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Wherever possible we play films with the audio description soundtrack. These films are listed below, and can be recognised by the [AD] image beside the film title.

A film with an audio description soundtrack means that we can supply you with headphones for the duration of the film which will relay a special soundtrack with full description of events happening on screen. This means that anyone with visual impairment or other needs can fully enjoy the film.

An audio description soundtrack has no affect whatsoever to anyone without the headphones; it's just like a regular film.

Come with us on an adventure through space and time as we explore the outer reaches of the universe in our Summer Of Sci-Fi season!

Relaxed screenings offer a chance to see films in a relaxed environment and are open to everyone to attend, but are especially tailored for those with autism or others with sensory needs, as well as their friends, family and carers. Relaxed screenings are scheduled every second Sunday of the month.

Look at our Photo social story and read our Access Statement which can be used to see the venue before your visit. There is also a 3D tour of the cinema available here.

What’s different about these screenings?

The sound is lower than usual (we also have ear defenders available), the lights are kept on low, seats are not allocated, the cinema screening is filled to a maximum capacity of 75%.It’s ok to move around or walk out of the screen if you need a break. It’s ok to make noise if you need.

Our staff have all received Dimensions UK training, and we’ll make sure it’s a friendly, welcoming and safe environment.

Our dementia-friendly screenings take place every second Wednesday of the month.

The film starts at 11am, and our cafe and facilities are be open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee & cake!

As with all our accessible screenings, carers go free.

We’re a dementia-friendly venue and all our staff have been dementia trained via the Alzheimer’s Society. We’ve adapted the space and made adjustments to make sure the space is as safe, helpful, and happy as possible.

This includes:

Additional signage

No adverts or trailers

Lights are left on dim and volume is turned down

The cinema isn’t filled to capacity

Relaxed – eg attendees can sing, dance or talk during the film

15 min interval

Extra cushions & alternative seating available

If you have any questions email us, or sign up for our newsletter to hear about forthcoming screenings!

Accessibility:
Please be aware, the cinema is on the first floor and there is no lift. We do have a medium-wide (1100mm) stairwell with handrails on both sides, and we’ve had several guests with limited mobility join us for films. However it does rely on walking up the stairs (with assistance as required).

Our staff will be ready to lend a hand wherever needed.

Please see here for our Accessibility Document.

Wherever possible, we play films with the Amplified Audio soundtrack. These films are listed below and can be recognised by the [AA] image beside the film title.

A film with an amplified audio soundtrack is specifically intended for people with hearing impairment. It means that we can supply you with headphones for the duration of the film, and you can turn up the volume as much as you need. 

An amplified audio soundtrack has no affect whatsoever on anyone without the headphones; it's just like a regular film.

HOH subtitles, or ‘closed captioning’, refers to subtitles specifically intended for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. They are a transcription rather than a translation, so as well as reproducing dialogue in films, aim to describe every additional non-dialogue sound available to a hearing audience, e.g. “(sighs)” or “(door creaks)” and song lyrics. These subtitles are hard-coded onto the screen. All guests are welcome to purchase tickets to these screenings and in our experience, hearing guests at these performances do not find the subtitles to be distracting at all.

A chance for parents and carers with babies under a year old to see the best new films.

The cafe is open from 10am, and the films begin at 11am. The sound is turned down a little, and the lights kept up a little. We'll also help you upstairs with your buggy!

(Please note that due to the need to keep our fire exits accessible, buggies are parked in the bar, where we have staff and CCTV, while the film is on)

Only adults accompanied by babies will be admitted.

Take a look at all the lovely films we’ve got coming up, by date.

Tue, 7 Jul

BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:00 parent & baby S1 13:45 + free guest S1 16:15 S1 18:40 S1 20:50 S2
BBFC PG

Toy Story 5
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
11:45 + free guest S2
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
14:15 S2
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
16:45 S2
BBFC 15

Effi o Blaenau
Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales. The film follows Leisa Gwenllian's Effi, a young woman desperate to escape a town where the pubs are closed, the jobs have vanished, and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop just to get by. A chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, played by Tom Rhys Harries, briefly opens a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
18:50 S2

Wed, 8 Jul

BBFC PG

Toy Story 5
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
11:15 + free guest S1
BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:30 + free guest S2 13:30 + free guest S1 16:00 S1 18:20 S2
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
14:00 + free guest S2
BBFC 15

