In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone star in the new film from Ari Aster, the acclaimed writer-director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.

A new comedy from Ethan Coen follows Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposedly ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own takes off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in a modern reimagining of The War Of The Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone star in the new film from Ari Aster, the acclaimed writer-director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.

A new comedy from Ethan Coen follows Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposedly ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own takes off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in a modern reimagining of The War Of The Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone star in the new film from Ari Aster, the acclaimed writer-director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.

A new comedy from Ethan Coen follows Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the facade of their supposedly ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own takes off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in a modern reimagining of The War Of The Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Charming, wistful, heartbreaking, hopeful and urgent. Palestine’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards, “From Ground Zero”, brings dozens of emerging Palestinian artists to the fore in an urgent cry for humanity from a people under siege.

Each film, ranging in length from 3 to 6 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project, masterminded by legendary Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi and Exec Produced by Michael Moore, captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life.

These are only a snapshot of the stories shared. Chronicling the lives of people too often discussed in reference to numbers and refugee camps, From Ground Zero is an extraordinary time capsule, an urgent response to an ongoing catastrophe, and an artist’s call to bear witness to a crime scene. It is a reminder that despite sustained efforts to silence them - the film stricken from the 2024 Cannes lineup on political grounds after initially being accepted - the voice of the Palestinian people is louder than ever through art and film.

Classic films back on the big screen in 35mm. Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Relationships are messy. This programme serves up unvarnished snapshots of queer love and sex in all their complicated glory — from intimate reflections on touch and taste to transmasc pregnancy panics, sleepless nights beside strangers to tender goodbyes in the park. No fairy tale endings here, just the raw, honest moments that make us human.

I Had Sex, But... | dir. Ang Li | China, UK | 2025 | 15'
The Hold | dir. Ashley James Panton | UK | 2025 | 12'
The Last Goodbye | dir. Ahlaam Yasmin | US | 2025 | 3'
The Wandering Trees | dir. Jianan Li | China | 2025 | 24'
Into the Night | dir. Corentin Vouzellaud | France | 2024 | 18'
Purebred | dir. Caleb J. Roberts | Ireland, UK | 2025 | 15'
I Like The Way You Taste | dir. Maya A. Williams | UK | 2025 | 5'

CW: drug use, self harm

Outside of corporate self-care marketing tactics, what actually works to bring relief? Because it’s probably not the gold leaf snail mucus face mask, babe. It’s us. Bringing themes of companionship, solidarity and self-love together this programming explores healing within queer community. Sometimes we just need advice, a friend to talk through our problems, or sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to transform. We’re reminded in the process, the personal is always political.

Shoobs | dir. Lisle Turner | United Kingdom | 2024 | 12’
Find the Boy (Cherchez le garçon) | dir. Paulin.e Goasmat | France | 2025 | 18
Forgive Me Father | dir. Grac Talbot | United Kingdom | 2025 | 6’
Honeymoon | dir. Alkis Papastathopoulos | Greece | 2023 | 25’
For Genesis | dir. Kin Marie | United States | 2024 | 12’
Young King | dir. Larin Sullivan | United States | 2023 | 5’
Kingdom | dir. Poppy Bullard | United Kingdom | 2024 | 19’

CW: Transphobia, homophobia, misgendering, use of n* word, transphobic violence, police violence, death

A Life In Tandem is a feature documentary, telling the extraordinary true story of Luke, who was diagnosed with incurable stage 4 cancer aged 24. Given months to live, he sets off on a 20,000 mile cycle from Bristol to Beijing - on a tandem.

He leaves his old life crumbling behind him as he cycles with over 800 people across the world - from the Indian schoolboy who'd had cancer as a child to the Ukrainian pastor in the last days of peace in Mariupol. During this journey Luke rebuilds his strained relationship with his mum and shows the world that even with cancer, anything is possible.

With a mix of experimental, narrative & non-fiction forms, these films explore how queers are finding ways to disrupt the fascist systems and technologies that perpetuate violence, incarcerate us and prevent us from building international queer solidarity.

