Independent Cinema for Everyone

Acclaimed Lebanese filmmaker Labaki delivers an astonishing and heart-wrenching depiction of life in the shadows.

Extra screening of award-winning documentary Free Solo. A must see on the big screen.

At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breath-taking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I.

A jaded, out-of-work biographer (McCarthy) resorts to selling forged historical letters on the black market and grapples with the ethical complications that arise in Heller’s funny and charming, true-life biopic about bestselling writer Lee Israel....

This is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock, the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … wit...

Widely recognised by the eye patch she insouciantly sported, Marie Colvin had a fearless approach to capturing human stories in war zones.

Trained from an early age by rigorous, perfectionist Professor Bojinski, Polina is a promising classical dancer. She is just about to join the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy when she discovers contemporary dance and everything is thrown into ques...

In a small town in Massachusetts in 1892, Lizzie Borden lives with her wealthy father and step-mother. When their new housemaid Bridget arrives, they develop a loving friendship that soon blossoms into a secret romance.

Everyone knows Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, but where are the women in silent film comedy? The trailblazing Mabel Normand who starred in 167 shorts and 23 features gets her long-overdue moment in the spotlight in the BFI Comedy Genius tour.