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Fanny Lye Deliver'dFanny Lye Deliver'd
Drama2019112 minsDirector: Thomas Clay
The wife of a puritanical farmer seems resigned to her lot, until she has her head turned by the arrival of a young couple in Thomas Clay’s provocative period drama.
The Personal History of David CopperfieldThe Personal History of David Copperfield
Drama2019120 minsDirector: Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci brings David Copperfield fizzing to life with all-star collaborators in this exuberant, entertaining and sharply pertinent adaptation.
The LighthouseThe Lighthouse
Drama2019109 minsDirector: Robert Eggers
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in this hypnotic fusion of beauty and brutality from Robert Eggers, director of The Witch.
Days of the Bagnold SummerDays of the Bagnold Summer
Comedy201986 minsDirector: Simon Bird
Simon Bird’s directorial debut is a warm and witty graphic novel adaptation about a single librarian trying to reconnect with her introverted, metalhead teenage son.
On the RecordOn the Record
Documentary202097 minsDirector: Kirby Dick
A searing exploration of the costs of coming forward, turning up the volume on one of the biggest #MeToo stories in the music industry.
ParasiteParasite
Drama2019132 minsDirector: Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon Ho's Oscar®-winning box-office sensation is a darkly comic, twisty rollercoaster ride.
Women Make Film - a companion collection
Mark Cousins selects some remarkable films from his epic doumentary Women Make Film: A Road Movie Through Cinema.
American Indie
US independent films made away from the pressures and glitz of Hollywood have offered directors a greater creative freedom.
Black Stories
A celebration of black culture in film and TV, dive into a selection that flows deep and far.
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Lynn + LucyLynn + Lucy
Drama201988 minsDirector: Fyzal Boulifa
A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa.
The Last TreeThe Last Tree
Drama201999 minsDirector: Shola Amoo
Femi, a young British boy of Nigerian heritage, has to adapt to the new environment of inner-city London, in this outstanding, BIFA-winning drama from Shola Amoo (A Moving Image).
It Couldn't Happen HereIt Couldn't Happen Here
Drama198786 minsDirector: Jack Bond
The pop-surrealist road movie starring the Pet Shop Boys, finally available for the first time in the digital era.
Little JoeLittle Joe
Science Fiction2019105 minsDirector: Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner’s cool, witty and unsettling sci-fi starring Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw.
A Bigger SplashA Bigger Splash
Thriller2015125 minsDirector: Luca Guadagnino
Ralph Fiennes delivers a sensational performance as one of four passionate souls sharing a villa in the Sicilian sunshine, with jealousy, intrigue and violence simmering beneath the surface.
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Part 5Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Part 5
Documentary2019122 minsDirector: Mark Cousins
The journey ends with the biggest themes of love, death and the meaning of life.
Black Stories
A celebration of black culture in film and TV, dive into a selection that flows deep and far.
Women Make Film
Mark Cousins' epic odyssey of women's cinema - plus a selection of remarkable films that feature throughout.
Japanese Classics
From the samurai thrillers of Kurosawa to the beautiful melodramas of Naruse, this collection celebrates the extraordinary diversity of Japanese cinema.
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Notting Hill CarnivalNotting Hill Carnival
Amateur film19762 minsSilent Location: Notting Hill
Music, dancing and community characterise this short film from Notting Hill Carnival, 1976.
4 and 20 Fit Girls4 and 20 Fit Girls
194011 minsSilent
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.
What Am I?What Am I?
Current affairs198026 mins Location: Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll
Transgender pioneer April Ashley appears in this moving look at the challenges faced by the trans community in 1980s Britain
Ballet BlackBallet Black
Documentary198685 mins
Stephen Dwoskin brings together members of the Ballet Negres dance company, founded in London in 1946.
June StrawberriesJune Strawberries
News19682 minsSilent Location: Tamerton Foliot
Strawberry-picking and feasting is the order of the day
Knebworth Pop FestivalKnebworth Pop Festival
News19765 mins Location: Knebworth Ho
Free food' and 'free religion' is the mantra of some festival goers ahead of the Rolling Stones' appearance at Knebworth. And for the local publican, it's big business!
Black Britain on Film
Striking, illuminating and sometimes surprising images of black culture, community and characters, spanning over a century of British film and TV.
Festival Fever
From deep-rooted folk traditions to youth culture happenings: a celebration of the music and arts festivals of summers past.
Keep Fit
Let’s get physical! With over a century of exercise on film, this collection offers some high intensity viewing.