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Civil War at BFI IMAX

Alex Garland explores social breakdown and internecine strife across the US in this explosive blockbuster.

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Bushman rediscovered: how real life intruded into a 1970s US indie film

Neglected since its first screenings in 1971, the newly restored Bushman follows a Nigerian man’s experiences in counterculture-era San Francisco, but is interrupted by the arrest of its leading man.

By Tomisin Adepeju

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BFI Flare programmer Wema Mumma and award-winning asexual activist Yasmin Benoit discuss the history of asexual and aromantic characters in film and TV.

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Screen Culture 2033

Our new ten-year strategy that sets out how we will transform access to our programmes, screen culture and jobs.

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