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Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera using monochrome Kodak stock, Mark Jenkin’s remarkable new film is a timely and funny, yet poignant tale that gets right to the heart of a Cornish community facing an unwelcome change.

Honor Swinton Byrne gives a star making performance in British director Joanna Hogg’s exquisite semi-autobiographical drama about a struggling young film student who gets knocked off her creative path.

Offering profound insights into reggae’s past, present and future, award-winning director Peter Webber's documentary captures Jamaican reggae icons as they return to the musical, spiritual and political roots of their art, and pass them on to younger generations.

Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, this intimate, visceral film tells the story of one woman's journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during five years of the Syrian conflict.

Set in Argentina during the mid-1970s, a successful lawyer’s picture-perfect life begins to unravel when a private detective comes to his seemingly quiet small town and starts asking questions.

This accomplished, courageous and deeply moving debut from Norwegian writer-director Camilla Strøm Henriksen inventively mixes elements of fantasy and kitchen-sink drama in its tale of a young girl struggling to keep her family together in the aftermath of a tragedy.

In this lunchtime talk Pervasive Media Studio Resident Charlie Williams joins us to discuss his latest project, 'The Sea Was Never Blue,' an hour of melodic, dynamic new piano music with bespoke algorithmically-generated live visuals.

Hailed as “one of the year’s sweetest films," this poignant and powerful comedy-drama follows a Chinese American woman who learns that her grandmother is dying and reluctantly goes along with her family’s plan to keep it a secret.

A visually poetic and painstakingly observational documentary about the last female wild beekeeper in Europe.

Directed by French musician, film composer and record producer Marc Collin (from Nouvelle Vague), this striking debut is an ode to the female pioneers of electronic music.

Visually immaculate and swirling with themes as heart-rending as they are mind-twisting, Denis Villenueve’s stunning follow up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic appeals to our intellect as well as our sense of adventure.

Hailed as “one of the year’s sweetest films," this poignant and powerful comedy-drama follows a Chinese American woman who learns that her grandmother is dying and reluctantly goes along with her family’s plan to keep it a secret.

Shola Amoo (A Moving Image) directs this semi-autobiographical story about a teenager of Nigerian heritage fostered in the countryside having to move to inner-city London.

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the legendary Motown Records with this remarkable documentary charting the creation and incredible success of the iconic music label, set against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement.

Shola Amoo (A Moving Image) directs this semi-autobiographical story about a teenager of Nigerian heritage fostered in the countryside having to move to inner-city London.

The Café/Bar will be closed until 17:30 on Thu 6 Dec.

John Crowley (Brooklyn) elegantly adapts Donna Tartt's globally-acclaimed, Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a teenager whose mother is killed in a terrorist attack.

A lazy young Brooklyn film school graduate shoots a documentary to help win back her ex in this feature debut from director Dolly Wells.

Jen Randall’s (Psycho Vertical) and British adventurer Sarah Outen’s hotly anticipated documentary tells the story of Sarah’s 20,000 mile, human-powered journey around the globe.

Enjoy that fun Friday feeling in the bar at Shextreme's Opening Night party, showcasing live adventure art, female-led DJ sets and adventure photography, plus a Shextreme concept store celebrating female-led adventure companies.

Join us for an evening of female-led short films from the worlds of mountain biking, skateboarding including an exclusive world premiere of surfing documentary Undercurrents. Plus a panel discussion about women in adventure’s wellbeing.

A magical blend of documentary and fiction takes us back to a glorious summer Sunday in late-1920s Berlin, where five young workers find themselves with freedoms undreamt of by their parents, with unforeseen consequences.

Cinéphiles is a film discussion group that meets once a month to discuss films chosen from Watershed's programme. All are welcome.

John Crowley (Brooklyn) elegantly adapts Donna Tartt's globally-acclaimed, Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a teenager whose mother is killed in a terrorist attack.

A lazy young Brooklyn film school graduate shoots a documentary to help win back her ex in this feature debut from director Dolly Wells.

Nine years after his incendiary first film Four Lions, master satirist Chris Morris returns with this wild (and very funny) dark comedy about a Miami preacher who becomes the unlikely focus of an FBI terrorist sting.

Three unlucky in love Tehran residents make attempts to change their solo status in director Ali Jaberansari's refreshing, original and deadpan tale of the Iranian capital.

Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje writes and directs the story of his own life as a teenage skinhead in the Essex borough of Tilbury in the mid-80s in this painful and moving drama.

BFI London Film Festival present this vibrant and hugely engaging portrait of female friendship and growing up in London from director Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane, Suffragette) and writers Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson.

Told from the Deaf community's own perspectives, Dr Paddy Ladd shares his powerful insights into Deaf culture and the concept of Deafhood.

An exotic and sensational tale of addiction and revenge made during the early censorship-free period, now hailed as a triumph of the cinematic medium.

Shining his spotlight on a recent child abuse scandal that rocked France, Francois Ozon's gripping true-life drama tells the story of three men who come together to dismantle the code of silence around historic abuse cases within the Catholic Church.

A feature documentary film, four years in the making, on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet.

Adapted from a J B Priestley stage play, a group of disparate characters discuss their hopes for an ideal city.