Films in London today: RAFIKI at The Lexi (04 APR).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 04.04.19

RADIANT CIRCUS is your handcrafted guide to London’s DIY, indie & alternative movie nights, film events & gallery screenings. Our DAILY UPDATE helps you find great films in London today*.

Find films in London today by: SINGLE-O EXHIBITS (one-off attractions) // MUSEUM SHOWS (several exhibits under one roof – seasons & festivals) // GRIND SHOWS (a selection of regular runs).

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RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 + INTRO by Grace Barber-Plentie at The Lexi (04 APR 18:40):

  • “Brimming with Afropop aesthetics and the dreamy intimacy of first love, RAFIKI is a rallying indictment against Kenya’s homophobic laws. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the hustle and bustle of Nairobi, two very different girls must choose between their illegal love or the safety of conformity.”

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Films in London this month: RAISED BY THE INTERNET at BFI (APR).
Films in London this month: RAISED BY THE INTERNET at BFI (APR).
  • We’ve posted our epic roundup of London’s repertory seasons & film festivals for APRIL. Our featured attraction of the month is BORN DIGITAL: RAISED BY THE INTERNET at BFI Southbank (APR).
  • Filmmaker Gerry Maguire introduces a new series of sci-fi screenings where cult classics set in 2019 have become our DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.
  • The yearlong investigation of genre cinema continues at Austrian Cultural Forum London, shifting focus from HORROR to HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMAS (02 APR to 30 MAY).

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: MID90S at Everyman Kings Cross (04 APR).
Films in London today: MID90S at Everyman Kings Cross (04 APR).

Experimental Visions and Neurodiversity: JIGSAW d. Robina Rose, 1980 + DISCUSSION with the director at BFI Southbank (04 APR 18:20):

  • “Timing with World Autism Awareness Week, we present Jigsaw, an observational, experimental film which seeks to enter into the perceptual preoccupations/obsessions of the autistic child.”

YULI – THE CARLOS ACOSTA STORY d. Icíar Bollaín, 2018 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (04 APR 20:25):

  • “Spanish actress-turned-director Icíar Bolláin (who appeared in Víctor Erice’s EL SUR), turns her lens to the true story of Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, who was the first black dancer to perform key ballet roles and principal dancer at the Royal Ballet for many years.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: LE BONHEUR at The Prince Charles (04 APR).
Films in London today: LE BONHEUR at The Prince Charles (04 APR).

AGNÈS VARDA: GLEANING TRUTHS at The Prince Charles (until 03 JUN):

  • LE BONHEUR d. Agnès Varda, 1965 (04 APR 18:20).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS at BFI Southbank (APR):

CLOSE-UP ON ANDREI TARKOVSKY at Close-Up (until 21 APR):

KUBRICK at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

MARTIN SCORSESE SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles (until 18 JUL):

OF FLESH AND BLOOD: THE CINEMA OF HIROKAZU KORE-EDA at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

SECRETS, MYSTERY, ABSURDITY: THE WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH at Genesis Cinema (02 to 25 APR 2019):

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: BLACK POND at Birkbeck Cinema, part of Essay Film Festival (04 APR 18:30 - FREE!/LAST CHANCE!).
Films in London today: BLACK POND at Birkbeck Cinema, part of Essay Film Festival (04 APR 18:30 – FREE!/LAST CHANCE!).

Film festivals in London today include:

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY at ArtHouse Crouch End (30 MAR).
Films in London today: BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY at ArtHouse Crouch End (29 MAR to 04 APR).

BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY d. Steve Sullivan, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (04 APR 21:20 – LAST CHANCE!):

  • “’80s and ’90s Manchester music fixture Frank Sidebottom hid a creative giant who was both defined and smothered by that whopping papier-mâché head. BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY unmasks him.”

LORDS OF CHAOS d. Jonas Åkerlund, 2018 at The Prince Charles (04 APR 13:00):

  • “Oslo, 1987: Seventeen-year-old Euronymous (Rory Culkin) is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown and create “true Norwegian black metal” with his band, MAYHEM.”

OUT OF BLUE d. Carol Morley, 2018 at Barbican (04 APR 20:45):

  • “Director Carol Morley’s (DREAMS OF A LIFE, THE FALLING) latest film is a stylish, cosmic murder mystery, in which a police officer must discover who killed a young astrophysicist.”

More films in London this week (A – Z):

  • 3 FACES at Ciné Lumière (30 MAR to 27 APR). AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE d. Catherine Corsini, 2018 at Whirled Cinema (01 to 07 APR). AT ETERNITY’S GATE d. Julian Schnabel, 2018 at Rio Cinema (29 MAR to 04 APR). BENJAMIN d. Simon Amstell, 2018 at The Castle Cinema (until 04 APR). BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES d. Sophie Huer, 2018 at DocHouse (until 03 APR). BORDER d. Ali Abassi, 2018 at ICA (until 04 APR). CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? d. Marielle Heller, 2018 at The Prince Charles (29 MAR to 04 APR). EVERYBODY KNOWS d. Asghar Farhadi, 2018 at Watermans (29 MAR to 04 APR). THE FAVOURITE d. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018 at The Prince Charles (29 MAR to 04 APR). GIRL d. Lukas Dhont, 2018 at The Castle Cinema (until 04 APR). HUMOR ME d. Sam Hoffman, 2017 presented by UKJF at JW3 (29 MAR to 04 APR). THE IMAGE YOU MISSEDd. Dónal Foreman, 2018 at ICA (until 04 APR). THE PANAMA PAPERS d. Alex Winters, 2018 at DocHouse (29 MAR to 04 APR). SHARKWATER: EXTINCTION d. Rob Stewart, 2018 at The Prince Charles (29 MAR to 04 APR). SORRY ANGEL aka Plaire, aimer et courir vite d. Christophe Honoré, 2018 at Ciné Lumière (until 04 APR). US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 at Rich Mix (until 04 APR). THE WHITE CROW d. Ralph Fiennes, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (29 MAR to 04 APR).

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