THE BALLY #204: What to see in London this week [02 to 08 JUN 2023]
Welcome to THE BALLY where we help you find what to see in London this week across DIY, indie & alternative cinema events, online, outdoors & in venues.
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UK Premiere: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Bertha DocHouse (08 JUN 19:00) / Part of WITNESSING HISTORY: FILMS BY SERGEI LOZNITSA.
“Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s book of the same title and based on WWII archival footage, the film puts forward the questions: is it morally acceptable to use the civilian population as a means of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of higher “moral” ideals? These questions remain as relevant today as they were 80 years ago, and their urgency is tragically manifested in current political events.”
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FRIDAY
XANADU d. Robert Greenwald, 1980 at The Garden Cinema (02 JUN 21:00).
SATURDAY
TINA d. Daniel Lindsay & T.J. Martin, 2021 at Bertha DocHouse (03 JUN 20:00 / 06 JUN 20:30).
SUNDAY
MÉNILMONTANT dir Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1924 + Short programme with live music accompaniment at Barbican (04 JUN 15:00).
MONDAY
Preview: MEDUSA DELUXE d. Thomas Hardiman, 2022 + Q&A with the director & cast members Darrell D’Silva, Debris Stevenson, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Luke Pasqualino & Nick Karimi at BFI Southbank (05 JUN 20:40).
TUESDAY
Discover: WAR PONY d. Riley Keough & Gina Gammell, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (06 JUN various).
WEDNESDAY
Pink Palace: PRICK UP YOUR EARS d. Stephen Frears, 19:30 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (07 JUN 19:30).
THURSDAY
Queer Reflections on Horror: JENNIFER’S BODY d. Karyn Kusama, 2009 + Book launch/Q&A with editor Joe Vallese & author Kirsty Logan at Rio Cinema (08 JUN 20:30).
Full daily listings in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
WITNESSING HISTORY: FILMS BY SERGEI LOZNITSA at various venues
- Includes (check venues for full listings): STATE FUNERAL d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (02 JUN 18.30); MR. LANDSBERGIS d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2021 at Ciné Lumière (03 JUN 13.30); DONBASS d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2018 at The Garden Cinema (04 JUN 17:00); VICTORY DAY d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2018 at Ciné Lumière (07 JUN 18.30); UK Premiere: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION d. Sergey Loznitsa, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Bertha DocHouse (08 JUN 19:00).
- Presented by Pushkin House.
More seasons listed in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- BFI Film on Film Festival (08 to 11 JUN).
- London International Short Film Festival (04 to 05 JUN).
- London Vaporetto Shorts Film Festival (04 JUN).
- Odyssey Film Festival (26 MAY to 30 JUN).
- The Riservati Pictures Film Festival (08 JUN).
- Sci-Fi London (31 MAY to 06 JUN).
- Walthamstow International Film Festival (04 JUN).
AMANDA dir Carolina Cavalli, 2022
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA.
MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY d. Barnaby Thompson, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Bertha DocHouse / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / ICA / Olympic Studios / / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema.
REALITY dir Tina Satter, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / BFI / The Castle Cinema / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rio Cinema.
More new releases in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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