This is a film still from YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, screening at BFI Southbank today (23 SEP 2021).

THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [23/09/21]

THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 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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YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY aka Satamoto fel eshreen d. Amjad Abu Alala, 2019 + Recorded Q&A with the director at BFI (23 SEP 20:30) / Part of THE TIME IS NEW.

  • “In this debut feature by Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, a young man is haunted by a prophecy that his life will end as soon as he turns 20. Bullied by the children of the village and called ‘the son of death’, Muzamil finds himself torn between a desire to live and an acceptance of his looming death.”
  • 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 ‘unrestored version’ at The Prince Charles (23 SEP 20:15).
  • A BRIXTON TALE d. Darragh Carey & Bertrand Desrochers, 2021 + Q&A with the directors & actor Craige Middleburg at Genesis Cinema (23 SEP 18:30).
  • BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1984 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker presented by Cult Classic Collective at Genesis Cinema (23 SEP 18:15).
  • BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 at Ciné Lumière (23 SEP 16:30).
  • BREWSTER’S MILLIONS d. Walter Hill, 1985 at BFI (23 SEP 20:45).
  • JIGSAW + ILLUMINATING THE WILDERNESS d. Robina Rose + Kate Adams, 1980 + 2018 + Intro by Professor Janet Harbord & Q&A with the directors at Barbican (23 SEP 18:00).
  • ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT d. Beeban Kidron, 1989 + Q&A with the director at BFI (23 SEP 18:00).
  • PATHS OF GLORY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1957 at The Prince Charles (23 SEP 17:45).
  • THE THIRD MAN 16mm d. Carol Reed, 1949 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (23 SEP 19:30 – full capacity / 26 SEP 14:15 – socially distanced).
  • THE UNDERCOVER MAN d. Joseph H Lewis, 1949 at BFI (23 SEP 14:45).
  • YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY aka Satamoto fel eshreen d. Amjad Abu Alala, 2019 + Recorded Q&A with the director at BFI (23 SEP 20:30).

ONLINE

  • FRIDAY d. F. Gary Gray, 1995 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (23 SEP 20:00).
  • OUR LADIES d. Michael Caton-Jones, 2019 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (23 SEP 20:00).

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 4K d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971.

THE MALTESE FALCON d. John Huston, 1941.

THE STORY OF LOOKING d. Mark Cousins, 2021

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