Galeforce Films

About Us

Galeforce Films is a dynamic and diverse British production company, headed by British Asian writer, producer and director Sonita Gale. We create innovative dramas and documentaries that aim to challenge our audiences and raise awareness of important social issues.

Hostile is Sonita’s feature-length directorial debut, premiered at Raindance Film Festival in October 2021. The film exposes the UK’s hostile immigration system and sheds light on the human cost of these inhumane policies. Hostile was longlisted both for a BAFTA in the category of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, and for three BIFAs in the categories of Best Debut Director, Best Documentary and for the Raindance Discovery Award, and was selected for over 30 international festivals worldwide, including Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and ZagrebDox.

Over the last two years, the impact campaign for Hostile has made significant progress, with over 150 screenings in its first phase. The second phase of the campaign is to bring awareness to the human cost of Home Office policies to a broader swathe of people, with a particular emphasis on young people, local communities and policymakers.

Galeforce Films has collaborated with talents such as 2020 Golden Globe-winner Brian Cox. Sonita’s first project with Galeforce Films, Andrew Carnegie: Rags to Riches, Power to Peace premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film festival. Other Credits include International Health Service (2020) with Emmy and BAFTA-nominated Director Ursula Macfarlane, and the lockdown comedy web-series Happy Epidemic (2020).

Sonita and her team are currently in the process of writing her debut short film, with plans to begin filming in the next year, and are in the process of developing a full-length feature based on this short. They are also developing the story of Andrew Carnegie into a feature film, co-produced with Nicole Ansari. It will feature Brian Cox as the lead, who is also serving as the executive producer. She and her team are also in the early stages of filming her next documentary, which is currently in pre-production.

If you’re interested in working with us please email info@galeforcefilms.co.uk

Find out more at www.hostiledocumentary.com and on Instagram/Twitter @hostiledoc