Into Film Clubs
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Discover eight new films on Into Film+ that have previously only been available on Netflix, thanks to our partnership with the streaming service and distributor. Among this special selection of Netflix original titles that you can now watch for free* in the classroom is wildly popular feel-good anime-inspired musical K-Pop Demon Hunters, along with more vibrant and sparkling animations about friendship, community and family to get young audiences in the festive mood.
Plus, creative stories with powerful messages by acclaimed directors Wes Anderson and Bong Joon Ho, insightful documentaries about the dark side of technology and innovation, and a high-school musical that celebrates inclusion. For each of these new additions to the Into Film+ catalogue there is a film guide specifically designed to help learners link the content of the stories with topics that they are learning about in the classroom and encountering in life.
That Christmas
Adapted from three children's books by beloved author and screenwriter Richard Curtis, this is a festive animated treat about community spirit. On the eastern coast of England, in Suffolk, lies the fictional coastal town of Wellington-on-Sea. Danny, a shy new boy in town, must adjust to a different sort of Christmas this year alongside his overworked and recently divorced mum. Meanwhile identical twins Sam and Charlie cause chaos with Santa's plans for delivering presents. And to top it all off, many of the adult townsfolk become stranded due to a snowstorm and aren't sure if they will make it home in time for the big day!
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 8-12 and is useful for exploring subject including Literacy and PSHE, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding family, mental health, festivals and celebrations, and community.
Spellbound
Family relationships and growing up are not always easy. This fantastical animation explores these complex dynamics through accessible metaphor and an absorbing fairy-tale storyline. In a magical kingdom, the King and Queen have become monsters, incapable of speech. While they are hidden from the public, their daughter Princess Ellian rules in their place, and her royal advisors suggest that she should officially become the new Queen on her 15th birthday when she comes of age. Ellian asks for one last opportunity to change them back. After the monster-parents are accidentally let out of their cages and wreak havoc upon the kingdom, the family must travel to the Lake of Light to try and find a reversal for the spell before it's too late.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 8-12 and is useful for exploring subject including Literacy and Art & Design, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding family, magic, growing up and monsters.
K-Pop Demon Hunters
You can now sing-along to this year's smash-hit musical animation in your classroom as we have both original and singalong versions available to stream! K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey are topping the charts with their band Huntr/x. But they also have a secret life as demon hunters, protecting their fans from ever-present supernatural danger. Rumi harbours the extra secret of being half-demon herself. However, when new K-pop boyband the Saja Boys arrive on the scene, their lives begin to take a startling turn, especially when Rumi begins to catch feelings for their leader, Jinu. What Huntr/x do not know is that the Saja Boys have been sent by Gwi-Ma, leader of the demon underworld, to end them for good.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 8-12 and is useful for exploring subject including Music and Art & Design, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding identity, friendship and visual arts.
The Prom
Adapted from a Broadway musical, this progressive high-school story is about community, acceptance, and being proud of who you are. The head of a Parent Teachers Association, Mrs. Greene, cancels the school prom because one of the students, Emma, had planned to attend with her girlfriend, who is Mrs. Greene's closeted daughter. Meanwhile, four Broadway stars decide that they need a cause to revitalise their careers, and head on a road trip to Emma's town after discovering the story on social media. When the stars show up to protest the PTA's decision, the town becomes a media sensation.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 15-16 and is useful for exploring subject including Drama, PSHE Education and Music, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding LGBTQ+ issues, love & relationships and school.
Grenfell: Uncovered
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in West London shocked the nation, as a perfect storm of systematic failures, corporate greed and negligence resulted in the death of 72 people. Eight years on, teenage resident Luana and other survivors of that fateful night recount its events in this revealing documentary, piecing together how the fire grew out of control, blindsiding even the firefighters. This acclaimed documentary, which won the Audience Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest earlier this year, also incorporates the perspectives of special reporters and engineering experts, presenting topics including legislation, health and safety, and socioeconomics in an engaging and accessible manner.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 15-16 and is useful for exploring subject including Design & Technology and Citizenship, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding life and death, community, urban spaces, politics, and poverty.
