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Opening, Central and Closing Film

All the opening films for the festival, including each the opening and closing films for each of our main festival sections.

Films at LIFF 2024

  • Trans Memoria

    Dir. Victoria Verseau
    Cinema Versa Opening Film
    Fri 1 Nov and Mon 4 Nov
    Victoria Verseau presents an intimate documentary reflecting on her gender-affirming surgery and the emotions she couldn’t express in the aftermath.
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Tickets
    • Fri 1 Nov
      17:00 - 18:12
      Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
      Screen 4
      Tickets
    • Mon 4 Nov
      16:00 - 17:12
      Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
      Screen 4
      Tickets

  • The Ties That Bind Us

    Dir. Carine Tardieu
    LIFF 2024 Opening Film
    Fri 1 Nov and Sun 3 Nov
    LIFF 2024 opens with Carine Tardieu's captivating and compassionate drama about the unexpected new bonds that can bloom in unsettling times.
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Tickets
    • Fri 1 Nov
      18:30 - 20:16
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets
    • Sun 3 Nov
      11:15 - 13:01
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets

  • A Real Pain

    Dir. Jesse Eisenberg
    Constellation Opening Film
    Fri 1 Nov and Thu 7 Nov
    A whip smart road movie about odd couple Jewish cousins on a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.
    Tickets
    • Fri 1 Nov
      20:45 - 22:15
      Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
      Screen 1
      Tickets
    • Thu 7 Nov
      19:30 - 21:00
      Cottage Road Cinema, Leeds
      Screen 1
      Tickets

  • Escape from the 21st Century

    Dir. Yang Li
    Fanomenon Opening Film
    Fri 1 Nov and Sun 3 Nov
    A wildly imaginative sci-fi action comedy adventure where three teenage friends sneeze and fight their way to the future and back to save their Earth-like planet..
    Tickets
    • Fri 1 Nov
      20:45 - 22:23
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets
    • Sun 3 Nov
      17:00 - 18:38
      Cottage Road Cinema, Leeds
      Screen 1
      Tickets

  • LIFF SHORTS 2024: Opening Selection

    Wed 6 Nov - 19:00
    LIFF SHORTS is like a festival within the festival and at this opening event we present a special programme of short film highlights selected by the programming team.
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Tickets

  • All We Imagine As Light

    Dir. Payal Kapadia
    LIFF 2024 Central Film
    Fri 8 Nov and Sat 9 Nov
    Winner of the 2024 Cannes Grand Prix, Payal Kapadia’s second feature film is a luminous portrait of the lives, loves, and longings of three women in Mumbai.
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Tickets
    • Fri 8 Nov
      18:30 - 20:20
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets
    • Sat 9 Nov
      13:15 - 15:05
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets

  • LIFF SHORTS 2024: The Award Winners

    LIFF Shorts
    Sat 9 Nov - Thu 14 Nov
    A programme of the winning short films from the eight competitions at LIFF SHORTS 2024, with the winners announced at the first screening on 9 November.
    Tickets
    • Sat 9 Nov
      19:30
      Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
      Main Auditorium
      Tickets
    • Thu 14 Nov
      16:00
      Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
      Screen 4
      Tickets
    • Thu 14 Nov
      20:15
      Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
      Screen 4
      Tickets

  • Earth with New Music Score Live

    Dir. Aleksandr Dovzhenko
    LIFF 2024 Central Classic Film
    Sun 10 Nov - 13:00 - 14:05
    Alexander Dovzhenko’s Earth is an impassioned homage to rural life in Ukraine and a visually breathtaking masterpiece of the silent era.
    Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
    Main Auditorium
    Tickets

  • It Was All a Dream

    Dir. dream hampton
    Cinema Versa / Closing Film
    Sun 10 Nov - 19:30 - 20:53
    A powerful memoir of the early hip hop scene via a Black feminist lens, constructed from the personal archive of leading director and music journalist dream hampton.
    Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
    Main Auditorium
    Tickets

  • Nightbitch

    Dir. Marielle Heller
    Constellation Closing Film
    Sat 16 Nov and Sun 17 Nov
    This genre-bending exploration of motherhood and identity stars Amy Adams as a stay-at-home mum who becomes convinced she’s turning into a dog.
    Tickets
    • Sat 16 Nov
      18:00 - 19:38
      Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
      Screen 1
      Tickets
    • Sun 17 Nov
      11:45 - 13:23
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 11
      Tickets

  • The Killers

    Dirs. Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Chang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-Se
    Fanomenon / Closing Film
    Sat 16 Nov and Sun 17 Nov
    This dark and stylish anthology film from South Korea features four individual visions of the hitman genre with mutual murder and mayhem.
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Tickets
    • Sat 16 Nov
      20:30 - 22:29
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets
    • Sun 17 Nov
      13:45 - 15:44
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets

  • All The Long Nights

    Dir. Shô Miyake
    LIFF 2024 Closing Film
    Sun 17 Nov
    Bringing LIFF 2024 to a fitting close is an uplifting and radiant tribute to friendship by Shô Miyake, one of Japan's most promising filmmakers.
    Tickets
    • Sun 17 Nov
      17:30 - 19:29
      Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
      Screen 1
      Tickets
    • Sun 17 Nov
      18:30 - 20:29
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 11
      Tickets
    • Sun 17 Nov
      18:45 - 20:44
      Vue in the Light, Leeds
      Screen 12
      Tickets