Chimera | dir. Gael Jara, Martín André | Chile | 2024 | 11'
The Blurring Of Trees | dir. Fanny Perreault | Canada | 2024 | 11'
The sap under our tongues | dir. Kenzo Di Maggio | France | 2024 | 8'
Support Available | dir. Jessica Wilcock | UK | 2024 | 5'
Emile is Missing | dir. Sam Carson, Félix Morreo Zisserman | Australia | 2024 | 16'
Keith | dir. Steven Fraser | UK | 2024 | 8'
Dirty Care | dir. Isa Schieche | Austria | 2024 | 17'
The Beginning of Identification, and its End | dir. Philipp Gufler | Germany | 2024 | 19'

cw: transphobia, violence, imprisonment, reference to death & suicide, surveillance/voyeurism

Genesis Cinema and SwingdanceUK invite you along to our monthly Swing dance night!
Learn the steps Swing Dance Class 7.30-8.30pm with Simon!
Followed by dancing led by resident DJ Simon Selmon & guest DJs playing great dance music of the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond for Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Shag & Balboa dancers!
A chilled atmosphere where you can meet friends, relax, enjoy a drink or a tasty pizza and dance the night away!

7.30pm Beginners Lindy Hop Class Pre-booking recommended
8.30pm Dancing with resident DJ Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon & special guest DJs - all welcome!

Last Entry 9.30 pm

Website: https://swingdanceuk.com/socials/some-like-it-swing/

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

Presented by Cult Classic Collective the screening is followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker.

Dust off your VHS players and pull out your neon leotards for these retro (not hetero) sci-fi superpower shorts that will zap you into a library love story and zoom you into a colonial philosopher’s kinks. Let’s be real, not everything was better in the 80s but the decade gave us the best in campy lo-fi special effects and these shorts take us back to that vibe and take us forwards into a superpowered superqueered superfuture. If there’s one thing we know it’s that, whether it’s ocean-hopping cannibals, crime-fighting trans witches in 2050s Rio or a camp for kung fu masters, everything looks better with some neon and a few overworked smoke machines.

Telepathic encounters (Encontros Telepáticos) | dir. Henfil | 2025 | Brazil | 5’
Wild Fruits | dir. Bernardo Zanotta | 2024 | Netherlands | 35’
If I’m Here It is By Mystery (Se Eu Tô Aqui é Por Mistério) | Clari Ribeiro | 2024 | Brazil | 22’
THE MARTIAL FOREST | dir. J Triangular | 2025 | Colombia, Taiwan | 8’

CW: murder, transphobic violence, colonial violence, cannibalism

SECOND ROW TICKETS INCLUDE:
- AMAZING VIEW IN  LOWER MIDDLE SECTION OF THE SHOW
- MEET & GREET PHOTO AFTER THE SHOW NEAR THE RING

EMPORIUM PRO WRESTLING RETURNS TO GENESIS CINEMA!
LONDON’S WILDEST NIGHT OUT IS BACK TO RIP UP THE RULEBOOK AND SMASH REALITY TO BITS.

The city’s most chaotic new obsession returns, bigger, bolder and even more unhinged. After a debut show that body-slammed the East End into submission, Emporium Pro Wrestling is back at Genesis Cinema for another night of chaotic and cinematic showdowns, unapologetic spectacles and monsters in the ring with matches that’ll leave you speechless.

Expect world-class live wrestling from some of the UK’s top stars, title fights, grudge matches, and monstrous surprises, all colliding under one roof in an adrenaline-soaked show that blurs the line between theatre, sport, and full-blown madness.

This isn’t just a wrestling show. It’s a total sensory takeover.
Featuring cabaret chaos, backstage drama on the big screen, and East End grit. If you thought Show 1 was wild… strap in because Emporium hasn’t even begun.

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS

THE FREE AFTERPARTY THAT WON’T TAP OUT

When the final bell rings, the night is far from over.
Emporium: The Afters takes over Genesis Cinema’s private bar once again, transforming it into a club night of pure carnage. Wrestlers swap the ring for the dancefloor, spinning late-night anthems and tearing it up 'til 2AM.

Costumes. Characters. Kayfabe.
It’s still very real to us, and it doesn’t stop ‘til the lights come on.

Live show. Full rave. Total mayhem, and it’s all FREE with your ticket.

