Until 12 April
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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Until Thu 2 April
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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Until Thu 2 April
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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Until Thu 2 April
Broken English is a bold documentary portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter and icon: Marianne
Faithfull.
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Until Thu 2 April
A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he’s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption.
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Until Thu 9 April
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 and an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and prophetic the writer's work has become.
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Thu 2 - Thu 16 April
Based on Robert Macfarlane's bestseller, Underland is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.
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Until Thu 9 April
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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Until Wed 8 April
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).
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Fri 3 - Thu 16 April
For Easter, imagine if rainbows were time travellers… hand-painted animation Arco sees its hero crash land in a near future impacted by climate change.
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Fri 3 - Mon 13 April
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when a shocking revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
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Fri 3 - Thu 9 April
A Kafkaesque nightmare for the protagonist experiencing the weight of the Soviet bureaucracy, Two Prosecutors which was part of the 2025 Cannes Official selection, is a chilling account of the absurd mechanisms of a totalitarian regime.
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Fri 3 April 20:40
A lonely gravedigger, who stinks of corpses, finally meets her dream man – but their romance is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea...
Presented in Stink-O-Vision; scratch and sniff cards will be available for the screening.
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Until Thu 9 April
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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part of About Time
Sun 5 April 14:00
In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
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Mon 6 April 17:00
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
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Tue 7 April 18:00
Toby Jones, Andrew Kötting (as a straw bear) and their merry men revive the wanderings and wonderings of Northamptonshire peasant poet John Clare.
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Tue 7 April 18:00
An opportunity for 18-30s(ish) creatives to share their ideas, get guidance and connect with the wider Pervasive Media Studio community.
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Thu 9 April 18:00
Based on a true story, Surviving Earth follows Vlad, a talented harmonica player and refugee who arrived in the UK in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia.
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Fri 10 - Thu 16 April
Francois Ozon has adapted a monumental work of literature – The Stranger (also known as The Outsider) by Albert Camus.
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part of Lunchtime Talks
Fri 10 April 13:00
In this Lunchtime Talk, we will hear from Artemis Bear who is part of a new initiative called No To Big Tech - on why we need alternative ethical options to protect our privacy, human rights, mental health, and democracy.
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Fri 10 - Thu 16 April
Winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Father Mother Sister Brother is the eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch.
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Fri 10 - Thu 16 April
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
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Fri 10 - Sun 12 April
Soul to Soul is the vibrant and historically significant 1971 concert film featuring performances by Ike & Tina Turner, Santana, Wilson Pickett, the Staples Singers, Les McCann & Eddie Harris, and The Voices of East Harlem — and it's returning to the big screen after 55 years.
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part of Wiseman of the Month
Sat 11 & Mon 20 April
The inner workings of London’s National Gallery are laid bare in this absorbing, forensic examination by revered filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
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part of About Time
Sun 12 April 14:00
Christopher Nolan’s smart, moving and intellectual thriller about dream invasion set a new bar for cerebral blockbusters and with Hans Zimmer’s score a new sonic direction in what we think of as the sound of suspense.
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Mon 13 April 20:00
Join us at the 18:00 screening of The Drama on Mon 13 April which will feature Descriptive Subtitles and an introduction from a guest speaker. After the screening join us in the Café & Bar for Deaf Conversations about Cinema with BSL interpretation.
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Wed 15 April 14:00
A colourful Easter holiday workshop with Winter Resident Alison Stott exploring light, rainbows and creative technology, inspired by the animated film Arco.
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Wed 15 April 18:00
Rose of Nevada is Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s hotly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to his BAFTA-award-winning first feature Bait and Enys Men.
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Thu 16 April 13:00, 15:45
Be among the first to playtest a new game by Vincent Baidoo before its official release. Try two versions, one for Nintendo Switch and one for a holographic display and share your feedback.
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part of National Theatre Live
Thu 16 - Tue 21 April
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play.
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The Drama opens April 2026.