The Times BFI London Film Festival
Things We Lost in the Fire
Susanne Bier reaches new levels of sensitivity and poignancy in her first English language film, which stars Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro.
City of Men
Originally a spin-off series from Fernando Meirelles' Oscar nominated City of God, the City of Men TV series has inspired this thrilling, visceral film.
Talk to Me
Dynamic biopic that pays fitting tribute to ‘Petey' Greene, who overcame drug addiction and served a prison sentence before becoming one of Washington DC's most prominent media personalities in the 1960s.
In Prison My Whole Life
A look at the life of imprisoned political activist and former Black Panther member, Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was found guilty of the murder of a police officer in Philadelphia and sentenced to death, and has been awaiting execution ever since.
Return to Goree
Grammy-winning Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour takes us on a musical journey in the footsteps of slaves, from Atlanta to New Orleans, and from New York on to Bordeaux and Luxembourg.
Chop Shop
Chop Shop sees talented young writer-director Ramin Bahrani, who made his mark with multiple award-winner Man Push Cart, adding another chapter to his chronicle of life on America's margins.
Ezra
Award-winning African film dealing with the sadistic exploitation of children and the complexities of diamond exploration in Africa.
Munyurangabo
A tense odyssey of two teenage friends, Sangwa, a Hutu, and Ngabo, a Tutsi, set after the brutal Rwandan genocide, which left almost a million dead.
Redemption (Irapada)
Dewunmi is a young, successful building contractor whose foster mother pays him an unexpected visit and tries to convince him to perform a traditional redemption rite.
Screening with Area Boys
They rule the traffic-jammed streets of Lagos with ferocious violence. Bode and Obi are lifelong friends who decide to cut their ties with their boss (Dele) and form their own partnership with a view of leaving their corrupt world for good.
The World Unseen
In 1950s South Africa the paths of two contrasting Indian women cross, setting in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives.
Killer of Sheep
Charles Burnett's episodic, almost poetic portrait of the lumpen grind - and its dogged survivors - in the LA ghetto of Watts in the mid 70s.
