UNSCRIPTED 2024

The Accidental President

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ’ s fight for the future of Belarus

From the team behind Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell ? and Pussy Riot : A Punk Prayer , this feature-length documentary follows the incredible story of a woman who , unbowed by deadly threats from her powerful political rival , became a beacon of hope for change in her country …

With unprecedented access to the Belarusian opposition leader and set against a backdrop of political upheaval , The Accidental President is a film about Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her remarkable journey from primary school teacher to de facto head of state .

It ’ s a film about the struggle for justice in the face of state terror and the hopes of a nation to create a new democratic country out of the ruins of a Soviet past on the margins of Europe .

Accused : The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax

How a lie spiralled dangerously out of control

Duration 1 x 1½ hr

Roast Beef Productions co-produced with NDR , Germany , in association with All3Media International

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Examining the nature of truth in our modern society and how far we are willing to go to uphold it , this feature length documentary explores how false allegations of sexual abuse and satanic worship from two children at a school in London unleashed a destructive wave of distress and division .

From genre-leading producers Story Films , Accused : The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax is the story of how a lie spiralled out of control to reach across the world and into the darkest corners of the internet , to become a living nightmare . With exclusive access to and contributions from four of the mothers who were targeted and then fought back , the film also features the online conspiracy theorists who spread the lie and subjected the mothers to relentless online abuse and in-person violent threats .