Films in London today: XY CHELSEA at DocHouse (24 to 30 MAY).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 28.05.19

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).

FEATURED ATTRACTION

XY CHELSEA d. Tim Travers Hawkins, 2019 + Q&A with the director & Bent Bars Project at Genesis Cinema (28 MAY 21:00):

  • Fringe! Flings presents: “The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. XY CHELSEA is the journey of her fight for survival and dignity, and her transition from prisoner to a free woman. Bent Bars Project will illuminate Chelsea’s current situation and share vital ways to support Chelsea and others.”

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Grab yourself a juicy discount for RAFIKI at Screen25 (29 MAY).
Grab yourself a juicy discount for RAFIKI at Screen25 (29 MAY).
  • RADIANT CIRCUS is partnering with Screen25 to celebrate their complete Spring/Summer programme. Use promo code “CIRCUS19” when booking on any film in the season to save on full price tickets. The season begins tomorrow with a special screening of RAFIKI (29 MAY).
  • South Social Film Festival is collaborating with Instituto Cervantes to celebrate Spain at Moving Pictures Cinema (08 JUN). RADIANT CIRCUS subscribers at Patreon can unlock a juicy discount for this thrilling event.
  • Every week we do our bit to make cinema going in London that little more affordable by finding as many FREE film nights as we can. We’ve put together a quick guide to FREE films in London this week [25 to 30 MAY].

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: PILLOW TALK at The Lord Palmerston (28 MAY).
Films in London today: PILLOW TALK at The Lord Palmerston (28 MAY).

PROPERTY IS NO LONGER THEFT d. Elio Petri, 1973 + INTRO/SALON with Nick Walker, Rochester Kino at the Italian Cultural Institute (28 MAY 19:00 – FREE! –  Currently looking SOLD OUT! –  Check for availability/returns):

  • “A bank cashier, who’s allergic to banknotes, quits his job after an armed robbery. He decides to start a new life, as a thief. He starts by targeting a popular former client, a butcher. But being a neurotic Marxist has its drawbacks. Property is No Longer a Theft presents a caustic, blackly comic look at a corrupt society.”

WOMEN IN REVOLT – BEYOND THE VISIBLE at Regent Street Cinema (28 MAY 19:30):

  • Indie Society (aka London Film Academy, Shorts On Tap & UK Actors Tweetup) present: An immersive breath work session with Richie Bostock followed by a programme of short films & Q&A with the attending filmmakers.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • ALL THE WILD HORSES d. Ivo Marloh, 2017 presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (28 MAY 20:30).
  • EACH AND EVERY MOMENT d. Nicolas Philibert, 2018 at DocHouse (28 NOV 18:30).
  • GLORY d. Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanovon, 2016 presented by Richmond Film at The Exchange (28 MAY 20:00).
  • JELLYFISH d. James Gardner, 2018 + INTRO by Brent Carers at The Lexi Cinema (28 MAY 18:30).
  • THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER d. Sara Colangelo, 2018 at The David Lean (28 MAY 19:30).
  • PAN’S LABYRINTH d. Guillermo del Toro, 2006 at TT Liquor (28 MAY 19:00).
  • PILLOW TALK d. Michael Gordon, 1959 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (28 MAY 20:00).
  • STILL WALKING d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 at Picturehouse Central (28 MAY 18:30 – Other Picturehouses available!).
  • THE WORLD OF US d. Yoon Ga-eun, 2016 presented by KCCUK at Deptford Cinema (28 MAY 19:30 – FREE!/Currently looking SOLD OUT).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: Stan Brakhage: An Adventure In Perception, part of BEBOP NEW YORK at Barbican (28 MAY).
Films in London today: Stan Brakhage: An Adventure In Perception, part of BEBOP NEW YORK at Barbican (28 MAY).

70mm PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles (ongoing):

  • DUNE 70mm d. David Lynch, 1984 (28 MAY 20:45).

BEBOP NEW YORK: BIRTH OF AMERICAN INDIE CINEMA at Barbican (23 MAY to 25 JUN):

BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS: WEIMAR CINEMA 1919-1933 at BFI Southbank (MAY to JUN):

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE MEANINGS OF LIFE at BFI Southbank (MAY):

CLOSE-UP ON SCOTT WALKER at Close-Up (24 APR to 31 MAY):

KUBRICK at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

WE’RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999! at The Prince Charles (02 MAY to 26 NOV):

  • ROSETTA 35mm d. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne (28 MAY 18:25).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE part of Herne Hill Free Film Festival (28 MAY).
Films in London today: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE part of Herne Hill Free Film Festival (28 MAY).

Film festivals in London today include:

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG at ICA (28 MAY).
Films in London today: TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG at ICA (28 MAY).

AFTER LIFE d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1998 at Rio Cinema (28 MAY 18:30):

  • “Which memory would you choose? After the wonderful MABOROSI, Hirokazu Kore-eda, future director of SHOPLIFTERS, continued his exploration of the mystery of life with this remarkable and touching film that explores the profound human need to discover meaning in everyday existence and asks what makes us truly happy.”

TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG d. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, 2018 at ICA (28 MAY 20:50):

  • “Chile 1990, a country stretching its wings post-Pinochet, exhilarated by new-found freedom but still tentative in the face of an uncertain future. This political reality is paralleled by this story of an idealistic community living off-grid in a commune in the foothills of the Andes.”

XY CHELSEA d. Tim Travers Hawkins, 2019 at DocHouse (28 MAY 14:30):

  • “The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. XY CHELSEA is the journey of her fight for survival and dignity, and her transition from prisoner to a free woman.”

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