Effi o Blaenau
Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales. The film follows Leisa Gwenllian's Effi, a young woman desperate to escape a town where the pubs are closed, the jobs have vanished, and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop just to get by. A chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, played by Tom Rhys Harries, briefly opens a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
16:15 S2
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
20:40 S2

Thu, 9 Jul

BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
11:00 parent & baby S1
BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
13:30 + free guest S1 16:00 S1 21:00 S1
BBFC PG

Toy Story 5
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
16:40 S2
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
18:45 S2
BBFC 15

Effi o Blaenau
Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales. The film follows Leisa Gwenllian's Effi, a young woman desperate to escape a town where the pubs are closed, the jobs have vanished, and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop just to get by. A chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, played by Tom Rhys Harries, briefly opens a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
20:45 S2

Fri, 10 Jul

BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
13:20 + free guest S1 15:45 S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
13:30 + free guest S2
BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
15:30 S1

Sat, 11 Jul

BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:15 Pay What You Can S1 16:00 S1 20:45 S1
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
12:30 S2 17:00 S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
13:45 HOH subtitles S1 18:30 S1 21:00 S2
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
14:30 S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
19:00 S2

Sun, 12 Jul

BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:00 relaxed screening S1 16:45 S2 19:30 S1
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
12:15 S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
14:30 S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
17:15 S1
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
19:15 S2

Mon, 13 Jul

BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
13:40 £6 Monday! S1 16:20 HOH subtitles £6 Monday! S2 18:30 £6 Monday! S1
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
13:50 £6 Monday! S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
16:10 £6 Monday! S1 21:00 £6 Monday! S1
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
18:45 £6 Monday! S2
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
20:45 £6 Monday! S2

Tue, 14 Jul

BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
10:45 + free guest S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
11:00 parent & baby S1 18:30 S2
BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
14:00 + free guest S1 16:30 S1 20:15 S1
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
16:00 S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
20:45 S2

Wed, 15 Jul

BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:00 + free guest S1 16:00 S1 20:45 S2
BBFC 12A

Blue Heron
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child. In her astonishing and award-winning feature debut, director Sophy Romvari constructs a personal portrait of memory, childhood and family.
11:30 + free guest S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
13:30 + free guest S1 18:20 S2
BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
13:45 + free guest S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
16:15 S2

Thu, 16 Jul

BBFC 15

Cactus Pears
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
10:30 + free guest S2
BBFC 15

The Invite
The Invite is a marital dark comedy directed by Olivia Wilde (Booksmart/Don’t Worry Darling), adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs. It follows Joe and Angela, an unhappy, bickering San Francisco couple who host their enigmatic, sexually uninhibited upstairs neighbors for a chaotic dinner party that quickly spirals into raw, hilarious emotional warfare. Warning: This film contains sequences with flashing or flickering lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity. Viewer discretion is advised.
11:00 parent & baby S1 15:00 S2
BBFC 15

Life Support
Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for one group, international doctors. While global media are barred from reporting and governments look away, doctors breach the blockade and what they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Covering the entire two years of the genocide, their firsthand accounts and visceral footage offer a rare and vital chronicle of the daily struggles of healthcare workers as they navigate bombed-out hospitals, dwindling supplies, starvation and the overwhelming influx of casualties - predominantly women and children.
13:00 + free guest S2
BBFC 18

Rosebush Pruning
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
13:45 + free guest S1 21:00 S2

Fri, 17 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
17:30 S1 21:00 S1

Sat, 18 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
10:15 S1 13:45 S1 17:15 S1 20:45 S1

Sun, 19 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
9:30 Pay What You Can S1 13:00 S1 16:30 S1 20:00 S1

Mon, 20 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
10:30 £6 Monday! S1 14:00 £6 Monday! S1 17:30 £6 Monday! S1 21:00 £6 Monday! S1

Tue, 21 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
11:00 parent & baby S1 17:30 S1

Wed, 22 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
14:00 + free guest S1 17:30 S1 21:00 S1

Thu, 23 Jul

The Odyssey
An epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, portrayed by Anne Hathaway. Where he encounters mythical beings such as the Cyclops, sirens, and the nymph Calypso.
17:30 S1 21:00 S1

