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![Week 11: How to Blow Up a Pipeline](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708432489930-L80VQ2ASM1NB1K1SMXVD/pipeline2.jpeg)
Week 11: How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Based on the book of the same name, the film follows a fictional group of eight young environmental activists who decide to blow up an oil pipeline. The film offers poignant analysis of the current environmental crisis and the morality of extreme action in response.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:00 PM.
Year: 2o22 / Min: 104 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 11: Possession](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708371052064-C5Z9Q2QIU873DPFNE1M6/possession.jpg)
Week 11: Possession
The director’s first and only English language film, Possession follows Anna and Mark, a couple in a failing marriage. When Anna reveals that she is having an affair, Mark is determined to find the man that has taken his wife from him. But his investigation reveals a secret more inexplicable than a simple affair.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 1981 / Min: 124 / Country: Germany / Language: English
![Week 10: Mass](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708370881647-PMNRQNHKEWPABOJS0O4H/mass.jpg)
Week 10: Mass
Raw, poignant, and harrowing are just some of the words to describe this film. In the aftermath of a tragic school shooting, two sets of parents - one pair are those of the shooter, the others of one of his victims - meet to unwrap their grief and anger. Set in just one location and exploring a single intense conversation, Mass is a powerful study of the capacity for forgiveness, even in the face of unimaginable violence.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:00 PM.
Year: 2o21 / Min: 111 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 10: Great Freedom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708370705728-NTIHJX4RIIMGAH0GFH3E/greatfreedom.jpg)
Week 10: Great Freedom
Great freedom takes place in post WWII Germany where Hans is imprisoned for breaching the government’s anti-gay laws. The film explores the relationship Hans builds with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer. Through this we see the weight of oppression yet the consequences of freedom.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2021 / Min: 116 / Country: Germany / Language: German
![Week 9: The Handmaiden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708370593800-9ZM944VU9R3GZWEDOIRS/handmaiden.jpg)
Week 9: The Handmaiden
From the director of Oldboy, The Handmaiden follows Sook-hee who is hired by a conman to become a maid to a Japanese heiress in a bid to defraud her. The film was released to wide critical acclaim and is considered Park Chan-wook’s best work since Oldboy.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2o16 / Min: 144 / Country: South Korea / Language: Korean/Japanese
![Week 9: Nightcrawler](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708370361831-Z0U2RU64DFMHSSDRR8CA/nightcrawler.jpg)
Week 9: Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high speed world of crime journalism in the seedy nocturnal underbelly of Los Angeles. To feed his growing ambition to get the perfect shot of these fires, crashes, and murders, Lou begins to blur the line between observer and participant…
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2014 / Min: 117 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 8: Yi Yi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708368750323-3LM1X8Q540PIIJ8KZ3IW/yiyi.jpg)
Week 8: Yi Yi
Full of life’s joy and sorrows, this critically acclaimed modern classic directed by Edward Yang tenderly explores the full spectrum of human condition through stories told by individuals from a middle class Taiwanese family.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2o00 / Min: 173 / Country: Taiwan/Japan / Language: Mandarin/Taiwanese
![Week 8: The Favourite](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708368356089-PYYQTYD2TLAFP2QIIODV/favourite.jpg)
Week 8: The Favourite
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Lobster), it’s 18th century England and through a tasteful fisheye lens we follow a tumultuous and vicious lesbian love triangle. Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weiss) and her cousin Abigail Hill (Emma Stone) both vie for the favor of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman, Oscar winner). Who reign supreme and become the Queen’s Favourite?
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2018 / Min: 120 / Country: UK / Language: English
![Week 7: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708367525775-78UHQ4MKYC4IG7YZ2D9Z/areyoutheregod.jpg)
Week 7: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence; raised by a Christian mother and a Jewish father, she begins to ask questions about the nature of faith and religion. Based on the beloved novel by Judy Blume, this is the perfect film to celebrate Mother’s Day with!
