This is a film still from BINTI (2019) which screens today at BFI Southbank as part of BUT WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM? (04 July 2021).

SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [04/07/21]

SUNDAY 04 JULY 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today including one-off events, limited runs, film clubs, repertory seasons, film festivals, outdoor events, & our selection of new releases.

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BINTI d. Frederike Migom, 2019 + Short: YASMINA d. Ali Esmili & Claire Cahen, 2018 presented by T A P E Collective at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 18:20) / Part of But Where Are You Really From?

  • “Binti and her dad don’t have the legal documents required to stay in Belgium, even though she arrived as a baby and lives the normal life of any 12-year-old girl – attending school and having big dreams of becoming a famous vlogger. As deportation looms over them, Binti devises a plan to enable them to stay in the country she considers home.”
  • AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 20:45).
  • ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN d. Alan J Pakula, 1976 at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 11:50).
  • ANOTHER ROUND d. Thomas Vinterberg, 2021 + Recorded Q&A with the director at The Lexi Cinema (04 JUL 19:30).
  • BINTI d. Frederike Migom, 2019 + Short: YASMINA d. Ali Esmili & Claire Cahen, 2018 presented by T A P E Collective at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 18:20) / Today’s featured attraction!
  • THE BIRDS 16MM d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1963 presented by Ciné-Real 16MM Film Club at The Castle Cinema (04 JUL 13:30). 
  • THE BLESSED d. Sofia Djama, 2017 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (04 JUL 18:30) / Part of SAFAR Film Festival.
  • CALAMITY, A CHILDHOOD OF MARTHA JANE CANNARY aka Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary d. Rémi Chayé, 2020 at Ciné Lumière (04 JUL 13:20).
  • CASABLANCA 35MM d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 11:30).
  • DREAMGIRLS d. Bill Condon, 2006 at Genesis Cinema (04 JUL 15:00).
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY d. Roland Emmerich, 1996 at Catford Mews (04 JUL 14:30 & 17:45). 
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY 35MM d. Roland Emmerich, 1996 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 20:00).
  • JAWS d. Steven Spielberg, 1975 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 14:25 & 17:15).
  • KANSAS CITY 35MM d. Robert Altman, 1996 at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 15:20).
  • LA FIANCÉE DU PIRATE aka A Very Curious Girl d. Nelly Kaplan, 1969 (04 JUL 14:00
  • NATIONAL TREASURE d. Jon Turteltaub, 2004 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 12:00).
  • PERSIANS LESSONS d. Vadim Perelman, 2020 at JW3 (04 JUL 13:45). 
  • THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 at The Prince Charles (04 JUL 15:10).
  • REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 15:40).
  • THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS d. Wes Anderson, 2001 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Oslo London (04 JUL 19:30).
  • SHORT CUTS 35MM d. Robert Altman, 1993 at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 11:30).
  • SPRING BLOSSOM d. Suzanne Lindon, 2020 at Electric Cinema Portobello (04 JUL 14:30).
  • STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 at Close-Up (04 JUL 19:15).
  • TRAINSPOTTING d. Danny Boyle, 1996 at Picturehouse Bromley (04 JUL 17:00).
  • TRUE ROMANCE 35MM d. Tony Scott, 1993 at The Prince Charles (03 JUL 18:00).
  • TROUBLE EVERY DAY d. Claire Denis, 2001 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Oslo London (04 JUL 15:00).

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  • BLACK PANTHER d. Ryan Coogler, 2018 at The Luna Cinema at Brockwell Park (04 JUL 21:15).
  • HOT FUZZ d. Edgar Wright, 2007 at Bar Elba SE1 (04 JUL 21:30).
  • LA LA LAND d. Damien Chazelle, 2016 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (04 JUL 21:30).
  • TOP GUN d. Tony Scott, 1986 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford east (04 JUL 21:15).
This is a film still from LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY (2021) which opens this week in London.

LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY d. Laurie Fairrie, 2021

This is a film still from WITCH: WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC (2019) which opens at indie cinemas in London this week.

WITCH: WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC d. Gio Arlotta, 2019

  • Also (other films/venues may be available!): DON’T GO GENTLE: A FILM ABOUT IDLES d. Mark Archer, 2020 at Picturehouse Cinemas (daily 02 to 08 JUL various times).

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