With its rich cinematography by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential score by Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right.

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

Jack Clayton’s strange, gothic film takes place in a shadowy, old house in south London. A home in which secrets must be kept by 7 children about their dead mother as they try to continue their lives whilst avoiding the orphanage.

Presented as part of the Hong Kong Film Festival 2025, this programme brings together seven works by pioneering and emerging Hong Kong video artists, spanning from 1990 to 2025.

Killer of Sheep is an undisputed masterpiece of African-American filmmaking and one of the most poetic, perceptive dramas ever made about family and community.

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

Killer of Sheep is an undisputed masterpiece of African-American filmmaking and one of the most poetic, perceptive dramas ever made about family and community.

Sasha Litvintseva and Beny Wagner have been working collaboratively since 2018. Experimenting with image-making techniques and nonlinear narration, their work is driven by a series of open-ended questions about how the world has been organized historically and, crucially, how it could be otherwise.

The Counterculture on Camera double bill will be introduced by Ranjit S. Ruprai and followed by discussion with film scholar and curator Dr. Omar Ahmed

Celebrated as Canada’s first queer film release, David Secter’s debut film is a quietly confident exploration of friendship and desire. It left a lasting impact on Canadian cinema, paving the way for Canadian queer filmmakers such as Bruce LaBruce and Patricia Rozema, even inspiring a young David Cronenberg who cites Winter Kept Us Warm as the film that inspired him to become a director.

To mark the publication of Lynne Tillman’s new selected stories Thrilled to Death we will be hosting a rare screening of Committed, her 1984 film, co-directed by Sheila McLauglin and followed by Q&A with Lynne Tillman.