Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal

Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal – when it comes to love and sex, these African countries are caught between tradition and modernity.

Carrie is an attractive high school history teacher who one day decides to help a troubled student, taking an special interest for him, unaware of the ruthless and perverse scheme masterminded for her.

Tanti, an 18 year old traditional dancer who is sensitive and often lonely, discovers the true meaning of dance under the guidance of her wise teacher, Candramaya. She learns that dance is not merely a series of movements, but a language of the soul, where stories of life, love, struggle, and hope flow through every graceful step.

A teacher chronicles his final year working in a school with a large underprivileged population.

A daughter pushes at the bounds of her relationship with her mother as she unpicks the psychological consequences of the violence she suffered.

A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home movies, and long-avoided conversations surface, a family once bound by tradition forges a new path forward.

What started for fifteen-year-old Manon as a secret holiday romance at an all-inclusive resort, slowly turned into a memory that she looks back on with less pleasure. She fell in love with Hugo, the big star of the animation team. He wrapped her up with beautiful words, that she was special to him. Although Hugo was much older than Manon, he still had sex with her. At first it felt good, but slowly it turned into a memory that she would rather not think about anymore. What happened during that holiday and how could it have happened? She goes looking for answers and comes face to face with Hugo.

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.

Detective Maggie Sullivan comes face to face with her traumatic past when she must solve the case of the rape and murder of a young girl.

The story of former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, a Seattle grade school teacher, who stunned the world when she fell in love with her 13-year-old former sixth grade student Vili Fualaau. Their subsequent relationship ultimately sent her to prison for more than seven years, isolating her from her children and altering the course of her life forever.

A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.

British Channel 4 documentary looking at the work of Bradford Social Services and some of the people in Bradford who are struggling to cope in their lives.