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.
BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL SCREENING: APOLLO 11
Screening as part of the Bloomsbury Festival - an annual celebration of the area’s pioneering creativity. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s lunar landing, the 2019 Festival theme is Small steps and giant leaps.
BIRDS' EYE VIEW PRESENTS: 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.
BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS + Dir Q&A
Part of Say What Happened - Nick Fraser selects, a series of films curated by former Storyville editor and BAFTA award winner to coincide with the launch of his new book.
BELLINGCAT - TRUTH IN A POST TRUTH WORLD
With the rise of social media and the wealth of information it creates at our disposal, a group of citizen sleuths are cracking fake news and government lies wide open.
BAGRI FOUNDATION LONDON INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL: REASON + Dir INTRO
Screening as part of Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival at DocHouse. Reason is a hard-hitting political documentary by India’s greatest documentarian that reveals shockingly deep fissures in rapidly changing Indian society.
BAGRI FOUNDATION LONDON INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL: THIS SHAKING KEEPS ME STEADY + Dir Q&A
Screening as part of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival at DocHouse. This Shaking Keeps Me Steady is a visually striking film exploring how people remember and relive trauma.
BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES
In its eighty year history, the iconic American record label Blue Note has repeatedly pushed creative boundaries. Founded in 1939 by Jewish German refugees, who simply loved the new type of music called jazz, the label became a game changing platform for African Americans.
BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY
Chris Sievey became a legend as Frank Sidebottom, a bizarre enthusiastic figure with an over-sized papier-mâché head. Beneath the head was a brilliant musician and comedy genius, remembered here by figures including former band member Mark Radcliffe and punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
BONES OF CONTENTION
The ghosts of Spain continue to haunt the present in this moving documentary, which lays bare the searing legacy of Francisco Franco's regime on the LGBT population - including persecuted poet Frederica Lorca.
BERGMAN: A YEAR IN A LIFE
An intimate portrait of legendary Swedish film director - Ingmar Bergman. Following a year of his extraordinary work, personal demons and conflicted relationships with women, the film creates an enticing analysis of this most iconic and controversial genius.
BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY
Combining a rediscovered interview with reflections from her closest friends, family and admirers, including Mel Brooks and Robert Osborne, BOMBSHELL finally gives Hedy Lamarr the chance to tell her own story.
BECOMING ANIMAL + Q&A
A moose sits chewing in the snowy woods, sunlight shimmers on a buffalo, steam rolls over a spectacular geyser. In sublime landscapes, philosopher David Abram questions the connection between humans and nature.
BLACK MOTHER
Black Mother is a spiritual exploration through Jamaica told through polyphonic testimonies of those who call the island home.
BETTY: THEY SAY I'M DIFFERENT + Q&A
Creatively blending documentary and animation, Betty: They Say I'm Different traces the path of 70s funk singer Betty Davis, the first black female artist to perform, write and manage herself.
BOOM FOR REAL
Charting the history of New York City and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s early steps into the art scene, where his prolific graffiti first caught the eye of the Manhattan community, within and beyond the art world.
BLUE ORCHIDS + Q&A
Two perspectives on the global arms trade from experts at different ends of the spectrum – a former war correspondent and an arms trade dealer. Through archive footage and close-up interviews, Johan Grimonprez’ follow up to Shadow World is a thoughtful and at times shocking provocation of the devastating effects of war.
BETWEEN LAND AND SEA
The immense beauty of Ireland’s west coast forms the striking backdrop to this year-in-the-life of seaside surf town Lahinch. Filmed with deep affection for the town, Ross Whitaker’s portrait of the community is an uplifting testament to the awesome draw of the surf.
BEING BLACKER
Acclaimed filmmaker Molly Dineen is back with an intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son, and community pillar, Blacker Dread.
BEFORE SUMMER ENDS
Three young Iranian men take off on a road trip through the South of France in this warm-hearted buddy movie which deftly mixes documentary with improvised fiction.
BECOMING WHO I WAS
After a Buddhist boy in the highlands of northern India discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his aging godfather takes him on a journey to discover his past.