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2o23 / Min: 106 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 7: La La Land](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1708367279485-9GE6FSCP5KQOK2NOLKDW/lalaland2.jpg)
Week 7: La La Land
Mia (Emma Stone) meets Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and together they navigate Los Angeles (La La Land) to pursue their dreams of acting and inventing jazz. Directed by Damien Chazelle, this modern musical asks Mia and Sebastian to choose between the hard-earned fulfillment of their dreams and love.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2016 / Min: 129 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 6: Harakiri](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1707238975220-WOT0P3NCZT3CY631CJLC/harakiri2.jpeg)
Week 6: Harakiri
This Masaki Kobayashi film is often considered the best samurai film of all time. The story takes place in Edo era Japan following a Samurai who requests to commit Harakiri, ritual suicide, and has to justify his decision beofore an audience of samurai.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1962 / Min: 134 / Country: Japan / Language: Japanese
![Week 6: Knock at the Cabin](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1707238926458-AXFHPZK0FKABCHB2AQK0/knockatthecabin.jpg)
Week 6: Knock at the Cabin
M. Night Shyamalan’s exciting new thriller sees a young girl and her parents taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2023 / Min: 100 / Country: US / Language: English
![Flexible Learning Week: Mirror](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1706491934758-H8DVKJ3WKKKU595ZXBXP/mirror.png)
Flexible Learning Week: Mirror
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, a dying man recounts his life in Soviet Russia. Through memories, dreams, and fragments we experience what he experienced. This autobiographical reflection is thought by many to be a masterpiece.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1975 / Min: 107 / Country: USSR / Language: Russian
![Flexible Learning Week: The Fabelmans](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1706492007611-6ZN4DYORL79JD43Y7X50/fabelmans.jpg)
Flexible Learning Week: The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg’s latest film is a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical coming of age story of a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves. It's far less self-congratulatory than it sounds I promise!
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2022 / Min: 151 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 5: The Red Shoes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1706491562237-0GVC17DOTOMNQDNT3MT1/theredshoes.jpg)
Week 5: The Red Shoes
Vicky is a ballerina committed to her craft. But when she falls in love with Julian she faces the impossible choice between her love of dance and her love of Julian. Colorful and visually stunning, this is an achingly beautiful film and an unmissable classic - one of Martin Scorcese’s favourites.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1948 / Min: 133 / Country: UK / Language: English
![Week 5: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1706491377776-DWP1SH7KWT7WQG0U7UFP/still2.jpg)
Week 5: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Seamlessly blending archival and reenactment footage, this documentary follows the life of beloved actor Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 2023 / Min: 95 / Country: US / Language: English
![Week 4: Cabaret](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705944176302-OQRMB3YC8QD4BLQ4TD80/cabaret3.png)
Week 4: Cabaret
English writer Brian arrives in Berlin in 1931, only to get caught up in the seedy decadence of its cabaret scene when he meets Sally Bowles - she’s enigmatic and starry-eyed, sweeping Brian off his feet. Set against the backdrop of the Nazi Party’s rise to power, this musical paints a nightmarish and surreal picture of a city in turmoil and a country on the brink of an agonising transformation.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1972 / Min: 124 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 4: Dr Strangelove](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705943892935-55ZJTNAGP5GLY0IVCRQG/strangeloe.png)
Week 4: Dr Strangelove
This satirical masterpiece, directed by Stanley Kubrick, explores the absurdities of nuclear brinkmanship during the Cold War. An unhinged American general (hilariously named Jack D. Ripper) initiates an attack on the Soviet Union, and chaos ensues: a war room full of politicians, army men, and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the impending nuclear strike.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 1964 / Min: 94 / Country: US/UK / Language: English
![Week 3: Past Lives](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705353216343-R5HNJNZHZIRPGZYFNG30/pastlives.jpg)
Week 3: Past Lives
Past Lives is the directorial debut of Celine Song. The film follows two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2023 / Min: 106 / Country: USA / Language: English, Korean
![Week 3: Vivre sa vie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705352540753-6BBO85CPCTKBXLP5J8PC/vivresavie.jpg)
Week 3: Vivre sa vie
This French new wave drama by Jean-Luc Godard roughly translates to “It’s my life”. The film is divided into 12 “episodes” and follows Nana, a 22 year old Parisian, who leaves her husband hoping to become an actress.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 1962 / Min: 85 / Country: France / Language: French
![Week 2: Do the Right Thing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705350956179-3258URWLM76WZ0X7UY3K/dotherightthing4.jpg)
Week 2: Do the Right Thing
Directed by Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing takes place on the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn exploring the racial tensions of the neighborhood. Will the rising tension and burning heat prevent the characters from finding a way to do the right thing?