Tickets are going to fly like they’ve just been thrown off the top rope so get yours now.

Whether you’re a wrestling die-hard or a chaos tourist, Emporium Pro Wrestling is not to be missed.

Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel
Seated by: 7:45PM
Show Starts: 8:00PM
Approx. Finish: 10:30PM

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS
 Start: 10:30PM
 Finish: 2:00AM

 This event is strictly 18+

Accessibility enquiries: info@genesis-cinema.co.uk | 0207 780 2000
 General enquiries: emporiumprowrestling@gmail.com

Please Note:

-  All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges unless the event is cancelled.
- Match card subject to change. While we strive to deliver the advertised lineup, unforeseen circumstances may require substitutions. The show will always maintain the same high quality of action, energy, and entertainment.
- Loud noises & strobe effects may be used throughout the event.

FOLLOW THE CARNAGE

  Instagram: @emporiumprowres
 Facebook: @emporiumprowres  
X: @emporiumprowres

EMPORIUM PRO WRESTLING RETURNS TO GENESIS CINEMA!
LONDON’S WILDEST NIGHT OUT IS BACK TO RIP UP THE RULEBOOK AND SMASH REALITY TO BITS.

The city’s most chaotic new obsession returns, bigger, bolder and even more unhinged. After a debut show that body-slammed the East End into submission, Emporium Pro Wrestling is back at Genesis Cinema for another night of chaotic and cinematic showdowns, unapologetic spectacles and monsters in the ring with matches that’ll leave you speechless.

Expect world-class live wrestling from some of the UK’s top stars, title fights, grudge matches, and monstrous surprises, all colliding under one roof in an adrenaline-soaked show that blurs the line between theatre, sport, and full-blown madness.

This isn’t just a wrestling show. It’s a total sensory takeover.
Featuring cabaret chaos, backstage drama on the big screen, and East End grit. If you thought Show 1 was wild… strap in because Emporium hasn’t even begun.

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS

THE FREE AFTERPARTY THAT WON’T TAP OUT

When the final bell rings, the night is far from over.
Emporium: The Afters takes over Genesis Cinema’s private bar once again, transforming it into a club night of pure carnage. Wrestlers swap the ring for the dancefloor, spinning late-night anthems and tearing it up 'til 2AM.

Costumes. Characters. Kayfabe.
It’s still very real to us, and it doesn’t stop ‘til the lights come on.

Live show. Full rave. Total mayhem, and it’s all FREE with your ticket.

Tickets are going to fly like they’ve just been thrown off the top rope so get yours now.

Whether you’re a wrestling die-hard or a chaos tourist, Emporium Pro Wrestling is not to be missed.

Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel
Seated by: 7:45PM
Show Starts: 8:00PM
Approx. Finish: 10:30PM

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS
 Start: 10:30PM
 Finish: 2:00AM

 This event is strictly 18+

Accessibility enquiries: info@genesis-cinema.co.uk | 0207 780 2000
 General enquiries: emporiumprowrestling@gmail.com

Please Note:

-  All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges unless the event is cancelled.
- Match card subject to change. While we strive to deliver the advertised lineup, unforeseen circumstances may require substitutions. The show will always maintain the same high quality of action, energy, and entertainment.
- Loud noises & strobe effects may be used throughout the event.

FOLLOW THE CARNAGE

  Instagram: @emporiumprowres
 Facebook: @emporiumprowres  
X: @emporiumprowres

FRONT ROW TICKETS INCLUDE:
- BEST VIEW OF THE ACTION
 - MEET & GREET PHOTO AFTER THE SHOW NEAR THE RING

EMPORIUM PRO WRESTLING RETURNS TO GENESIS CINEMA!
LONDON’S WILDEST NIGHT OUT IS BACK TO RIP UP THE RULEBOOK AND SMASH REALITY TO BITS.

The city’s most chaotic new obsession returns, bigger, bolder and even more unhinged. After a debut show that body-slammed the East End into submission, Emporium Pro Wrestling is back at Genesis Cinema for another night of chaotic and cinematic showdowns, unapologetic spectacles and monsters in the ring with matches that’ll leave you speechless.

