London Film Festival

Bill Morrison’s DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME screened at The Cinema Museum along with other reels from under the ice. Filmmaker Bill Morrison joined Kevin Brownlow afterwards to discuss his 2016 doc. The evening was presented by Kennington Bioscope and programmed by Michelle Facey. Here’s our writeup.

João Salaviza and Renée Nada Messora’s collaborative feature THE DEAD AND THE OTHERS aka Chuva É Cantoria Na Aldeia Mortos (Brazil-Portugal, 2018), screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (16 OCT 12:45, BFI Southbank). Introduced by BFI programmer Ana David and director João Salaviza, the film was followed by an audience Q&A. Here’s our writeup.

Ali Abbassi’s second feature BORDER aka Gräns (Sweden, 2018), screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (12 OCT 18:30, Cineworld Leicester Square). The film was introduced by BFI programmer Kate Taylor and Ali Abbassi and followed by a Q&A. Here’s our writeup.

Qiu Sheng’s debut feature SUBURBAN BIRDS aka Jiao Qu De Niao (China, 2018), premiered at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (11 OCT 18:30, Vue West End). Introduced by BFI programmer Kate Taylor and actor Lu Huang, the film was followed by an audience Q&A. Here’s our writeup.