The Social Dilemma
The rise of social media and the impact it has on our mentality has been the topic of much debate, yet its insidious nature means that users can still be oblivious to the full extent of the potential harm. This 2020 documentary, which when it first came out caused a tidal wave of debate, remains as relevant as ever as our use of social media continues to grow. Through interviews with former tech insiders from companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter, as well as a dramatic re-enactment of a young person who becomes increasingly influenced by online content, the film reveals how platforms are designed to manipulate behaviour, encourage addiction, and spread misinformation, with significant implications for how we then interact with the world around us.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 15-16 and is useful for exploring subject including PSHE Education and Media Studies, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding mental health, technology, ethics, consumerism and mass media.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson adapts four fantastical short stories from a short story collection by Roald Dahl. A man spends years learning a meditation technique that will allow him to see anything without the use of his eyes. A boy with a fascination for local birds is tormented by two bullies. A garage owner recounts a bizarre and unpredictable encounter with a rat catcher. And during the British Raj in India, a young man discovers his friend unable to move due to a poisonous snake that is on his stomach. Portrayed in the director's typically eccentric visual style, each story of these short films brings out the British author's humour and bittersweet moral commentary.
The accompanying film guide, which focuses on the first story, is designed to engage learners aged 15-16 and is useful for exploring subject including Film Studies, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding ethics, storytelling and Roald Dahl.
Okja
This mesmerising eco-thriller weaves an emotional tale of friendship into a wider reflection about animal welfare, activism, and corporate greenwashing. The CEO of an international corporation announces the creation a special kind of ‘super pig', with 26 specimens sent to farmers around the world. A decade later, a teenage girl named Mija is living on a farm in rural South Korea with her grandfather and their super pig, Okja. Mija and Okja have a very close relationship, but one day a representative of the corporation comes to take Okja away. Devastated, Mija follows Okja to the city of Seoul. Here, she encounters an environmental group who seek to expose the truth about the mistreatment of animals.
The accompanying film guide is designed to engage learners aged 16+ and is useful for exploring subject including Film Studies, Biology and PSHE Education, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding ethics, animals and filmmaking.
More Netflix Originals on Into Film+
Discover more content previously added to our free* streaming platform thanks to our partnership with Netflix. These include the powerful drama series Adolescence, the Academy Award® and BAFTA multi-winning WWI film All Quiet on the Western Front, the stop-motion adventure Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the Christmas-inspired animation Klaus and many more.
Please note: Film is a powerful tool for learning, helping to develop critical thinking, empathy, and an understanding of different perspectives. Our films have been selected with consideration to age-appropriateness, safeguarding, the curriculum and statutory and non-statutory guidance to schools. Some of our films and resources include sensitive content which is highlighted in the guidance that Into Film provides with each film. Educators should carefully watch or read all elements of any content and must ensure they are following their own school's policies and guidelines prior to using films and resources in the classroom or in after-school clubs. The final decision to use any film or resource sits with teachers, who should decide what is appropriate for their students using their professional judgement and their knowledge of their students, their school context and their community. Teachers must follow their school's safeguarding protocol if a student is distressed or makes a disclosure as a result of the use of any film or other content.
How Do I Get Started?
To access Into Film+, all you'll need is an Into Film Account - it's completely free*, and only takes a moment to set up. Into Film+ is free to use for all UK state schools that hold a valid Public Video Screening (PVS) Licence from Filmbankmedia.
Filmbankmedia PVS Licences are paid for on behalf of schools by all local authorities in England and by some local authorities in both Wales and Scotland. Into Film NI cover the license cost for some schools in Northern Ireland. For further information on licensing in your locality please see our FAQs.
If you're a state school in England that's funded by the Department for Education, you will automatically have access to Into Film+ Premium, which offers an extended catalogue of 500+ titles. Find out more about Into Film+ Premium in our FAQs.
If you don't have a PVS Licence, or aren't already covered, then a licence can easily be obtained from Filmbankmedia.
Filmbankmedia
Filmbankmedia licenses and distributes film and TV entertainment to many groups and is the licensing authority we work with to ensure schools, libraries and youth groups have the permissions to screen films from our catalogue.
* Screenings for an entertainment or extra-curricular purpose require a PVS (Public Video Screening) Licence from Filmbankmedia. State-funded schools in England are covered by the PVS Licence.
Into Film and the Into Film+ streaming service is supported by the UK film industry through Cinema First and the BFI through National Lottery Funding, thanks to National Lottery players.
