Film and TV seasons

Carefully curated collections of film and TV by genre, theme, actor or director.

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June

Refugee Week 2017

A nationwide celebration of the contribution of refugees to the UK.
Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman helped pave the way for a new generation of Hollywood leading men in the late 60s.
Edgar Wright presents Car Car Land

For June only, director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) curates some of the classics that influenced his latest release Baby Driver.
India on Film: Guru Dutt

Guru Dutt contributed a remarkably rich oeuvre to Indian cinema that continues to stand the test of time.
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (LIFF)

LIFF offers a showcase of the best of new Indian independent cinema and a rare window into a billion lives.
Unbound: Visions of the black feminine

With the freedom to reflect their own lives, black women filmmakers pioneered their way to an extraordinary cinematic legacy.
This Was Tomorrow: Broadcasting the arts - Architecture on TV

Excavating the stories buried within the built environment challenges our view of the past, present and personal.

July

Gross Indecency (Part 1)

Uncover Britain’s pioneering, problematic relationship with on-screen homosexuality, 50 years since a human rights landmark.
Christopher Nolan presents...

Films that inspired director Christopher Nolan’s new release Dunkirk.
Dustin Hoffman

We complete our celebratory season with films ranging from the 1970s to 2015.
India on Film: Women Directors Making Waves

Smart Indian women’s voices reveal political daring, Bollywood chutzpah, sophisticated philosophy, and yes, they also explore sexuality.

August

Jean-Pierre Melville: Visions of the Underworld

We celebrate a French director best known for his crime classics, who inspired the French New Wave, Jim Jarmusch, Tarantino and many others.
Gross Indecency (Part 2)

We peel back the layers of Britain’s relationship with on-screen homosexuality in this unique season of film, TV, discussions and drag queens.
Orton: Obscenities in suburbia

Original, controversial and obscenely witty – just some of the words used to describe British playwright Joe Orton’s work.
For an Impossible Cinema: Cuban Documentaries

As Cuba’s hard-pressed revolution is poised for change, we look back at the documentaries and experimental films of the 1960s-70s.
India on Film: The Turning Point: The Partition of 1947

On the 70th anniversary of Partition what have we learned, if venom still corrodes our hearts?

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