Wed, 29 Jul

BBFC 15

Violet Hour presents: Under the Silver Lake (2018) + Tropico (2013)
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (dir. David Robert Mitchell, 2018) In Los Angeles, a disenchanted and aimless young man named Sam becomes obsessed with the sudden disappearance of his mysterious neighbour, Sarah. His amateur investigation leads him on a bizarre scavenger hunt across the Eastside, deciphering hidden messages and cryptic symbols embedded in the city’s pop culture, billboards, and indie music. As he descends further into a sprawling urban labyrinth of secret societies and elite conspiracies, Sam’s quest for truth transforms into a paranoid spiral into the heart of the Hollywood Hills. David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake (2018) is a dense, postmodern neo-noir that serves as a kaleidoscopic satire of the information age and the obsessive nature of fandom. Deconstructing the 'slacker-detective' duality against a backdrop of hidden histories and manufactured myths, Under the Silver Lake is a cult-favourite deep dive into modern alienation and conspiracy culture. TROPICO (dir. Anthony Mandler, 2013) Lana Del Rey stars in this three-part short film/music video that reinterprets the Biblical story of Genesis through the lens of Americana. Directed by Anthony Mandler, Tropico is a fever-dream pilgrimage through an L.A. that is both beautiful and decaying, where pop-culture remnants are treated as sacred idols. Using a lyrical, poetic structure and luminescent visuals, Tropico arrives at a world where the lines between reality and artifice have completely dissolved. This screening is part of Violet Hour’s City of Angels season, where we peel back the silver screen and gaze into the sordid underworld of Los Angeles. A city of duality, this season is an ode to the ultimate American nightmare masquerading as a dream. About Violet Hour Violet Hour showcases the dark, transgressive and enigmatic side of the screen. Exploring the darker aspects of life through cinema, we screen and discuss works that unsettle, undo us and challenge our perceptions ~
21:00 violet hour S1

Thu, 30 Jul

BBFC U

Cine-real presents: The General
One of the most iconic films of all time - funny, exciting, inventive - from one of cinema's great pioneers, Buster Keaton. This film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers... Ciné-Real is one of the only film clubs in the UK to exclusively play films from original 16mm prints. They are a non-profit organisation which aims to unite film makers and enthusiasts in their appreciation of classic film.
19:00 16mm S1

Thu, 6 Aug

BBFC 18

CAMP CLASSICS presents Nowhere
CAMP CLASSICS PRESENTS... ALL YOUR CLASSIC QUEER CULT FAVES August sees the second edition of Gregg Araki’s teenage apocalypse trilogy, with 1997’s NOWHERE - this film has it all: aliens, sex, drugs, blood, death, gore. Featuring James Duval, Rachel True, Christina Applegate, Rose McGowan, and basically every popular actor at the start of their career. If The Doom Generation is for bisexuals, this one is truly for the gays and the lesbians - so grab all you can find and bring them down for the night! To quote letterboxd user, COBRAHRocky, 'This is just a movie about attractive people fucking while cool music plays and it’s a masterpiece'.
19:00 camp classics! S1

Fri, 7 Aug

BBFC PG

Alien from L.A.
When her archaeologist father disappears on an expedition, Wanda sets out to look for him. What she finds is a secret underground world, where no one believes in life on the surface and where she and her father are taken for spies. Albert Pyun’s Alien from L.A. is a great showcase of some of his more subversive ideas, a primary one being his engagement with subterranean worlds and the cultural possibilities they evoke. Pyun’s recurring fascination with underground societies frames the film’s lost city of Atlantis not only as fantasy spectacle, but a metaphor for countercultural spaces; self-contained ecosystems operating outside dominant norms. In this sense, the film resonates strongly with the communal, often marginal environments of video stores and genre fandoms, where alternative canons and identities flourish beneath the mainstream surface. The film’s protagonist, a classic Pyun leading woman, further reinforces this ethos. Her awkwardness, distinctive voice and transformation from outsider to agent of disruption undermine traditional heroic archetypes, aligning her with figures who inhabit and ultimately redefine fringe cultural spaces, positioning her as a bridge between surface-level conformity and underground resistance that borders on ‘punk’. Indeed, even aesthetically, Pyun’s work embraces a lo-fi, handmade sensibility: theatrical production design, exaggerated performances, and stylised lighting produce a dreamlike artificiality. This aesthetic amplifies the film’s thematic concerns, presenting Atlantis as both a literal and symbolic constructed world. At TFFF, we praise Pyun’s singular vision, but also the enduring creative power of cinematic spaces that exist defiantly outside the mainstream. This screening will be preceded by an intro. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
18:15 Final Film Festival S1
BBFC 18

