Popular The week's most watched free films. Before I Do On the morning of her wedding, Mona, a British-Indian woman, questions her rushed marriage and reflects on a period of self-discovery from her past. Drama 2026 9 mins Shagbands During a sizzling summer in the noughties, a gang of South London schoolgirls face strange sexual awakenings, which culminate in a visceral fate. Drama 2020 18 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 Kristen Stewart's 3 You Must See on BFI Player 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 Callum Turner's 3 You Must See on BFI Player Rose of Nevada star Callum Turner picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins MidRiff Neeraja Raj's animated musical comedy about an unexpected guest interrupting a romantic make-out session, positively encourages naval-gazing. Comedy Musical 2024 7 mins Seagull Seagull is a recovering drug addict who is about to have a very strange night on The English Riviera. Horror 2022 6 mins Where We Came From Emmy award-winner Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife; Bend It Like Beckham) stars as a government minister whose internalised racism shapes her policies. Drama 2024 15 mins Essex Girls A teenage girl navigates friendship groups, social awkwardness and boys in this sharp coming of age drama. Drama 2023 15 mins Zari In the bustle of family wedding preparations, Neelu forms an unexpected connection with a sari store clerk, in Shruti Parekh's award-winning short. Drama 2024 19 mins Octopus Upon returning to her home town for a funeral, a young woman reconnects with the friends she left behind. 2021 13 mins Hard, Cracked the Wind A haunting with words is the lure between life and death for a young Cornish poet. Horror 2019 17 mins The Chronology of Water - Extended Q&A An extended Q&A with Kristen Stewart and Imogen Poots, director and star of The Chronology of Water, led by Rhianna Dhillon. . Short documentary Inside Film 2026 17 mins The Riley Sisters Steve is desperate for his sisters to prove his innocence as Izzy and Jess are fighting to preserve their safe space. Drama 2022 11 mins Amélie: A hymn to a way of being Author and journalist Christian Donlan marks the 25th anniversary of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's magical Parisian romance. Short documentary 2026 2 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.
Before I Do On the morning of her wedding, Mona, a British-Indian woman, questions her rushed marriage and reflects on a period of self-discovery from her past. Drama 2026 9 mins
Shagbands During a sizzling summer in the noughties, a gang of South London schoolgirls face strange sexual awakenings, which culminate in a visceral fate. Drama 2020 18 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
Kristen Stewart's 3 You Must See on BFI Player 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
Callum Turner's 3 You Must See on BFI Player Rose of Nevada star Callum Turner picks the three films you must see on BFI Player. Short interview 2026 2 mins
MidRiff Neeraja Raj's animated musical comedy about an unexpected guest interrupting a romantic make-out session, positively encourages naval-gazing. Comedy Musical 2024 7 mins
Seagull Seagull is a recovering drug addict who is about to have a very strange night on The English Riviera. Horror 2022 6 mins
Where We Came From Emmy award-winner Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife; Bend It Like Beckham) stars as a government minister whose internalised racism shapes her policies. Drama 2024 15 mins
Essex Girls A teenage girl navigates friendship groups, social awkwardness and boys in this sharp coming of age drama. Drama 2023 15 mins
Zari In the bustle of family wedding preparations, Neelu forms an unexpected connection with a sari store clerk, in Shruti Parekh's award-winning short. Drama 2024 19 mins
Octopus Upon returning to her home town for a funeral, a young woman reconnects with the friends she left behind. 2021 13 mins
Hard, Cracked the Wind A haunting with words is the lure between life and death for a young Cornish poet. Horror 2019 17 mins
The Chronology of Water - Extended Q&A An extended Q&A with Kristen Stewart and Imogen Poots, director and star of The Chronology of Water, led by Rhianna Dhillon. . Short documentary Inside Film 2026 17 mins
The Riley Sisters Steve is desperate for his sisters to prove his innocence as Izzy and Jess are fighting to preserve their safe space. Drama 2022 11 mins
Amélie: A hymn to a way of being Author and journalist Christian Donlan marks the 25th anniversary of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's magical Parisian romance. Short documentary 2026 2 mins
