Special Events for Seniors
Special screenings for seniors are a great opportunity to share your experience with others. Each film is introduced by an expert and will be followed by open discussion. All events must be booked in advance on 020 7928 3232.
If you are part of a community group that cannot attend events due to restricted mobility please contact 020 7849 4482.
Free matinees
Historic Lambeth and Southwark
Archive highlights featuring our local boroughs.
Thu 18 Sep 14:00 NFT2
Lambeth Festival of Age: Song of Freedom
UK 1936. Dir J. Elder Wills. With Paul Robeson, Elizabeth Welch. 80min
Singing London docker in search of his roots.
Thu 9 Oct 14:00 NFT3
The Cloud-Capped Star (Meghe Dhaka Tara)
India 1960. Dir Ritwik Ghatak. 122min. EST
Moving portrait of Calcutta life after Partition.
Thu 27 Nov 14:00 NFT2
Waterloo Road
UK 1944. Dir Sydney Gilliat. With Alastair Sim. 76min
Wartime struggle between family and duty.
Thu 11 Dec 14:00 NFT3
The following selections from the programme are available from £4.00
Three Colours: Blue (Trois Couleurs: Bleu)
France-Poland-Switzerland-UK 1993. Dir Krzysztof Kieslowski. With Juliette Binoche. 98min. EST
Striking and profound study of loss and redemption.
Tue 16 Sep 14:00 NFT1
Carve Her Name with Pride
UK 1958. Dir Lewis Gilbert. With Virginia McKenna. 119min
Gripping WW2 spy drama.
Special guest appearance by Virginia McKenna.
Tue 18 Nov 14:00 NFT1
Silent Chaplin
Treasures from the silent archive with live music and festive fare.
Tue 16 Dec 14:00 NFT3
FREE BFI Southbank Tours
Gallery Tours
Experience Pierre Bismuth and Michel Gondry's The All-Seeing Eye with BFI Southbank's Head of Exhibitions. Michael Snow's exhibition will follow in December.
Tue 16 Sep 11:00 – 12:00
Tue 16 Dec 11:00 – 12:00
Library Tours
Find out about special collections of books and ephemera held in the specialist BFI library at Stephen St.
Tue 7 Oct 11:00 – 13:30
Tue 21 Oct 11:00 – 13:30
Mediatheque and BFI Introductory Tour
Explore BFI Southbank facilities, including screenings and hands on access to the archive.
Thu 18 Sep 11:00 – 13:00
Tue 11 Nov 11:00 – 13:00
Free Educational Talks
BFI Production: 50 Years of Innovation
Fri 19 Sep 11:00 – 13:00
Time and ageing in the cinema of Sally Potter
Fri 7 Nov 11:00 – 13:00
Somerstown: archive film meets social history
Fri 5 Dec 11:00 – 13:00
We welcome local seniors' organisations to join us for a tour of our centre and to participate in a hands-on session in the public archive, Mediatheque. We may also be able to visit you and organise a screening at your centre. For further information please call 020 7849 4482 or email bfiseniors@bfi.org.uk
Tickets for the current programme are from £4.00. To guarantee a place for free and paid events please book a seat in advance with our box office.
Box Office 020 7928 3232
We have full disability access. For further details please contact the box office.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, London SE1, Waterloo
