Mary (Alisha Weir) and Tom (Conor Macneill) are parentless Irish siblings who arrive in New York City via ocean liner in 1886 and quickly find themselves on a wild, cross-country journey aboard a transcontinental “Orphan Train” where they meet an extraordinary new friend who will change their lives forever. Fuelled by curiosity, friendship, and teamwork, their dangerous and discovery-filled journey will introduce them to devious villains, surprising allies, unexpected heroes, and unimaginable adventures on a hilarious and heart-warming search for home.

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Accessibility:

The screening on Thu 24 Oct at 16:00, is a subtitled hard of hearing screening.

The screening on Sat 26 Oct at 15:00, is a relaxed, autism-friendly screening.

All screenings have audio description available if needed. Please ask at the Box Office for more information.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalised at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Accessibility:

All screenings have audio description available if needed. Please ask at the Box Office for more information.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

Paris in the 1930s — a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out. Adapted from a 1934 play by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil and featuring a murder’s row of a supporting cast including Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon, and Fabrice Luchini, The Crime Is Mine is a rollicking farce and scabrous satire with a wily feminist edge from one of French cinema’s most chameleonic stylists, François Ozon.

Original language: French

Presented with English subtitles

Late Afternoon

Louise Bagnall / Ireland / 2017 / 10min

Emily is an elderly woman who lives between two states, the past and the present. She journeys into an inner world, reliving moments from her life and searching for a connection within her fragmented memories.

Wolfwalkers

Tomm Moore / Ireland / 2020 / 103min

A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumoured to transform into wolves by night.

English with subtitles

Before the journey into the enchanting world of Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers, join the Cinema for Young Explorer’s programmer Conor Riley in an activity to unleash your inner wolf with our fun-filled mask-making and colouring workshop!

The workshop duration is 30 min.

This screening is part of Cinema for Young Explorers, a celebration of animated storytelling designed to invite young audiences back into the magic of cinema. Through captivating films, the programme showcases how stories can not only reflect the world around us but also help children explore and understand themselves.

Focusing on themes of identity, belonging, and community, Cinema for Young Explorers hopes to spark meaningful conversations and questions about the world we live in. The programme is suitable for audiences 6 and above. Please note that each feature film will be accompanied by a short film presentation, emphasising the importance of the cinema space as a place for shared experiences. Similarly, accessibility is at the heart of this season, therefore all screenings will feature subtitles and are presented as Relaxed/autism-friendly.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

Cinema for Young Explorers is presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.

This programme has been curated by NFTS Film Studies, Programming and Curation student, Conor Riley.

A karmic journey that sees the hapless heroine Agnes reincarnated every time she makes the same mistake: falling in love with the wrong man.

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.

Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.

Please Note: includes sensitive subject matter including reference to sex, violence and rape. There is more information about this on the Prima Facie website with links to further information and support: https://primafacieplay.com/trigger-warning/

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Talking Pictures:

The screening on Mon 04 Nov at 15:00, is a Talking Pictures screening with an informal discussion with a member of the Lexi team after the film.

Accessibility:

The screening on Tue 29 Oct at 18:10, is a subtitled hard of hearing screening.

All screenings have audio description available if needed. Please ask at the Box Office for more information.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

The origins of Donald Trump are brought to life in a provocative, electrifying portrait of the man and his mentor, Roy Cohn – a notorious lawyer who will never let the truth get in the way of winning a fight. Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong star as Trump and Cohn respectively, with Maria Bakalova starring as Ivana Trump and acclaimed director.

Ali Abbasi (Border, Holy Spider) bringing a unique perspective to this gripping, darkly funny tale of greed, power and the dark art of the deal.

Accessibility:

The screening on Wed 30 Oct at 18:10, is a subtitled hard of hearing screening.

All screenings have audio description available if needed. Please ask at the Box Office for more information.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

Short Film Programme: Being Me

Step into a world of captivating short films that explore the complex theme of identity, with powerful themes of bravery, community, and family. This specially curated selection celebrates stories from diverse perspectives, offering young audiences a chance to reflect on who we are, the courage it takes to be ourselves, and how those around us have influence on who we become.

