Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London today: ZAMA at BFI Southbank (22 MAY).

SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 22.05.18

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 (regular runs).

Featured attraction: ZAMA + Q&A with Lucrecia Martel (22 MAY 20:20, BFI).

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Radiant Circus Screen Quest - A PETAL (1996) at the Korean Cultural Centre.
Films in London today: A PETAL at Deptford Cinema (22 MAY).

Adrian Wootton’s Hollywood Legends: Audrey Hepburn + CHARADE + INTRO at Barbican (22 MAY 18:45 & 20:30):

  • Adrian Wootton OBE, CEO of Film London, traces the life and career of Audrey Hepburn before a screening of “an appealing romantic suspense caper” with the dashing Cary Grant.

A PETAL at Deptford Cinema (22 MAY 20:00 – Free!):

  • A film that attempts to address the trauma of the Gwangju Uprising on the psyche of the Korean people. Presented by The Korean Film Festival in partnership with Deptford Cinema.
  • Read the RADIANT CIRCUS writeup.

FALLING FREETOWN + URBAN NOMADS – Cities, Tension and Urban Planning at Frontline Club (22 May 19:00):

  • Sold out!

More films in London today (A – Z): THE BREADWINNER at Picturehouse Central (22 MAY 18:30 – Other Picturehouses available!). CLASSE TOUS RISQUES at BFI (22 MAY 20:40). Egon Schiele: DEATH & THE MAIDEN at Austrian Cultural Forum (22 MAY 19:00 – Sold out!). GHOST STORIES at The David Lean Cinema (22 MAY 19:30). LADY BIRD presented by Wimbledon Film Club at HMV Curzon (22 MAY 20:30). LE HARVRE presented by Richmond Film Society at The Exchange (22 MAY 20:00). SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING 16mm presented by Ciné-Real at The Castle Cinema (22 MAY 18:45).

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London today: WOODPECKERS DON’T GET HEADACHES at Regent Street Cinema (22 MAY).
Films in London today: WOODPECKERS DON’T GET HEADACHES at Regent Street (22 MAY).

CLOSE-UP ON PIER PAOLO PASOLINI at Close-Up (03 to 29 MAY):

CREATURE FEATURES at The Prince Charles (01 MAY to 23 JUL):

LET LOVE IN: NICK CAVE ON SCREEN at Genesis Cinema (until 01 JUN):

LOST IN AMERICA: THE OTHER SIDE OF REAGAN’S 80s at BFI Southbank (MAY):

LUCRECIA MARTEL RETROSPECTIVE at ICA & BFI Southbank (20 to 27 MAY):

  • ZAMA + Q&A with Lucrecia Martel (22 MAY 20:20, BFI).

MAY ’68 AND ITS LEGACIES at Ciné Lumière (04 to 23 MAY):

UPRISING: THE SPIRIT OF ’68 at BFI Southbank (MAY):

WE <3 GRETA GERWIG at The Prince Charles (until 09 JUN):

#WOMENINFILM2018 at Genesis Cinema (all year):

YOUTH ON THE MARCH! at Regent Street Cinema (02 MAY to 27 JUN):

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London: UNDER THE SKIN at Everyman Muswell Hill (31 MAY).
Films in London: UNDER THE SKIN at Everyman Muswell Hill (31 MAY).

Herne Hill Free Film Festival (01 MAY to 01 JUN)

Everyman Music Film Festival (07 to 31 MAY)

GRIND SHOWS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London today: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at BFI (22 MAY).
Films in London today: THE SOUND OF MUSIC 70mm at BFI (22 MAY).

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm at Picturehouse Central (22 MAY 14:30 & 18:00):

  • For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. This is a true photochemical film recreation, with no digital tricks, remastered effects, or revisionist edits, that is showing exclusively at Picturehouse cinemas. This screening will have a 15 minute interval.

FILMWORKER at ICA (22 MAY 16:15):

  • Director Tony Zierra puts filmworker Leon Vitali centerstage in this documentary about his staggering career and creative involvement with director Stanley Kubrick. Vitali, a budding actor, initially starred in Kubrick’s period drama BARRY LYNDON before becoming his muse and right-hand man.
  • Also at Picturehouse Central (18 to 24 MAY) and Rio Cinema (18 to 24 MAY).

MAYSKAYA STREET at DocHouse (22 MAY 14:30 & 20:30):

  • Belarus has been called ‘Europe’s last Dictatorship’, ruled by President Lukashenko since the collapse of the USSR. Young Kostia – 18 and about to vote for the first time – muses on the future for his country with his family and friends in his small village.

RECRUITING FOR JIHAD at DocHouse (22 MAY 18:20):

  • Gaining unprecedented access to the lives of religious fundamentalists, RECRUITING FOR JIHAD is a powerful examination of extremism in Europe, which makes its UK Premiere at Bertha DocHouse.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC 70mm at BFI Southbank (22 MAY 14:00 & 17:45):

  • This handsomely mounted film of the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is an exemplary translation from stage to screen. Right from the aerial opening – presented in glorious 70mm for an exclusive two-week run at BFI – Robert Wise and screenwriter Ernest Lehman place passion, energy, movement and musical expression at the heart of their brisk, eloquent storytelling.

More films in London this week (A – Z): IN THE INTENSE NOW at ICA (19 to 22 MAY). THE POETESS at DocHouse (until 23 MAY). RECRUITING FOR JIHAD at DocHouse (18 to 24 MAY). REVENGE at Barbican (until 20 MAY), The Castle Cinema (19 to 23 MAY), Ciné Lumière (19 to 31 MAY). THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI at Whirled Cinema (21 to 27 MAY). THE WILD BOYS aka Les Garçons Sauvages at ICA (until 23 MAY). THE WOUND at Lexi Cinema (22 & 23 MAY). THE YOUNG KARL MARX at JW3 (18 to 24 MAY).

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*THE SMALL PRINT: As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Apologies if we have missed your event. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version. Event dates/times are subject to change by the venue/organiser. We check box office each morning for films in London today and try to only list events you can book for at the time of posting: some events may still be sold out. Please click quickly! We don’t filter by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should be 18+.