Relaxed screening

Pi

+ discussion

Darren Aronofsky’s debut is an intense journey into the mind of a man who can see the secrets of the world in numbers.

  • Director

    Darren Aronofsky

  • With

    Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman

  • USA 1998. 84min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    15

Aronofsky’s debut feature is a psychological thriller about an obsessive mathematician seeking a formula to solve the secrets of the universe. Neurodivergent filmmakers and scholars have described the film as a reflection of autistic fascinations with patterns and formulae – fascinations that seek to make sense of a baffling neurotypical world.

Screening with

A Brief History of Circles

UK 2024. Director Georgia Kumari Bradburn. 11min. Digital. Cert TBC

A short film that explores the sensory experience of autism through a visual and sonic fascination with circularity.

Screening with descriptive subtitles (short film only).

This screening is curated by Stims Collective as part of Stimema: The Neurodiverse World on Screen and hosted by Georgia Kumari Bradburn.

Relaxed screenings are presented each month for neurodivergent audiences, with their companions and assistants. More detailed information can be found at bfi.org.uk/relaxed.

Tickets £3.

See the Relaxed preview of The Stimming Pool, also screening as part of Stimema.

National Autistic Society