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Running time: 135 mins
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
Running time: 140 mins
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Running time: 134 mins
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Running time: 137 mins
Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
Running time: 107 mins
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Running time: 135 mins
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
Running time: 120 mins
Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, where he finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, where he finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
Running time: 119 mins
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Running time: 140 mins
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Running time: 134 mins
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Running time: 110 mins
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Running time: 107 mins
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Running time: 160 mins
Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths.
Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths.
Running time: 135 mins
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
Running time: 119 mins
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Running time: 140 mins
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Running time: 134 mins
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Running time: 137 mins
Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He is driven to pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
Running time: 110 mins
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Running time: 107 mins
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Running time: 90 mins
Benji and David travel to Poland to pay respects to their Jewish grandmother. No sooner are they on the road, they realise why they don’t spend much time together anymore. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin dazzle in their roles as the familial odd-couple, trading witty barbs and sobering ruminations on mid-adulthood growing pains, in this deftly scripted film full of humour and hope.
Benji and David travel to Poland to pay respects to their Jewish grandmother. No sooner are they on the road, they realise why they don’t spend much time together anymore. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin dazzle in their roles as the familial odd-couple, trading witty barbs and sobering ruminations on mid-adulthood growing pains, in this deftly scripted film full of humour and hope.
Running time: 135 mins
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
Running time: 119 mins
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Get ready to delve into the backstory of the iconic lion, tracing his childhood alongside his brother, Scar, who later becomes his adversary.
Running time: 140 mins
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Running time: 134 mins
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Running time: 110 mins
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Running time: 107 mins
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Running time: 90 mins
Benji and David travel to Poland to pay respects to their Jewish grandmother. No sooner are they on the road, they realise why they don’t spend much time together anymore. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin dazzle in their roles as the familial odd-couple, trading witty barbs and sobering ruminations on mid-adulthood growing pains, in this deftly scripted film full of humour and hope.
Benji and David travel to Poland to pay respects to their Jewish grandmother. No sooner are they on the road, they realise why they don’t spend much time together anymore. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin dazzle in their roles as the familial odd-couple, trading witty barbs and sobering ruminations on mid-adulthood growing pains, in this deftly scripted film full of humour and hope.
Running time: 135 mins
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
The life and experiences of singer Robbie Williams retold as an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.
Running time: 140 mins
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Running time: 134 mins
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Running time: 110 mins
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Running time: 107 mins
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Running time: 108 mins
Seasonal Affective Cinema is a quarterly film club screening movies that aesthetically and thematically reflect the changing of the seasons. This January, we’re leaning into Winter’s melancholy with a screening of Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece of existential dread, Under the Skin.
An alien entity inhabiting the earthly form of a mysterious woman combs highways around Glasgow in search of men to seduce. Once she finds her victims, she lures them into an otherworldly dimension to be stripped and consumed. But as she continues on her infernal mission, she begins to forge connections with the people she meets, initiating a process of self-discovery which leads to a tragic and devastating climax.
Shot on location in the Scottish Highlands, the film’s reflective and sinistrous tone is mirrored in the harsh and isolated beauty of the rugged landscape. Underpinned by a pulsating and metronomic score, the shots of creeping mist across a mountain valley and salty sea spray on a beach immerse us in a bleak, yet transfixing, evocation of winter.
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Seasonal Affective Cinema is a quarterly film club screening movies that aesthetically and thematically reflect the changing of the seasons. This January, we’re leaning into Winter’s melancholy with a screening of Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece of existential dread, Under the Skin.
An alien entity inhabiting the earthly form of a mysterious woman combs highways around Glasgow in search of men to seduce. Once she finds her victims, she lures them into an otherworldly dimension to be stripped and consumed. But as she continues on her infernal mission, she begins to forge connections with the people she meets, initiating a process of self-discovery which leads to a tragic and devastating climax.
Shot on location in the Scottish Highlands, the film’s reflective and sinistrous tone is mirrored in the harsh and isolated beauty of the rugged landscape. Underpinned by a pulsating and metronomic score, the shots of creeping mist across a mountain valley and salty sea spray on a beach immerse us in a bleak, yet transfixing, evocation of winter.
