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The Girls
Three stage actresses starring in Aristophanes’ classic play Lysistrata start to draw parallels with their own lives in Mai Zetterling’s feminist comedy.
- Drama
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1968
- 100 mins
- Mai Zetterling

Cronos
Guillermo del Toro’s Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.
- Horror
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1992
- 93 mins
- Guillermo del Toro

Hundreds of Beavers
Stranded in a surreal winter landscape, a drunken applejack salesman must become North America's greatest fur trapper in Mike Cheslik’s gloriously anarchic slapstick comedy.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
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2024
- 109 mins
- Mike Cheslik

Pacifiction
Albert Serra’s hypnotic Palme d'Or-nominated drama about the greed and hypocrisy of colonial power in Tahiti.
- Drama
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2022
- 165 mins
- Albert Serra

The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Thomas Clay’s unflinching story of teen drugs and violence scandalised the British film industry 20 years ago, but is arguably ripe for rehabilitation
- Thriller
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2006
- 94 mins
- Thomas Clay

On Falling
The importance of human connection lies at the heart of this powerful, nuanced portrait of a young Portuguese warehouse employee in Scotland.
- Drama
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2025
- 101 mins
- Laura Carreira

Silent Roar
On the Isle of Lewis, a passionate surfer and his sweetheart have dreams of escaping in this charming comedy with echoes of Bill Forsyth.
- Drama
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2023
- 90 mins
- Johnny Barrington

Vermiglio
Unfolding against the stunning backdrop of a remote Italian mountain village, Maura Delpero’s film is a hauntingly beautiful period tale of family life gradually torn apart.
- Drama
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2024
- 120 mins
- Maura Delpero

All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning portrait of three women is a transcendent tale of love and sisterhood.
- Romance
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2024
- 118 mins
- Payal Kapadia

The Balconettes
Co-written with Céline Sciamma, Noémie Merlant’s bold film follows three friends as they dispose of the body of an abuser they’ve accidentally killed.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
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2024
- 104 mins
- Noémie Merlant

Jeune & jolie
Francois Ozon’s sly and seductive account of teenage girl’s dalliance with high-class prostitution.
- Drama
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2013
- 93 mins
- François Ozon

Starve Acre
Dark and sinister forces invade a couple’s home in this wildly eerie British folk horror, with unflinching performances from Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.
- Horror
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2023
- 98 mins
- Dan Kokotajlo
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The Last Showgirl
Golden Globe-nominated Pamela Anderson is enchanting as the Las Vegas showgirl whose stage show is set to close.
- Drama
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2024
- 89 mins
- Gia Coppola

La Cocina
Tensions rise in a frenzied New York diner, in this loose reworking of Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play.
- Drama
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2024
- 2 mins
- Alonso Ruizpalacios

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
A creative artist couple navigate love and ageing in this brave, fascinating documentary.
- Documentary
- Biopic
- 100 mins
- Manon Ouimet and Jacob Perlmutter

Mr. Burton
Toby Jones is terrific as the inspirational mentor who helped propel Richard Burton from the poor son of a Welsh miner to acting legend.
- Biopic
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2024
- 124 mins
- Marc Evans

Misericordia
French provocateur Alain Guiraudie's rural homecoming story mixing passion, crime, mushrooms and bedroom farce to dizzily involving effect.
- Drama
- Comedy
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2024
- 104 mins
- Alain Guiraudie

The Rubber-Keyed Wonder
If you are a fan of the ZX Spectrum, grew up in the 80s or 90s or just love video games then this film is for you!
- Documentary
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2024
- 141 mins
- Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield

The Summer with Carmen
A seductive and smart gay comedy set on a cruisy Greek island.
- Comedy
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2023
- 106 mins
- Zacharias Mavroeidis

Seaside Special
Jens Meurer’s bittersweet portrait of Cromer during the Brexit crossroads is also an affectionate homage to British theatrical escapism.
- Documentary
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2021
- 93 mins
- Jens Meurer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Johan Grimonprez’s involving film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.
- Documentary
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2024
- 150 mins
- Johan Grimonprez

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A striking portrait of an artist deserving of greater recognition, directed by Mark Cousins (A Story of Film).
- Biopic
- Documentary
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2024
- 88 mins
- Mark Cousins

The Crime is Mine
François Ozon’s witty 1930s farce about a penniless actress who finds fame while on trial for murder, featuring a riotous performance from Isabelle Huppert.
- Thriller
- Comedy
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2022
- 103 mins
- François Ozon

The Critic
Ian McKellen is in delicious form as London's most vicious critic, who strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actor (Gemma Arterton).
- Thriller
- Period drama
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2023
- 101 mins
- Anand Tucker
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Spring Comes to England
Farming techniques and modern methods bring new crops to market.
- Government sponsored film
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1934
- 16 mins

Riding the Boundaries Morpeth. April 24th 1924
Morpeth locals brave the gloomy weather and get in the saddle for a traditional boundary ride.
- Non-Fiction
- Sport
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1924
- 6 mins

Welcome Spring
Spring comes to Scotland in the 1950s: feed playful lambs, pick a host of glorious daffodils, and harness your faithful horse to the plough in this lovely amateur colour film.
- Amateur film
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1952
- 9 mins

Spring Comes to the Zoo
Animal antics at Regent's Park Zoo as the doors are opened to a spring-time crowd.
- Non-Fiction
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1923
- 1 mins

What Am I?
Transgender pioneer April Ashley appears in this moving look at the challenges faced by the trans community in 1980s Britain
- Current affairs
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1980
- 26 mins

Divide and Rule - Never!
Young working class Londoners fight racism with the power of rock and reggae in this anarchic documentary.
- Documentary
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1978
- 41 mins

Jack Johnson Paying a Visit to Manchester Docks
The legendary world heavyweight boxing champion, John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, visits Manchester.
- Non-Fiction
- 2 mins

Life in Her Hands
Kathleen Byron - of Black Narcissus fame - stars in one of the most ambitious recruitment films ever made.
- Instructional
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1951
- 55 mins

Poet Goes North
A long-lost BBC documentary of John Betjeman reflecting, in his unhurried manner, his sense that something vital was being lost and singling out what should be preserved.
- Documentary
- Instructional film/TV programme
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1968
- 26 mins

LFF Trailer 1995
Aardman turn the cinema screen into a mirror and offer this delightful portrait of the typical film festival audience
- Animation & Artists Moving Image
- Documentary
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1995
- 1 mins
Outlying
A documentary on one of Scotland’s most isolated and breathtaking islands, where all 35 residents prepare for the remarkable roll-out of fibre-optic broadband.
- Documentary
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2019
- 11 mins

Everywhere is a Wildlife Park
No need to queue, and nothing to pay. All you need is a good pair of eyes ... because ‘everywhere is a wildlife park’.
- Amateur film
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1970
- 19 mins
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