My Favourite Cake is an Iranian 2024 romance feature film directed by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha focusing on 70-year-old Mahin as she seeks to embrace the rest of her life, pursuing romance to end her loneliness. After living in solitary for so long, Mahin decides that she should find a partner in a society that is hostile to these connections that she longs for so strongly.
The film follows her as she finds a potential match and builds this connection in a magical evening that gives her a chance to revitalise her love life.
In viewing and celebrating this film during the Missed Connections film season, we will offer an opportunity to decorate cupcakes, inspired by the cake that Mahin creates in the film, and various activities that will encourage audiences to look back on their own lives and embrace what is to come!
Missed Connections Double Bill | Friday 14 August
Our BFI Young Programmers have paired My Favourite Cake with Past Lives as part of Double Take Festival 2026.
Curated by our BFI Young Programmers, Missed Connections explores relationships and opportunities that we have missed for various reasons, whether they are out of our control, determined by our past or objections that are embedded in society. This includes learning to accept past connections that we have missed or can't have and focus on new experiences.
"We have chosen My Favourite Cake to represent passing time and opportunities that we may have missed in our lives.
The film encourages us to celebrate every connection we find and make the most of the time we have to build them.
The film is an embodiment of taking advantage of the little moments in life that connect us to others."
15.00 - My Favourite Cake (15)
18.00 - Past Lives (15)
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Double Take Festival 2026
Are you ready to see your favourite films through new eyes? Enjoy five days of double bills curated by 30 talented 16–19-year-olds from this year's BFI Film Academy Specialist Residential: Programming.
Our BFI Young Programmers invite you to think further with their classic film pairings, alongside live events from drag bingo to quizzes, special menus and much more.
Tickets and Prices
Save when you book both features in the double bill! While we suggest watching each set of films together as part of a double bill, tickets can be purchased separately.
Individual Screening Ticket Prices
On peak tickets are £12 (£10 concession). Off peak tickets are £10 (£8 concession)*.
CINE26 tickets: 16-26 year olds can access £6 tickets anytime with a free CINE26 membership.
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Double Bill Ticket Prices
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Adult: £18 per double bill (saving £4)
60+: £16 per double bill (saving £8)
Showroom Members: £12 per double bill (saving £10)
CINE26: £10 per double bill (saving £12)
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Director Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Year 2024
Duration
1h 37m
Language Persian with English subtitles
Cast Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi