Documentary Screenings London

Doc in a Day - SCREENING (Save the Date!)

**Join us for our next screening** **event** showing the short documentary films created at our recent make a *['Doc in a Day'](https://youtu.be/LSqeANwrm7g)* 36-hour filmmaking competition! A few industry professionals will be there to give valuable feedback on the films screened, and will pick a winner and runner-up. **Format of the evening:** * 18:30 - Doors open * 19:00 - Intro to the night and judges * Films screened * Break / drinks * Judges feedback * Q+A with teams \*time permitting * Judges reveal the winner and runner-up! * Drinks and networking for the rest of the evening * 21.00 Close All are welcome to this event. It's usually the participants, the contributors, their friends, previous contestants coming to catch-up and people wondering what we do. **For further news/updates, follow us: [instagram.com/londocnet/](https://www.instagram.com/londocnet/)** You can watch the teaser trailer for 'Doc in a Day' [here](https://youtu.be/LSqeANwrm7g). Hope to see you there! LDN Team \*LDN is a team of volunteers and we appreciate your support.

MUSE: The Cinephiles present: A Special Screening and Live Q+A

**FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!** Muse are incredibly honoured to welcome Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan in person for an intimate live Q+A alongside our screening of Polarized. This isn’t simply a film screening — it’s a rare opportunity to hear directly from the women behind the film, ask your own questions and experience the film together with the Muse community. We are also excited to be joined by cohosts, RepresentAI. Sunday 18 October @ Club Room (Finsbury Park Picturehouse) 🎬 Live Q+A 🎥 Polarized screening in the sumptuous Club Room 💬 Film, conversation & connection **DETAILS:** **Date:** Sunday 18th October 2026 **Timings**: 4.30pm: Doors open 5.30pm: Live Q+A 6pm: Screening of Polarized **Tickets here:** [Finsbury Park Picturehouse - Club Room X Muse](https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/029/HO00018619/club-room-x-muse-polarized-screening-and-live-q-a?filter=) **SYNOPSIS:** In a fading rural town caught between tradition and change, Lisa takes a job at the last place she wants to be: a cutting-edge vertical farm she believes represents everything that destroyed her family’s way of life. The farm belongs to Dalia’s successful Muslim family - newcomers still searching for acceptance in a community that keeps them at arm’s length. Weeks before Dalia’s wedding, a charged confrontation between the two women exposes buried prejudices and costs Lisa her job. Hostility becomes fascination. Fascination becomes desire. As Lisa and Dalia slip between two very different worlds, their unexpected intimacy begins to destabilise everything they thought was fixed: family, faith, class, belonging—and the futures waiting for them. \-\-\-\- The Club Room bar will be open before and after the screening - drinks and snacks will be available to purchase throughout the evening. We couldn't think of a better setting than the sumptuous Club Room at Finsbury Park Picturehouse, and having the amazing RepresentAI team as co-hosts for the evening.

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: 14th @ NFT1, BFI Southbank

What Work Does Music Do? A free programme of short films about music

**BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE:** https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/64773/what-work-does-music-do-four-films-on-music-labour-belonging-and-displacement As part of a new strand of public activities, the Royal Anthropological Institute Film Office has been inviting external collaborators to explore its catalogue and bring new perspectives to it. **[What Work Does Music Do?](https://raifilm.org.uk/events/what-work-does-music-do-four-films-on-music-labour-belonging-and-displacement/)** was curated by Birkbeck MA Film Programming and Curating student **Mariana Lafratta** during her placement at RAI FILM, where she researched the collection and selected four films that approach music as a social and cultural practice. The films in this programme approach the work that music does from very different places and perspectives. In *Singing Pictures – Women Painters of Naya*, songs accompany the painted scrolls of women in West Bengal, carrying knowledge while contributing to changes within their community. *Mind, Hands, Work – Fidel Sambou Builds an Ekonting* follows a Senegalese musician and sculptor as he makes an ekonting, revealing the relationship between craft, sound, memory and tradition. In *The Beat Goes On*, samba brings generations together through the shared practice of carnival. Finally, *Ghetto PSA* portrays a young migrant in Turin who uses hip hop to reflect on his past, his displacement and his place in his new surroundings. Moving between South Asia, West Africa, South America and Europe, the films reveal music as something deeply connected to everyday life. It can be a form of work, a repository of knowledge, a means of belonging, an expression of resistance, or a way of making sense of who we are and where we come from. **What Work Does Music Do?** invites us to listen differently – and to ask what music makes possible.

Deep Impact (1998)

Please meet on the ground floor of 184 Shepherds Bush Road just before 6pm and we will escort you to the 1st floor where our secret cinema is!

