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SurgeSurge
Drama2019100 minsDirector: Aneil Karia
Ben Whishaw is superb as a man on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation in this highly strung, stripped-back thriller.
Rare BeastsRare Beasts
Drama201992 minsDirector: Billie Piper
Billie Piper stars in her own directorial debut, a no-holds-barred, Fleabag-esque anti-romcom about a modern woman’s struggles in work and love.
Running Against the WindRunning Against the Wind
Drama2019116 minsDirector: Jan Philipp Weyl
In Ethiopia, two young men are racing to make their dreams come true.
Carmen and LolaCarmen and Lola
Romance2018103 minsDirector: Arantxa Echevarria
Two teenage girls from a close-knit Roma community fall in love in this fresh and affecting coming-of-age romance from Spanish director Arantxa Echevarría.
Ahead of the CurveAhead of the Curve
Documentary202098 minsDirector: Jen Rainin
Uplifting documentary tracing the power of lesbian visibility from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco Stevens' best-selling lesbian magazine, Curve.
MinariMinari
Drama2020116 minsDirector: Lee Isaac Chung
Lee Isaac Chung's sweeping story of a Korean-American family in search of the American Dream, winner of two Sundance prizes and now nominated for six Academy Awards.
Sight & Sound's Best Films
Unmissable films from an essential source: the world’s wisest film magazine, whose annual list sets the standard.
Black Stories
Showcasing the best of Black culture in film and TV history.
Woman with a Movie Camera
Great films incite, others vex, a few elate. From pre-war to the present day, these remarkable works by international women directors do all that and more.
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Horror2014101 minsDirector: Ana Lily Amirpour
If you only see one Iranian vampire western this year, make sure it’s this one. A female vampire stalks a ghost town in Ana Lily Amirpour’s arresting debut.
The New GirlfriendThe New Girlfriend
Melodrama2014108 minsDirector: François Ozon
Ruth Rendell provides the source novel for this delicious tale of deception and identity, from the master of mischievous melodrama, François Ozon.
Meek's CutoffMeek's Cutoff
Drama2010103 minsDirector: Kelly Reichardt
Kelly Reichardt's absorbing and beautifully composed western, set on the Oregon trail in the 1840s.
Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7
Drama196291 minsDirector: Agnès Varda
Agnes Varda’s classic character study follows a successful pop singer as she wanders around Paris while awaiting the results of serious medical tests.
VagabondVagabond
Drama1985101 minsDirector: Agnès Varda
The story of Mona, a young hitchhiker who cannot communicate with the world, is told in flashback by people who came into contact with her, after she is found frozen to death in a ditch.
Varda by AgnèsVarda by Agnès
Biopic2018115 minsDirector: Agnès Varda
In her final film, Agnès Varda offers a personal insight into her oeuvre, using excerpts from her work to illustrate her unique artistic visions and ideas.
Black Stories
Showcasing the best of Black culture in film and TV history.
BFI London Film Festival
BFI Player is the home of BFI London Film Festival all year round. And with Subscription you have a festival pass - allowing unlimited screenings of favourites from festivals past.
BFI Flare LGBTIQ+
Here are the pioneers, the iconoclasts, the brave - from landmark LGBTIQ+ portraits to the next generation of queer classics from the BFI Flare festival.
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Jane GaskellJane Gaskell
Documentary196820 mins
London swallowed up by the green belt? Fantasy and horror writer Jane Gaskell muses on how the future looks for the hippie generation.
Portrait of a Glass WorkerPortrait of a Glass Worker
Documentary196213 mins Location: Wealdstone
A young art student captures the artistry and skill of a glass worker.
Swan Upping on the Thames Swan Upping on the Thames
Non-Fiction19181 minsSilent Location: River Thames
The tricky task of tracking London's swans.
Mourne GraniteMourne Granite
Sponsored film19595 minsSilent Location: Mourne Mountains
Man and machine use all their might to carve up the Mourne Mountains.
Let Not the Deep Swallow Me UpLet Not the Deep Swallow Me Up
Charity appeal197723 mins Location: Lymington
The Royal National Lifeboat Institute: how it's funded, and the design and building of both wooden and fibreglass boats.
Man who Lives up a TreeMan who Lives up a Tree
News19583 mins Location: Powick
"What makes you live up a tree, for goodness sake?" Meeting Frank Gunnell, Powick's legendary tree dweller.
Football on Film
Football and film: two giants of 20th century spectacle. Born just a few years apart, film and the professional game have grown up together, as this fascinating collection shows.
LGBT Britain
This colourful and challenging collection explores screen representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives over the past century.
The Pleasure Principle
From Victorian voyeurism to Soho striptease: how a hidden film industry emerged to satisfy the sexual appetites of (male) viewers.