The Jack in the Box
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is un-earthed and opened, it's new owners soon have reason to believe the creepy clown doll within has a life of its own.
JAM
In 1999, a young girl explores the challenges of adulthood whilst desperately clutching onto her childhood.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance
Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 1990s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.
Mimic
A young couple makes one last ditch effort to recuperate their failing relationship. Taking an impromptu trip to a secluded camping location amidst dense woods they soon make shocking discoveries.
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Legendary British actor Michael Caine, who began his brilliant career on stage during the 1950s, talks about his private life, his work in film and the books he has written.
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
My oh My !
A woman takes drugs in a Los Angeles hotel, and has much to say.
A Light Through Coloured Glass
Soon after his wife has left him, William finds his life turned further upside down upon meeting Tina, a younger woman with problems of her own.
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
Queer Parivaar
When a mysterious person gatecrashes Madhav and Sufi's wedding, the couple are forced to face past secrets and reevaluate their definitions of what makes a family.
Mr Tower of London
A film of the hugely successful British musical comedy revue, 'Mr Tower of London'. Written by Archie Pitt in 1918 who played the role of Mr Tower on stage and in this film. The actress in the part of Sally Perkins is unknown but is speculated to be Betty Driver, as the 3rd actress to take this role (the 2nd was Barbara Bartle). The original actress was Gracie Fields, who was married to Archie Pitt, and had left the production by 1924. The stage production had three scenes in Act 1 and two in Act 2. It is confirmed that at least one scene, 'Mr Tower Drives The Omnibus' (Act 1 Scene 3) is in this film. The stage version ran to over 4000 performances until the mid 1930s, so this film captures one of the most successful British shows of the 1920s period. It is an early sound film using Phonofilm, an optical sound film technology invented by Lee de Forest. It is likely made at that company's Clapham Studios facility, based in a railway arch. A 35mm print is held by the BFI.
Silent Britain
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.
The Gates of Heaven
A documentary short in which Terence Davies talks about his life and his love for the arts in what turned out to be his final interview.
Operation War Thunder
Two estranged brothers return to their childhood home to find the will of their recently deceased father, what they discover there is much much worse.
Mystery Train: Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes
This video essay, featuring film scholar Leonard Leff, addresses the 1938 Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes' British context and political underpinnings and the details and techniques that undeniably make it a 'Hitchcock picture.'
Landfall (1734—1987—2018)
After a surveyor goes missing while working on the southern coast of England, her successor begins to encounter strange phenomena. These experiences may either hold the key to this mystery, or simply deepen the frontier marshland's enigmas.
Terence Davies - The Lonely Auteur
Documentary on Terence Davies shot during the making of his final feature film Benediction.
The Coffee Stall
A film of a stage sketch c. 1927 where two sailors visit a coffee stall whilst walking through London at night and various surreal events take place, with the two sailors eventually ending up running the stall themselves. A De Forrest Phonofilm production.