Reclaim The Frame

22/04/2026

Need help or advice with your film, festival or campaign? We got you!

We’ve refreshed our consultancy offer and provide tailored support for filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors, festivals and screen organisations.

We can help with:
🎬 Audience development
📣 Marketing & outreach strategy
🏆 Festival / awards planning
♿ Accessibility & inclusive practice
💡 EDI strategy
🎞 Pitch decks, trailers & rough cuts
🤝 Mentoring & leadership development
💸 Funding applications
🌍 Partnerships & stakeholder engagement

With 20+ years of experience across cinema, audiences and inclusion, we bring practical expertise shaped for the screen sector.

In 2025 we supported 18 theatrical releases contributing to 1.3 million+ UK admissions, and worked with 1,000+ filmmakers through panels, workshops, mentoring and advisory sessions.

💛 All consultancy income supports our charitable mission for equity in UK cinema.

🔗 Find out more: https://www.reclaimtheframe.org/consultancy

15/04/2026

04/03/2026

Our key funding is coming to an end - and we need your support.

Reclaim The Frame champions women and marginalised gender filmmakers across the UK through advocacy, inclusive exhibition, and industry partnerships. To mark Women's History Month, we’re launching a vital funding drive to ensure our work can continue.

Without funding, the infrastructure behind this national impact - staffing, advocacy, and programmes - is at risk.

In 2025 alone we:
🎬 Supported 18 new releases
👥 Contributed to 1.3+ million cinema admissions
🌍 Engaged underserved audiences nationwide
🎥 Supported 1k+ filmmakers through training and mentoring

Together, we can continue building a film industry where filmmakers and audiences alike are seen, heard, and empowered.

Please spread the word and donate 🔗 https://www.reclaimtheframe.org/support-us

02/03/2026

Have you watched The Testament of Ann Lee yet?

Writer, director Mona Fastvold tells us what inspired her to make this film—part musical, part saga—filled with ecstatic choreography and compelling acting by Amanda Seyfried that stays with you.

To celebrate the release, writer-director Mona Fastvold and lead actor Amanda Seyfried sat down with Reclaim The Frame to introduce their labour of love and welcome you into the utopian world of The Testament of Ann Lee.
Find our special intoriductions at following venues:

📍Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle - all shows between 25 February - 5 March
📍Irish Film Institute, Dublin - all shows between 26 February - 5 March
📍Filmhouse, Edinburgh - 26 February at 8:20pm; all shows between 27-29 February
📍 Chapter, Cardiff - all shows between 27 February - 5 March
📍 The Garden Cinema, London - all shows between 27 February - 5 March
📍 Pictureville Cinema, Bradford - all shows from 27 February
📍 HOME, Manchester - 27 February at 5:05pm; 1 March at 7:55pm; 3 March at 3:15pm
📍Showroom Cinema, Sheffield - 27 February at 8pm and 1 March at 4:15pm
📍Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry - all shows between 27 February - 5 March
📍 Hebden Bridge Picture House - all shows between 6 March - 12 March
📍 Kiln Theatre, London - all shows between 6 - 12 March
📍Glasgow Film Theatre - 16 March at 2pm & 8pm, 17 March at 1:50pm, 18 March at 7:40pm, 19 March at 7:50pm
📍Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds - TBA
📍Barbican Cinema, London - TBA

Link in bio 🔗

19/02/2026

“The fact that Ann Lee was forgotten from history is just absurd”

A story that reclaims Ann Lee’s place in history, as one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, The Testament of Ann Lee starring Amanda Seyfried is out in cinemas on 27 February. 💃

Ann Lee and her followers, known as the Shakers, worshipped through ecstatic song and movement—trembling, exuberant, and physically expressive acts of devotion, taking you into her powerful, musical world. ❤️‍🔥

Amanda Seyfried along with director writer Mona Fastvold sat down with us to record a special introduction for you - our Reclaim The Frame audience.

To hear the full introduction and to be transported to the utopian world of Ann Lee, catch screenings at our partner venues.

Find them here -
, Edinburgh - 26 February
, Cardiff - Shows between 27 February - 5 March
, Manchester - 27 February
Sheffield - 27 February, 2 March
- 9 March onwards
, Glasgow - 16 March onwards.

With many more to be announced. As always, keep watching this space for more!
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12/02/2026

When does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin?

Reclaim The Frame had the opportunity to speak to the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa about her very pivotal work on the BAFTA-nominated documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics.

In Apocalypse in the Tropics, director Petra Costa takes us on a decade-long journey through the spiritual and political upheaval of Brazil. What begins as a search for signs of life in a fragile democracy transforms into a deeper inquiry into the seductions of power, prophecy and belief.

Costa gains extraordinary access to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President Jair Bolsonaro and the nation’s magnetic televangelist Silas Malafaia. More than a chronicle of political change, Apocalypse in the Tropics is a cinematic investigation of the fault lines that emerge when religion fuels political ambition.

Watch the full conversation at the link in our bio.

Apocalypse in the Tropics, for your BAFTA consideration.

10/02/2026

“We trust the audience to follow the story and understand what has happened”

This powerful documentary follows the lead up, the incident and the aftermath of the racially motivated killing of Ajike Owens, by her neighbour Susan Lorincz through police body cam footage.

We had the honour of discussing the film, its making and its impact with the writer, director, producer of the BAFTA and Academy Award nominated documentary - The Perfect Neighbor.

Listen to the full conversation on our YouTube channel. Link in bio 🔗
The Perfect Neighbour is available to watch on Netflix.

The Perfect Neighbour reveals the prejudice, violence and restarts conversation about the Stand Your Ground law and its misuse. We also urge you to support this film’s impact campaign https://standinginthegapfund.org/

06/02/2026

Join us in this joyous celebration of strength in differences as we speak to the legendary Academy Award winning producer Yvett Merino of the BAFTA and Academy Awards nominated animation film, Zootropolis 2. ❤️

Yvette shares her insights on the making of the much awaited sequel and the journey of this animated adventure.

Rookie cops Judy and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootropolis and turns the animal metropolis upside down. 🐍

The highest grossing animated Hollywood film, Zootropolis 2 has been loved by families and critics alike and we were happy to sit down with Producer Yvett to discuss its journey to the BAFTA and Academy Awards. 🏆

Zootropolis 2 is out in cinemas now.

20/01/2026

We could listen to Jessie Buckley about the intertwining of art and nature all day long ❤️

And if you’d like to hear our full conversation with Jessie Buckley, Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell, be sure to catch a screening with special Reclaim the Frame Q&A at the following venues -

Phoenix Cinema, London: 20 January, 20:00pm

Chapter Arts, Cardiff: 21 January, 16:40pm

Barbican, London : 21 January (18:00pm and 20:15pm* captioned screening), 22 January (15:00pm and 18:00pm* captioned screening)

Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow: 21 January (19:55pm)

HOME, Manchester : 21 January (17:40pm)

Plymouth Arts Cinema, Plymouth: 24 January (14:30pm)

Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast: 26 January (17:30* captioned screening)
The Q&A is captioned, across all venues.

For more information and more Jessie Buckley, book tickets via the link in our bio 🍃

16/01/2026

Gather your chosen (or rented) family and go to cinemas this weekend!
HIKARI’s Rental Family is out now, to gladden your hearts. ❤️

Set in modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.

Rental Family is BAFTA shortlisted for Director (HIKARI) and Film Not in the English Language and we got the honour of catching up with the writer, director, producer and the multi-talented HIKARI before the UK release and here is what she has to say to the audiences here in the UK.
The full Q&A is out soon 👀

Rental Family is out in cinemas today!