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Thursday, 17 October
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
Geumhyung Jeong: Under Construction
A solo exhibition by Geumhyung Jeong featuring a newly commissioned installation of sculpture and video, and series of live performances. Jeong uses her body and animatronic figures built from DIY parts to parse the uncanny relationships between people and machines. 
Films
The Substance
12:30 PM
Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s explosive Cannes sensation is a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages.
Films
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
2:15 PM
After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young female photographer, Libuše Jarcovjáková, strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences on thousands of subjective photographs.
Films
El Cine Soy Yo (4K Restoration)
4:15 PM
After being a peddler, street photographer, radio announcer, policeman, and mechanic, Jacinto (Asdrúbal Melendez) decides to become a film projectionist. He aspires to bring cinema experiences to the people of Venezuela.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Honouring Traditions
4:45 PM
Highlighting perspectives from around the globe, these films delve into personal narratives linked to the power of creativity and community.
Films
Spring Tide
6:30 PM
Yang Lina uses the story of an all-female family to present a series of multi-levelled themes, epitomising women relations in Chinese society. Screening as a part of Personal Cinema from China, a season of fiction and non-fiction films from China curated by Wifak Gueddana.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2024
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
6:45 PM
Rooted in feminist modes of creativity and production, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut brings to life the remarkable Martinican writer and activist Suzanne Césaire.
Live
Moin + Olan Monk
7:30 PM
Moin are a three piece based in London that comprises of Tom Halstead and Joe Andrews of the band Raime (Blackest Ever Black, RR) and percussionist Valentina Magaletti who operates over a great range of projects such as Vanishing Twin, Tomaga and Lafawandah. Support by Olan Monk.
Films
Leap of Faith
8:45 PM
Young girls Haolin, Yini, Zining, and Yujia are about to compete in an equestrian championship tour in China. Told from the gaze of three mothers, including the director herself, the film is a gallery of personal moments, happy and sad.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2024
The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder
8:45 PM
A testament to the emotional power of shared memory, Inadelso Cossa’s elegiac and inventive film challenges the societal silence enveloping post-civil-war Mozambique.