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Benediction

A non-conventional film biography of the poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden), Benediction spans three distinct eras: the horror and waste of World War I, and the poetry it gave rise to; the interwar years of “gay” society (and covert homosexuality); and finally the 1960s, where we see the elderly poet, played by Peter Capaldi, attempt…

The Banshees of Inisherin

The setting of the film is obviously meant to represent a larger canvas.

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Eric Ravilious, painter, illustrator and designer, came from a poor background but was taught by leading artists Paul Nash and Henry Moore. With his distinctive use of watercolour he created ethereally romantic landscapes of the British Isles.

Aftersun

Though widely described as a coming-of-age film, Aftersun is more accurately an essay in reflection as the adult Sophie (Rowlson-Hall) looks back on a holiday at a Turkish resort in the 1990s spent with her father, Calum (Mescal).

Pretty Red Dress

Debut feature from writer and director Dionne Edwards, who chooses the inner city streets of South London as a backdrop to her complex exploration of black masculinity and self acceptance.

Theatre Of Blood

50th anniversary screening of this cult classic black comedy, featuring a stellar British cast. Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart conspires with his daughter to get revenge on the London theatre critics who panned his work.

Name Me Lawand

Inspirational documentary charting, with a striking visual style, the journey of a profoundly deaf child refugee seeking to communicate and be understood.

Typist Artist Pirate King

Warm, darkly funny tragicomedy inspired by real events: unknown artist Audrey Amiss (Monica Dolan) goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse (Kelly Macdonald) to exhibit her work.

Blue Jean

A closeted PE teacher in 1980s Britain struggles to keep her sexuality hidden after the arrival of a new student.

Raging Grace

Tense, entertaining Gothic satire of life in modern Britain: Filipina worker Joy, struggling to support her daughter Grace, secures the perfect job – but soon starts to realize everything is not as it seems. Nominated for 2 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).

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