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Events
Running time: 54 mins
TILKA is an intimate portrait of five women who come together to create a collective piece of theatre with Seenaryo amid Lebanon’s collapse. As the country grapples with collapse, TILKA weaves together their individual stories with a shared story of displacement, motherhood and hope told through the play.
TILKA is an intimate portrait of five women who come together to create a collective piece of theatre with Seenaryo amid Lebanon’s collapse. As the country grapples with collapse, TILKA weaves together their individual stories with a shared story of displacement, motherhood and hope told through the play.
Q&A
Running time: 145 mins
It’s Baltimore, 1962, and teenager Tracy Turnblad dreams of appearing on the local TV dance show, but will barriers to integration get in her way?
“HAIRSPRAY: A COMEDY BY JOHN WATERS.”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with CELLULOID JAM, an unofficial celebration of 50 years of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975).
You can't go to ROCKY HORROR without dancing the Time Warp, the cult rock musical's homage to the 1950s/60s dance fads that packed dance floors across America with horny, time-stepping teenagers. Novelty dances like The Madison, Watusi, and Mashed Potato often rose up from African-American dance halls to spread like wildfire through radio, TV and the movies. Teen-pics were big box office, from the juvenile delinquent melodramas of the 1950s to the hedonistic beach-blanket party flicks of the 1960s.
John Waters' 1988 musical comedy HAIRSPRAY is a vibrant cocktail of all these social and cinematic conventions, blending them together to tell the winning story of a fat white girl's encounter with racial segregation and the African-American Civil Rights movement.
"The truly radical sub-text… is that a heroine can be politically motivated, a good dancer, attractive to the opposite sex, and fat all at the same time." (Anne Bilson, Sight & Sound)
HAIRSPRAY was also drag megastar Divine's final film in which he quite literally cross-dresses as both Tracy’s hyper-stressed Mom, Edna Turnblad, and a white male racist, Arvin Hodgepile (Waters has a great way naming villains!). Divine died three weeks after the film's lukewarm release and so didn't see HAIRSPRAY become a cult home video smash that was given a musical makeover for Broadway and the West End. It’s the perfect dance party to open our ROCKY HORROR season.
Polite notice: We are projecting HAIRSPRAY with subtitles from the best available digital source.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
It’s Baltimore, 1962, and teenager Tracy Turnblad dreams of appearing on the local TV dance show, but will barriers to integration get in her way?
“HAIRSPRAY: A COMEDY BY JOHN WATERS.”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with CELLULOID JAM, an unofficial celebration of 50 years of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975).
You can't go to ROCKY HORROR without dancing the Time Warp, the cult rock musical's homage to the 1950s/60s dance fads that packed dance floors across America with horny, time-stepping teenagers. Novelty dances like The Madison, Watusi, and Mashed Potato often rose up from African-American dance halls to spread like wildfire through radio, TV and the movies. Teen-pics were big box office, from the juvenile delinquent melodramas of the 1950s to the hedonistic beach-blanket party flicks of the 1960s.
John Waters' 1988 musical comedy HAIRSPRAY is a vibrant cocktail of all these social and cinematic conventions, blending them together to tell the winning story of a fat white girl's encounter with racial segregation and the African-American Civil Rights movement.
"The truly radical sub-text… is that a heroine can be politically motivated, a good dancer, attractive to the opposite sex, and fat all at the same time." (Anne Bilson, Sight & Sound)
HAIRSPRAY was also drag megastar Divine's final film in which he quite literally cross-dresses as both Tracy’s hyper-stressed Mom, Edna Turnblad, and a white male racist, Arvin Hodgepile (Waters has a great way naming villains!). Divine died three weeks after the film's lukewarm release and so didn't see HAIRSPRAY become a cult home video smash that was given a musical makeover for Broadway and the West End. It’s the perfect dance party to open our ROCKY HORROR season.
