Rye Lane   

Rye Lane is a 2023 British romantic comedy film directed by Raine Allen-Miller in her feature directorial debut. Set in the South London areas of Peckham and Brixton, the film is titled after the real-life Rye Lane Market. It stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as two strangers who have a chance encounter, after having both been through recent breakups, and spend the day getting to know each other. Rye Lane was a major hit at the Sundance Film Festival where it received critical acclaim, with praise for Jonsson's and Oparah's performances, the film's direction, style, and originality.

  L’immensita   

" Rome, 1970s. Clara (Penélope Cruz) is a fun-loving mother who prefers to mess around at the children’s table rather than socialise with the adults, but whose seemingly carefree attitude conceals an internal struggle. She moves her family to a new apartment in a run-down neighbourhood with crumbling buildings that seem to mirror her fracturing state of mind. Meanwhile, Clara’s 12-year-old (Luana Giuliani) is having a formative summer of their own, christened Adriana but who wishes to be referred to by the male name Andrea, as they question their gender identity and try to figure out who they are. Nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2022, Emanuele Crialese (Terrafirma) delivers a thoughtful meditation on childhood trauma and shifting identity, accentuated with vibrant black-and-white fantasy sequences. " - BFI

  Harold & Maude   

Harold and Maude is a classic 1971 American black comedy–drama that incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man who is intrigued with death, and who rejects the life his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him. Harold develops a friendship, and eventual romantic relationship, with 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon) who teaches Harold about the importance of living life to its fullest.

  Typist Artist Pirate King   

" Carol Morley’s latest film puts forgotten artist Audrey Amiss on the map. Inspired by her extensive archive of diaries, letters and art, the film weaves real events into an imagined journey as Audrey goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse. This dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for reconciliation, is filled with adventure, humour and compassion. " - BFI

  Scrapper   

" The debut feature of Charlotte Regan is a triumphant comedy-drama with a lot of heart and a splash of magic. After her beloved mother passes away, 12-year-old Georgie believes she can get by on her own. Scrappy and resourceful, she steals bikes with her best friend Ali. She definitely has no interest in getting to know her absentee father Jason, who drops into her garden one day – and back into her life. With Scrapper, Regan presents a refreshingly upbeat and vibrant spin on the working-class family drama. Charismatic newcomer Lola Campbell brings bounding energy and terrific comic timing as the irrepressible Georgie, while Harris Dickinson delivers an equally fun and empathetic turn as Jason, a man desperately trying to find his feet as a dad. It’s a sweet journey that will leave you wishing you could stay longer in Regan’s world. " - BFI

  Feathers   

“Something’s wrong. This is surreal.” There could hardly be a better way to describe the incident that sparks off Omar El Zohairy’s much-vaunted absurdist parable, Feathers – ostensibly about a man who turns into a chicken. Fantastical plot point aside, though, this festival darling is a cutting dark comedy, laden with striking imagery, which pits a downtrodden housewife against the Kafka-esque machinery of Egypt’s patriarchal power structures " - BFI

  Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom   

" Despite years of training, twentysomething Ugyen (Sherab Dorji) lacks motivation to become a teacher. His real dream is to get an Australian visa and pursue his singer-songwriter dreams beyond Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom he calls home. But if Ugyen feels constrained by life in the nation’s capital, Thimphu, his world shrinks even further when he’s summarily posted to a school in the remote village of Lunana, population 56, altitude 4,800 metres, an arduous week-long trek away. So begins a charming, easygoing, gently humorous fish-out-of-water tale, culturally specific but universal enough to become Bhutan’s first-ever Oscar contender (it was nominated for Best International Feature Film last year) " - BFI

  The Old Oak   

" Rumoured to be the final film of acclaimed British director Ken Loach, The Old Oak is a moving and powerful drama that shows the ways fear and hope can define and drive a community. In a northern former mining town, pub landlord TJ keeps the pub The Old Oak running thanks to a handful of loyal regulars. He observes their increasing frustrations at the deprivation in their local community, and the simmering tension that forms around the arrival of several refugee Syrian families who have been housed in the area. That anger is exacerbated when TJ strikes up an unlikely friendship with Yara, a young Syrian photographer " - BFI

  Young Frankenstein   

Young Frankenstein is a 1974 spoof horror directed by Mel Brooks and co-written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder. It regularly appears on lists of the funniest films of all time. Wilder plays a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein who inherits his grandfather's Transylvanian estate. His scientific curiosity is piqued when he discovers his grandfather's notebook in which he documented his experiments with reanimation. Frederick sets about conducting his own experiments to create his very own monster.

  Past Lives   

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life. Celine Song’s feature debut is a delicate and sophisticated depiction of lost love and childhood crush.