BFI Player’s June 2026 line-up
Scorching passions and radical visions lead the month, headlined by the towering genius of Ritwik Ghatak.
Heat and dust prevail this month with a collection of films from Indian genius Ritwik Ghatak, a celebration of skateboarding – four wheels good, plus something lovely from Agnès Varda and a duo of classic documentaries by Joshua Oppenheimer.
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1 June
Night Stage
Brazil 2025
Subscription exclusive
Neo-noir in which a young actor begins a secret affair with a closeted Brazilian politician.
Horseplay
Argentina 2022
Beneath a sweltering sun, a group of friends test each other’s boundaries in this provocative chamber piece from acclaimed queer filmmaker Marco Berger.
Swan Song
USA 2021
Udo Kier enchants as the flamboyant hairdresser pulled out of retirement for one last bob in a hugely enjoyable comedy featuring Jennifer Coolidge and Linda Evans.
Sequin in a Blue Room
Australia 2019
Sexual obsessions spiral dangerously out of control in this altogether different coming-of-age tale.
A New Kind of Wilderness
Norway 2024
Subscription exclusive A tragedy shatters the idyllic world of a family living off-grid in the Norwegian wilderness.
4 June
Ollie
France 2024
A young teenager living in rural France finds strength through his friendship with Bertrand, a former skateboarder and fellow outsider.
Boarders
United Kingdom 2021
The story of skateboarding in the UK – from its surge in the early ‘70s to its current popularity and arrival at the Olympic Games.
Minding the Gap
USA 2018
Bing Liu’s Sundance winner is a coming-of-age saga drawing on over 12 years of footage.
Skate Kitchen
USA 2018
A timid Long Island skater-girl befriends a New York City-based skateboarding crew in Crystal Moselle’s Sundance-nominated coming-of-age tale.
08 June
The Pathetic Fallacy
India 1958
A unique story of companionship between a jalopy and its owner-driver from master of Indian film, Ritwik Ghatak.
The Runaway
India 1958
Ritwik Ghatak’s moving story of discovery, longing and hardship in an indifferent city, with echoes of The 400 Blows.
15 June
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Belgium 2024
Subscription exclusive Grimonprez’s Academy Award-nominated film reveals the connections between post-war jazz, US imperialism and the Pan-African decolonisation movement.
A River Called Titas
Bangladesh 1973
A unique story of companionship between a jalopy and its owner-driver from master of Indian film, Ritwik Ghatak.
22 June
The Gleaners and I
France 2000
Agnès Varda’s award-winning study of those living on the margins of French society at the turn of the millennium.
The Act of Killing
Denmark 2012
Groundbreaking documentary in which former Indonesian death-squad leaders re-enact their crimes through scenes inspired by different film genres.
The Look of Silence
Denmark 2014
Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful follow-up to The Act of Killing — a dignified, insightful and deeply unsettling companion piece.
