Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

What if the thing you were searching for found you first? In Pixar Animation Studios’ big-screen comedic misadventure, alien-obsessed Elio discovers the answer to that question when he is transported to the Communiverse, an interplanetary paradise that is home to intelligent life from galaxies far and wide. But when he’s mistaken as Earth’s leader, he’ll have to form unexpected bonds, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and make sure he doesn’t lose the opportunity to live out his ultimate dream.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Accessibility:

The screening on Wednesday 06 August at 15:15 is a Relaxed/autism-friendly screening.

The screening on Wednesday 13 August at 13:45 is a HOH Subtitled screening.

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

Eccentric lottery winner Charles dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer, back together. The fantasy becomes real when the bandmates and former lovers agree to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Claude Barras follows My Life As a Courgette with a stop-motion gem about a girl and an orangutan facing up to deforestation in Borneo. Keria, who has Indigenous Penan heritage on her mother’s side, lives in Borneo with her father, who works on a palm oil plantation. News that the family home is under threat from deforestation only makes her more passionate about her environment, especially when she meets Oshi, an orphaned orangutan with whom she uncovers the joys and dangers of this beautiful but threatened world. Using his distinctive stop-motion style, Barras has produced a memorable and moving tale whose eco-message is seamlessly integrated into this hugely entertaining and highly relevant film. As we’re told in the film, ‘The world does not belong to us. We borrow it from our children’. - Justin Johnson, BFI

English Dubbed Screenings:

• Sun 10 Aug, 14:00
• Tue 12 Aug, 14:30
• Thu 14 Aug, 16:50 (Relaxed, Autism-Friendly screening)

Screenings with English Subtitles:

• Fri 08 Aug, 18:15
• Wed 13 Aug, 18:15

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Screening as part of our season: Brazilian Summer Nights presented alongside CINE BRAZIL.

Sunday's 16:30 screening of Carandiru will include an introduction by Joanna Mamede.

Drauzio Varella, a doctor, is treating prisoners in an overpopulated prison in Brazil. While doing so, he learns about their stories including how they got there.

For more information on Cine Brazil visit their website here. Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london

Original language: Portuguese

Presented with English subtitles

Speaker Bio:

Joanna Mamede

Joanna Mamede is a Brazilian-British artist and filmmaker based in the UK. Formerly a television director at Globosat in Brazil, she now works in the contemporary art field with films and installations that explore language, identity, technology and the spaces between established narrative forms. She holds an MRes in Art: Moving Image from Central Saint Martins, and her work has been shown internationally, including the Tate, Rich Mix, Aesthetica Film Festival, Festival Ecrã and Future Now Symposium. She is a Trustee of Lux Moving Image and a member of ICCG, which oversees the Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection of Brazilian art.

‘MAKE A SCENE’:

The Lexi Summer Film School

for young people aged 12-16

MON 11TH TO FRI 15TH AUGUST

DAILY SESSIONS, 1:30 - 4:30PM (3hrs)

Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Animation Reframed’, the Lexi’s Summer Film School for young people is back - and this year we’re getting hands-on with live-action filmmaking. Over the week, we’ll watch and unpack four fearless coming-of-age stories, exploring the rebellions, joys, and self-discoveries of teens on the big screen. Through lively discussions and practical mini-workshops, we’ll delve into key aspects of the filmmaking process (from writing to acting, to visual storytelling), building to ‘Making a Scene’ of our very own. If you’re a young person who makes your own movies, enjoys being creative, or just loves the cinema - then this is the summer course for you!

MONDAY

YOUNG HEARTS (12A, 2025 - NEW TO UK CINEMAS)

When new neighbour Alexander moves into his rural Belgian town, 14-year-old Elias learns to confront his feelings and embrace his true self.

Followed by a Screenwriting Workshop.

TUESDAY

FILM: BRIDES (12A, 2025 - NEW TO UK CINEMAS)

Two best friends run away in search of freedom and belonging, on a dangerous journey that takes them from Britain to Syria.

Followed by a Q&A with star of the film Safiyya Ingar, and an Acting for Screen Workshop.

WEDNESDAY

FILM: POLITE SOCIETY (12A, 2023)

Aspiring martial artist Ria Khan sets out to save her older sister from marriage, monotony, and a malevolent mother-in-law.

Followed by a Visual Storytelling Workshop.

THURSDAY

‘MAKING A SCENE’

We put all our new skills into practice by creating our own scene (written, shot by, and starring you!), with the help of local filmmakers Annabel Barnston and Mark James.

