Out of Chaos

A painterly profile of County Durham's brilliant miner-artist Tom McGuinness.

A poetic portrait of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and the otherworldly Cornish landscapes which inspired her.

Impressionistic portrait of life as a dancer in London’s Ballet Rambert.

Spend a few intense minutes with Giacometti in his Paris studio and see him at work on his striking sculptures.

Filmed at the time Hockney was painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, this compelling study concentrates on the textures and light which surround the artist in his home and studio.

Discover the 'name behind the hairstyle', in this essential portrait of the bard of Salford, aka John Cooper Clarke.

With the Boer War raging 1,000s of miles away, Victorian Londoners pay tribute to the military

Votes for Women protesters swamp Trafalgar Square, brandishing placards and petitions.

A suffragette demonstration led by Sylvia Pankhurst ends in chaos as police prevent a march on Downing Street.

Spot the changes and continuities in this majestic Edwardian panorama of Trafalgar Square.

Experience the dinge and gloom of the smog shrouding London's Trafalgar Square in the 1920s.

Poverty and hunger compels angry, jobless workers - including Jarrow's crusaders - to make a historic march to London to petition government.

Charlie Hammersley, a student from Northumbria University, explains how Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film holds up a mirror to society. 

The film-makers behind a haunting tale of love and community within a UK immigration detention centre visited the BFI Southbank to discuss their film.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation at BFI Southbank, discussing the making of One Battle After Another.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.