The South London Film Festival Presents: Behind The Smile Vol.1

In collaboration with the Film and TV Charity, join us for afternoon of 10 exceptional thought provoking films that highlight powerful stories that link around themes of mental health.

Including the UK PREMIERE of Echoes, starring Ashley Walters (Top Boy, Adolescence) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Furious 7); 

WORLD PREMIERE of An Ode To Joy starring Rudolph Walker (Love Thy Neighbour, Eastenders); The Intimacy Coordinator directed by Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA long listed Louisa Connolly-Burnham (Sister Wives); How Black Men Lose Their Smile starring Ashley Thomas (Bashy) (Top Boy), Bobby, Narrated by Sir Michael Caine and Directed by Isabella Webber; James Arden’s Black Cab; The Wolf starring Kellie Shirley (Eastenders, In The Long Run); The Proudest Rose directed by Giorgia Young starring Florence Bell (Three Body Problem, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword); The Snip directed by BAFTA Winning Ben S. Hyland; and Far From The Plains written and directed by Luigi Sibona, starring Amari Bacchus (Adolescence).

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers hosted by Founder and CEO of The South London Film Festival Kyriakos Georgiou and Marcus Ryder, CEO of the Film and TV Charity, to discuss the films, their link to mental health and how we can support a more mentally healthy film industry.