This is a film still from: XIMEI dir Gaylen Ross & Andy Cohen, 2019

THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [01/12/22]

THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 2022 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.

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TOKEN HOMO presents a second season of BAR TRASH – TRASH PLANET – a celebration of 70s eco-horror at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero. Tickets £1 / Double-bill £5 – Booking now!

XIMEI d. Gaylen Ross & Andy Cohen, 2019 presented by Dokbox for World AIDS Day at The Garden Cinema (01 DEC 18:30).

“During a government-sponsored blood campaign, peasants from China’s Henan Province queued in front of vans to sell their blood for approximately 5 dollars, a month’s wages. 300,000 people were infected with HIV from contaminated equipment and transfusions, sparking a full-blown epidemic, followed by a scandalous cover up.”

“Ximei, a victim of this Black Blood economy, fights against the injustice while fighting the disease. Even as local officials try to terrorize Ximei into silence, sequester her in an AIDS Village, and close down her halfway house for victims and their orphans, she single-handedly fights for her fellow patients to receive medical treatment and to overcome social and work discrimination.”

“Ximei’s courageous actions and fiery character transform the tragedy of Henan’s HIV-infected outcasts into lives of hope and dignity.” (The Garden Cinema)

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

CHRISTMAS at Genesis Cinema

CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank 

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) 50 FILMS FROM 50 YEARS at ICA & Close-Up

OVER THE RAINBOW at BFI Southbank

BONES AND ALL dir Luca Guadagnino, 2022:

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY dir Rian Johnson, 2022:

SHE SAID dir Maria Schrader, 2022:

WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? aka Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas vukurebt? dir Aleksandre Koberidze, 2021:

Also 25 NOV to 01 DEC (various venues / dates / times):

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