Welcome to Citizen Autistic
We are a monthly get-together build friends and share each other’s passion for cinema and experiences of autism and neurodivergence.
Each month, we discuss all things film and autism in welcoming, accessible and autism-friendly venues across Central London in person, and also online via virtual chatroom and synchronised video playing platforms.
It is also an excellent opportunity to learn from one another about our individual experiences of autism, with these meetups also functioning as an opportunity for Autistic adults to hang out and socialise with others on the spectrum.
Our meetups offer a friendly, non-judgmental environment for people on the spectrum (formal diagnosis not required). Come join us!
Future and past events
Sunday Social: Breakfast/Brunch at Cafe Verona + Garden Cinema Drinks!
🌟 Event: Sunday Social: Breakfast/Brunch at Cafe Verona + Garden Cinema Drinks! Now that we are in the midst of
Mon 27 November – **RUN LOLA RUN at BFI Southbank (NFT3) @6:40 – £3.00!**
Hurtling uncontrollably towards the event horizon of the second in a pairing of Relaxed screenings as part of the Destination
Mon 30 October – **Time Bandits at 6:15 @BFI Southbank (NFT3) – Only £3.00!**
Fast approaching on the last Monday in October for your viewing delight is the first in a pairing of Relaxed
Sat 16 Sept: Saturday Social – Withnail & I Film-Themed Jaunt!
‘I’m in a park and I’m practically dead; what good’s the countryside?’ – Withnail Saturday Social – Withnail & I
DAVID AND LISA (1962) Online Watch Along – This Thursday (17th) @8pm!
Film Description David and Lisa tells the story of two young people committed to a residential treatment centre for people
Saturday Social: Star Wars Andor (2022) Film Themed Jaunt: Episode 2
A (not so) long time ago in a city that’s actually really rather close for many … The Star Wars
Sunday Social – Film Themed Thamesmead Jaunt, Sun, 23 July
To take advantage of these balmy summer days, I was thinking it would be a spiffing idea to go out
Mon 26 June: **UNDER THE SKIN at 6:15 @BFI Southbank (NFT3) – £3.00!**
Still in the vapour trails of the previous Citizen Autistic outing, June spells a return to the odd ritual of
Mon 22 May: ***A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX at BFI Southbank @6:25!***
Here at Citizen Autistic, May means movies (like every month I here you cry!), and with that in mind, I
April Means Arthouse – DEEP END (1970)
***April Means Arthouse! – DEEP END (1970) at BFI Southbank*** Following the heartfelt documentary CANNON ARM, about a close-knit clique of classic
CANNON ARM AND THE ARCADE QUEST at BFI Southbank (NFT3)
Details Coming up on the last Monday in March for your viewing pleasure is an exclusive, one-off screening of the
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON Social at The Barbican
March means movies here at Citizen Autistic, so, with that in mind I am pleased to extend an invitation to
NOT FORGOTTEN Online Watch Along
Theme: Autism & Conflict After a month off for good behaviour (?!), Citizen Autistic returns in once more to the
Saturday Social – Tea/Coffee & Conversation at BFI Southbank
‘In The Bleak Midwinter’. In a bid to beat the winter blues, this is another (perhaps overdue) Saturday Social for
WIZARD MODE (2016) Online Watch Along + Bonus Short Videos
Autism and the Arcade: Gaming & Virtual Worlds After November’s foray into horror with the hugely influential classic monster movie
FRANKENSTEIN (1931) Online Watch Along + Bonus Short Films
Difference, Autism & Loving the Monster Following on from last month’s streaming of an old Hollywood gem, November again means
Saturday Social – Breakfast/Brunch at Beck’s CafeÂ
With winter fast approaching and the nights darkening, the time is ripe methinks for a wee social gathering of warm-blooded
PONTYPOOL (2008) Halloween Relaxed Screening at BFI Southbank (NFT3)
After a month’s break for good behaviour, Citizen Autistic is back with another in person cinema screening event, this time
HARVEY Online Watchalong + Bonus Film Clips!
