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BOOK TICKETS - Birmingham EVERYMAN- WASTEMAN - preview screening
BOOK TICKETS - Birmingham EVERYMAN- WASTEMAN - preview screening
Browse our latest showtimes and purchase your ticket online for We Are Parable Presents: Wasteman at Everyman Cinema. Pre order from our amazing food & drink options and have them delivered to your comfy sofa seat!
BOOK TICKETS - Manchester HOME - WASTEMAN (preview screening) + MUREWA (short film)
BOOK TICKETS - Manchester HOME - WASTEMAN (preview screening) + MUREWA (short film)
An intense portrait of the prison system and the dream of rehabilitation.
BOOK TICKETS - Phoenix Leicester - WASTEMAN - preview screening
BOOK TICKETS - Phoenix Leicester - WASTEMAN - preview screening
David Jonsson and Tom Blyth star in Wasteman | Preview screening at Phoenix Cinema in Leicester | Mon 9 Feb, 7.30pm | Tickets from £5
BOOK TICKETS - Watershed Bristol - WASTEMAN - preview screening
BOOK TICKETS - Watershed Bristol - WASTEMAN - preview screening
Taylor gets by in prison, a world of parties, drugs, violence and gangs and so far, has kept out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy.
WE ARE PARABLE - MEDIA COVERAGE
Word of Mouth: We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews on his love of French New Wave and reality TV | Features | Screen
Word of Mouth: We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews on his love of French New Wave and reality TV | Features | Screen
The co-founder of UK exhibition and distribution specialist We Are Parable turns to BFI Player and The British Blacklist founder Akua Gyamfi for viewing tips.
DREAMERS - OUT NOW
Watch DREAMERS on BFI Player
Watch DREAMERS on BFI Player
Two Nigerian migrants dare to imagine a vibrant future outside of their confinement at a British immigration removal centre.
DREAMERS - Find a showing - Out Now
DREAMERS - Find a showing - Out Now
DREAMERS | Official Trailer UK & Ireland | In Cinemas 5 December
DREAMERS | Official Trailer UK & Ireland | In Cinemas 5 December
In a UK asylum removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system.DIRECTOR: Joy Ghar...
DREAMERS - MEDIA COVERAGE
BFI Player - Dreamers Q&A online
BFI Player - Dreamers Q&A online
The film-makers behind a haunting tale of love and community within a UK immigration detention centre visited the BFI Southbank to discuss their film.
The most striking British film debut of 2025 is a queer immigrant love story | The Independent
The most striking British film debut of 2025 is a queer immigrant love story | The Independent
‘I have been through the system,’ says filmmaker Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, ‘and my goal here was to tell a story of asylum seeking from the point of view of an asylum seeker’
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor on love and freedom in Dreamers – GirlsOnTops
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor on love and freedom in Dreamers – GirlsOnTops
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, the producer who founded Joi Productions (Blue Story, Boxing Day) steps behind the camera for the first time with a film rooted in her own experience. Set in a UK immigration removal centre, Dreamers follows the story of Nigerian migrant Isio who finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her th
Podcast/ Review | Fade To Black | Hanna Ines Flint
Podcast/ Review | Fade To Black | Hanna Ines Flint
Fade To Black is a weekly film culture podcast co-hosted by film critics Hanna Flint (@hannaflint), Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) and Amon Warmann (@amonwarmann). It takes a deep dive into the latest movie news, hot cinema takes and reviews the best new releases all in one place.
The Observer | Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more
The Observer | Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more
Radio Times | Dreamers director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor: "In cinema, after you come out, it's like you stop existing"
Radio Times | Dreamers director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor: "In cinema, after you come out, it's like you stop existing"
New Film Release: DREAMERS – Finding Love & Humanity inside the UK – Refugee Week
New Film Release: DREAMERS – Finding Love & Humanity inside the UK – Refugee Week
Finding Love and Humanity in the Unlikeliest Places: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Dreamers Brings Asylum Stories to Life - Queerly
Finding Love and Humanity in the Unlikeliest Places: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Dreamers Brings Asylum Stories to Life - Queerly
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Ann Akinjirin & Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ on Love, Resilience, and Dreamers - Queerly's Stage and Screen Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
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Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, Ann Akinjirin & Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ on Love, Resilience, and Dreamers - Queerly's Stage and Screen Podcast | Podcast on Spotify
Attitude | 'Queer immigrants are like: I feel seen'
Attitude | 'Queer immigrants are like: I feel seen'
Any Good Films? │ "Dreamers is a love story" Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Video Interview
Any Good Films? │ "Dreamers is a love story" Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Video Interview
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor interview | The Guardian
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor interview | The Guardian
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DREAMERS - REVIEWS
Dreamers: the most striking British film debut of 2025 is a queer immigrant love story | The Independent
Dreamers: the most striking British film debut of 2025 is a queer immigrant love story | The Independent
‘I have been through the system,’ says filmmaker Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, ‘and my goal here was to tell a story of asylum seeking from the point of view of an asylum seeker’
⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ The Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ │ The Guardian
A traumatised Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Britain meets a kindred spirit in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s evocative tale
⭐⭐⭐│ Dreamers review: A vital, timely drama about the migrant experience
⭐⭐⭐│ Dreamers review: A vital, timely drama about the migrant experience
A Nigerian migrant is found working illegally and sent to Hatchworth Removal Centre.
⭐⭐⭐⭐│ Morning Star
⭐⭐⭐⭐│ Morning Star
Dreamers (15)Directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor★★★★
⭐⭐⭐ | Little White Lies
⭐⭐⭐ | Little White Lies
This highly personal debut feature by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor captures the inhumanity of an asylum process that’s cut through with small glimmers of hope.
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