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A puffin and their friends stand in a group on a beach looking happy.
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Family Film Club: Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Adorable pufflings Oona and Baba are flying into our cinema for a big screen adventure! 

A jazz band in the 1970s plays in studio, a woman sings, a man plays the trumpet, and another plays the drums.
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Jazz on Screen: So Watt: Jazz and Improvisation on British..

Diving into the British TV archives of the 70s, a programme of jazz and improv from the television screen. 

Two men lie by a door by a destroyed building.
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Jazz on Screen: Black Sun & Noi insistiamo. Suite per la..

A photographic montage and an unconventional, free-form Japanese drama brings together two films scored by Max Roach in 1964. 

Two people play in the street with a cart
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LPFF: To a Land Unknown + ScreenTalk 

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge. 

A woman dances on a stage in front of a jazz band.
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Jazz on Screen: Symphonies in Black: Duke Ellington Shorts

Join us at the Barbican for a special screening event featuring 16 captivating short films that highlight the extraordinary musical legacy of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. 

A person overlooks a city
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LPFF: Dreams and Ghosts (shorts programme) (#)

In this selection of films, characters face the visible versus the invisible. In a world where the past is always present, a yearning for a better future leads the way.

Two people play in the street with a cart
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LPFF: To A Land Unknown

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge. 

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LIAF 2024: Opening Night: Boys Go To Jupiter + ScreenTalk

LIAF is back for the 21st edition and we are super-excited to be opening our festival with the UK premiere of the smash independent US animated feature directed by Julian Glander.

An animation of a woman swimming in a river, in a red bikini.
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LIAF 2024: British Showcase + Filmmaker Introduction

Independent British animated films have carved out a unique niche in the cinematic landscape, characterised by their distinct artistic styles and innovative storytelling.

Wallace and Gromit drive around on a motorbike.
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Family Film Club: Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave...

With the London International Animation Festival happening in our cinemas, it seems fitting to screen a double bill of two of the greatest from one of the UK’s best animators. 

An animation of two kids sitting by a pier, watching the sun set over the ocean.
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LIAF 2024: Figures in Focus 2024 – Wanderlust + ScreenTalk

For this year’s ‘Figures in Focus’ programme, we are going on an adventure. The selected films examine the urge to explore the world, to travel, to feel the delight to roam. 

An animation of a man and a woman looking at a young child; in blue and red pencil strokes.
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LIAF 2024: Marvellous Animations for 8-15 year-olds

These 9 films from 7 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as friendship, resilience, and self-discovery.

A black and white image of a man and a woman sitting by a log cabin with a large dog.
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Silent Film & Live Music: By The Law

Thought your flat was small during lockdown? How about waiting out a Canadian winter in a primitive wooden cabin with just your husband, and a murderer, for company.  

Two women look at a wall that has photographs and notes pinned on to it.
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Senior Community Screening: Bye Bye Tiberias

Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

An animation of a closed shop front.
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LIAF 2024: Disrupting the Narrative: When Worlds Collide

Taking viewers on unexpected journeys across London, Libya, South Africa and beyond into personal histories and deep into emotional landscapes of the heart.