Programme changes

Updated: 1 March

March Programme

Mini Filmmakers Saturday Club Filmmaking
Sat 24 Feb - Sat 23 Mar 10:30-12:30 p53
To confirm, these clubs will be taking place at BFI Southbank, not online, as printed in the February guide.

Evil Does Not Exist
1-7 March p14
Due to a change of date, Evil Does Not Exist will now be released in UK cinemas on 5 April. We are delighted to present a week of exclusive preview screenings at BFI Southbank from 1-7 March.

Preview: Frank Capra: Mr America + Q&A with director Matthew Wells
Fri 1 March 18:15 NFT1 p6
We are pleased to announce that producer Nick Varley will be joining the Q&A.

We are pleased to announce a run of Wim Wenders beguiling and poignant, Oscar®-nominated drama:
Perfect Days
Playdates: Fri 1 Mar 18:25 Studio; Sun 3 Mar 12:40 Studio (DS); Mon 4 Mar 20:20 Studio; Wed 6 Mar 20:35 NFT3; Fri 8 Mar 14:30 Studio (DS); Sat 9 Mar 17:40 Studio (DS); Mon 11 Mar 18:00 Studio; Tue 12 Mar 20:35 Studio
Japan-Germany 2023. Director Wim Wenders. With Koji Yakusho, Min Tanaka, Arisa Nakano. 125min. EST. PG.
A MUBI release
The screenings on Sun 3 Mar 12:40 Studio, Fri 8 Mar 14:30 Studio and Sat 9 Mar 17:40 Studio will be presented with additional Descriptive Subtitles of non-dialogue audio.
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

We are pleased to announce additional screenings of the following:
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande p6 (Feb Guide)
Playdates: Fri 1 Mar 21:00 Studio; Mon 4 Mar 18:00 Studio (DS); Tue 5 Mar 14:40 Studio; Thu 7 Mar 20:50 Studio; Mon 11 Mar 14:45 Studio (DS); Tue 12 Mar 18:30 Studio
All screenings will have Audio Description available and the screenings on Mon 4 Mar 18:00 Studio and Mon 11 Mar 14:45 Studio will be presented with subtitles, including descriptions of non-dialogue audio.
This film has been given a 12A certificate.
Please note that this film includes racist language. The BFI does not endorse the language used in the film nor align itself with it. The BFI seeks to provide transparency to give audiences control over what they see and hear.

We’re pleased to add these additional screenings:
The Zone of Interest p10
Remaining screenings: Sat 2 Mar 18:00 Studio; Mon 4 Mar 14:30 Studio; Thu 7 Mar 14:40 and 18:40 Studio; Tue 12 Mar 20:55 NFT3; Wed 13 Mar 18:20 Studio
Audio Description available at all screenings.

Busting the Bias presents: Special People + Q&A with director Justin Edgar and actors Dominic Coleman and David Proud
Sat 2 Mar 15:50 NFT1 p7
We are pleased to announce that Audio Description will be available at this screening and the intro and Q&A will have BSL and live captioning.
Please note, we are showing a new director’s cut of this film which runs 74min.

City of God p15 (Feb Guide)
Sat 2 Mar 20:30 Studio; Sun 3 Mar 18:10 Studio; Fri 8 Mar 18:00 Studio; Wed 13 Mar 20:35 NFT2
Please note these additional screenings.

Good Morning Babylon
Sat 2 Mar 18:10 NFT2; Thu 7 Mar 20:40 NFT2 p18
As mentioned in the Guide, we are showing the Italian version of the film with EST.
Please note however, that most of the dialogue is in English with only a few Italian subtitles.

Glasgow Film Festival Preview: La Chimera
Sun 3 Mar 17:30 NFT1 p6
This film has been given a 15 certificate.

In the Cut
Sun 3 March 18:30 NFT3 p25
To clarify, this screening starts at 18:30 as per page 25, not 18:20 as per the calendar. We apologise for this error.

