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London Film Festival · 2022

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The African Desperate

Drama, following a sculptor during her first 24 hours as a Masterof Fine Arts as things don't go as planned.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Martine Syms; Writer: Rocket Caleshu, Martine Syms; Stars: Brent David Freaney, Erin Leland, Ruby McCollister)

Creature

The latest collaboration between the English National Ballet and choreographer Akram Khan.

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Asif Kapadia)

Fragments Of Paradise

Consideration of Jonas Mekas, the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: KD Davison)

Geographies Of Solitude

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.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Jacquelyn Mills)

Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande

Documentary about the supergroup that never made it.

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Tim Mackenzie-Smith)

God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines

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.

(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)

Leonora Addio

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.

(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)

Meet Me In The Bathroom

Review preview for Meet Me In The Bathroom

Southern and Lovelace stick to a fashionable, tastefully minimalist aesthetic, but they play it too safe – this is a film that deserves maximalist energy.

Sunil Chauhan · 3 out of 5
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

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern)

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Peter Von Kant

Review preview for Peter Von Kant

Martyrdom and bad wishing, casual cruelty and sweet despair reign in this realm.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.

(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: François Ozon; Writer: François Ozon; Stars: Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stefan Crepon, Aminthe Audiard)

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Self-Potrait As A Coffee Pot

A series of short films devised during lockdown.

(Country: South Africa, US; Year: 2022; Director: William Kentridge)

Where Is This Street? or With no Before and After (Onde fica esta rua? ou Sem antes nem depois)

A rediscovery of Lisbon and its past.

(Country: Portugal, France; Year: 2022; Director: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata)

The Worst Ones (Les Pires)

Review preview for The Worst Ones

Better in its subtler moments, when it explores not just the difference between what is being filmed and reality by the fictions the characters are also inventing for themselves, the film is made compelling by its own immaculate casting.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.

(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)

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