This definitive portrait of Paul Simon follows him inside the studio making his new album Seven Psalms while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks from Sounds of Silence to Graceland.

At 81, Paul Simon remains happily engaged in the making of new music and is willing to reflect on his life’s highs and lows. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney captures the artist looking both forward and back in this definitive film portrait.

Simon invites Gibney inside the studio as he works on his 2023 album Seven Psalms and we get to watch as he tries out lyrics, explores new sounds, and performs a duet with Edie Brickell, his wife of 30 years. As the album comes together, Simon opens up about his six-decade career that’s visualized with a bounty of archival footage, some of it never before seen. The film takes us on a journey starting out in Queens with his childhood friend Art Garfunkel for a partnership that produced many indelible classics. Simon then shifted to an even longer solo career, during which he constantly sought new ways of crafting songs. The musical peaks are numerous: Sounds of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Still Crazy After All These Years, Graceland, and The Rhythm of the Saints, to name only a few. What a joy it is to revisit them in this film.

The word “restless” in the title is key. Simon’s life is abundant with love affairs, breakups, inspirations, and setbacks. But he always comes back to the magic of making a new record. “I’m looking for the edge of what you can hear,” he says. “I can just about hear it, but I can’t quite. That’s the thing I want.”

Please note that due to the film's length there will be no ads or trailers before the film and there will be a 10 minute interval built into the screening

“Awe-inspiring” ROLLING STONE

“An unabashed celebration of musical genius” CNN

“Masterfully done” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“A grand theatrical experience” VARIETY

“One of the most essential musicians in history” ROGEREBERT.COM

“A transcendent film packed with great archive footage, fantastic music and Simon's raw humanity” SHADOWS ON THE WALL

“A graceful tribute” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

“Remarkable” STEPHEN KING

Sam (Elliot Page) hasn’t been home since his transition, and after four years in Toronto, he takes a long-dreaded trip back to Cobourg for his father’s birthday. On the train there, he runs into Katherine (Hillary Baack), a friend from high school with her own complicated life now, and feelings from their unresolved past begin to bubble to the surface. It’s a serendipitous encounter, as Sam worries about seeing his family after so much time apart — not for fear that they’ll reject him, but because of the unsolicited comments and questions he’ll receive about his transition, placing the weight of his family’s ignorance and discomfort squarely on his shoulders.

Film adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir. A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. She has no idea how or if she can rebuild her life after a decade of addiction. Flashing back and forth between Orkney and London, we get a glimpse into her former urban existence and its intoxicating temptations that pushed her to the point of destruction. She must find a way to navigate the alluring wildlife and wildness of both environments. Smith's urgent retelling speaks to the impact of isolation and loneliness and – ultimately – the resilience of people.

A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents, following one man's emotional journey to find his first love again. Spanning several decades and continents, we follow 70-year-old widower Kristófer who embarks on a remarkable journey to London. 50 years earlier, as an economics student in London, young Kristófer meets his first love, Miko in a Japanese restaurant. Their love blossoms, but one day Miko suddenly disappears without a trace. Decades later, with time ticking away, Kristófer is on a quest to track down Miko to find out what happened to her. From London, his journey takes him halfway across the globe and all the way to Japan.

From National Geographic Documentary Films and directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Natalie Hewit, ENDURANCE tells the inspiring stories of two landmark expeditions, bound by their shared grit and determination.

Surviving the ice ⚓️

In a legendary feat of leadership and perseverance, Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton kept alive his crew of 27 men for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice. Now, history broadcaster Dan Snow and award-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Natalie Hewit join a team of modern-day explorers on a quest to find his sunken ship.

Nationwide previews on 14 October in association with BFI London Film Festival.

Tickets on Sale 17th September

Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who over the course of five decades, secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers. Vivian would further indulge in her passionate devotion to documenting the world around her through homemade films, recordings and collections, assembling one of the most fascinating windows into American life in the second half of the twentieth century.

Maier was an inveterate wanderer and self-taught photographer with an artful and comic eye and an uncanny ability to get close to people from all walks of life. Would Maier have even wanted to be discovered in this way? Answering that question depends on how you interpret different bits of evidence in this film. However, seeing the world through Vivian Maier’s eyes is a real wonder.

Screening as part of our "There Are Great Women Artists" Season

The much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning “Joker,” which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the second highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

“Joker: Folie À Deux” finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him. The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) and Catherine Keener (“Get Out,” “Capote”), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from “Joker.