Be one of the first to catch Ava DuVernay's powerful new film on the big screen:

The Taste of Things
Playdates: Sun 3 Mar 15:20 Studio; Wed 6 Mar 14:40 and 20:25 Studio
The screening on Sun 25 Feb 15:50 Studio will be presented with additional Descriptive Subtitles of non-dialogue audio.
This film has been given a 12A certificate.

Preview: Origin
Mon 4 Mar 17:50 NFT1
USA 2023. Director Ava DuVernay. With Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal. 141min. Digital. 12A. A Black Bear Pictures release. Audio Description available.
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience. Inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's influential best-seller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future, in this emotional epic.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion in the Blue Room hosted by actor, director, presenter, Burt Caesar, who will be joined by author and publisher Michelle Asantewa, and Nicole-Rachelle Moore, Curator Caribbean Collections, British Library. Free to ticket-holders of the screening of Origin, subject to capacity.
Tickets £13, concs £11.20 (Members pay £2 less) on sale Wed 21 Feb to BFI Patrons from 11:30, to BFI Members from 12:30 and on general sale from 16:00.

Mark Kermode Live in 3D at the BFI
Mon 4 Mar 18:30 NFT1 p5
Please note, this event will now take place on Mon 11 Mar 18:15 at BFI IMAX. We apologise for any inconvenience. Tickets on sale to BFI Patrons on Fri 9 Feb from 11:30, to BFI Members on Fri 9 Feb from 12:30 and on general sale on Mon 12 Feb from 11:30.

Preview: High & Low: John Galliano
Mon 4 Mar 20:40 NFT1 p6
This film has been given a 15 certificate.

A Sign is a Fine Investment + intro by Steve Foxon, Curator of Non-Fiction, BFI National Archive
Mon 4 Mar 18:15 NFT3 p27
We are delighted to announce that Judith Williamson, the director of A Sign is a Fine Investment, will join Steve Foxon for the introduction to this screening.

Walkabout + intro by Jason Wood, Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences
Tue 5 Mar 18:10 NFT2 p22
We are delighted to announce that season curator Bob Stanley will join Jason Wood for this introduction.

We're very pleased to add these additional screenings:
American Fiction p11
Tue 5 Mar 20:30 Studio; Wed 6 Mar 17:55 Studio (DS); Fri 8 Mar 20:35 Studio; Mon 11 Mar 20:40 Studio (DS)
Audio Description available at all screenings and the screenings on Wed 6 Mar 17:55 Studio and Mon 11 Mar 20:40 Studio will be presented with Subtitles including descriptions of non-dialogue audio.

In the Cut + intro
Wed 6 Mar 18:00 NFT2 p25
We are delighted to announce that this screening will include a pre-recorded introduction by academic Lucy Bolton.

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival Opening Night
London Premiere: Green Border Zielona granica + Q&A with director Agnieszka Holland
Wed 6 Mar 19:00 NFT1 p5
To clarify, this screening is the Opening Night of Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.

Woman with a Movie Camera: International Women's Day Preview: Banel & Adama + Q&A with director Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Fri 8 Mar 18:10 NFT1 p8
This film has been given a 12A certificate.

Library Talk: Celebrating International Women’s Day: Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism
Fri 8 Mar 19:30 BFI Reuben Library p35
To clarify, this talk takes place on Fri 8 March, as per page 35 and not Sat 9 March, as per the calendar. We apologise for this error.

We are pleased to add these additional screenings:
Poor Things p5 (Dec Guide)
Sat 9 Mar 20:15 Studio (DS); Tue 12 Mar 17:55 NFT3
Audio Description available at both screenings and the screening on Sat 9 Mar 20:15 Studio will be presented with subtitles, including descriptions on non-dialogue audio.
The confirmed certificate is 18.

Jules et Jim + intro
Wed 13 Mar 18:10 NFT2 p24
We are delighted to announce that this screening will be introduced by writer Dr Adam Scovell.