The Astrologer
Craig Alexander, a con-man 'psychic' on the carnival circuit receives the opportunity to pilfer some legendary rubies in Kenya. His luck holds and he winds up the sole beneficiary of the ill-gotten wealth, which he parlays into an astrological broadcasting empire. But once he reaches the top, there’s only one direction he can go... This screening will be preceded by an intro. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
22:15 Final Film Festival S1

Sat, 8 Aug

BBFC 18

Radioactive Dreams
After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in a bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detective novels. Now, 19 years old, they leave their shelter to find a world full of mutants, freaks and cannibals. They become famous detectives in the struggle for the two keys that could fire the last nuclear weapon. Albert Pyun draws on the pop cultural ocean to consistently bring us cinema that can only be described as imaginary. Concocting hazy dreams of half-remembered tropes, lurid boxart and hyper violence (with a handful of pet interests sprinkled throughout his filmography), Pyun’s body of work could have only been spawned from the world of VHS home entertainment. Radioactive Dreams is no exception (it’s in the name); what other filmmaker could make something so charmingly earnest out of the pop-cultural detritus of post-Cold War America, with allusions to all manner of influences both in homage and plagiaristic tones. Understanding that the dawn of the 'movie buff' was on its way, Pyun paved the way for high concept, immediately recognisable tape-bound narratives to rot the brains of 14 year-old comic obsessives, a storm drain of pulp fictions that are rendered very genuinely apocalyptic and crude. This screening will be preceded by an intro. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
20:30 Final Film Festival S1
BBFC 18

Final Film Festival: Surprise Screening
The Final Film Festival presents a special contemporary Surprise Screening in partnership with East London’s Castle Cinema. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
22:30 S1

Sun, 9 Aug

BBFC 18

Pomp and Circumstance + The Belt + Q&A
Three soon-to-be college graduates become entangled in an absurd plot involving their professor’s run for mayor, an Elvis impersonator, and a group of radical artists. Patrick Gray and Adrian Anderson dare to ask what few filmmakers have thought to: 'Would Freud like Vermont?' Pomp and Circumstance, the second feature from low-budget cinema champions NoBudge, finds itself at the end of the world: Burlington, Vermont. A film preoccupied with the simulacrum of revolution - protest, art and imitation - it tumbles through pseudo-intellectual debates and cultural anxieties, feeling like the unlikely collision of Richard Linklater, Whit Stillman and Hal Hartley. If nothing else is clear, it’s that the film’s most rewarding quality is its insistence on community: a work designed to be discovered, debated and argued over with friends. An endless cinematic tour through time, Pomp and Circumstance captures the particular malaise of a generation caught between ambition, exhaustion and the search for individuality. TFFF are delighted to bring Anderson and Gray’s film, and its fresh coat of zillennial anxiety, across the Atlantic to an audience of Bethlehem slouchers and devotees of undergraduate brainrot. This UK Premiere will be followed by Q&A with director Adrian Anderson. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
18:00 Final Film Festival S1
BBFC 15

The Hereafter
After a man murders his wealthy father, mysterious things begin to occur in the house where the man must live in order to claim the dead man’s inheritance. This screening will be preceded by an intro. The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprised of new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.
20:15 Final Film Festival S1

Thu, 3 Sep

BBFC 18

CAMP CLASSICS presents Female Trouble
CAMP CLASSICS PRESENTS... ALL YOUR CLASSIC QUEER CULT FAVES September is for John Waters’ classic, sexy, sultry, crime-fuelled FEMALE TROUBLE. Brat, Divine, gets her revenge on society, grotesque, filth, and how every film should aim to be. In the words of the late icon herself: 'if they’re smart, they’re queer, and if they’re stupid they’re straight' . Letterboxd user, Branson, 'A chilling reminder to always buy your daughter cha cha heels'.
19:00 S1

