Director's fury as London Film Festival cancels screening of far right documentary citing safety concerns and 'mental health and wellbeing' of staff
Daily MailThe BFI London Film Festival has cancelled a screening of a documentary about the far-right over 'safety' concerns. Kristy Matheson, director of BFI London Film Festival, said: 'After exploring all the viable options to screen this film at a public film festival we took the heartbreaking decision to not present Undercover: Exposing The Far Right at the LFF. The documentary, Undercover: Exposing The Far Right was supposed to be part of the 68th BFI London Film Festival until the screening was canceled over fears neo-Nazi sympathisers could target the event The documentary followed members of far right groups across the UK and Europe 'I took on board the expert opinion of colleagues around the safety and wellbeing risks that the screening could have created for audiences and the team and that informed our decision, which we did not take lightly. Nick Lowles, who appears in the documentary said it was 'disappointing' the screening has been cancelled Ms Marking called it 'a very powerful film', for which she and her team had spent 'two years following the brave and inspiring work done by Hope not Hate in an extraordinarily febrile time'.
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