Award Winning Independent Cinema

A hilarious and withering satire about an African American novelist chafing against an industry that limits Black storytelling to trauma and poverty narratives.

The film is a rediscovery of a pioneer who has had an unmistakable influence on current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy.

What an absolute treat! A new 4K restoration of this sparkling screwball comedy classic to mark its 90th birthday. Directed by Frank Capra, this was the first movie to be honoured with all five major Oscars®.

A curated collection of extraordinary short films that have been honoured and celebrated at the 2023 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

This programme, curated by the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, is a collection of short films that explores looking for love, finding love, desire, and human connections in various forms.

Directed by George Clooney, and based on Daniel James Brown’s bestselling book, The Boys in the Boat tells the inspirational true story of an underdog rowing team hoping to compete for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

A masterful historical drama from director Kirill Serebrennikov exploring the tumultuous relationship between the famous Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his wife Antonina Miliukova.

Adam is a screenwriter living in London. He strikes up an uneasy acquaintance with his mysterious neighbour Harry, which edges towards something more intimate. With Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy.

Mahalia Belo’s confident feature debut brings Megan Hunter’s acclaimed 2017 dystopian novel to the screen as a disaster movie with immense power deriving from the intimacy of its performances. With Jodie Comer.

In the final part of our celebration of the influence of Powell and Pressburger, The Barbican Theatre will host a film marathon with all of the dance-film guilty pleasures we love.