Tue, 22 Sep

BBFC 15

NT Live: The Misanthrope
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.
19:00 S1

Thu, 15 Oct

Big Bike Film Night 2026
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission - bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you. Showcasing 2.5 hours of mesmerizing bike films that have everything a cycle-centric audience could want – action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration. The evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised to delight the two-wheel devotee! The 2026 treasure chest of films includes:
• a dazzling mountain bike ride exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Norway, embracing the magic of the midnight sun
• an inspiring film that captures the wettest, most miserable riding conditions imaginable
• a moving movie that follows a father and son’s journey as they take on one of life’s most meaningful milestones-riding a bike together as a family
• an immersive film that follows riders on the iconic ‘TransAtlantic Way’, a self-supported ultra-cycling event along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
• a film that playfully delves into the world of fat bikes
• a compelling story about perseverance, showcasing the challenges and triumphs of navigating daily life following a life-altering injury, and how adaptive design has transformed and enriched the journey forward
• a bold and uplifting story of an adventure activist, attempting to break the 24-hour Guinness World Record in downhill mountain biking- all to raise funds for reforesting foothills around Queenstown, New Zealand. Her relentless pursuit not only pushes the limits of endurance but also becomes a powerful symbol of resilience and environmental commitment
• and crowning the night off… we all love an underdog tale. This charming, funny, heartfelt film inspires us to believe that we all have the capacity to be unlikely heroes in our own stories. The audience is transported back to the nostalgic 1990s, to the slopes of the punishing Mont Ventoux, in Southern France, to witness the drama of a battle between two giants
ALL in the mix! These short films are a great reminder of why we love to ride our bike; with stories that captivate us, stories that move us, and most importantly of all – inspiring us to get out and ride. All celebrate the fun, adventure, and joy that cycling enables. So...listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, GO ON… grab your bike and come along for the ride!! PREVIOUS ATTENDEE’S COMMENTS:
“One of the most inspiring events of the year"
“If you only have one night a year out, make it this!!”
“The Big Bike Film Night is always a wonderful, eclectic, wacky mix of films and I love it!”
“If you haven’t experienced the cinematic excellence of The Big Bike Film Night – then YOU MUST!!!”
18:00 S1

Thu, 22 Oct

Big Bike Film Night 2026
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission - bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you. Showcasing 2.5 hours of mesmerizing bike films that have everything a cycle-centric audience could want – action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration. The evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised to delight the two-wheel devotee! The 2026 treasure chest of films includes:
• a dazzling mountain bike ride exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Norway, embracing the magic of the midnight sun
• an inspiring film that captures the wettest, most miserable riding conditions imaginable
• a moving movie that follows a father and son’s journey as they take on one of life’s most meaningful milestones-riding a bike together as a family
• an immersive film that follows riders on the iconic ‘TransAtlantic Way’, a self-supported ultra-cycling event along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
• a film that playfully delves into the world of fat bikes
• a compelling story about perseverance, showcasing the challenges and triumphs of navigating daily life following a life-altering injury, and how adaptive design has transformed and enriched the journey forward
• a bold and uplifting story of an adventure activist, attempting to break the 24-hour Guinness World Record in downhill mountain biking- all to raise funds for reforesting foothills around Queenstown, New Zealand. Her relentless pursuit not only pushes the limits of endurance but also becomes a powerful symbol of resilience and environmental commitment
• and crowning the night off… we all love an underdog tale. This charming, funny, heartfelt film inspires us to believe that we all have the capacity to be unlikely heroes in our own stories. The audience is transported back to the nostalgic 1990s, to the slopes of the punishing Mont Ventoux, in Southern France, to witness the drama of a battle between two giants
ALL in the mix! These short films are a great reminder of why we love to ride our bike; with stories that captivate us, stories that move us, and most importantly of all – inspiring us to get out and ride. All celebrate the fun, adventure, and joy that cycling enables. So...listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, GO ON… grab your bike and come along for the ride!! PREVIOUS ATTENDEE’S COMMENTS:
“One of the most inspiring events of the year"
“If you only have one night a year out, make it this!!”
“The Big Bike Film Night is always a wonderful, eclectic, wacky mix of films and I love it!”
“If you haven’t experienced the cinematic excellence of The Big Bike Film Night – then YOU MUST!!!”
18:00 S1

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