Mike Leigh is at the pinnacle of his powers depicting a rousing tale of working class uprising and its violent suppression in Manchester in 1819, in a clash that would fundamentally change Britain forever.
From Oscar®-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and writer Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) comes this stark yet ferociously entertaining heist thriller about four women who refuse to submit to their circumstances when left with the consequences of their dead husbands' crimes.
Actor Paul Dano makes an impressive directorial debut with this elegant 1960s-set melodrama, an adaptation of the Richard Ford novel starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal as a couple on the rocks.
Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) pays homage (he doesn't consider it a remake - he prefers the term 'cover version'!) to Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic with this delicious, dark - and feminist - reimagining.
Two sisters take diverging paths to emancipation in this prescient and intimate story of Germany. Based on the real life story of the Enslein sisters, this is justly considered one of the classics of New German Cinema.
Following an early evening DS screening of Widows please join us for Deaf Conversations About Cinema, an informal discussion about the themes of the film in the Café/Bar featuring simultaneous BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation.
WITCiH is proud to present 'The State of Gender?' at We The Curious - an evening of music, performance and workshops celebrating creative technology and the women that use it.
In this Lunchtime Talk Studio Resident Lisa May Thomas joins us to discuss The Figuring Project, which brings together artistic, scientific, and technological expertise and practices & asks, what happens to our bodies in a simulated virtual world?
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Life Father Like Son) returns with this Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece about the forces holding a struggling family together on the outskirts of Tokyo.
A bloody, funny and thought-provoking attack on American misogyny, this social media-and-sexism satire follows a group of high schoolers negotiating mayhem and murder after a data leak.
In this event Mark Glancy and Kathrina Glitre give illustrated talks exploring Cary Grant’s 20-year collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock, which led to some of their best and most iconic work. The talks will be followed by a Q&A and discussion chaired by broadcaster and writer Matthew Sweet.
Don't miss this opportunity to see Hitchcock’s assured romantic thriller on the big screen, followed by a panel discussion with Cary Grant experts Mark Glancy and Kathrina Glitre, chaired by Matthew Sweet.
Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon team up to dabble in magic and plot their escape from a devilish stranger (Jack Nicholson) in this gloriously camp exploration of gender politics.
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Life Father Like Son) returns with this Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece about the forces holding a struggling family together on the outskirts of Tokyo.
A bloody, funny and thought-provoking attack on American misogyny, this social media-and-sexism satire follows a group of high schoolers negotiating mayhem and murder after a data leak.
Following the success of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Kim Novak and James Stewart team up again in this wonderfully wicked alternative to a white Christmas with a bit of the ol’ black magic.
A pared-down approach reveals a quieter side to Ben Wheatley’s prodigious talent in this poignantly funny and razor-sharp observation of English family dysfunction.
Margarethe von Trotta’s remarkable biopic of one of the most fascinating figures in modern European political history - Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg
In this Lunchtime Talk Verity McIntosh, Producer and Senior Lecturer in Virtual and Extended Realities at UWE Bristol will be giving us a special preview of the brand-new MA in Virtual Reality, one of the first anywhere in the world, launching next January at UWE Bristol.
Sebastián Lelio makes his English-language debut with this powerful exploration of faith, sexuality and freedom told through the passionate love story between two women in London's Orthodox Jewish community.
In this impressive new work by Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Winter Sleep), an aspiring writer reluctantly returns home to raise money in order to realise his artistic ambition, only to reckon with the shadow of his father’s past.
Sebastián Lelio makes his English-language debut with this powerful exploration of faith, sexuality and freedom told through the passionate love story between two women in London's Orthodox Jewish community.
In this impressive new work by Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Winter Sleep), an aspiring writer reluctantly returns home to raise money in order to realise his artistic ambition, only to reckon with the shadow of his father’s past.
Melding melodrama with screwball farce, this hilarious study of sexual mores was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough, securing his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema.
To celebrate our Terence Davies season join us for an illustrated talk on Davies and his work, as we dig deeper into his cinematic explorations of the intersections between class, gender and social codes, and the unexpected ripples of remembered time.
Over the course of three short films, we witness the emergence of Davies' singular talent and style, the refinement of his technique, and a director growing in confidence, soon to become feted as British cinema's greatest film poet.
Musician and activist Boots Riley makes an incredible debut with this breathlessly inventive and funny fantastical satire about a black telemarketer who uses his 'white voice' to get a promotion in a horrible corporation.
The astonishing true story of three 19-year-old men who make the chance discovery that they were identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents - but then later go on to uncover an extraordinary, disturbing secret about their unique situation.
The Insult is ultimately a plea for empathy, forgiveness and peace – showing us that even in the most hostile of situations, with all of our prejudices, we're still in this together.
Musician and activist Boots Riley makes an incredible debut with this breathlessly inventive and funny fantastical satire about a black telemarketer who uses his 'white voice' to get a promotion in a horrible corporation.
The astonishing true story of three 19-year-old men who make the chance discovery that they were identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents - but then later go on to uncover an extraordinary, disturbing secret about their unique situation.
A homage to Chaplin’s The Kid and arriving 20 years before The Artist, Charles Lane’s hilarious and near-silent black and white comedy has all the elements of the greatsilent comedies: physical grace, perfect timing and sly social commentary.
This intimate documentary follows Walaa from aged 15 to 21, revealing her exuberant energy and is the first-ever look inside the Palestinian police academy.
Thirty years after its initial release, one of the most acclaimed films in British cinema history returns to the big screen in a new digital restoration.
One of climbing’s most extraordinary feats is captured in this stunning, scary and unflinching documentary about free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing the face of the El Capitan in Yosemite National Park... without a rope. Followed by a live Satellite Q&A.
Following Cannes winner The Measure of a Man, director Stéphane Brizé and actor Vincent Lindon come together once again for this noisy and impassioned story of a workforce that fight back when the factory they were promised job security from closes down.
In this a classic feminist comedy that was decades ahead of its time, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton star as three women who, sick of their egotistical, sexist manager, seek to change their all-female workplace for good.
The enfant terrible of arthouse cinema Lars von Trier (Nymphomaniac, Antichrist) returns with his most provocative work to date in this nasty, confrontational and highly divisive serial killer thriller starring Matt Dillon.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll. And Mr. Hyde gets an eccentric French update in this amusing tale of a woman who develops a dangerous nocturnal alter-ego, starring Golden Globe winner Isabelle Huppert.
A successful business woman tries to smash through the glass ceiling in this suspenseful and lively drama exploring the status of women in France’s corporate world.
