Meet the former players of the Japanese women’s volleyball team, known as the ‘Witches of the Orient’ for their seemingly supernatural powers on the courts, in Julien Faraut's mesmerising new film
A gripping family drama that begins when 92-year-old matriarch Margaret is accused of witchcraft, revealing a volatile mix of traditions, Christianity and consumerism converging in rural Kenya.
Based on a bestselling book in which Naoki Higashida, a 13-year-old nonspeaking autistic boy, vividly explains his experience of the world, The Reason I Jump is a beautifully cinematic examination of what autism feels like.
We're offering relaxed screenings for The Reason I Jump for our guests with autism or other neurodiversities.
Marc Isaacs blends documentary and fiction in his new film, made inside his own home and filled with people connected to his own life, from his builders to his next door neighbour.
In a lab-like space, a young American woman watches videos portraying life in the West Bank city of Hebron. As she talks through her reactions, we see the challenging of innate biases and the workings of empathy play out in real time.
The 8th amendment of the Irish constitution effectively banned abortion. This is the story of the fight to repeal that law, following pro-choice activists as they campaign to lead their country towards progressive reform.
Shamima Begum and Hoda Muthana made headlines around the world when they travelled to Syria as teenagers to join ISIS. Now they want to return.
A Czech artist befriends the career criminal who stole her paintings in this perspective-shifting two-hander.
This charming Chilean caper sends 83-year-old widow Sergio into the world of a retirement home, where he becomes increasingly involved in the lives of the residents.
As a young girl, Colette Marin-Catherine fought the Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. Since 1945, she has refused to set foot in Germany. That changes when a history student named Lucie enters her life and encourages her to visit the concentration camp where the Nazis killed her brother.
Join us on 20th Nov for a tribute screening of This is Not a Movie, Yung Chang's intimate portrait of journalist Robert Fisk, who passed away on 30th October 2020, aged 74.
From Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, this brand new documentary is a searing indictment of Donald Trump's failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Secretly filmed over five months, with damning testimony from a series of public health officials and whistle blowers.
Join us for a one-off online screening of the director's cut of Brian Hill's feature on UK Drill, and stay online after for a Q&A with the filmmakers.
At a time where Black Lives Matter and intersectionality are being explored globally, we invite you to see Marlon Riggs' landmark 1989 essay, Tongues Untied.
Enjoy a Q&A showing of D.W. Young’s lively tour of New York's book scene. ‘A treat for anyone that appreciates the printed word’ - The Hollywood Reporter
After a lifetime in front of the camera lens, 75 year old Benedetta Barzini wants to disappear. Her son, on the other hand, wants more than ever to film her.
The Forbidden Reel tells how the Afghan cinematic archive was rescued from destruction by the Taliban. And what an archive it is: it reveals a rich auteur cinema reflecting a long forgotten Afghanistan.
This “film letter in parts” creatively explores the story of the Lucas plans. In the 1970s when their defence jobs in a Birmingham factory were threatened, workers came up with a plan to keep their jobs - by developing a range of groundbreaking sustainable products.
Director Mo Naqvi gains extraordinary access to all sides as he investigates Pakistan's blasphemy laws in his latest BBC Storyville film.
Four lifelong friends, filmmakers and cinephiles try to rekindle the magic of film in a country where cinema has been banned. The members of the Sudanese Film Club have ambitious plans.