, a young father, is left alone one weekend with his son, his memories of past rejection from his own father come to the surface. As he walks through this complicated history, Martin begins to doubt his own ability to love....

Several well-known Black Britons share their poignant, funny and emotional experiences of the conversations parents have to help their children face racism....

Paterson was born and raised in the rough area of Harlesden, London and, since becoming an actor, has decided to return to his streets with the message of Shakespeare. Setting himself a target of four weeks to cast, rehearse and direct a West End pro...