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1989 / Min: 120 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 2: Dead Poets Society](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705350925314-4848825KR4DFK6EWEUE5/deadpoetssociety.png)
Week 2: Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams plays John Keating, a new English teacher at Welton Academy, an elite all boy’s boarding school. His atypical teaching methods win the hearts of his students but gain criticisms from parents and his associates. This coming of age classic is a tear jerker for the ages so get your tissues ready as we romanticize English literature and poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!”
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 6:00 and the film starts at 6:30 PM.
Year: 1989 / Min: 128 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 1: Barbie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705349964263-VWJ207XC9YQ9WY0AIOOS/barbie.jpeg)
Week 1: Barbie
The highest grossing movie of 2023 and rightfully so. In this comedy, the famous Barbie doll finds herself in trouble when she leaves Barbieland for the real world in a bid to fix her new found imperfections.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2023 / Min: 114 / Country: USA, UK / Language: English
![Week 1: Apocalypse Now](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1705349934979-NJSYMIVBOGJ5AX3KGD72/apocalypsenow.png)
Week 1: Apocalypse Now
Arguably the greatest war film ever made, this masterpiece from Francis Ford Coppola sees Captain Benjamin Willard sent on a dangerous mission at the height of the Vietnam War. This mission (that, officially, “does not exist, nor will it ever exist”) is to locate and eliminate a mysterious colonel who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1979 / Min: 155 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 11: It’s a Wonderful Life](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1699906747277-YLV4EZ6AGFH893P9HDDD/wonderfullife.jpg)
Week 11: It’s a Wonderful Life
Exam season got you feeling down? This heartwarming Christmas classic is just what you need! George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. His modest building and loan company is the only thing preventing rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin…
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1946 / Min: 130 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 11: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1699906606187-MCKY4QMLN3OG3X16ZWQD/marcel.jpg)
Week 11: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Originally conceptualised as a short YouTube video, this documentary-style film follows Marcel, a shell with shoes on, as he navigates life and searches for his family with the help of his documenter. Prepare to laugh (a lot) and cry (even more) as you fall in love with the most adorable one-inch-tall talking shell you’ve ever seen.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2022 / Min: 90 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 10: Boyhood](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1699906454585-ELFM25V1YV2CKVWP1E61/boyhood.jpg)
Week 10: Boyhood
Boyhood is an epic coming-of-age saga through the life of a boy and his small-town Texas family (Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette). Filmed over the course of 12 years, Richard Linklater's masterpiece follows Mason from age 6 to 18 as he battles the woes of adolescence.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2014 / Min: 166 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 10: Like Father, Like Son](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1699906290213-52Y30I6INGC7093PF6A2/like+father+like+son.jpg)
Week 10: Like Father, Like Son
By Hirokazu Kore-eda (a master at telling stories about family), Like Father, Like Son is a well-decorated film about a father who learns that his son was switched at birth. Immensely emotional and slow burn, almost guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye, and activate any daddy issues.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2013 / Min: 120 / Country: Japan / Language: Japanese
![Week 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1696795271887-C214ND7HFGALP7VIGZ18/eternalsunshine2.jpg)
Week 9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Featuring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, this film accentuates the feeling of being in love, knowing your vulnerabilities, and acknowledging its temporality. After knowing his ex-girlfriend Clementine has erased all memories of them, Joel enters a frantic dream to save her from his own memories, ending with an unexpected twist.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 2004 / Min: 108 / Country: USA / Language: English
![Week 9: The Double Life of Veronique](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604fe308796e37051b55dd92/1696794980479-LHRQ8NWP9TADQTAY84FZ/veronique.jpg)
Week 9: The Double Life of Veronique
Arguably Kieslowski's best film, The Double Life of Véronique follows the stories of two identical women who have never met. Expert direction, Irène Jacob, and a palpable symphony of melancholic vibes make this something you'll need to see more than once.
Tickets are £3 at the door or free if you’re a member! You’re welcome to pay by cash or by card.
Doors open at 7:30 and the film starts at 8:15 PM.
Year: 1991 / Min: 98 / Country: France/Norway/Poland / Language: French