Independent Cinema for Everyone

A powerful coming of age story, this profoundly moving portrait of male friendship offers a depiction of intimacy and masculinity that is sure to have an enduring impact.

Broker is the outstanding new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda, the acclaimed director of 'Shoplifters'. Heart-warming, funny and moving, this is a film of gentle humanity and great warmth.

Compelling adaptation of Miriam Toews's acclaimed novel about a group of young women in a remote religious colony dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault perpetrated by the colony's men.

In Oakley’s quiet, soulful drama, a closeted PE teacher reckons with her identity during the introduction of Clause 28 to Thatcherite Britain.

Oscar buzz rightfully surrounds Brendan Fraser’s affectingly gentle, altogether heart-breaking central performance, in this stunning one-location character study from visionary auteur Darren Aronofsky.

Oscar®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) presents a stirring portrait of renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin, focussing on her fight against Big Pharma.

With introduction and Q&A with Director Mark Jenkin on Saturday 21 January. Mark Jenkin follows up his acclaimed breakthrough Bait with this mind-bending Cornish folk horror tale, gorgeously shot on grainy 16mm.

With blistering intent, Abbasi reconfigures the tropes of the serial-killer genre, creating a film that not only grapples with the attempt to bring a criminal to justice but examines what really stands for ‘justice’ in this world.

The first Catalan-language film to win the Berlinale’s Golden Bear award, Carla Simón’s second feature following her debut Summer 1993 is a gorgeously shot, immersive and naturalistic ode to living and landscape.

The stunning debut from Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells, Aftersun juxtaposes a hopeful coming-of-age story with a poignant, intimate family portrait that leaves an indelible impression.