Polite notice: We are projecting HAIRSPRAY with subtitles from the best available digital source.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
Bartrash
Running time: 98 mins
Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy. Followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker of the Cult Classic Collective
Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy. Followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker of the Cult Classic Collective
Running time: 150 mins
“O Music, it was you who permitted us
To lift our face and peer into the eyes
Of future liberty, that would one day be ours”
- Patrice Lumumba
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État is a documentary that tells the story of the assassination of Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. The film interweaves stories of resistance against imperialist forces, spanning Congo and the wider African continent, all set against the backdrop of jazz music—used at the time by the US as a form of soft power to counter liberation movements in Africa.
This special screening commemorates the life of Patrice Lumumba on the eve of the anniversary of his assassination and seeks to shed light on the ongoing exploitation and genocide in the Congo.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion featuring the Congolese Youth Action Platform, a collective of activists and members of the Congolese community in the UK and the wider diaspora, who campaign to raise awareness about the Congolese crisis.
“O Music, it was you who permitted us
To lift our face and peer into the eyes
Of future liberty, that would one day be ours”
- Patrice Lumumba
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État is a documentary that tells the story of the assassination of Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. The film interweaves stories of resistance against imperialist forces, spanning Congo and the wider African continent, all set against the backdrop of jazz music—used at the time by the US as a form of soft power to counter liberation movements in Africa.
This special screening commemorates the life of Patrice Lumumba on the eve of the anniversary of his assassination and seeks to shed light on the ongoing exploitation and genocide in the Congo.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion featuring the Congolese Youth Action Platform, a collective of activists and members of the Congolese community in the UK and the wider diaspora, who campaign to raise awareness about the Congolese crisis.
Q&A
Running time: 107 mins
Uncle Kai has been living alone, he was forced into retirement questioning his own life from a failed marriage to a strained relationship with his daughter Zoie. Kai decides to end his life however a stray dog named “Siu Nam” aka “Roasted Piggy” saves him. A bond grows between Kai and Siu Nam which leads him to meet Una who manages the local animal welfare shelter, and soon after Kai and Una become friends. Kai finally comes out of his defensive shell and make amends with his daughter Zoie.
The ticket to this screening includes souvenirs and a milk tea.
Uncle Kai has been living alone, he was forced into retirement questioning his own life from a failed marriage to a strained relationship with his daughter Zoie. Kai decides to end his life however a stray dog named “Siu Nam” aka “Roasted Piggy” saves him. A bond grows between Kai and Siu Nam which leads him to meet Una who manages the local animal welfare shelter, and soon after Kai and Una become friends. Kai finally comes out of his defensive shell and make amends with his daughter Zoie.
The ticket to this screening includes souvenirs and a milk tea.
Q&A
Running time: 75 mins
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
Running time: 53 mins
The Parkinsons Project follows climber and teacher, Chris Hamper, as he navigates his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
His Parkinson's diagnosis has forced him to redefine his passion for climbing. His tremor makes tying knots and clipping gear difficult; his lack of dopamine reduces the reward and motivation process, forcing Chris to find new ways to stay inspired. And yet, once he is on the rock, climbing appears to be one of the very few activities that minimise his symptoms.
Now, eight years after his diagnosis, Chris is potentially coming to the end of the “honeymoon” period of his Parkinson’s. This means he could start to see the effects of the disease more acutely, including the impact it may have on his ability to continue climbing. Knowing this, Chris has taken early retirement from teaching to climb as much as possible around his home in Norway and with friends in Sheffield.
The Parkinsons Project follows climber and teacher, Chris Hamper, as he navigates his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
His Parkinson's diagnosis has forced him to redefine his passion for climbing. His tremor makes tying knots and clipping gear difficult; his lack of dopamine reduces the reward and motivation process, forcing Chris to find new ways to stay inspired. And yet, once he is on the rock, climbing appears to be one of the very few activities that minimise his symptoms.
Now, eight years after his diagnosis, Chris is potentially coming to the end of the “honeymoon” period of his Parkinson’s. This means he could start to see the effects of the disease more acutely, including the impact it may have on his ability to continue climbing. Knowing this, Chris has taken early retirement from teaching to climb as much as possible around his home in Norway and with friends in Sheffield.