Total Running Time: 85min

Himal

Najam Subba / UK / 2024 / 4min

A Yeti father has to face his fear and prejudice against humans when his son befriends a human girl from the village.

Dialogue-free

Pete

Bret Parker / USA / 2022 / 7min

Based on a true story about gender identity, Little League Baseball, the people who inspire change, and the superheroes who allow that change to happen.

English with subtitles

Dragfox

Lisa Ott / UK / 2024 / 8min

Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox.

English with subtitles

Home

Peter Peake / UK / 2024 / 4min

A small orange circle feels far from home in a world where everything is purple and triangular.

Dialogue-free

Luce and the Rock

Britt Raes / Belgium-France-Netherlands / 2022 / 13min

Luce lives on a small island in the middle of the blue sea. Here, everything always goes the same way. Until a rock ball monster begins making life more confusing.

English with subtitles

Aaaah!

Osman Cerfon / France / 2023 / 5min

The tumultuous school day is filled with cries of "Aaaah!": cries of anger, of boredom, of joy and surprise - in short, the full spectrum of young emotions.

Dialogue-free

Dragon Slayers United

Tom Levinge / UK / 2023 / 12min

Holding a painful secret, Nic joins a dungeons and dragons group for people with disabilities. Through it, she enters a fantasy world that will forever change her self-view.

Family Jewels

Tilly Wallace / UK / 2021 / 2min

Three generations worth of family history are discussed around a kitchen table; a collection of animated stories told through the medium of jewellery.

English with subtitles

Stranding

Ben Kadie / USA / 2021 / 11min

Ten-year-old Theo finds solace in a mysterious beached whale while his parents plan their divorce.

English with subtitles

Us Four

Alex Peake / UK / 2024 / 5min

An animated documentary about childhood memories and leaving home. Alex talks to her younger sisters about their past and realises the reality of them all growing up.

This screening is part of Cinema for Young Explorers, a celebration of animated storytelling designed to invite young audiences back into the magic of cinema. Through captivating films, the programme showcases how stories can not only reflect the world around us but also help children explore and understand themselves.

Focusing on themes of identity, belonging, and community, Cinema for Young Explorers hopes to spark meaningful conversations and questions about the world we live in. The programme is suitable for audiences 6 and above. Please note that each feature film will be accompanied by a short film presentation, emphasising the importance of the cinema space as a place for shared experiences. Similarly, accessibility is at the heart of this season, therefore all screenings will feature subtitles and are presented as Relaxed/autism-friendly.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

Cinema for Young Explorers is presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.

This programme has been curated by NFTS Film Studies, Programming and Curation student, Conor Riley.

Spend a year with Agnès Varda, at the Lexi in 2024. We'll be exploring this visionary director’s remarkable body of work, spanning 7 decades and celebrating a lifetime spent dedicated to cinema.

Each title will be introduced by Rosie, our Cinema Director and programmer.

A late-career triumph of lovingly handcrafted humanism, Agnès Varda’s Academy Award–nominated penultimate film sees the octogenarian director joining forces with the thirty-something street photographer JR. Crisscrossing rural France in their roving camera-mobile—a truck that produces larger-than-life portraits of the people they meet, which are then pasted onto local walls—the pair encounter an array of farmers, former miners, dockworkers, and others whose stories form a collage of a country where meaningful traditions persist in the face of encroaching modernity. A detour-rich road movie, a charming intergenerational buddy film, and an ode to artisans of all stripes, Faces Places finds Varda making new memories while revisiting old ones, yielding what is ultimately a bittersweet, puckishly profound reflection on the ephemeral nature of art, relationships, and life itself.

Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.

From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution. Set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artefacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence. Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, DAHOMEY is an affecting though altogether singular conversation piece that is as spellbinding as it is essential.

Accessibility:

The screening on Wed 06 Nov at 18:15, is a subtitled hard of hearing screening.

For more information on accessibility at the Lexi visit our accessibility page.

SNAPSHOT is a 12 month long season launching in April 2024 which explores the SNAPSHOTS of Black Girlhood found in cinema. The season will include re-releases, archive work and new releases.

By mixing contemporary with the classics, as T A P E has done many times before, this season will be an excellent deep dive into films by Black women across the decades. SNAPSHOT aims to engage a new audience for the films of Black female directors through activities, a live community built exhibition and social media material and assets. The tour includes films that offer a snapshot of a time and place, challenging our misconceptions of the cinema canon through their powerful depictions of Black, female led stories.

