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A man and a girl sit on a bench in a park, looking up to the sky and smiling.
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Perfect Days

Kôji Yakusho teaches the art of appreciating the everyday in this meditative drama from Wim Wenders.

A young, tired man looks ahead in the desert, in the glaring sun.
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Io Capitano

Two young boys who leave Senegal for Europe are faced with the horrific reality that immigrants experience in the desert and beyond, in Matteo Garone's deeply moving masterpiece.

Amy Winehouse stands about to perform
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Back to Black

Marisa Abela brings to life the story of the one and only, London girl, Amy Winehouse, in Sam Taylor-Johnson's biopic.

A journalist in a bullet  proof vest looks out in the night, standing in front of yellow lights.
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Civil War

In a near-distant future, a group of photo-journalists try to navigate American during the outbreak of Civil War, by Alex Garland (Ex-Machina).

A young boy stands at a school chalkboard in front of his teacher, with complicated mathematics written in chalk.
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If Only I Could Hibernate

In Mongolia's capital city, a gifted student dreams of academic success, but has to look after his family, in Zoljargal Purevdash’s touching debut.

A longhaired woman in business and trainers wear lies back against a skyscraper in front of a city skyline.
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Fantastic Machine

Dive deep into society's obsession with image, where it came from, and the monster it has grown in to, in this documentary by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck. 

A woman stands awkwardly at the door of an office, whilst a room full of people have a birthday party.
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Sometimes I Think About Dying

The very particular Fran (Daisy Ridley) gets close to her new colleague Robert, in this surreal dead-pan character study by Rachel Lambert.

A man in pyjamas bursts through a turquoise dreamscape.
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NT Live: NYE

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.

Two people look on in a neon soaked street
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Queer East: Glitch! Rewind. Then we... + Intro

A glitch concerns us and surprises us. It makes us pause, rewind, and (re)view the experience again and again. With a pre pre-recorded introduction from the curators Hsieh I-Hsuan and Chen Huei-Yin.

A man in a dark room stares directly forward.
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Preview: Stephen + ScreenTalk

We are thrilled to welcome director Melanie Manchot, actor Michelle Collins and subject of the film Ste Giddings in conversation with film critic Ben Nicholson, after this exclusive preview screening.

Two men lie in bed together, draped in orange light. They look lovingly at each other.
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Relaxed Screening: All of Us Strangers

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are neighbours falling in love despite the presence of their pasts, in this intertwined fantasy romance by Andrew Haigh.

A young girl makes arts and crafts in the Barbican Cinema Cafe.
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Family Film Club: April Workshop

Free

Join us for a free animation workshop with Nia Fekri on the last Saturday of April! 

An impressionistic illustration of a deer leaps across a dark backgrou.d
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Family Film Club: Listen with your eyes:

In a partnership with Open City Documentary Festival, a programme of experimental films specially curated for families! 

A man stands in front of a thatched roof mud hut, holding a clay pot, with a confused look on his face.
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Chronic Youth Film Festival: Zan Boko + Live Poetry Reading

Gaston Kaboré’s masterpiece is a celebration of ancestral traditions and searing commentary on rapid gentrification and state-controlled media.

Two women sitting in the front of a car talk to each other, in front of a moody landscape.
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Chronic Youth Film Festival: Gush + DJ & Collage Making

Embark on an electrifying journey through Fox Maxy’s visualised consciousness as they attempt to decipher the evolving digital zeitgeist through experimental film, followed by a DJ set and workshop.