May

3 May

Preview: Hoard + Q&A with Luna Carmoon and Joseph Quinn

A young woman journeys through childhood trauma and emerging sexuality in this staggering drama from an exciting new voice in British cinema.

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4 May

New Writings from the UK Asian Film Festival

Two library talks looking at new writings about South Asian cinema culture.

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4 May

Flight + intro and Q&A with Alex Pillai, Tanika Gupta, Shaheen Khan, Nitin Sawhney and Behroze Gandhy

Tense, moving drama follows a young Asian woman as she flees domestic abuse.

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4 May

UKAFF Short Film Showcase: Mission Life + intro by Tarun Sawhney, Shorts TV’s Head of Asia

A shorts programme exploring environmental change in drama.

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7 May

Journey Through Italian Neorealism

This event will offer new perspectives on one of the most influential movements in cinema history.

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7 May

Four Steps in the Clouds + intro by season curator Giulia Saccogna

A rural interlude for a city employee turns into an idyllic interruption to the monotony of his life, in one of the first films to display neorealist traits.

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8 May

Outing Anderson

A panel discusses Gavin Lambert’s excellent 2001 Lindsay Anderson biography and the repercussions and ethics of Lambert’s decision to out Anderson as gay.

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13 May

New Writings: Decolonising the Exotic Gaze in World Cinema

Through its focus on specific films, this talk, accompanying the publication of Exotic Cinema, looks at the role of exoticism and the inherent problems faced by it.

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14 May

Shoeshine + intro by season curator Giulia Saccogna

Distinctly compassionate and humane, De Sica’s foundational neorealist drama was the first ever winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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20 May

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet + Q&A with Douglas Weir and director Murray Grigor

Capturing ‘The Big Yin’ on and off stage during his 1975 tour of Ireland, Big Banana Feet is a captivating record of Connolly on the cusp of international stardom.

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21 May

Rome, Open City + intro by Italian Neorealism season curator Giulia Saccogna

A foundational Italian neorealist film and a dramatic portrait of a city under occupation.

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23 May

Lindsay Anderson vs the Short Films Industry + intro by Patrick Russell, Senior Curator of Non-fiction, BFI National Archive

A chance to catch rare early Anderson films and explore his troubled relationship with Britain’s documentary industry.

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25 May

If You Were There… + intro by season curators James Bell and William Fowler

Never before screened publicly, Lindsay Anderson’s original cut of his documentary account of WHAM!’s 1985 tour of China is a fascinating look behind the curtain of both pop success, and a closed, deeply foreign country.

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27 May

Mark Kermode in 3D at BFI IMAX

The critic presents the latest episode of his live discussion, on stage at BFI IMAX.

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30 May

Lindsay Anderson Experimenta Mixtape, curated by Stephen Sutcliffe

TV clips, film extracts and short films are collaged together for this unusual iteration of the Experimenta Mixtape series. Not to be missed.

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Adult courses

Film courses for enthusiasts and adult learners.

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BFI Member exclusives

BFI Members enjoy special events, previews and screenings at BFI Southbank all year round.

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Education events

Events throughout the year, online and at BFI Southbank.

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