WORLD PREMIERE Language of Water  Dir. Joya Berrow How do you explain the sound of the ocean to someone who has never heard it? Surfer and professional photographer Lilly Bertrand-Webb has always felt like she exists in the liminal space between two worlds. One of the first children in the UK to receive a life-changing cochlear implant, her camera, from an early age, became her way of capturing and communicating with the world. Shot in sumptuous 16mm, this is a beautiful, intimate and life-affirming portrait of two sisters exploring previously uncharted waters around the duality of their lives and the very nature of sound. Winner of the Women of the Sea Film Fund presented by Finisterre. Accompanied by a special Q+A with Lily Bertrand-Webb and filmmakers Joya Berrow & Bellaray Bertrand-Webb     WORLD PREMIERE Within  Dir. Stuart Ryan   An intimate portrait of resilience, identity and the search for a new sense of self, Stephen Downes opens a window into his oceanic world in this powerful story exploring what lies beyond survival, and the freedom that can be found when we refuse to be defined by our past. Accompanied by a special Q+A with Stuart Ryan & Stephen Downes   UK PREMIERE The Surf Was Better Before  Dir. Owen Legoff Breton surfer Ian Fontaine time travels into the future to become the person he fears: an old-timer who claims everything was better before, in this beautifully observed and wry take on surfing folk lore. Winner of Brest Surf Film Festival best short prese

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