FRIDAY

FILM: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (12A, 1986)

The ultimate school-skipper carves out a day to remember, in John Hughes’ joyous coming-of-age classic.

Followed by a chance to watch your scene on the big screen!

We reserve the right to amend aspects of this programme due to unforeseen circumstances.

 

Cost of a Week Pass

Standard rate: £75

Lower-Income Families rate (no proof required): £45

Course Leader: Harley Viveash

Harley is an actor, writer and educator based in Stoke Newington. He has worked extensively with young people across London, teaching performance skills and literary analysis. As an actor, since training at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he’s worked across stage, television, and voice-over. For the past seven years he has also been part of the team at The Lexi, and was the course leader and co-programmer for last year’s summer school ‘Animation Reframed’.

Testimonials for 2024’s ‘Animation Reframed’

“It’s been an amazing opportunity and we can’t thank you enough for this film school! All parents I have shared this with said they would love their children to attend next time.”

“The school really inspired (my son) to get creative… I can’t imagine finding a more suitable summer school for him!”

“I loved the film school. A great experience. Can’t wait for next summer!”

Parents & Guardians:

• These screenings are intended for young people aged 12 - 16 (all films rated 12 or PG). If you need to attend as your child's carer, please drop us a line
• There will be no unaccompanied adults in these screenings
• Lexi staff working these events have enhanced DBS checks
• Seating is unallocated to allow for flexibility
• The Lexi kiosk will be open as usual
• Doors open at 1pm

The film tells the story of Elias as he befriends his new neighbour, a boy of the same age named Alexander. When Alexander reveals that he was in love with a boy and asks Elias if he has experienced true love, that question lingers on his mind. For the first time, Elias begins to understand the depth of his feelings as he starts to fall in love with Alexander.

Original language: French

Presented with English Subtitles

A Ukrainian platoon's mission: traverse a heavily fortified mile of forest to liberate a strategic village from Russian forces. A journalist accompanies them, witnessing the ravages of war and the growing uncertainty about its conclusion.

Original languages: English and Ukranian

Presented with English subtitles when dialogue is not in English

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him.

With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.

SMURFS features an all-star voice cast including Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

At the age of 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with freelance directing, she was forced to abandon her career in TV, instead turning the camera on herself and her son, Jim.

Filmed over 20 years, Victoria has recorded hundreds of hours of footage, capturing each twist and turn in Jim’s life, from the thumbs-up he gave her during her first pregnancy scan to his first day at college.

MOTHERBOARD is a unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting.  Victoria captures a life where both she and Jim survive her breast cancer diagnosis, two generations of absent fathers and Jim’s rollercoaster teen years with a gallows sense of humour and an irrepressible ability to turn lemons into lemonade.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

On Sat 16 August, there will be a Q&A with director Victoria Mapplebeck and producer Debbie Manners.

An entirely ordinary day on the beds ward of a surgical department. The nursing team is understaffed due to a shortage of personnel. Despite the hectic environment, Floria cares for her patients with expertise and full dedication. Although she gives her all, the shift gradually spirals out of control – until it eventually leads to a dramatic outburst.

Original languages: German, Turkish, French

Presented with English Subtitles

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Following the screening there will be a live Q&A with director Victoria Mapplebeck and producer Debbie Manners.

At the age of 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with freelance directing, she was forced to abandon her career in TV, instead turning the camera on herself and her son, Jim.

Filmed over 20 years, Victoria has recorded hundreds of hours of footage, capturing each twist and turn in Jim’s life, from the thumbs-up he gave her during her first pregnancy scan to his first day at college.

MOTHERBOARD is a unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting.  Victoria captures a life where both she and Jim survive her breast cancer diagnosis, two generations of absent fathers and Jim’s rollercoaster teen years with a gallows sense of humour and an irrepressible ability to turn lemons into lemonade.

For our non-Q&A showings of the film click here.

Bueller? Bueller? Ferris Bueller has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, “borrows” a Ferrari and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris’ trail is high school principal Rooney, determined to catch him in the act.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Screening as part of our season: Brazilian Summer Nights presented alongside CINE BRAZIL.

Afterparty at The Island from 8pm following the screening of Central Station on 21st August

Sunday's 17:15 screening of Central Station will include an introduction by Dr Giancarlo Gozzi.