‘Down the Rabbit Hole’: Cinema & Mental Health in HARVEY (1950) After a short time away from the Hollywood studio
September Means Socials – The London Cinema Museum
After a short time away for some good ole’ ‘R & R’, Citizen Autistic is back in action and ready
ELECTRICITY at BFI Southbank
Coming up this July is the concluding feature in a three-film series of Relaxed Summer screenings running on the last
IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE at BFI SouthbankÂ
Following on from the well received screening of puzzle-box sci-fi FREQUENCIES in May, this next offering forms part of a
Saturday Social at The Barbican Centre
Following on from the Relaxed screening at the end of May, I thought it would be a jolly good idea
FREQUENCIES Spring Screening at BFI Southbank
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more,
Greenwich Park Sunday Lunch & Drinks
Well, well, fancy seeing you here, what a lovely coincidence, Following on from the Saturday Social which coincided with World
ILLUMINATING THE WILDERNESS BFI Screening
***(Post) Easter Cinema Treat – ILLUMINATING THE WILDERNESS at BFI Southbank*** Following on from the last ‘in the flesh’ visit
OVERCOMING BARRIERS + FLOAT Online Watch Along
Autism Awareness Month 2022: Neurodiversity, Race & Culture Welcome, one and all, April means autism awareness (shouldn’t every month, I
BFI Southbank Relaxed Saturday Social – PART 2
World Autism Awareness Day – BFI Saturday Social Part 2 Following hot on the heels of the first Saturday Social
Oska Bright Film Festival – The Barbican
Its been a wee while, but Citizen Autistic is back in action with another in-person gathering of strange, land dwelling
BFI Southbank Bar & Kitchen – Relaxed Saturday Social
Following on from the easygoing Sunday Barbican brunch / lunch social back in January, back by (popular?) demand is another
DUKE + SILENT THINGS Online Watchalong
Silence Speaks Volumes: Language & Autism February means films here at Citizen Autistic (just like every month, I hear you
L’ENFANT SAUVAGE (The Wild Child) BFI Screening
Beat the January blues with this latest film club offering for all you lovely Citizen Autist’s floating out there in
January Film Club: **HAROLD AND MAUDE + Short
Humour, Misconceptions and Obsessive Interests – HAROLD & MAUDE Greetings, fellow Citizen Auties, to help welcome in the New Year,
New Year Sunday Lunch Social – The Barbican Centre
Ciao, all you lovely fleshy humanoids and season’s greetings, Call me old fashioned (and many do), but I thought it
THE BLACK BALLOON Relaxed BFI Screening
Special Seasonal Cinema Treat – THE BLACK BALLOON at BFI Southbank (NFT3) Following hot on the heels of November’s online
November Film Club: GREY GARDENS + Short
Misfits & Outsiders: GREY GARDENS + Short film After some brief respite, Citizen Autistic is back and raring to go
October Film Club: BEING FRANK + Shorts
Greetings fellow Citizen Autistics, This October will see a return to the realm of the virtual and an open invitation
September Film Club: SEEING THE UNSEEN
BFI SOUTHBANK SEPTEMBER SCREENING Following in the wake of the rabble-rousing second autism-friendly August offering is the third and final
STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS
Following hot on the heels of July comes this autism-friendly August installment of this 3-film summer season at London’s very
THE HORSE BOY Relaxed Film Trip
After a June break, Citizen Autistic has been well and truly firing on all cylinders, reeling off not one, but
THE REASON I JUMP – SECOND FREE Screening
THE REASON I JUMP – SECOND OF TWO SCREENINGS@HACKNEY PICTUREHOUSE – THURS, 22 JULY This SECOND of two FREE relaxed
THE REASON I JUMP – FREE Screening
After a brief time away, Citizen Autistic is back and raring to go, with a generous double dose of private
Comedy on the Spectrum: film club watch-along
This May, the Autism Film Club cordially invites you to a series of comedy sketches and talks from autistic stand-ups
A Is For Autism Awareness Month: Feature + Clips
This April, the Autism Film Club invites you to a virtual screening of ASPERGERS AND ME + FILM CLIPS on
‘THE FEMALE GAZE’ – WOMEN WITH AUTISM
This March, the Autism Film Club invites you to a virtual screening of DUSTBIN BABY (2008) + FILM CLIPS on
THE FEMALE GAZE’- AUTISM IN WOMEN & GIRLS
This March, the Autism Film Club invites you to a virtual screening of DUSTBIN BABY (2008) + FILM CLIPS on
‘SOCIAL OUTCASTS’ – DAVID & LISA (1962)
The next installment of the autism film club ‘watch along’ sessions is a screening of DAVID AND LISA (1962) +
‘A Neurodiverse Noël’ Watch Along – Wed, 16 Dec
A Neurodiverse Noël Seasons greetings one and all, 🎅 It is Just TWO WEEKS’ TO GO until a special, festive
‘THE FULL SPECTRUM’ WATCH ALONGÂ
*The Full Spectrum Welcome one and all, The next Autism Film Club ‘Watch Along’ is coming up soon at 20:00
WOMEN & GIRLS WITH AUTISM
Women & Girls with Autism After a leave of absence (holidays and such), the London Autism Film Club is back
AUTISM IN LOVE
Love & Friendship: A warm welcome to one and all, On Monday, 24 August @8:30 pm is a return to
NOTES ON BLINDNESS NETFLIX PARTY
Autism & Blindness The next exciting installment of the London Autism Film Club is a group Netflix Party watch along
LE MOINDRE GESTE (1971) & SRAPBOOK (2015)
Welcome one and all, The next edition of the London Autism Film Club ‘Watch along’, is coming up on Wednesday,
‘IN HER STORY’ DOC + SHORTS
The Realm of the Senses: – a film watch along to coincide withDeath Blind Awareness Week from June 28–July 4
THE MIRACLE WORKER : ***ONLINE CHAT 6 PM SATURDAY 2 MAY**
MAYDAY, MAYDAY Announcing its triumphant return on Saturday 2 May after ‘Spring Break’, the next edition of the film club
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR: ONLINE STREAMING + WEB CHAT
To prevent this boat from running out of steam, I urge you all to still tune into STEAMBOAT BILL JR.
THE MIRACLE WORKER : ***ONLINE STREAMING + WEB CHATÂ
Hi, again everyone, It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for one and all, Following the latest advice coming from
THE BOY WHO COULD FLY
Hello, again all you filmophiles (yes, I know that’s not the ‘correct’ term), The next shiny new edition of the
THE AUTISTIC COMEDIAN@TOP SECRET COMEDY CLUB
Happy New Year you lovely neurodiverse lot, As a light-hearted remedy to the January blues, all members are cordially invited
‘On The Spectrum’ Autism Film Festival special trip
Hello there you lovely neurodiverse lot, In a super-duper special edition of the monthly London Autism film club, at 12.30