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.

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White Musk

Tensions arise when a young Sudanese woman becomes her mother's primary caregiver.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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Landscapes of Shame

Navigating Ireland's haunted landscapes, ecological extinction and cultural suppression emerge as intertwined forms of colonial erasure.
  • Animation & Artists Moving Image
  • 2026
  • 30 mins

Ish - Extended Q&A

Writer-director Imran Perretta talks to Nia Childs about his Luton-set debut feature Ish.
  • Short interview
  • 2026
  • 19 mins

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Treasure Island

Summer 1993. Marthe convinces her brother to run away from home. Joined by their cousins, they debate what their future might hold.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 18 mins

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White Musk

Tensions arise when a young Sudanese woman becomes her mother's primary caregiver.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 18 mins

Rose of Nevada - Extended Q&A

An extended Q&A with the BAFTA-winning director of Rose of Nevada.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2026
  • 15 mins

The Gold Diggers: Sally Potter’s debut forces you to break free of passivity

Potter's debut feature film forces us to reckon with women's pressure to shape-shift to fit in, says Lilia Pavin-Franks. 
  • Documentary
  • 2026
  • 3 mins

sweet-thang zine presents Black Autonomy, Black Realities

Zoë Thompson from sweet-thang zine breaks down their new BFI Player collection of films exploring themes of Blackness, autonomy and the self.
  • Short interview
  • 2026
  • 3 mins

BFI London Film Festival Shorts

A selection of small but perfectly formed shorts nominated for the 2026 Short Film Award.

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Into the Forest

A stop motion monkey searches for a place to call home.
  • Animation & Artists Moving Image
  • Children's
  • 2026
  • 10 mins

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White Musk

Tensions arise when a young Sudanese woman becomes her mother's primary caregiver.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 18 mins

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Treasure Island

Summer 1993. Marthe convinces her brother to run away from home. Joined by their cousins, they debate what their future might hold.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 18 mins

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Mon Taxi

Meriem, who for years called her father every day, decides to call him on the day after his death.
  • Documentary
  • 2026
  • 8 mins

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Landscapes of Shame

Navigating Ireland's haunted landscapes, ecological extinction and cultural suppression emerge as intertwined forms of colonial erasure.
  • Animation & Artists Moving Image
  • 2026
  • 30 mins

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Daughters of the Late Colonel

After the death of their ill-tempered and controlling father, two middle-aged sisters find themselves at a loss.
  • Animation & Artists Moving Image
  • 2026
  • 9 mins

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Aman

On the eve of his gender-affirming surgery, a trans man's journey takes an unexpected turn.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 16 mins

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How to Hide It

After winning the lottery, a woman faces tension between dreams of a better life and her deeply held beliefs.
  • Comedy
  • 2026
  • 13 mins

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FarEye

Fleeing the chaos of home, a young Jamaican boy finds refuge within a community guided by music, spirit and faith.
  • Drama
  • 2026
  • 14 mins

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A Kind of Purity

At an art gallery, a disillusioned assistant's pretence of normality is pushed to breaking point when a sudden act takes place.
  • Comedy
  • 2026
  • 15 mins

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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

Imran Perretta's 3 You Must See

Imran Perretta, director of Ish, picks the three films you must see on BFI Player.
  • Short interview
  • 2026
  • 2 mins

Aamir Khan in Conversation

The star of Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai and 3 Idiots gives a rare on-stage conversation about his extraordinary career.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2026
  • 60 mins

D-Punk Q&A

Film-makers and disability activists discuss a documentary in which punk and disability collide to tell a story about a hidden history of resistance.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2026
  • 33 mins

Tessa Thompson's 3 You Must See

Tessa Thompson (Creed, Hedda, Thor: Ragnorok) picks the three films you must see on BFI Player.
  • Short interview
  • 2026
  • 2 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

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

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

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

Pretty Sick

Disabled artist and activist Sara brings a unique brand of creative and political expression through their mobility aids.
  • Short documentary
  • 2025
  • 10 mins

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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

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

Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande - Q&A

The director of a documentary about British funk pioneers Cymande joins the band at BFI Southbank to talk about the film.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2024
  • 22 mins

Chloé Zhao Screen Talk | BFI London Film Festival 2025

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2025
  • 65 mins

Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Q&A

Co-directors Celeste Bell and Paul Sng, and producer Rebecca Mark-Lawson discuss their experience filming Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Q&A, hosted by journalist and broadcaster Kieran Yates.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2021
  • 3 mins

Jackie Chan on Stunts, Hollywood and Bruce Lee (Q&A)

In an extensive 30-minute interview with longtime admirer Jonathan Ross, Jackie Chan discusses the changing nature of Chinese cinema over the course of his long career.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2014
  • 30 mins

Tessa Thompson Screen Talk | BFI London Film Festival 2025

The actor discusses her career, including her titular performance in BFI London Film Festival selection, Hedda.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2025
  • 68 mins

Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan on working with David Lynch - Q&A

Kyle MacLachlan talks to BFI CEO Ben Roberts about working with David Lynch on the legendary series Twin Peaks.
  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 2025
  • 38 mins

Joanna Scanlan - Extended Q&A

Actor and writer Joanna Scanlan talks to Mia Bays, director of the BFI's Filmmaking Fund, about her career in film and television.
  • Short interview
  • 2024
  • 51 mins

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