Expect world-class live wrestling from some of the UK’s top stars, title fights, grudge matches, and monstrous surprises, all colliding under one roof in an adrenaline-soaked show that blurs the line between theatre, sport, and full-blown madness.

This isn’t just a wrestling show. It’s a total sensory takeover.
Featuring cabaret chaos, backstage drama on the big screen, and East End grit. If you thought Show 1 was wild… strap in because Emporium hasn’t even begun.

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS

THE FREE AFTERPARTY THAT WON’T TAP OUT

When the final bell rings, the night is far from over.
Emporium: The Afters takes over Genesis Cinema’s private bar once again, transforming it into a club night of pure carnage. Wrestlers swap the ring for the dancefloor, spinning late-night anthems and tearing it up 'til 2AM.

Costumes. Characters. Kayfabe.
It’s still very real to us, and it doesn’t stop ‘til the lights come on.

Live show. Full rave. Total mayhem, and it’s all FREE with your ticket.

Tickets are going to fly like they’ve just been thrown off the top rope so get yours now.

Whether you’re a wrestling die-hard or a chaos tourist, Emporium Pro Wrestling is not to be missed.

Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel
Seated by: 7:45PM
Show Starts: 8:00PM
Approx. Finish: 10:30PM

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS
 Start: 10:30PM
 Finish: 2:00AM

 This event is strictly 18+

Accessibility enquiries: info@genesis-cinema.co.uk | 0207 780 2000
 General enquiries: emporiumprowrestling@gmail.com

Please Note:

-  All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges unless the event is cancelled.
- Match card subject to change. While we strive to deliver the advertised lineup, unforeseen circumstances may require substitutions. The show will always maintain the same high quality of action, energy, and entertainment.
- Loud noises & strobe effects may be used throughout the event.

FOLLOW THE CARNAGE

  Instagram: @emporiumprowres
 Facebook: @emporiumprowres  
X: @emporiumprowres

THIRD ROW TICKETS INCLUDE:
- GREAT VIEW IN LOWER MIDDLE SECTION OF THE SHOW

EMPORIUM PRO WRESTLING RETURNS TO GENESIS CINEMA!
LONDON’S WILDEST NIGHT OUT IS BACK TO RIP UP THE RULEBOOK AND SMASH REALITY TO BITS.

The city’s most chaotic new obsession returns, bigger, bolder and even more unhinged. After a debut show that body-slammed the East End into submission, Emporium Pro Wrestling is back at Genesis Cinema for another night of chaotic and cinematic showdowns, unapologetic spectacles and monsters in the ring with matches that’ll leave you speechless.

Expect world-class live wrestling from some of the UK’s top stars, title fights, grudge matches, and monstrous surprises, all colliding under one roof in an adrenaline-soaked show that blurs the line between theatre, sport, and full-blown madness.

This isn’t just a wrestling show. It’s a total sensory takeover.
Featuring cabaret chaos, backstage drama on the big screen, and East End grit. If you thought Show 1 was wild… strap in because Emporium hasn’t even begun.

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS

THE FREE AFTERPARTY THAT WON’T TAP OUT

When the final bell rings, the night is far from over.
Emporium: The Afters takes over Genesis Cinema’s private bar once again, transforming it into a club night of pure carnage. Wrestlers swap the ring for the dancefloor, spinning late-night anthems and tearing it up 'til 2AM.

Costumes. Characters. Kayfabe.
It’s still very real to us, and it doesn’t stop ‘til the lights come on.

Live show. Full rave. Total mayhem, and it’s all FREE with your ticket.

Tickets are going to fly like they’ve just been thrown off the top rope so get yours now.

Whether you’re a wrestling die-hard or a chaos tourist, Emporium Pro Wrestling is not to be missed.

Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel
Seated by: 7:45PM
Show Starts: 8:00PM
Approx. Finish: 10:30PM

EMPORIUM: THE AFTERS
 Start: 10:30PM
 Finish: 2:00AM

 This event is strictly 18+

Accessibility enquiries: info@genesis-cinema.co.uk | 0207 780 2000
 General enquiries: emporiumprowrestling@gmail.com

Please Note:

-  All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges unless the event is cancelled.
- Match card subject to change. While we strive to deliver the advertised lineup, unforeseen circumstances may require substitutions. The show will always maintain the same high quality of action, energy, and entertainment.
- Loud noises & strobe effects may be used throughout the event.