Events
Running time: 84 mins
The 22nd London Short Film Festival returns with the time-honoured tradition of comedy bonanza - Funny Sh*t - a proverbial pick’n’mix of 2025's funniest shorts.
Embark on a bumbling quest for a keg with an alcoholic pig; meet a dusty taxidermy dog who helps a man come to terms with his grief; delve into the world of Cat Shows at the Long Island Pet Expo; play an ominous game of psychological chess with two creepy siblings; and bear witness to a wrongfully convicted 'serial killer' attempting to repair his marriage to a woman who's only attracted to psychopaths.
This event has descriptive subtitles and BSL interpretation.
Grandma's Grillz, dir. Luis Cross, UK 2024, 4mins
The Nun Slayer, dir. Ben Bovington-Key, UK 2023, 12mins
Two of Hearts, dir. Mashie Alam, Canada 2024, 5mins
How To Sell A Car, dir. Julian Tynan, Australia 2023, 10mins
Mr Biscuit, dir. Doug Redfern / Joe Roberts, UK 2023, 6mins
Circle of life, dir. Peter Millard, UK 2023, 4mins
Swollen, dir. Roxy Sophie Sorkin, USA 2024, 14mins
The Test, dir. Benjamin Sutton, UK 2024, 3mins
Considering Cats, dir. Matthew Newby, USA 2024, 12mins
Good Feelings, dir. Emma Parkinson, UK 2024, 5mins
nw if not :), dir. Felicitas Fuchs, UK 2024, 8mins
Hurikan, dir. Jan Saska, Czech Republic 2024, 13mins
The 22nd London Short Film Festival returns with the time-honoured tradition of comedy bonanza - Funny Sh*t - a proverbial pick’n’mix of 2025's funniest shorts.
Embark on a bumbling quest for a keg with an alcoholic pig; meet a dusty taxidermy dog who helps a man come to terms with his grief; delve into the world of Cat Shows at the Long Island Pet Expo; play an ominous game of psychological chess with two creepy siblings; and bear witness to a wrongfully convicted 'serial killer' attempting to repair his marriage to a woman who's only attracted to psychopaths.
This event has descriptive subtitles and BSL interpretation.
Grandma's Grillz, dir. Luis Cross, UK 2024, 4mins
The Nun Slayer, dir. Ben Bovington-Key, UK 2023, 12mins
Two of Hearts, dir. Mashie Alam, Canada 2024, 5mins
How To Sell A Car, dir. Julian Tynan, Australia 2023, 10mins
Mr Biscuit, dir. Doug Redfern / Joe Roberts, UK 2023, 6mins
Circle of life, dir. Peter Millard, UK 2023, 4mins
Swollen, dir. Roxy Sophie Sorkin, USA 2024, 14mins
The Test, dir. Benjamin Sutton, UK 2024, 3mins
Considering Cats, dir. Matthew Newby, USA 2024, 12mins
Good Feelings, dir. Emma Parkinson, UK 2024, 5mins
nw if not :), dir. Felicitas Fuchs, UK 2024, 8mins
Hurikan, dir. Jan Saska, Czech Republic 2024, 13mins
Events
Running time: 75 mins
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.
Running time: 88 mins
An exploration of the multifaceted and unified nature of British identity. Using camcorders, letters, and analogue memories, these films compose fractions of stories set in rural geographies and trace immigration heritage. From folkloric rumours of gigantic cats, whimsical Elvis impersonation and digital re-examinations of systemic segregation, these films speak from the heart of British identity - collecting stories from all over the nation to paint a cross-cultural, contemporary portrait.
We’ve combined odes to eccentric British humour such as Piece of Cake, and My Dad and the Volcano, traverse the day-to-day of immigrant heritage in Journey Mercies and Dear F... discovering intimate, nostalgic records of regional history. Above all, this programme seeks to celebrate British cultural self-consciousness through the medium of filmmaking.
This event has descriptive subtitles and BSL interpretation.
