Echo Chamber - LFF 23 - Day Eleven
It's the penultimate day of the 67th BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023) and @EchoChamberFP has still got your back on what to look out for!
We have a Short from the 'Stories We Tell' strand, and a huge 'Gala' film, both will have you captivated!!!
'Essex Girls' is directed by Yero Timi-Biu and written by Busayo Ige. Flipping the "Essex Girl" trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex.
'Poor Things' is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara, based on Alasdair Gray 1992 book of the same name. When a young woman in Victorian England committed suicide, little did she know how much life lay in store for her. Re-animated by her de facto guardian, the scientist Dr Goodwin Baxter (William Dafoe), Bella Baxter’s (Emma Stone) mind soon becomes increasingly alive to the opportunities the world offers. She eventually embarks on a global adventure and, unshackled by the mores of the era, sets her sights on sating all her carnal and spiritual desires.
Today we have:
Essex Girls - Poster
Essex Girls
Watch Review: Here.
BFI London Film Festival
Film Strand: Shorts (Stories We Tell)
Saturday, 14th 2023 at 12:50am
BFI Southbank
Ticket Info: Here.
Director: Yero Timi-Biu
Cast: Busayo Ige, Corinna Brown, Maisie Smith, Adrianna Bertola, Krysstina Frempong, Rebecca Dike, Daniel Adeosun, Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi, Craig Webb, Bruno Cryan, Charlie Baker, Dan Gaisford
Credit: BFI Network, Surgent Studios Presents, Screen South, Estuary on Film, Fully Focused, Monegram Production, TAPE Colletive
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Short
Running Time: 15 min
Cert: 12a
Watch via BFI Player: Here.
Website: Here.
Poor Things - Poster
Poor Things
Watch Review: Here.
80th Venice International Film Festival: 1st September 2023
BFI London Film Festival
Film Strand: Galas
Saturday, 14th 2023 at 17:30pm
Royal Festival Hall
Sunday, 15th 2023 at 10:30am
Royal Festival Hall
Sunday, 15th 2023 at 19:30pm
BFI Southbank
Sunday, 15th 2023 at 19:50pm
BFI Southbank
Ticket Info: Here.
USA Theatrical Release Date: 8th December 2023
UK Theatrical Release Date: 12th January 2024
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, Hanna Schygulla, Vicki Pepperdine, Wayne Brett, Tom Stourton, Carminho, Jerskin Fendrix
Credit: Searchlight Pictures, Film4 Productions, Element Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 141 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @poorthingsfilm
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67th BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is in its '67th' year, and runs from 4 to 15 October 2023 at venues in London, around the UK and on BFI Player.
brimming with the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling
#LFF Trailer: Here.
Information
Festival Information: Here.
Gala Programme: Here.
Special Presentations Programme: Here.
LFF Awards Programme: Here.
Thematic strands Programme: Here.
Short Film Programme: Here.
Ticket Info: Here.
Website: Here.
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