For the English, the port town of Calais is the gateway to Europe or a place to buy cheap alcohol. For hundreds of migrants it's the final barrier in the desperate search for a new life in England.

For the inhabitants of Calais life can be very hard. Filmmaker Marc Isaacs carefully juxtaposes the lives of refugees, migrants and English expatriates prompting each to reflect on life in their home country and their dreams for a better future. Calais: The Last Border is an intimate film about life in a transient town.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Marc Isaacs.

Marc Isaacs worked as an assistant to acclaimed filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, who encouraged Isaacs to make his own film. The result was Lift, and from that debut onwards Isaacs has shown a great capacity to empathise with the protagonists of his films. Never judging by appearances, Isaacs' skill at getting to know the characters becomes part of the narrative of the film, and their (and our) prejudices and preconceptions are challenged by the reality he finds.