The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival

International Animation Panorama

• An assortment of short animated films from international artists
  

The Unpolished

• Stevie searches for meaning in her life, in spite of her wayward parents
  

Glory to the Filmmaker!

• A creative odyssey of various film genres from 'Beat' Takeshi
  

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

• A paralysed man develops an alphabet of blinking to tell his life story
  

Empties

• The joy of old age: Josef deserts his job to fantasise about a new life
  

Now Wait For Last Year

• Digital video by Rachel Reupke exploring contemporary Beijing
  

Black White + Gray: Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

• New York, its art world, and being gay in the city from the 50s to the 80s
  

Andres and Me

• Investigating the mysterious disappearance of a political speechwriter
  

I Do

• A delightful French rom-com starring Charlotte Gainsbourg
  

Tonight and Every Night

• Glitzy wartime musical starring Rita Hayworth in her auburn-haired prime