In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.

After an abandoned boat sails into New York harbor with a zombie aboard, a reporter teams up with the daughter of the boat's missing captain to investigate the island where he was last seen conducting research—the site of an alleged zombie outbreak.

Andrei Tarkovsky’s unforgettably haunting film, his first to be made outside Russia, explores the melancholy of the expatriate through the film’s protagonist, Gorchakov, a Russian poet researching in Italy.

Arriving at a Tuscan village spa with Eugenia, his beautiful Italian interpreter, Gorchakov is visited by memories of Russia and of his wife and children, and he encounters the local mystic who sets him a challenging task.

‘Nostalgia’ is filled with a series of mysterious and extraordinary images, all of which coalesce into a miraculous whole in the film’s final shot. As in all Tarkovsky’s films, nature, the elements of fire and water, music, painting and poetry all play a major role.

★★★★ “Hauntingly beautiful” - David Parkinson, Empire

A winner of awards across the world including Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor, Original Screenplay and Score, the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and many more.

Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

Two young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.

Tickets Are Only Available via BFI London Film Festival Website from Tuesday 17 September 2026 10:00am: Click Here To Book

Eleanor Coppola’s documentary on the making of Marie Antoinette is a rousing love letter to filmic craft and the joys and complexities of leading an artistic life.

Drawn from over 80 hours of footage, Coppola’s insightful eye is complimented by her production diaries (voiced by Diane Lane) which form the narrative spine of this profound exploration of creativity, the unique pressures placed on female artists and maternal love. The beauty of her words gives pause, not only to the ambitious artistry onscreen, but the historical character at the centre of this fiction.

This screening will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles. 

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

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Whether it’s cutting your own hair, winning the lottery, looking for love or livening up a dull day at work, these uk shorts will cover all your comedy needs.

FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME:

A Twist of Hate
Director- Maddy Shenai
UK - 2026 - 9min
Newlyweds encounter an unusual lawyer who probes their motivations for love.

Date Night
Director- Tanya Reynolds
UK - 2026 - 16min
Danielle and Harry's latest attempt at kinky roleplay shines a discomforting light on what they really want from life.

Laundreams
Director - Amber Gadd, Evie Ward-Drummond
USA - 2026 - 15min
In an empty laundrette manned by 20-year-olds Minnie and Leah, nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes.

Micro Bangs
Director - Iris Breward
UK - 2026 - 5min
A woman starts to spiral as she considers a drastic haircut.

Sweet Bitter Sweet
Director - Nicolee Tsin
UK - 2025 - 9min
After moving to London, a young Chinese woman searches for love while working at a bakery.

The Devil Is In Me
Director - Tia Salisbury
UK - 2026 - 11min
In late 18th-century England, a nightmarish teenager and a rookie reverend lock horns over Sunday school attendance.

A Kind of Purity
Director - Theo Shivdasani
UK - 2026 - 15min
At an art gallery, a disillusioned assistant's pretence of normality is pushed to breaking point when a sudden act takes place.

How To Hide It
Director - Ramla Ali, Richard A. Moore
UK - 2025 - 13min
After winning the lottery, a woman faces tension between dreams of a better life and her deeply held beliefs.