FOLLOW THE CARNAGE

  Instagram: @emporiumprowres
 Facebook: @emporiumprowres  
X: @emporiumprowres

A collection of bold, intimate stories that capture the resilience, love, and unyielding strength of women in the face of struggle. From a daughter tentatively reaching across the years to reconnect with a distant father, to a mother who will stop at nothing to protect her child, and a young girl who makes sure her voice is heard when she says “no” — each story is a testament to courage and hope, a tribute to the women who stand, speak, and thrive —even when the world tells them not to. It’s about women choosing to rise anyway.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and other special guests.

About the festival:

I Will Tell isn’t just an international film festival; we are a movement reshaping the world’s imagination around equity, justice and human dignity.

We don’t just react to the issues of the day; we illuminate them before the world even knows it’s ready.

In 2011 Chris McGlade’s father was murdered. Instead of blaming and desiring vengeance against his father’s killer, he soon after decided to forgive the killer. As a Catharsis to get through his grief, Chris wrote a poem “Blood Beneath your Nails” which led to his creation of a one man comedy show that has changed the lives of ordinary working class people in a profound way. Ask yourself, Could you forgive your father’s murderer? and then be prepared to  be blown away.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Chris McGlade, Dr Robert Beckford and Roisin Clarke ( Producer).

About the festival:

I Will Tell isn’t just an international film festival; we are a movement reshaping the world’s imagination around equity, justice and human dignity.

We don’t just react to the issues of the day; we illuminate them before the world even knows it’s ready.

Witness the very first steps taken by a newly trained team of deminers to rebuild their nation in the wake of war in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers.

About the festival:

I Will Tell isn’t just an international film festival; we are a movement reshaping the world’s imagination around equity, justice and human dignity.

We don’t just react to the issues of the day; we illuminate them before the world even knows it’s ready.

In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China's most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.

When does practice become protest? Or protest, poetry?

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Fiona Cunningham-Reid presents an intimate portrait of internationally acclaimed artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, who work at the intersection of art, activism, biology and ecology.Uncompromisingly preoccupied with the climate and ecological crisis, Ackroyd & Harvey's work has become a rallying cry for the environmental movement, winning them international acclaim and a global following.

With some of their pieces standing in prestigious galleries and others embedded in nature, their work not only references the natural world, but also regularly employs it.

The film offers singular access into the lives, work and partnership of the artists, and their quest to shake humanity into action on climate catastrophe - whatever the personal cost - including their collaboration with Extinction Rebellion, and co-founding the movement Culture Declares Emergency.

Meticulous and thoughtful, this careful study of a lifelong creative partnership asks questions of where art and hope - and love - stand in our very uncertain world.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Fiona Cunningham-Reid.

As the world is overrun by zombies, a group of survivors sheltering underground must decide how to deal with the undead.

“THE DARKEST DAY OF HORROR THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN…”

Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with its 11th sensational season — SYNTHETIC FLESH! — a tribute to more than 100 years of monster makeup FX.

Opening night begins with host Token Homo unveiling the full SYNTHETIC FLESH! programme of 26 films. Then, he is stupidly proud to introduce one of the greatest — and goriest! — displays of monster makeup FX in the history of horror cinema, DAY OF THE DEAD (1985).

The final part in George A. Romero’s iconic LIVING DEAD trilogy, DAY OF THE DEAD comes after the initial zombie outbreak in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), and the rise of the swarm in DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978). The film tells a new story of how the last remnants of humanity have taken refuge underground, seeking survival and a solution. Romero’s favourite of the original films, the Pittsburgh-based filmmaker described DAY OF THE DEAD as a “tragedy about how a lack of human communication causes chaos and collapse even in this small little pie-slice of society”.

