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London Film Festival 2022

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The Worst Ones The Worst Ones
The Worst Ones and Meet Me In The Bathroom
The African Desperate (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Martine Syms; Writer: Rocket Caleshu, Martine Syms; Stars: Brent David Freaney, Erin Leland, Ruby McCollister)
Drama, following a sculptor during her first 24 hours as a Masterof Fine Arts as things don't go as planned.
Creature (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Asif Kapadia)
The latest collaboration between the English National Ballet and choreographer Akram Khan.
Fragments Of Paradise (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: KD Davison)
Consideration of Jonas Mekas, the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema.
Geographies Of Solitude (Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Jacquelyn Mills)
An immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of land.
Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Tim Mackenzie-Smith)
Documentary about the supergroup that never made it.
Peter Von Kant Peter Von Kant
Peter Von Kant and The African Desperate
God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines (Country: US, Japan, Russia, South Africa, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Kristian R Hill; Writer: Kristian R Hill, Jennifer Washington; Stars: Blake Baxter, Derrick May, Richie Hawtin, Eddie Fowlkes, Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Santonio Echols, Mike Huckaby)
Music documentary that showcases the beginnings of techno music and how Detroit was the creative and cultural hub for the creation of one of the most celebrated genres in the world.
Leonora Addio (Country: Italy; Year: 2022; Director: Paolo Taviani; Writer: Paolo Taviani; Stars: Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Fabrizio Ferracane, Massimo Popolizio, Jessica Piccolo Valerani, Claudio Bigagli, Francis Pardeilhan, Sinne Mutsaers, Giulio Pampiglione, Michael Schermi, Elvio La Pira, Freddy Drabble, Achille Marciano, Matteo Pittiruti, Francesco Cristiano Russo, Ivan Giambirtone)
The ashes of writer and playwright Luigi Pirandello are transported from a hasty burial site in fascist Rome to a permanent resting place in his native Sicily, on a trek that takes us through post-war Italy and its filmed memories.
Meet Me In The Bathroom (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern)
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman
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Peter Von Kant (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: François Ozon; Writer: François Ozon; Stars: Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stefan Crepon, Aminthe Audiard)
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.
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Self-Potrait As A Coffee Pot (Country: South Africa, US; Year: 2022; Director: William Kentridge)
A series of short films devised during lockdown.
Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande
Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande and Fragments Of Paradise
Where Is This Street? or With no Before and After (Onde fica esta rua? ou Sem antes nem depois) (Country: Portugal, France; Year: 2022; Director: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata)
A rediscovery of Lisbon and its past.
The Worst Ones (Les Pires) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret; Writer: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, Elénore Gurrey; Stars: Johan Heldenbergh, Matthias Jacquin, Loïc Pech, Mallory Wanecques)
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.
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