Q&As

Photo of and audience member asking a question to Mia Hansen-Løve.
© Chelsey Cliff

Q&As

Delve deeper into the films we screen in our cinemas and event spaces with our Q&A screenings, which we're proud to host throughout the year.


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Upcoming Q&A events

A State of Passion

classified 18 (CTBA) BPFF 2025
A State of Passion
Sun 30 Nov 12:30
Film

A British-Palestinian surgeon’s 43 day journey working day and night under bombardment in Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals.

Dreamers

classified 15
Dreamers
Wed 3 Dec 18:00
Film

In a UK immigration removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system.

A person photographs a vibrant mural of George Floyd, featuring names of other victims of racial violence, expressing solidarity and remembrance.
Thu 4 Dec 18:00
Film

Acclaimed photographer Misan Harriman documents protest movements across the globe. But in a world more divided than ever, he is forced to question whether activism can actually deliver social change and if his own work can really make a difference.

Art for the Struggle, Struggle for the Art

classified 18 (CTBA) BPFF 2025
Art for the Struggle, Struggle for the Art
Sat 6 Dec 14:00
Film

Art for the Struggle, Struggle for the Art is a collection of five short films from the revolutionary period of Palestinian cinema – from 1968 to 1974 – exploring the importance of archive film in social and cultural documentation.

Happy Holidays

classified 18 (CTBA) BPFF 2025
Happy Holidays
Sat 6 Dec 17:30
Film

In this powerful drama, a Palestinian and Israeli fear raising a child in a mixed Arab-Jewish community in Haifa, where they can’t even be seen together in public.

Safe

classified 15 All That Melodrama Allows
Three women in colorful outfits pose closely together, showcasing vintage 1990s fashion, with textured hairstyles and pearls.
Sun 14 Dec 14:00
Film

Marking the 30th anniversary of Todd Haynes’ psychological drama Safe (1995), this screening is an opportunity to explore the representation of disabled women within melodrama.

Two men in vintage attire, wearing bowler hats, posing closely together against a simple background. One has a polka dot bow tie.
Thu 5 Feb 2026 16:00
Talk

The true story behind the film Stan & Ollie from the author whose book inspired the film.

Before and Beyond Laurel & Hardy

classified PG Slapstick 2026
Two women holding hands laughing out loud.
Fri 6 Feb 2026 12:00
Film + Talk

In this screening and discussion, film historian Pam Hutchinson and comedian, actor Lucy Porter celebrate some of these overlooked acts inspired by Laurel & Hardy.