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BFI LFF 2024

Our coverage of films at BFI LFF 2024

Two GTA Online characters standing atop a tall hill overlooking the ocean, one with teal hair and floral shirt, seen from behind.

Grand Theft Hamlet: We are now Killer Shakespeare.

Umnia El-Neil 10 Nov 2024

Red-haired woman in jeans and black jacket climbs a bunk bed frame while holding a phone, viewed through a prison cell door.

Holloway

Umnia El-Neil 27 Oct 2024

Young woman with blonde hair and pink eyeshadow holding a microphone, wearing a black jacket with red nails, stage lighting behind her.

Queens of Drama: Sapphic Hannah Montana

Umnia El-Neil 23 Oct 2024

Person with red braids examines printed photographs on a white surface using a photographer's loupe magnifier.

Seeking Mavis Beacon: A lifestyle, a mirror, a portal.

Umnia El-Neil 22 Oct 2024

Five people in a dimly lit 1950s living room with vintage furniture and radio, appearing tense during a serious conversation.

The Piano Lesson: A Haunting Halloween Watch

Umnia El-Neil 21 Oct 2024

Middle-aged Black woman with braided hair talking on a cellphone, looking concerned, wearing a dark green jacket and gold hoop earrings.

Hard Truths.

Umnia El-Neil 21 Oct 2024

Elegant woman in a wide-brimmed white hat, pearl earring, and fur-trimmed coat, framed by curtains in warm lighting.

Maria: Angelina Jolie in her element.

Umnia El-Neil 21 Oct 2024

Two people standing outdoors looking at a small card or photograph the woman is holding, with blue sky and greenery behind them.

The (aesthetic) Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

Umnia El-Neil 13 Oct 2024

Three young women with concerned expressions in a room; center woman in pink top looks directly at camera, two others blurred behind.

Seed of the Sacred Fig: nail-bitingly Poetic.

Umnia El-Neil 13 Oct 2024

Person in black hat, sunglasses, and black blazer posing at BFI London Film Festival 2024 pink backdrop.

Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story

Umnia El-Neil 12 Oct 2024

Smiling woman with dark hair dancing in a crowded nightclub, wearing a sparkly low-cut top, bathed in blue-purple light.

Anora: Ani, are you OK?

Umnia El-Neil 12 Oct 2024

Two Catholic clergy in dark cassocks and red zucchetto caps converse in an Italian courtyard with stone columns and arches.

Conclave: All Creatures Great and Small

Umnia El-Neil 10 Oct 2024