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Three years after his girlfriend disappears, a young man continues his obsessive search for her whereabouts.

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With virtual reality, giant inflatables, feature films, projections, sketchbooks and more – this season explores family, the creative spirit, grief and togetherness. With a multimedia exhibition alongside a series of events and films in the cinema from the Kötting family.

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When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own's daughter.

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Italy’s outgoing president, Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo), navigates moral and personal crossroads with the help of his confidante and daughter, Dorotea (Anna Ferzetti). With Sorrentino’s signature poetic vision and an evocative soundtrack, this heartfelt masterwork is an intimate meditation on fatherhood, conscience, and the enduring question: who owns our days?

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Broken English is a bold documentary portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter and icon: Marianne Faithfull.

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From visionary director Bi Gan (Long Day's Journey Into Night) comes this epic sci-fi drama, an ambitious ode to the beauty and power of cinema.

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Featuring a bold and bouncing soundtrack by Kangding Ray, Oliver Laxe's Oscar®-nominated for Best International Feature Sirât is a staggering cinematic experience set in the dusty mountains of southern Morocco.

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Sentimental Value is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

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Hlynur Pálmason's surrealist Icelandic dramedy captures a year in the life of a family, as a separating couple navigate their changing relationship while co-parenting their three children (played by the director's own children).

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Join us at the 17:40 screening of the 2026 Best Picture Oscar® winner, One Battle After Another, on Mon 23 March which will feature Descriptive Subtitles and an introduction from Nathan Hardie, fellow audience member and Bristolian film critic.

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The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

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Following a spate of tragic knife crime deaths in Bristol, this documentary film looks at how young people in the city are responding.

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Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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A young Black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s Black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.

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Working in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, acclaimed director Raoul Peck seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from George Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft a definitive portrait of the writer himself, and an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and prophetic his work has become.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, Dr. Max Haiven will explore how games have shaped 21st century capitalism and how to use social movements using games to fight back.

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Denis Lavant delivers an astonishing physical performance in John Skoog’s beautiful and inventive story of community and obsession, inspired by true events.

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Sheep hit the dancefloor in Georgi M. Unkovski’s disarming feature debut, a touching, comic and radiantly colourful coming-of-age story - and Sundance award-winner - about the unifying power of music.

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In 1989 action maestro John Woo unleashed The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles.

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With a fiery coalescence of electrifying performances, elaborate narrative and operatic gunfights, Hard Boiled has been exalted as the undisputed champion of Hong Kong action films.

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Join us for a celebration with hot food from The Mazi Project, games, and a chance to see The Everyworld as we mark the end of a year of making, experiencing and sharing ideas of Home.

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Working again with his daughter Eden, the artist and filmmaker Andrew Kötting explores notions of memory and recall as interpreted through the precarious lens of neurodiversity.

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A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.

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An absorbing study of daily life in one of Chicago’s poorest housing projects.

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Behind the loud and intimidating motorcycles of the "Bangladeshi Bad Boys" is a group of second-generation Bangladeshi men who find in their bikes a sense of identity and a way to overcome racism.

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Is Jazz is a monthly meet-up for 18-30 (ish) year old creatives to explore collaborative creative process in a low-stakes, supportive, and informal way.

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Based on Robert Macfarlane's bestseller, Underland is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.

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