Programme for Monday 26 October

Morning | Afternoon | Evening

Education screenings

Education Event: No One Knows About Persian Cats

Mon 26 |

10:30 |

BFI Southbank (NFT2)

NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

A rollicking tour of the underground music scene in Tehran, as young Iranians express themselves in everything from rap to rock.

Education screenings

Education Event: Behind the Rainbow

Mon 26 |

10:30 |

Ritzy (Screen 1)

NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

To book for LFF Education Events, please contact festival.education@bfi.org.uk or 0207 815 1344. Alternatively fill out an education online bookings form.

Hidden behind the Mandela myth, this compelling documentary reveals the story of the 30-year-old power struggle within the ANC.

Galas & Special Screenings

A Prophet

Mon 26 |

12:30 |

Vue Screen 5

PRIORITY BOOKING

Jacques Audiard's astounding prison drama is the crime movie of the year.

World Cinema

The Traveller

Mon 26 |

13:00 |

Vue Screen 7

PRIORITY BOOKING

Omar Sharif delivers the performance of a lifetime as an ageing Egyptian looking back at a life of love lost.

Film on the Square

The Informant!

Mon 26 |

13:30 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

Matt Damon shines as the USA's highest-ranking corporate whistle-blower in Steven Soderbergh's smart and funny new film.

World Cinema

Alexander the Last

Mon 26 |

13:45 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

Smart, playful and inquisitive, Alexander the Last is the latest from Joe Swanberg, a prolific and challenging filmmaker who is developing a body of work that is both fascinating and inspiring.

World Cinema

Ride the Wave Johnny

Mon 26 |

13:45 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

A young boy from the Mumbai slums who dreams of escaping to Dubai, but who instead must deal drugs supplied by a local Maﬁa.

New British Cinema

American: The Bill Hicks Story

Mon 26 |

14:00 |

NFT1

PRIORITY BOOKING

Libertarian, outlaw, shaman, philosopher, romantic, preacher, genius...Bill Hicks was always something other than a comedian.

Education Talks and Workshops

Education Event: Film Industry Networking for Beginners

Mon 26 |

14:30 |

BFI Southbank (Project Space)

NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

To book for LFF Education Events, please contact festival.education@bfi.org.uk or 0207 815 1344. Alternatively fill out an education online bookings form.

The opportunity to meet and gain up-to-date advice a wide range of professionals who have recently started their careers in the film industry. For 15-19s.

Film on the Square

We Live in Public

Mon 26 |

15:30 |

Vue Screen 5

PRIORITY BOOKING

Ondi Timoner's pacy and penetrating look at the impact of technology on our lives and our identities, told through the story of internet pioneer Josh Harris.

Film on the Square

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Mon 26 |

15:45 |

Vue Screen 7

FULLY BOOKED

The distinctive and deeply affecting story of an African American teenager's journey to leave her abusive background behind.

Cinema Europa

Ivul

Mon 26 |

16:00 |

NFT2

PRIORITY BOOKING

Brit eccentric Andrew Kötting returns with a French rural drama - a young man takes to the trees when he falls foul of the family patriarch.

World Cinema

Sightseeing

Mon 26 |

16:00 |

Vue Screen 6

PRIORITY BOOKING

From Argentine director Ezequiel Acuña comes a wry, droll tale of masculine friendship as two old friends meet again over ten years after leaving school to complete work on a new play.

Cinema Europa

Journey to the Moon

Mon 26 |

16:15 |

NFT1

PRIORITY BOOKING

Turkish villagers' quest to fly to the moon in the 1950s becomes an engaging study of contemporary Turkish culture.

World Cinema

45365

Mon 26 |

16:15 |

NFT3

PRIORITY BOOKING

An elegiac portrait of goings-on in the middle-American town of Sydney, Ohio, a celebration of everyday life, be it mundane or profound.

World Cinema

Trash Humpers

Mon 26 |

16:15 |

Vue Screen 9

PRIORITY BOOKING

A film suggesting Harmony Korine is comfortable with the label of provocateur...

Free Events with Time Out

Film Credit Crunch: Can the Economic Crisis Actually Be Good for Cinema?

Mon 26 |

20:30 |

Delegates Centre

NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

We examine and debate the effects of the recession on the film industry.

Experimenta

An Organization of Dreams

Mon 26 |

20:45 |

NFT3

FULLY BOOKED

Can cinema de dangerous? An investigation into the political and psychological power of cinema inspired by the work of French philosopher, Bernard Stiegler.

World Cinema

Ajami

Mon 26 |

20:45 |

PHOENIX

FULLY BOOKED

A powerful crime drama set on the mean streets of Israel. The fact Ajami is a collaboration between two young directors, Scandar Copti, a Palestinian, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli, serves as a statement in itself.