Film

Dubheasa Lanipekun’s debut short – part of the BBC and Arts Council England’s New Creatives initiative – hymns the chaos of adolescence, Black schoolgirl sisterhood and her 15-year-old-self.

We speak to the welder-turned-star of I'm No Longer Here: the mesmerising Spanish-language Netflix film praised by Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.

As a new documentary about the X-Ray Spex frontwoman’s life and legacy hits our screens, her daughter Celeste Bell sheds light on her inimitable stylings – and their socio-political undertones.

For the 21st instalment of Women’s Tales – Miu Miu’s short film series – the filmmaker presents Shangri-La, an exploration of sexiness and power through a trans woman’s lens.

BFI are back with Flare, providing us with the very best in contemporary LGBTIQ+ cinema from top-notch directors around the world. This year is no different, with films exploring the AIDS crisis, trans rights, race, and more. Here, the programmers select their top picks.

The actor plays the drug-addled wife of Tom Holland’s Iraq war veteran-turned-junkie bank robber, based on Nico Walker’s wildly true debut novel.