Branded the 'scariest horror movie in years' following its premiere at Sundance earlier in the year, Ari Aster's disturbing spook show, featuring a bravura performance by Toni Collette, is a domestic thriller about the most frightening ghosts of all: the spirits within.
Rupert Everett - who writes, directs and stars in this magnificent drama - was born to play Oscar Wilde, and this, Everett's "11th-hour masterpiece" (The Times) focuses on Wilde's final years following his notorious trial and imprisonment for "gross indecency".
Scouring 100 years of footage from the BFI National Archive, BAFTA®-winner Paul Wright constructs an exhilarating study of Britain’s shifting - and contradictory - relationship to the land.
Diane Kruger picked up the Best Actress prize in Cannes for her role in this riveting thriller, winner of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, about a grieving woman searching for justice.
One of the funniest films ever made, Mel Brooks’ marvellously crafted, beautifully shot comedic homage to James Whale’s 1931 classic Frankenstein is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of the classic horror movies of the 1930’s.
The story of troubled sailor Donald Crowhurst has attracted a lot of attention from filmmakers with two adaptations this year alone. Brit indie horror director Simon Rumley (The Living and the Dead) has produced his own provocative take on this most unusual of heroic tales.
This moving documentary gives meaningful insight into the life and work of The The's Matt Johnson as he struggles with creative inertia whilst facing the challenge of writing new work.
Described as a “modern day Elvis” by Liam Gallagher, any fan of George Michael will be interested in this documentary revealing how he became one of the biggest pop stars of the world.
Based on the award-winning cult novel by legendary club kid James St. James, Freak Show is a wonderfully queer fish out of water high school comedy/drama about a gay teen who decides to enter the Homecoming Queen contest.
This in-depth documentary all about musician Damon Gough (AKA Badly Drawn Boy) looks at the legacy of his iconic and Mercury Prize winning album The Hour of Bewilderbeast, eighteen years after its original release in 2000.
Based on the award-winning cult novel by legendary club kid James St. James, Freak Show is a wonderfully queer fish out of water high school comedy/drama about a gay teen who decides to enter the Homecoming Queen contest.
This extraordinary documentary about the legendary Queen Of Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald - looks at the secret behind her timeless voice that could melt chocolate.
The story of The Wedding Present's much-heralded 1987 debut album George Best, exploring the 30 year lifespan of a record that has come to define youth in the minds of so many and has been labelled the greatest break-up album of all time.
A shiver of fear runs right through Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona's (A Monster Calls) debut - a gothic frightener about a long-abandoned orphanage with a particularly troubling past, that plays brilliantly on our profound yet unacknowledged fear of children.
Documentarian John Scheinfeld gives jazz titan John Coltrane his cinematic due in this comprehensive and engrossing look at the most accomplished tenor sax player and jazz composer the world has ever seen.
Join us to vote for Bristol’s Selection for Iris Prize’s Best of British competition. Queer Vision is a selection partner for the Iris Prize - whose focus is excellence in LGBT+ storytelling on screen.
Ahead of the Bristol Grand Prix, Bristol’s City Centre Bike Race, take a sensory ride through the thrills and hardships of professional bike racing in this immersive documentary following ageing pro cyclist David Millar’s final season.
Oscar®-winning director Kevin Macdonald (Marley, Touching The Void) directs this intimate portrait of the work and life of Whitney Houston, one made with full access to her family and collaborators.
This Sundance winner is a poignant and compassionate story from director Desiree Akhavan - who sensitively adapts an acclaimed coming-of-age novel to create a refreshingly original teen movie.
Oscar®-winning director Kevin Macdonald (Marley, Touching The Void) directs this intimate portrait of the work and life of Whitney Houston, one made with full access to her family and collaborators.
The politically charged, spine-chilling debut from Iranian director Babak Anvari delivered a tense and atmospheric thriller set in a haunted Tehran apartment during the terrifying final days of the Iran-Iraq War.
Once again the quality of the 2017 Iris Prize shorts were incredible and Bristol Pride are very proud to be a partner to the festival. The Queer Vision team have hand-picked a selection of the best.
The BFI Flare film festival is one of the biggest and best LGBT+ Film festival in the world and the Bristol Pride team attends to make selections for Queer Vision.
Join us for the final editon of six IGLABs, a place to test and play games - games that are played in the real world rather than via a console or screen, games that are social, definitely foolish, and possibly a little bit absurd.
British writer/director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature tells the heartbreaking yet charming story of a mother and daughter who struggle to escape bullies, and the terrible strain it puts on them and their relationship.
The pastor of a small New England church finds his faith tested after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife in this taut, chilling thriller from director Paul Schrader.
Bruce Lee remains one of cinema’s most iconic and enduring figures. To mark 45 years this month since his tragic death and to celebrate his life and legacy, join us for this special screening of his final, and most enduring, film.
British writer/director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature tells the heartbreaking yet charming story of a mother and daughter who struggle to escape bullies, and the terrible strain it puts on them and their relationship.
The pastor of a small New England church finds his faith tested after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife in this taut, chilling thriller from director Paul Schrader.
In this expertly unsettling horror, Australian director Jennifer Kent exerts a masterly control over this tense supernatural tale about a children’s book that one single mother should never have opened.
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman turns his inquisitive eye behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world: the New York Public Library.
Join us to celebrate the achievements of one of the nation’s most loved institutions and appreciate the vital role that health care professionals play in our lives at this special screening of historic films and clips to celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service in Bristol.
From 19:30 join us for Deaf Conversations About Cinema, an informal discussion featuring simultaneous BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation about the themes of Pin Cushion in the Café/Bar (Deaf and hearing audience members are both most welcome).
Written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, a former Jehovah's Witness, this is a remarkable, authentic, and rare insight into the complex nature of faith, family, duty and love.
Brutal, bloody and bone-shaking - this is the gutsy true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand’s most violent prisons who learns Muay Thai in order to survive.