Have You Seen the Beast?, dir. Austen McCowan / Will Hewitt, UK 2024, 7mins
Colour Separation Overlay, dir. Blu Smith, UK 2024, 3mins
Journey Mercies, dir. Tomisin Adepeju, UK 2023, 15mins
Dear F…, dir. Hannan Jones, UK 2023, 7mins
My Dad and the Volcano, dir. Gavin Reid, UK 2023, 15mins
Piece Of Cake, dir. Jack Hartley, UK 2023, 11mins
Marmalade, dir. Jamie Hawkesworth, UK 2024, 6mins
Happy Snaps, dir. Tyro Heath, UK 2024, 12mins
If I Can Dream, dir. Luis Cross, UK 2024, 12mins
An exploration of the multifaceted and unified nature of British identity. Using camcorders, letters, and analogue memories, these films compose fractions of stories set in rural geographies and trace immigration heritage. From folkloric rumours of gigantic cats, whimsical Elvis impersonation and digital re-examinations of systemic segregation, these films speak from the heart of British identity - collecting stories from all over the nation to paint a cross-cultural, contemporary portrait.
We’ve combined odes to eccentric British humour such as Piece of Cake, and My Dad and the Volcano, traverse the day-to-day of immigrant heritage in Journey Mercies and Dear F... discovering intimate, nostalgic records of regional history. Above all, this programme seeks to celebrate British cultural self-consciousness through the medium of filmmaking.
This event has descriptive subtitles and BSL interpretation.
Have You Seen the Beast?, dir. Austen McCowan / Will Hewitt, UK 2024, 7mins
Colour Separation Overlay, dir. Blu Smith, UK 2024, 3mins
Journey Mercies, dir. Tomisin Adepeju, UK 2023, 15mins
Dear F…, dir. Hannan Jones, UK 2023, 7mins
My Dad and the Volcano, dir. Gavin Reid, UK 2023, 15mins
Piece Of Cake, dir. Jack Hartley, UK 2023, 11mins
Marmalade, dir. Jamie Hawkesworth, UK 2024, 6mins
Happy Snaps, dir. Tyro Heath, UK 2024, 12mins
If I Can Dream, dir. Luis Cross, UK 2024, 12mins
Events
Running time: 75 mins
A genocide is happening in Palestine, but the newspapers and TV aren’t telling us the truth. Even social media is being censored. Those who speak out or protest face dawn raids, arrest, detention. Dissent has been criminalised. This shocking documentary feature film exposes the most outrageous attack on free speech in modern times. With Ken Loach, Roger Waters, Alexei Sayle, Jackie Walker and many more.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with comedy legend Alexei Sayle, the mothers of three jailed Palestine protesters, and the filmmakers.
A genocide is happening in Palestine, but the newspapers and TV aren’t telling us the truth. Even social media is being censored. Those who speak out or protest face dawn raids, arrest, detention. Dissent has been criminalised. This shocking documentary feature film exposes the most outrageous attack on free speech in modern times. With Ken Loach, Roger Waters, Alexei Sayle, Jackie Walker and many more.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with comedy legend Alexei Sayle, the mothers of three jailed Palestine protesters, and the filmmakers.
Events
Running time: 85 mins
Don't miss this very special advance screening of THE LAST SHOWGIRL on 10 February,
followed by an exclusive Q&A with Pamela Anderson.
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close,
glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the
life she has built as she plans her next act whilst also striving to repair the relationship with her
daughter (Billie Lourd). With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave
Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka, THE LAST SHOWGIRL is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las
Vegas – and all the women who made it glitter.
Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela
Anderson, who dazzles in the role of a lifetime, this poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and
feathers is simply unmissable.
Don't miss this very special advance screening of THE LAST SHOWGIRL on 10 February,
followed by an exclusive Q&A with Pamela Anderson.
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close,
glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the
life she has built as she plans her next act whilst also striving to repair the relationship with her
daughter (Billie Lourd). With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave
Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka, THE LAST SHOWGIRL is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las
Vegas – and all the women who made it glitter.
Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela
Anderson, who dazzles in the role of a lifetime, this poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and
feathers is simply unmissable.
Q&A
Open for the first film of the day.