Helen de Witt

Helen de Witt is a Programme Advisor for the Experimenta strand. She is a curator and lecturer in Film Studies at Birkbeck and University of the Arts London. Helen was previously Head of Cinemas at the BFI.

Articles by Helen de Witt

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Eight shorts to look out for at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival

With 116 short films screening at this year’s Festival, we asked our shorts programmers to highlight one film each that particularly grabbed their attention.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Lists
Where creation begins: A deep dive into Experimenta at the LFF

From a trance-like journey into creation to the heart-spilling sounds of Spanish divas, this year’s Experimenta programme finds artist-filmmakers looking beyond the surface of things to find new depths and resonances.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Features
Richard Squires on Doozy: queer life, laughter and cartoon villainy

The artist-filmmaker tells Helen de Witt how he came to make an essay film about Paul Lynde, the unforgettable voice of Hanna-Barbera baddies in the 60s and 70s.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Interviews
Nine short films to look out for at the BFI London Film Festival

With 160 short films screening at this year’s Festival, we asked our shorts programmers to highlight one film each that particularly grabbed their attention.

Friday, September 28, 2018

Lists
Tonsler Park: Kevin Jerome Everson captures democracy in close-up

This 16mm black-and-white documentary was filmed at Charlottesville polling stations the day that Donald Trump was elected, a riveting study of a world about to be shattered, writes Helen de Witt.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Features
Three to see at LFF 2017 if you like... experimental films

Our Experimenta programmers recommend three hot tickets at the BFI London Film Festival 2017.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Features
Three to see at LFF if you like... artists’ feature films

Three hot tickets at this year’s BFI London Film Festival for lovers of boundary-pushing films that transform our experience of seeing moving images.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Features
Three to see at LFF 2014 if you like ... experimental cinema

A selection of three films from the Experimenta strand at the BFI London Film Festival – programmer Helen de Witt highlights a pioneering artist, a promising breakthrough and a film to take a chance on.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Features