THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [23/06/22]

THURSDAY 23 JUNE 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.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

Oska Bright Film Festival 2022: Queer Freedom short film programme at Barbican (23 JUN 18:30 – Relaxed Screening).

“In this selection of films from the 2022 and 2019 Queer Freedom programmes curated for the Oska Bright Film Festival, we’ll explore a rich variety of queer stories from around the world.”

“From enriching encounters with drag queens to touching animated shorts, from quirky melodramas told entirely through feet to a gay teen romance sure to appeal to anyone who has been falling in love with TV series Heartstopper, these films, some delightful, some experimental and some very funny, offer unique representations of queerness and disability.” (Oska Bright)

Featured image: BORN TO DANCE WITH AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME dir Nikolay Nikolov, 2019.

• ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME d. Andrew Gaynord, 2021 + Q&A with Tom Palmer & Tom Stourton at The Lexi Cinema (23 JUN 18:30).
• BARRY & JOAN d. Audrey Rumsby, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (23 JUN various).
• BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER d. Jamie Babbit, 1999 at The Old Nun’s Head (23 JUN 19:30).
• THE CAMERA IS OURS: BRITAIN’S WOMEN DOCUMENTARY MAKERS d. various at JW3 (23 JUN 13:40).
• IMITATION OF LIFE d. Douglas Sirk, 1959 at The Garden Cinema (23 JUN 20:00).
• THE MALTESE FALCON 16mm d. John Huston, 1941 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (23 JUN 19:30 / 26 JUN 14:00).
• Preview: MOON, 66 QUESTIONS aka Selini, 66 erotiseis d. Jacqueline Lentzou, 2020 + Intro by the director at ICA (23 JUN 20:30).
• Oska Bright Film Festival 2022: Queer Freedom short film programme at Barbican (23 JUN 18:30).
• MUBI Presents Pride Unprejudiced: The Party inc QUERELLE d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982 with Fringe! & Queer House Party at Colours Hoxton (23 JUN 19:00+ / Also available online).
• SWAN SONG d. Todd Stephens, 2022 at Curzon Cinemas for Pride Month (23 JUN various).
• VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 at The David Lean (23 JUN 14:30 & 19:30).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE 35mm d. Nicholas Ray, 1955 (23 JUN 18:20).
• THE LONG GOODBYE 35mm d. Robert Altman, 1973 (23 JUN 20:45).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: AFTER BRESSON… at BFI Southbank

• CERTAIN WOMEN d. Kelly Reichardt, 2016 (23 JUN 20:50).

CELEBRATING ANNA MAGNANI at The Garden Cinema

• L’AMORE d. Roberto Rossellini, 1948 (23 JUN 20:00).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• KISS ME DEADLY d. Robert Aldrich, 1955 (23 JUN 17:45).

COLLECTIVE MOBILISATION at ICA

• TRÊS REALIZADORAS PORTUGUESAS ds. Mariana Gaivão, Leonor Teles & Sofia Bost, 2021 + Q&A with Sofia Bost and Mariana Gaivão (23 JUN 18:15).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• PICKPOCKET d. Robert Bresson, 1959 (23 JUN 20:15).

JOHN CARPENTER IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• PRINCE OF DARKNESS d. John Carpenter, 1987 (23 JUN 15:45 – 4K).

JUDY GARLAND: A STAR IS REBORN at BFI Southbank

• GIRL CRAZY d. Norman Taurog, 1943 (23 JUN 14:30).

MENELIK SHABAZZ – FOR THE PEOPLE at BFI Southbank

• LOOKING FOR LOVE d. Menelik Shabazz, 2015 + Discussion (23 JUN 18:10).

OF SIN & SALVATION: THE CINEMA OF ROBERT BRESSON at BFI Southbank

• A MAN ESCAPED aka Un Condamné à mort s’est échappé d. Robert Bresson, 1956 (23 JUN 20:45).
• Re-releases: PICKPOCKET d. Robert Bresson, 1959 (03 JUN to 30 JUN various).

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at The Prince Charles

• BEWARE THE HOLY WHORE aka Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971 (23 JUN 13:15).

RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank

• Re-releases: GET CARTER d. Mike Hodges, 1971 (23 JUN 20:50).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• PRINCE OF DARKNESS d. John Carpenter, 1987 (23 JUN 15:45 – 4K).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• FIRE AT SEA aka Fuocoammare d. Gianfranco Rosi, 2015 + Short: FOOTSTEPS IN THE WIND (23 JUN 18:05).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (23 JUN 16:00).

• Barnes Film Festival (16 to 22 JUN).
• London Bengali Film Festival (21 to 26 JUN).
• London Indian Film Festival (23 JUN to 05 JUL).
• Malarkey Film Festival: Gap The Mind (23 JUN).
• Oska Bright Film Festival 2022: Queer Freedom (23 JUN).
• RAFT Festival (10 JUN to 08 JUL).
• The Wave: Italian Women Filmmakers (15 to 19 JUN).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• THE BIRD CAGE (23 JUN 21:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (23 JUN 21:30).

• Also 17 to 23 JUN (various dates/times): A SONG FOR CESAR d. Abel Sanchez & Andres Alegria, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse // CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH dir Cooper Raiff, 2022 at: Barbican / Everyman Cinemas // DESTERRO d. Maria Clara Escobar, 2020 at: ICA // LISTEN d. Ana Rocha De Sousa, 2022 at: Peckhamplex // THE LOST GIRLS d. Livia De Paolis, 2022 at: Everyman Cinemas // PLEASURE dir Ninja Thyberg, 2021 (some with recorded Q&A) at: Barbican / ICA // SAMP d. Flavia Mastrella & Antonio Rezza, 2020 at: ICA // SHADOW FLOWERS d. Seung-jun Yi, 2019 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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