The Father Of My Children, a film by Mia Hansen-Løve is a story about Grégoire Canvel, who is a celebrated independent film producer whose company is approaching financial collapse, and a loving and charismatic father whose slightly jaded family catch rare glimpses of him between mobile phone calls and late nights on the job. This absorbing, rich drama is both a homage to and exposé of the travails of the film industry, with an utterly heartrending act in its centre sure to strike a bolt through your already gripped body and mind.

The Birds Eye View Film Festival takes place during International Women’s Week each March, at the BFI Southbank and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. For more infos click here.