Berlin Bouncer
Profiling three of the city's legendary doormen, Berlin Bouncer delves into the irresistible, pounding heart of the city's club scene through its period of greatest transformation, from the fall of the Berlin Wall til today.
Subversive magician/comedian John Edward Szeles, AKA Amazing Johnathan, was given a year to live but is still with us three years later. Can you ever trust a magician, or for that matter, a non-fiction filmmaker?
TRIXIE MATTEL: MOVING PARTS
Barbie meets Dolly Parton meets Divine on acid, Trixie Mattel throws as much shade as a dense pine forest. Beneath the Ru Paul’s Drag Race winner is Brian Firkus, a sensitive musician under a lot of pressure.
The Hottest August
It’s 2017, an abnormally hot summer in New York and there is a sense of uncertainty and instability in the air. Brett Story’s The Hottest August is an absorbing social study about hopes, dreams and our current climate
A DOG CALLED MONEY
A Dog Called Money peers through the window into the artistic process of one of our most distinctive musicians.
MEETING GORBACHEV
Legendary director Werner Herzog meets the former President of the Soviet Union for a series of exclusive one-on-one interviews with the man who ended the Cold War.
MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND
An incredible look at how sound is used in the filmmaking process featuring notable sound designers and film directors known for working closely with designers.
THE NEXT LIFE + Q&A
Screening as part of the Earth in Crisis tour showcasing a series of Chinese eco-documentary films foregrounding the growing ecological emergency facing our planet.
UKJFF: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO
UK Jewish Film Festival present this wild and free-spirited documentary – featuring many of Chilly Gonzales’ collaborators over the years, including Daft Punk, Feist, Jarvis Cocker and Peaches – charts his career and perfectly captures his incredible energy.
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn.
UKJFF: FORMAN VS FORMAN
UK Jewish Film Festival present this fascinating documentary charting the rise to fame of Czech-born two-time Oscar-winning director Milos Forman – the man behind classics such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hair and Amadeus.
FOR SAMA
A letter from young mother Waad al-Kateab to her baby daughter Sama, to whom she gave birth on the front line of cataclysmic conflict in Aleppo.
MYSTIFY: MICHAEL HUTCHENCE
Delving beneath the public persona of the charismatic ‘Rock God’, Mystify: Michael Hutchence reveals a multifaceted and sensitive man. Hutchence had explosive magnetism, but also many secrets; his story emerges here with emotional and revelatory depth.
THE ELEPHANT QUEEN
Narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this epic story of love, loss and coming home stars Athena, an elephant matriarch who will do everything in her power to protect her family when they are forced to leave their waterhole.
'36 TO '77 + Q&A
The sequel to Nightcleaners (1975) about the campaign to unionise women who cleaned office blocks at night, '36 to '77 focusses on one of the cleaners featured in the film as she reflects on that time and how it affected her life.
gal-dem Film Club: Yeh Freedom Life + Skype Q&A
Two women struggle to follow their hearts, juggling family responsibilities and the vagaries of love in Priya Sen's rich portrait, filmed over a year in Delhi. Playing as part of our gal-dem Film Club.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE?
A blistering meditation on the state of race in America, Roberto Minervini’s What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? chronicles the lives of Black communities in the Southern states.
HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN
With a soundtrack that will have you dancing in your seat, if not in the street, Hitsville: The Making of Motown chronicles the astronomical success and enduring cultural impact of Motown Records.
NIGHTCLEANERS + Intro
'a landmark work of British political cinema, and of collective and feminist filmmaking.' that explores the highs and lows of the campaign to unionise women office cleaners in the 1970s.
HOOP DREAMS
This year is the 25th anniversary of this classic documentary film. Hoop Dreams follows two teenagers from inner-city Chicago as they work hard to escape systemic oppression and achieve the American Dream through professional basketball careers.
LEAFF: MY NAME IS KIM BOK DONG
London East Asia Film Festival present a heartfelt portrait of South Korean human rights activist Kim Bok Dong who fought for years for a formal apology from the Japanese Government for the abuse of women during WWII.