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It’s that time of the year again. To take the sting off what appears to be a swift descent into the colder season, the BFI London Film Festival is back between 6th and 17th October, and with it – a triumphant celebration of all things film and a line-up of incredible movies to boot.
Last year’s challenging lockdown inevitably saw the festival go hybrid with fewer physical screenings, and this year’s proceedings have followed suit with a large digital focus. Yes, that means now you can catch some of the premieres virtually from the comfort of your sofa. In order to make the festival more accessible across the country this year, the 159-film-strong programme will be hitting cinema screens not just in the capital, but all across the UK, including Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff.
Of late, LFF has made efforts to address the issue of gender disparity within cinema, and this year, 39% of the programme is led by female and non-binary filmmakers (down 1% on last year's offering).
From explosive Black westerns, to tearjerking biopics and Paul Mescal dramas, here are the 10 films not to miss...
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