Curator Picks

We decided to go a little left-field of the traditional favourite Christmas movies list and instead our cinema team have selected their favourite films about family and friends coming together. It’s certainly an eclectic mix, with something for everyone!

Festival Director of the Japanese Avant-garde and Experimental Film Festival (JAEFF), Joshua Smith, selects five films from Japan that challenge dominant forms of representation.

To mark our long-time work and partnership with Doc’n Roll Film Festival, we asked festival programmer, Colm Forde, to select five of his favourite music docs and concert films available to watch online.

To mark the release of Icelandic psychological drama-thriller A White White Day, our cinema curators have picked their top films set in the remotest locations.

2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, with queer people facing some unique challenges.

Our Family Film Club cinema curator Susie Evans picks her favourite films for kids over 8

Architecture Foundation curator, Justin Jaeckle, selects his top picks that explore Architecture on Film.

Our Barbican Young Programmers pick their favourite coming-of-age films

Family Film Club cinema curator Susie Evans picks her favourite films for kids over 5

Gali Gold, our Head of Cinema, picks five films available online that put the home – and all its complex meanings – at the forefront.

To mark International Space Day, we asked our cinema curators to pick their favourite space-themed films with incredible music scores.

For all the kids (and parents) missing Family Film Club, here are some film recommendations to keep the little'uns entertained. Cinema curator Susie Evans picks some of her favourite films for children under 5…