Popular The week's most watched free films. Riefenstahl: A damning portrait of Hitler’s favourite film-maker Andres Veiel’s compelling documentary captures Leni Riefenstahl attempting to escape responsibility, says Katarina Vratonjic. Short documentary 2026 2 mins Callum Turner's 3 You Must See Rose of Nevada star Callum Turner picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins Le Boucher: A masterpiece of murder and meal-times Sam Wigley chews over Le Boucher - a thriller that pairs director Claude Chabrol's twin loves: good food and grisly murder. Short documentary 2026 2 mins Kristen Stewart's 3 You Must See The writer, actor and director of The Chronology of Water picks the three films you must see on BFI Player Short interview 2026 4 mins Bunnyhood Mansi Maheshwari’s Sundance-nominated, Cannes-winning animated comedy-horror tells the tale of an adolescent betrayal. Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 9 mins Jessie Buckley in Conversation The star of Beast and Wild Rose, and the recent recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hamnet talks to Mark Kermode about her career. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2026 65 mins Zagêro It’s so normal to be normal, isn’t it? This radical queer performance film with an all-disabled cast and crew begs to differ. Drama 2025 16 mins The Cars That Ate Paris - the unexpected beginnings of a master director Writer Will Webb examines the humour and visual invention of Peter Weir's debut film. Short documentary 2026 2 mins Rosalind Eleazar's 3 You Must See The star of Apple TV’s Slow Horses and the latest Mark Jenkin film, Rose of Nevada, recommends her three favourite films to watch on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins D-Punk A raw, defiant documentary where punk and disability collide – challenging norms, reclaiming space, and rewriting who gets to be seen and heard. Documentary 2026 31 mins Showgirls is a Western In this mini video essay, BFI contributor Maha Al-Badrawi explains why Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls is a rhinestoned, stilettoed Western. Contains spoilers! Short documentary 2025 2 mins The Extraordinary Miss Flower - Extended Q&A Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard talk about their film, which unpacks a suitcase of love letters that inspired an album by Emilíana Torrini. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 28 mins Mark Jenkin's 3 You Must See BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins Retreat A woman risks the safety of her secret commune by helping a stranger. Drama 2013 22 mins There Will Come Soft Rains Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave in BAFTA-nominated director Elham Ehsas' climate film. Drama 15 mins London Indian Film Festival A selection of audience favourites from Europe’s largest South Asian film festival. BFI NETWORK supported shorts BFI NETWORK exists to support, develop and fund early career screenwriters, directors and producers. Too Desi Too Queer A selection of LGBTQIA+ shorts curated by the London Indian Film Festival. Film Academy Shorts We present the very best shorts by young filmmakers, produced through the BFI Film Academy.
Riefenstahl: A damning portrait of Hitler’s favourite film-maker Andres Veiel’s compelling documentary captures Leni Riefenstahl attempting to escape responsibility, says Katarina Vratonjic. Short documentary 2026 2 mins
Callum Turner's 3 You Must See Rose of Nevada star Callum Turner picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins
Le Boucher: A masterpiece of murder and meal-times Sam Wigley chews over Le Boucher - a thriller that pairs director Claude Chabrol's twin loves: good food and grisly murder. Short documentary 2026 2 mins
Kristen Stewart's 3 You Must See The writer, actor and director of The Chronology of Water picks the three films you must see on BFI Player Short interview 2026 4 mins
Bunnyhood Mansi Maheshwari’s Sundance-nominated, Cannes-winning animated comedy-horror tells the tale of an adolescent betrayal. Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 9 mins
Jessie Buckley in Conversation The star of Beast and Wild Rose, and the recent recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hamnet talks to Mark Kermode about her career. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2026 65 mins
Zagêro It’s so normal to be normal, isn’t it? This radical queer performance film with an all-disabled cast and crew begs to differ. Drama 2025 16 mins
The Cars That Ate Paris - the unexpected beginnings of a master director Writer Will Webb examines the humour and visual invention of Peter Weir's debut film. Short documentary 2026 2 mins
Rosalind Eleazar's 3 You Must See The star of Apple TV’s Slow Horses and the latest Mark Jenkin film, Rose of Nevada, recommends her three favourite films to watch on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins
D-Punk A raw, defiant documentary where punk and disability collide – challenging norms, reclaiming space, and rewriting who gets to be seen and heard. Documentary 2026 31 mins
Showgirls is a Western In this mini video essay, BFI contributor Maha Al-Badrawi explains why Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls is a rhinestoned, stilettoed Western. Contains spoilers! Short documentary 2025 2 mins
The Extraordinary Miss Flower - Extended Q&A Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard talk about their film, which unpacks a suitcase of love letters that inspired an album by Emilíana Torrini. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 28 mins
Mark Jenkin's 3 You Must See BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins
There Will Come Soft Rains Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave in BAFTA-nominated director Elham Ehsas' climate film. Drama 15 mins
