Until Sun 13 July
Step into FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, a visually stunning installation that reveals the hidden rhythms of our changing world by pioneering award-winning artists ScanLAB Projects. Taking over the whole of the Undershed gallery, this artwork uses both groundbreaking visuals and beautifully designed sound.
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Until Thu 10 July
Eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan), back together.
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Until Thu 10 July
Inspired by an incredible true story set against the backdrop of a country torn by conflict, From Hilde, With Love is a powerful tale of love and resistance.
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Until Thu 3 July
Rooted in the turbulent reality of rural Tunisia, Red Path follows a young shepherd coming to terms with trauma after witnessing a brutal crime.
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Today at 17:00, 19:00, 21:00
Feature length documentary following 5 years of Palestine Action's operations to tear down arms factories in the UK.
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Until Thu 10 July
The Salt Path is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.
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part of Several Samurai
Until Thu 3 July
Ran is Akira Kurosawa’s profound exploration of Shakespeare’s King Lear intertwined with the historical backdrop of Japan’s 16th century Civil Wars and the legendary tale of Morikawa, a feudal warlord with three sons.
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Until Thu 3 July
Informed by her own experiences, Daisy-May Hudson’s portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids is a impassioned indictment of the current social-care system.
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Until Thu 10 July
Wes Anderson's latest film is the story of a family and a family business. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor.
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Fri 4 - Mon 14 July
Based on Deborah Levy’s acclaimed novel and set on the sun-soaked Spanish coast, tensions simmer as a mother and daughter’s bond is tested by the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
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part of Lunchtime Talks
Fri 4 July 13:00
In this Lunchtime Talk, studio resident Simon Moreton will reflect on his book, WHERE?, creative non-fiction about growing up in the countryside in the late 1980s and early 1990s and the processes of grief and reflection that helped him tackle questions of belonging and home, as well as thinking critically about how we imagine and represent the countryside.
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Fri 4 July 17:00
First Friday is a monthly social event open to anyone, this month showcasing projects from our studio community
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part of Several Samurai
Fri 4 - Thu 10 July
Is this the greatest screen adaptation of Shakespeare? Kurosawa’s take on Macbeth is the thrilling work of a director at the height of his powers.
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Fri 4 - Thu 10 July
They are the young Sudanese yearning for freedom. Their revolution is poetic, driven by the power of words. As the film intertwines their stories, Sudan, Remember Us reassembles fragments of a revolution, a battle pitting the voices of youth against the military's might.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Fri 4 July 20:00
Nominated across a remarkable thirteen categories at the 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls is – depending on who you ask – a critically-panned flop or a deeply misunderstood cult masterpiece.
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part of Several Samurai
Sat 5 - Wed 9 July
Kurosawa’s classic about a drifting samurai who plays two gangs off against each other, famously remade as A Fistful of Dollars.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Sat 5 July 17:30
Part of Queer Vision 2025, The Wedding Banquet is a romantic comedy that has stood the test of time for its unique wit and charm, screening as part of an Ang Lee double bill at Bristol Megascreen.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Sat 5 July 20:00
Part of Queer Vision 2025, celebrate the 20th anniversary of queer cowboy classic Brokeback Mountain, as part of this Ang Lee double bill at Bristol Megascreen.
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Sun 6 July 14:00
Set in the aftermath of upheavals like the Vietnam War and Watergate, The Yakuza – which turns 50 in 2025 – reflects the sense of uncertainty that characterised 1970s America.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Sun 6 July 14:30
Showcasing the best new short films from South West LGBT+ filmmakers.
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Tue 8 July 18:00
A short film programme curated in partnership with Sense & Accessibility exploring the intersectionality of queer crip identities in love, relationships and selfhood.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Wed 9 July 18:00
The House of Xtravaganza lives on as two families unite in a fight for justice.
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part of Step to the Earth
Wed 9 July 18:30
This collection of audio works, curated by local sound maker and storyteller Christina Hardinge, explore time, landscape and the soil beneath our feet.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Thu 10 July 18:00
Two Brooklyn baristas indulge in a sensuous modern love affair.
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Fri 11 - Thu 17 July
After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have come up with the crazy idea of throwing a party to celebrate their break-up - like a wedding but the other way around.
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Fri 11 July 13:00
In this Lunchtime Talk, Amelia Winger-Bearskin will share her experience of working in immersive storytelling and ethical AI to address climate change, housing, and the design of Indigenous-led systems of care and kinship.
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Fri 11 - Sun 13 July
One of cinema’s best behind-the-scenes documentaries, Hearts of Darkness chronicles the notoriously plagued production of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 epic Apocalypse Now.
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part of Queer Vision 2025
Fri 11 July 17:30
Pride not prejudice: a lesbian bar owner takes a stand against the narrow-minded rural community she came from.
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Fri 11 - Thu 17 July
As Pavement reunite for their sold-out 2022 tour, a Hollywood biopic, stage musical, and museum exhibition emerge in tribute—blurring fact and fiction in a genre-bending chronicle of the band’s legacy directed by Alex Ross Perry.
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part of Several Samurai
Fri 11 - Thu 17 July
Akira Kurosawa’s thrilling mix of fairy story and samurai movie - a story of rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress - was famously a key inspiration for George Lucas’ Star Wars.
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Sat 12 - Wed 16 July
Join Bristol Surf Cinema in celebrating story-first surf filmmaking with a screening of Point of Change, a powerful documentary by director Rebecca Coley, and a series of homegrown UK short surf films.
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part of Several Samurai
Sat 12 - Wed 16 July
When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, only to find himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit and his own ambitions.
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Sun 13 July 14:00
British filmmaker David Lean’s Academy Award®-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) offers a nuanced character study of Colonel Saito, portrayed by Sessue Hayakawa in an Oscar®-nominated performance.
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Mon 14 July 19:35
Join us at the 18:00 Descriptive Subtitled screening of Hot Milk on Mon 14 July which will feature an introduction from a guest speaker, followed by a post-screening discussion in the Café & Bar. Featuring BSL interpretation.
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