The film’s jaw-dropping FX were designed by legendary makeup artist, actor, stunt performer, and director, Tom Savini. A former combat photographer during the Vietnam War, Savini is renowned for creating realistic gore FX, earning him the nickname ‘The Sultan of Splatter’ among a generation of slasher fans raised on FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) and THE POWLER (1981). However, it was Romero’s two monster movies — DAWN OF THE DEAD and DAY OF THE DEAD — that won him wider recognition, nominated for a ’Saturn Award’ for Best Make-Up Effects in 1979 and winning in 1985.

“It took over a year for DAY OF THE DEAD to arrive in the UK after its original American release. I’d never been more excited to slip through my local cinema’s lax age controls to see a film I had been reading about for that entire time. Romero’s nightmare vision haunted me from the very first ‘hello’, but it was Savini’s extraordinary zombie makeup and gore FX that captured my teenage imagination. Howard Sherman’s performance as experimental zombie ‘Bub’ reveals the true heart of the monster under layers of latex and ranks alongside horror legends like Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney. I can’t wait to celebrate the film’s 40th Anniversary with you all.” (Token Homo)

Polite notice: We are projecting DAY OF THE DEAD with subtitles from the best available digital source. DAY OF THE DEAD contains scenes of extreme violence, very graphic gore, and discriminatory language. If you need to know more, read the BBFC’s content warning (itself a litany of horrors): https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/day-of-the-dead-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmziynzq

Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london

/// 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 or visit tokenhomo.com for all the gory details ///

Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Soft Limit Cinema is a film club dedicated to programming screenings that explore themes of sex, sexuality and our evolving relationship to both.

"THIS JUNGO LIFE" takes us deep inside the hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan, living and sleeping rough on the streets of Morocco; forced to flee violence and instability in Libya, and unable to return home due to ongoing war and conflict.

Produced in collaboration with the refugees themselves, and filmed entirely using mobile phones, this film offers unique and intimate access, providing a raw and unfiltered glimpse into the human spirit and innate drive for survival, as they fight for a better life for themselves and the families they left behind.

This event is a fundraiser for Captain Support UK. Captain Support is a grassroots Europe-wide network supporting people who have been criminalised for facilitating freedom of movement or for seeking to move freely themselves. In the UK, more people crossing the Channel in ‘small boats’ are being arrested, charged, and imprisoned under laws designed to criminalise people on the move. Captain Support UK provide practical assistance and social support to people who are imprisoned for crossing the border. Since the beginning of 2025, Captain Support UK have supported 82 people in prison. This includes people from Algeria, Afghanistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Libya, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye, Vietnam and Yemen. These people who have come to the UK seeking safety are being incarcerated in difficult to reach prisons with little access to support, legal representation, contact with family, interpretation and basic items such as clothes. Funds raised will allow Captain Support UK to continue and expand their support for those who are in prison as a result of our governments hostile policies. As well as attending our screening, you can donate to Captain Support UK through our online fundraiser - https://www.gofundme.com/f/cenub-help-captain-support-send-money-to-friends-in-prison

Once-in-a-Lifetime Theatrical Screening Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Original Broadway Production Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of HAMILTON, the recording of the original Broadway cast is hitting the big screen for a limited 3-day engagement, including a Cast Reunion Featuring All-New Interviews with Members of the Original Cast and Creators An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of HAMILTON combines the best elements of live cinema and film to create a thrilling experience. HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

Two sisters have decided to fight against the unfortunate fate that has befallen them in Afghanistan. They protest against the loss of their basic rights, including the right to education, work, clothing, and even the right to walking alone. Now, these two sisters are striving to make their voices heard to the world and fight for their rights against the Taliban.

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the screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker and other special guests.

About the Festival:

I Will Tell isn’t just an international film festival; we are a movement reshaping the world’s imagination around equity, justice and human dignity.

We don’t just react to the issues of the day; we illuminate them before the world even knows it’s ready.

Join us for an evening of relaxed networking with fellow TV & film professionals.
Whether you're a writer, director, actor, producer, or content creator, come share ideas, make new connections, and enjoy an inspiring atmosphere with industry peers.

Two musical legends gather at a Scottish Cottage on The Mull of Kintyre for a tense summit to discuss a potential collaboration that will ultimately result in a global Number One smash hit single.

The new surreal and hilarious comedy from Jim Hosking – director of The Greasy Strangler and An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Followed by an in-person Q&A with direct, Jim Hosking.

