What’s On Week Ahead

Fri 5 - Thu 11 Dec

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, It Was Just an Accident is a fearless tour-de-force from cinematic luminary Jafar Panahi. Both urgently political and deeply humane, this new moral classic confronts truth and uncertainty, revenge and mercy, head-on.

Until Thu 11 Dec

Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

In this Lunchtime Talk, Julia Scott-Stevenson will share research and creative practice findings from her research project on how might collectively engaging with immersive artworks inform our perception of climate crisis and our feelings of agency?

Fri 5 - Thu 11 Dec

Going behind the scenes of her administration and her private life, Prime Minister follows Jacinda Ardern for seven years as she is catapulted to the top of New Zealand politics, becomes a feminist political icon, resigns suddenly from office and continues to champion the fight against isolationism, fear, and the distortion of truth.

First Friday is a monthly social and showcasing event open to anyone. This month has been co-produced with the Pervasive Media Studio and Muti Live, exploring the theme of Light in the Darkness.

Until Thu 11 Dec

A shy young man finds his place in the world as the submissive to a handsome biker, in Harry Lighton’s charming, sexy and tender debut.

When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself.

Until Thu 11 Dec

In a UK immigration removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system.

Sat 6 - Sun 7 Dec

Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) invites you to an immersive sound installation featuring voices and perspectives recorded at their Conversation Stations in Barton Hill, co-curated and produced with sound artist Nik Rawlings.

Art for the Struggle, Struggle for the Art is a collection of five short films from the revolutionary period of Palestinian cinema – from 1968 to 1974 – exploring the importance of archive film in social and cultural documentation.

In this powerful drama, a Palestinian and Israeli fear raising a child in a mixed Arab-Jewish community in Haifa, where they can’t even be seen together in public.

Until Mon 15 Dec

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

Written and directed by Pedro Almódovar, High Heels is a murder mystery focussing on the relationship between flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo and her daughter Rebecca, a television anchorwoman.

In 1999 Almodóvar had both critics and audiences swooning as he weaved together this magnificent tapestry of femininity to deliver a high-camp operetta and poignant story of love, loss and compassion.

A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Nouvelle Vague reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.

Hafsia Herzi’s sensitive and affecting coming-of-age drama The Little Sister tells the story of Fatima, a devout young Muslim woman, as she struggles to balance the dictates of her religion with her sexuality.

Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Sirât tells the story of Luis (Sergi López), a committed father who embarks on a journey with his son to search for his eldest daughter, Marina, after she disappears at a rave deep in the mountains of Morocco.