This screening will have a 15 min in-person intro by Rōgan Graham.

Milisuthando, dir. Milisuthando Bongela, 2022

Set in past and present South Africa, MILISUTHANDO is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary on love and what it means to become human in the context of race, explored through the memories of Milisuthando herself – who grew up during apartheid but didn't know it was happening until it was over.

Rōgan Graham

Rōgan Graham is a writer and programmer from South London. Working broadly in film exhibition, her areas of interest are works by Women and Black filmmakers. When she isn’t writing or hosting events, she can be found on a soapbox talking about Mariah Carey.

Twitter: @ifursure Instagram: @roganisabella

After a sold-our screening, Harder Than The Rock returns to the Lexi! Following the screening, this time there will be an in-person conversation between the film's director, Mark Warmington and members of the Cimarons.

The fascinating story of Cimarons, the first UK band to embrace the thrilling new sound coming out of Jamaica.

Reggae exploded in the 1970s, with Cimarons at its heart. Thousands of miles from Jamaica, they brought excitement, experimentation and sheer anticipation booming from speaker boxes, putting the new generation of Black British youth in touch with their roots – in contact with who they really were. Industry legends, Cimarons worked with reggae-royalty Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and even Paul McCartney, but have been hugely under-recognised when it comes to their own music, impact and legacy. Having lost drummer Maurice Ellis to cancer, the band persists, despite decades of exploitation. Harder Than The Rock tells the story of their amazing history and follows the band’s final chapter as they dream of performing in front of live audiences again, one last time…

We are delighted that director, Hasan Oswald, will be joining us for a Q&A after the film.

Mediha is the story of one girl’s fight to find her missing family members, revealing the strength and determination of a young survivor as she reclaims her voice and future. From Executive Producer Emma Thompson, this award-winning film from Hasan Oswald is an incredible story of resilience.

Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl, turns her camera on herself to process her trauma after surviving ISIS captivity. As she bravely faces her past, Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, now strive to rebuild their lives despite the uncertain fates of their father, mother, and baby brother.

The complexities of both local and global operations continue to hinder rescue efforts to this day. Eight years after the genocide, the siblings must rely on a network of rescuers in their quest to reunite their missing loved ones.

Over the course of three years across Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, the story highlights one girl’s extraordinary spirit. Through her personal video-diaries, she confronts her pain as she initiates investigations into her captors. Mediha's journey is one of courage and determination as she steps towards a future of justice and healing.

Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anyone. But when Gloria suddenly has to return home to Cape Verde to look after her own children, Gloria invites the heartbroken Cléo to visit her and the two have to make the most of their last summer together.

A film that works both as a simple heartfelt drama and as a clear allegory (and critique) of colonialism, Ama Gloria is a beautifully drawn study of a young girl on a steep learning curve about the broader contexts of her, and other people’s, worlds.

Original Language: French

Presented with English subtitles

Screening as part of London Migration Film Festival.

London Migration Film Festival is an annual film festival that has been running since 2016. The aim of the festival is to challenge the narrow rhetoric on migration that often sees migration, and people on the move, framed in reductive and dehumanising terms. The festival is taking place from 20-27 November 2024.

Spend a year with Agnès Varda, at the Lexi in 2024. We'll be exploring this visionary director’s remarkable body of work, spanning 7 decades and celebrating a lifetime spent dedicated to cinema.

Each title will be introduced by Rosie, our Cinema Director and programmer.

The final film from the late, beloved Agnès Varda is a characteristically playful, profound, and personal summation of the director’s own brilliant career. At once impish and wise, Varda acts as our spirit guide on a free-associative tour through her six-decade artistic journey, shedding new light on her films, photography, and recent installation works while offering her one-of-a-kind reflections on everything from filmmaking to feminism to aging. Suffused with the people, places, and things she loved—Jacques Demy, cats, colors, beaches, heart-shaped potatoes—the wonderfully idiosyncratic work of imaginative autobiography Varda by Agnès is a warmly human, touchingly bittersweet parting gift from one of cinema’s most luminous talents.