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Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

 

25 Jul - 14 Aug 2008

The youngest Makhmalbaf presents her first feature, about a young girl's quest for education in central Afghanistan.

Mad Detective

 

18 - 31 Jul 2008

Lau Ching Wan offers an amazing performance as Bun, a schizophrenic police inspector solving crimes in his own unorthodox way.

Two films by Aaron Katz: Quiet City + Dance Party, USA

 

25 Jul - 7 , 9 Aug 2008

Mumblecore is here! A pair of carefully observed, tenderly realised low-budget short features from a brilliant new American film-maker.

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

 

26 Jul, 20 Aug 2008

Hellboy arrives to investigate a folklore professor is possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning.

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

 

27 July 2008

Our second Hellboy manga matinee: Hellboy and co uncover a plot to resurrect a vampire in an already ghost-infested mansion.

Persepolis

 

30 July 2008

An Oscar-nominated, Cannes Jury Prize-winning, bona fide word-of-mouth smash hit.

La Antena

 

1 - 7, 10 Aug 2008

Back by popular demand: another chance to see this remarkable fantasy from Argentina.

Dub Echoes

 

3 August 2008

From the BFM film club, a dub documentary featuring Lee Scratch Perry, Don Letts, Aba Shanti-I, Mad Professor, Roots Manuva and more.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

 

6 August 2008

Special preview of this thrilling and tender animated adventure about a schoolgirl with special powers who falls in love with a fellow time-traveller.

Blindsight

 

2 Jul, 8 - 28 Aug 2008

Six Tibetan teenagers head up a 7,000m mountain in the Himalayas in this awe-inspiring documentary.

The Castle of Cagliostro

 

13 August 2008

In this wacky manga caper, a gentleman thief is hot on the trail of a legendary stash of perfect counterfeit money.

Little Box of Sweets

 

15 - 28 Aug 2008

A gentle coming-of-age tale set in rural India, following the romance between a young village girl and an urbane commissioner's son.

Black White & Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

 

15 - 16, 20, 24 Aug 2008

A portrait of Mapplethorpe and his extraordinary lover and patron Wagstaff.

Archive Screening: Mon-rak Transistor

 

16 August 2008

Quirky, cheeky, witty Thai musical.

The Cool School

 

16 - 17, 19, 25 Aug 2008

Documentary on the Ferus gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of beatniks into a coterie of brilliant artists.

CinematICA Special Preview: Somers Town + This is England

 

17 August 2008

Shane Medows returns with This is England's Thomas Turgoose as a young runaway forming a remarkable new friendship in London.

A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

 

17 - 18, 21, 23 Aug 2008

An inquiry into the 1966 disappearance of Danny Williams, who was Warhol's lover and a promising young filmmaker.

Face Addict

 

19, 22 - 31 Aug 2008

Factory photographer Edo Bertoglio goes hunting hipster ghosts in this eye-opening, insider's account documentary.

Albert Lamorisse Double Bill: The Red Balloon + White Mane

 

23 - 25 Aug 2008

Two magical family classics from French director Albert Lamorisse that will enchant children and provoke nostalgia in parents.

Ben 10: Race Against Time

 

27 August 2008

A schoolboy adventure with ace action, great special effects and a magic wristwatch plus, to keep the mums happy, Lee Majors in a cameo.

Sakuran

 

29 - 31 Aug 2008

A visual treat with a wonderfully oddball score of jazz, electro and Japanese pop.

Triangle

 

29 - 31 Aug 2008

A unique Hong Kong crime film that combines three of the industry's top directors on an exciting 'tag team' project.

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