A retired school teacher and young boy become unlikely travelling companions when the boy is suddenly orphaned and must find his estranged father. A success at the Berlin Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear award, the unassuming road movie thrust director Walter Salles into the spotlight for its naturalistic portrayal of longing and redemption. Embittered and living alone, Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), who transcribes letters for illiterate people and pockets the money without sending the notes, meets nine-year-old Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira) just before his mother is killed in an accident. After much deliberation, Dora reluctantly embarks on a journey through northern Brazil with Josué in search of his family. With striking cinematography and a rich portrayal of Brazil’s diverse landscapes, Central Station avoids sentimentality to become a moving study of connection between two strangers improbably joined together. We'll be screening the 4K restoration released by Curzon.

For more information on Cine Brazil visit their website here. Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london

Original title: Central do Brasil

Original language: Portuguese

Presented with English subtitles

Speaker Bio:

Giancarlo Gozzi

Dr. Giancarlo Gozzi is a Film & Television Studies researcher at LAICA, University of São Paulo, currently doing postdoctoral research as an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.

Freakier Friday, a sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, will be released in theaters nationwide in 2025. In the film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Accessibility:

The screening on Thursday 28 August at 17:30 is a HOH Subtitled screening.

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

Everyone’s favourite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company.

In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham). Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Winner of no less than 8 Oscars® including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Screening as part of our season: Brazilian Summer Nights presented alongside CINE BRAZIL.

Sunday's screening of Neighbouring Sounds will include an introduction by Malu Sa.

A dazzling ensemble drama, Neighbouring Sounds is set among a handful of residents in a middle-class street in the northern Brazilian city of Recife. Focusing on the appearance of a gang of private security guards who offer householders the promise of protection, writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho offers revealing fragments of a society frayed by paranoia. A young man wakes up to find his girlfriend’s car has been broken into. A mother struggles to sleep, disturbed by the barking of guard dogs next door. An ageing patriarch seeks refuge from the tumult of the ever-changing city in the rural peace of his one-time plantation hideaway. The results thrillingly defy categorisation. - Edward Lawrenson, BFI

Kleber's latest film THE SECRET AGENT won Best Director and Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and we can't wait to screen that when it releases in the UK, in the meantime enjoy his astonishing debut!

For more information on Cine Brazil visit their website here. Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london

Original title: O Som ao Redor

Original language: Portuguese

Presented with English subtitles

Speaker Bio:

Malu Sa

Malu Sá (Recife, 1989) is an actress, producer, and screenwriter. She has an MA in Acting from East 15 Acting School – University of Essex/UK and a BA in Media Communication from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE/Brazil. She has been working in front of and behind the cameras in films, TV, internet, and streaming, highlighting her acting credit on the Netflix series "Good Morning, Veronica" (Bom dia, Verônica, season 1, 2020). Her recent video work, "Film Locations", was created in London streets, combining her interest in urbanization and film. Later, it expanded to the streets of her hometown: Recife.

A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, Mark Hamill and Mia Sara.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.

Blending heartache, humour and healing, SORRY, BABY is the stunning and star-making debut from director, writer and actor Eva Victor, also starring Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges.

As sharp as it is tender, SORRY, BABY is a quietly powerful tale of seizing back your footing after pain, and of the friendships that sustain you along the way. An authentic, bitingly funny drama that marks the arrival of a brilliant new voice in cinema.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Talking Pictures:

Please note the screening on Monday 01 September at 14:45 is a Talking Pictures screening with an informal discussion after the film with a member of the Lexi team.

Screening as part of our season: Brazilian Summer Nights presented alongside CINE BRAZIL.

The screening on Sunday 31st August, as well as an introduction by Ana Levisky, will have a panel discussion after the film, panelists tbc.

The Second Mother tell the story of Val, the kind of live-in housekeeper who takes her work seriously. She serves her wealthy São Paulo employers day in and day out while lovingly nannying their teenage son whom she’s raised since toddlerhood. Everyone and everything in the elegant house has its place until one day, Val’s ambitious, clever daughter Jessica arrives from Val’s hometown to take the college entrance exams. Jessica’s confident, youthful presence upsets the unspoken yet strict balance of power in the household; Val must decide where her allegiances lie and what she’s willing to sacrifice.

For more information on Cine Brazil visit their website here. Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london

Original title: Que Horas Ela Volta?

Original language: Portuguese

Presented with English subtitles

Speaker Bio:

Ana Levisky

Ana is a film conservator who has worked in national film archives in Brazil, Ireland, and the UK. With a background in audiovisual studies, a Master’s in Creative Process, and specialised training in film restoration, she cares for analog film and is drawn to reflective storytelling. Her practice evolves from the documentary format and tends to explore the space between identity, belonging, and memory.

When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a

ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.

We're also screening Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods from Sat 02 August.

Please arrive promptly - we show 10 minutes of trailers before each film and do not show adverts. 

Inter Alia contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent.

When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.