The 92-year-old previous nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. Together they go on a tour for the last time, bridging once isolated Chinese communities in the US, Cuba and China.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A  and book signing with director Luka Yuanyuan Yang, hosted by Mint Chinese Film Festival.

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring audiences a unique big screen experience. This reimagining of the iconic Nosferatu (1922) features Radiohead’s Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) albums. An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu (1922) is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau’s Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws — perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned. Don’t miss out on the chance to experience this imaginative new take on an iconic horror classic!

Classic films back on the big screen in 35mm. Truffaut's superb feature debut remains an influential landmark in the history of the cinema. Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Laud), a 13-year-old is constantly in trouble - justifiably or otherwise - with his parents and teachers. Drifting into truancy and petty theft, he soon finds himself at odds with still less sympathetic figures of adult authority. Shot on the streets of Paris, the film exudes an emotional authenticity born of the semi-autobiographical story, and displays real compassion as it charts a seemingly unstoppable progress towards delinquency. Great credit goes to Léaud, whose engaging but entirely uningratiating performance is a miracle of naturalism. Truffaut managed to gather many talents, on both sides of the camera, who would prove crucial to the development of the nouvelle vague. Marvellous stuff.

“If this ever gets weird, promise me we can just stop, as nothing is more important than loving you.”
These were the words of Omar Rodríguez-López to his childhood friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala in January 2000, on the eve of recording a breakthrough album that would change their lives forever. For a decade they stayed true to this pact, until it was spectacularly broken in a haze of deception, Scientology, death and betrayal. The friends then spent the following ten years trying to heal those wounds. This is a documentary film about the artistic and personal relationship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta). It is also the story of two immigrant outsiders and their desire to create their own place in the world. Told almost entirely through a selection culled from hundreds of hours of intimate footage filmed by Rodríguez-López over the last 40 years, the documentary charts the duo’s intense and profound journey of friendship, brotherhood, love, fame, self-discovery, and sacrifice. A story like no other, the film unflinchingly tackles the greater themes of success, addiction, death, grief, tragedy, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption head on. An intimate portrait of a lifelong friendship and a look at the world through a whole new creative prism.

D(e)ad is a film written by Izzy Roland, directed by Claudia Lonow (her mom!) and starring her family and Dropout favorites Brennan Lee Mulligan, Vic Michaelis, and more! About D(e)ad: Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister, Violet (Vic Michaelis), mother (Claudia Lonow), grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow), stepfather (Jonathan Schmock), and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini), must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever.

Presented by Cult Classic Collective the screening is followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker. An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; demons are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underworld.

Under The Open Sky is a beautifully-crafted observational documentary that offers a rare, intimate portrait of a nomadic camel-herding family in the desert lands of Western India. Spanning five years, the film follows Ahmed and his family, as they face an existential dilemma: to continue their traditional way of life or to adapt to a rapidly modernising world. The film traces their quiet but powerful struggle to hold onto their ancestral way of life as they are increasingly displaced by industrialisation, climate shifts, and economic pressures.

Drawing on 20 years of home videos, this blend of fact and fiction follows three horror-obsessed friends on an ecstatic journey into their personal and supernatural fears when they find themselves embroiled in a real-life scary movie.

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

A rare screening of the extended cut of Halloween (1978). Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

In a Sudan torn apart by years of war, become immersed in the daily fight of young Sudanese activists, yearning for freedom and reform. Both harrowing and rousing, their fight reminds us of the human ability to find hope in the most oppressive of circumstances. ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ bears witness to a lost revolution and within it unearths a tribute to the power of creativity as a tool of survival and resistance.

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 joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

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 joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring audiences a unique big screen experience. Buster Keaton’s 1924 comedy classic is reimagined with R.E.M. 's alt-rock masterpieces Monster (1994) and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). In this sublime comedy teetering between reality and illusion, Buster Keaton stars as a film projectionist who dreams of becoming a detective. He uses his limited skills when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father’s pocket watch. Keaton reportedly broke his neck performing one of the many dangerous practical stunts in the film. Whether you’re a movie lover or a rock music fan this is an experience you won’t want to miss!!