International touring programmes

BFI Black Star

Following last year’s season the BFI is now touring Black Star internationally. We recently joined forces with MoMA to present Making Faces on Film: a collaboration with BFI Black Star.
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Latest titles

The Informer

Liam O’Flaherty’s story of personal betrayal — newly restored by the BFI National Archive — is a silent proto film noir.
Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith

Absorbing, hypnotic cinematic meditation crafted from the work of one Britain’s most important but little-known filmmakers.
Shooting Stars

A fabulous silent film from Anthony Asquith (A Cottage on Dartmoor, Underground), set in a British movie studio in the 1920s.

Popular programmes

A selection of curated programmes that have travelled to major festivals and events.
Film restorations

A range of titles newly restored by the BFI National Archive.
Archive collections

Including silent classics and celebrated British documentaries and shorts.