Pi
Dir. Darren Aronofsky, US 1998, 84 min, Digital, Cert 16
Aronofsky’s debut feature is a psychological thriller about an obsessive mathematician seeking a formula to solve the secrets of the universe. Neurodivergent filmmakers and scholars have described the film as a reflection of autistic fascinations with patterns and formulae – fascinations that seek to make sense of a baffling neurotypical world.
+ A Brief History of Circles
Dir. Georgia Kumari Bradburn, UK 2024, 11 min, Digital. Cert TBC
A short film that explores the sensory experience of autism through a visual and sonic fascination with circularity.
Screening with descriptive subtitles (short film only).
The screening will start with a brief introduction by Stims co-founder and director of A Brief History of Circles, Georgia Kumari Bradburn, who will also host the discussion in the BFI Library. There will be a ten minute break between the film and the discussion in which you will have time to refresh.
Tickets: £3