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: Sweet Milk Lake @ NFT3, BFI Southbank

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: Fjord @ Royal Festival Hall

BFI @The Sloane Club Dinner & Networking

Today we unleash our bit to showcase London British Film Institute (BFI). Thanks for your support Zoe (Zee) West Balbir Singh. MSc,PGCE(FE), BA(Hons) . from Picnic Bank. We have the perfect partner though Jessica Barwell and the The Sloane Club to showcase excellence cuisine and hospitality! Looking forward to new beginnings James Newsome from Arbor Capital and Matt Rachamkin Ed Rigg from RecDek Lets connect audiences with films with real peoople rather than algorithms skewing heavy budgets to watch trash! Lets get creativity to shine and stories be told with a passion rather than a capital raise formula. Lets get back to being ourselves and also use every tool available to showcase great ideas as well as build value so we can educate as well as entertain audiences to create impact and build a better tomorrow together! This is why we have the Chelsea film and Capital showcase on 8th Octiber 2027! Spread the word. Last 30 places left to showcase, pitch ur 1 min film to a curated audience. We have a limited luxury 3 course private dinner for more intimate conversations! Appreciate your backing Dr. Lady Waynett Peters Anuj KHANNA Jacqueline Sarah A - Montague https://lnkd.in/e7HidU9R What is London film festival (LFF) The most accessible film festival in the world. Here is a summary on what to expext from 7th to 18th October 2027. https://lnkd.in/eDXbYbyU Why do side events and the BFI meets matter? At screenings you dont get the opportunity to meet other film executives unless there is a post or pre networking meet or a curated gathering of film professionals The Sloane club is a private venue par excellence to show British values culture and exclusivity whilst giving new talent a shot at being listened to and perhaps even funded if they can use those 60 seconds to get film lovers and supporters to reach out! www.thesloaneclub.com/private-events-at-the-sloane-club

R is for Renoir and Love Exhibition at the National Gallery, London

**Join us at the Renoir and Love Exhibition at the National Gallery.** Discover Renoir’s gift for showing love, friendship, and everyday emotion in this Impressionist exhibition. See couples waltzing in the summer air and lovers stealing a glance, families sharing a quiet moment and friends raising a glass, all through the eyes of an artist unmatched in capturing the complexities of how people connect. Experience Renoir at his peak in the 1860s to 1880s, experimenting with style and theme to become an innovator of Impressionism. Walk with him through Montmartre in his iconic painting 'Bal au Moulin de la Galette' (1876) from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, on display in the UK for the first time. Explore the sun-dappled gardens and swirling dance halls of Paris through 40 paintings, brought together from collections across the world. Linked through friendship and love, enjoy the tenderness and joy of some of Renoir’s most modern, uplifting and admired paintings. **Read more here:** [https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/renoir-and-love](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/renoir-and-love) **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 2:00pm: MEET AT ESPRESSO BAR (optional)** Meet in the Espresso Bar on the ground floor (Level 0, Annenberg Court) of the National Gallery, located in the heart of the Gallery, near the Portico Entrance (i.e. main entrance). Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table and host/s who will be wearing LoMAZ badges. **2:30pm: ENTER THE MUSEUM/EXHIBITION** Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN **4:30pm-Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head to a local pub/ coffee for a social chit chat over drinks. *Location tbc 48 hours before event* **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for this event.** **Please book the 2:30pm time slot (or thereabouts).** **Please book here:** **[https://my.nationalgallery.org.uk/events?k=Renoir&view=calendar&startdate=2026-10-01&queueittoken=e_generalsale~ts_1789059793~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_42cec9bf6f66ccec195f2d7fa49e032db34cb687d631eef0b992d4b0b2b488fcand](https://my.nationalgallery.org.uk/events?k=Renoir&view=calendar&startdate=2026-10-01&queueittoken=e_generalsale~ts_1789059793~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_42cec9bf6f66ccec195f2d7fa49e032db34cb687d631eef0b992d4b0b2b488fcand)** Ticket: £25 Ticket with Art Pass: £12.50 Members: free, no need to book **GETTING THERE:** **[https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/plan-your-visit](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/plan-your-visit)** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Film Club: Complicity, One Choice at a Time (secret film)

Film screening and philosophical discussion. A young man leaves the safety of home in search of adventure, freedom and a life less ordinary. What follows is a series of choices: some impulsive, some self-serving, some made under pressure, and some whose consequences become clear only when it is too late. But when does a choice really count as free? How much responsibility do we bear for decisions made in ignorance, fear, excitement or dependence on someone more powerful? Can we excuse ourselves by saying that we did not know what we were getting into? And once our choices have entangled us in a situation we no longer control, what choices remain? **Can you guess the film?** Or come and discover on the night! Pre-explore via RationalGrid.ai [here ](https://rationalgrid.ai/g/philosophical-themes-in-the-last-king-of-scotland-09be9b?node=2)(spoiler alert!) - optional. This year’s films all revolve around the theme of “**choice**” – plenty of opportunity for philosophical exploration! PFA Film Club hosts free screenings of thought-provoking films, followed by a discussion about the raised philosophical issues, for general public. In 2026 meetings are held every third WEDNESDAY of the month at the Cafe of St. Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London E2 7EY. The nearest station is **Shoreditch High Street** on the Overground. This screening starts at 6:00 pm (longer film) and we need to vacate the building by 9:00pm. We offer complimentary light refreshments during the event. For the most up-to-date schedule of the upcoming film club events, visit our [website](http://pfalondon.org/#rec767601373).

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026: La Bola Negra @ Royal Festival Hall

Palestine Culture Night

Palestinian food and craft stalls, music, art and, of course, Dabke! You’ll be able to join in, learn some of the steps and hear more about the history and meaning behind this beautiful Palestinian tradition. More than anything, this will be a warm evening of culture and community - somewhere to meet people, share food, dance, talk and unwind together after the march. Come for the culture, stay for the community. Book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/palestine-culture-night-tickets-2001247998636