BFI Flare 2025

Allee Willis is what happens when an artist follows their every instinct.

A warm, intimate documentary that puts its faith in humanity

Jack gives us a whistle-stop tour of the heavy hitters, pun intended.

What is a painter without a brush, a singer without a voice? 'Really Happy Someday' offers an answer.

You're always a little bit scared, but you're never deterred.

Take a trip to 1980's Brazil, where the kids of São Paolo get it in. and by 'it', I mean the ball into the net, of course. What else could I possibly be referring to?

Part hardcore porno, part confessional, weaving Super 8 footage with deathbed diaries into a tapestry of a life well lived.

One of my most anticipated of the festival did not disappoint - a thoroughly satisfying, moving exploration of how hidden joy can be as corrosive as hidden pain.