Regular programme

African Odysseys

Inspirational films by and about the people of Africa, from archive classics to new cinema and docs.

Restored: Bushman + intro with Journey Mercies director Tomisin Adepeju

A restored drama about the collision of cultures as young Nigerian encounters 1960s California counterculture.

Preview: Omen + intro and Q&A with director Baloji

A hallucinatory drama that follows a young man’s return home to reunite with his family.

Experimenta

Convention-breaking artist film and alternative moving-image culture.

Cinema Is Evil: Welcome to the World of Legendary, Queer Occult Filmmaker Kenneth Anger

A collection of films celebrating underground filmmaker and Hollywood Babylon author Kenneth Anger.

Projecting the Archive

Rediscovered British features from the BFI National Archive.

For Them That Trespass + intro by Josephine Botting, BFI National Archive Curator

A noirish British drama starring Richard Todd as a man wrongly convicted of murder.

Restored

Masterpieces and recent discoveries from around the world, newly restored.

Face to Face

An irreverent example of the Greek new wave, a precursor of New Greek Cinema.

The Small Back Room + intro by the BFI Conservation team

A dark and compelling exploration of the psyche of an alcoholic.

Seniors

Free and paid matinees, and talks for the over-60s.

Seniors’ paid matinee: Rome, Open City + intro

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

Seniors’ free matinee: Shakespeare Wallah + intro

A moving drama about the adventures of a traveling theatre company, who perform Shakespeare throughout the 1950s in towns across India.

Silent Cinema

Bringing you the best silent film from the BFI and around the world with live accompaniment.

Pavement Butterfly + intro by BFI curator Bryony Dixon

Anna May Wong sparkles in her final silent film.

Vagabond Queen + intro by BFI curator Bryony Dixon

Monarchical mayhem in darkest Ruritania, in this hilarious comedy.

Woman with a Movie Camera

We celebrate women’s contribution to cinema and spotlight female stories.

Woman With a Movie Camera preview: Nezouh + Q&A with director Soudade Kaadan

A new, beautiful and enchanting feminist coming-of-age drama from an award-winning Syrian filmmaker.