
Film / Drama
Mangrove
Free screening of Steve McQueen's superb courtroom drama exploring the case of the Mangrove Nine
The BFI London Film Festival comes to the Watershed for 11 exclusive preview screenings from October 7 to 18.
Tickets are going very quickly for this diverse selection, which kicks off with a free screening of Steve McQueen’s Mangrove.
Other highlights include Pixar’s latest, Soul, Elisabeth Moss in Shirley, true-life period lesbian drama Ammonite with Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, and Spike Lee’s recording of David Byrne’s American Utopia.
Follow the links below for full details of all films in the season, with screening times. Go here for our comprehensive film listings.
Film / Drama
Free screening of Steve McQueen's superb courtroom drama exploring the case of the Mangrove Nine
Film / Drama
Fleeing abuse, a homeless woman builds her own house in Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd's drama
Film / Drama
Elisabeth Moss stars in an agreeably sour biopic of influential horror novelist Shirley Jackson
Film / Drama
Riz Ahmed stars as New York-based British-Pakistani rapper Zed in this spiky drama of identity
Film / Documentary
Award-winning documentary about the effect of incarceration on one American family
Film / Animation
A jazz musician's soul is separated from his body in this animation from the director of Inside Out
Film / Drama
A widow travels to France to find out more about her late husband's secret double life
Film / Art House
Does being mildly pissed at all times make you happy? A group of pals decide to find out.
Film / Drama
Frances McDormand stars in a fact-based, Oscar-winning drama about a baby boomer nomad
Film / Drama
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in a true-life period lesbian fossil hunter drama
Film / Documentary
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's 2019 Broadway show
Film / Drama
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are on top form in this gay dementia drama