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Thu 18 September, 8.15pm: In Our Sleep
Curated by Matt Feldman and Syd Farrington, In Our Sleep brings together the work of 8 artists for a screening of films presented on 16mm. The films offer a unique approach to 16mm filmmaking in their consideration of landscape, domestic space and media as a means of addressing notions of ‘Place’.
Fri 19 September, 8pm: Close-Up
In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named
Sat 20 September, 5pm: Father's House
Dilip Kumar is Ashok, the new postmaster in Madhuban and the focus of a heart-breaking love triangle with the poor, mischievous postman’s daughter and the rich, haughty daughter of the local grandee. This is a love story filled with tragedy, yet it became the second-highest box office hit in India in 1950.
Sat 20 September 8pm: Our Mother's House
Jack Clayton’s strange, gothic film takes place in a shadowy, old house in south London. A home in which secrets must be kept by 7 children about their dead mother as they try to continue their lives whilst avoiding the orphanage.
Sun 21 September, 6pm: All Memories Were Once Strange
Presented as part of the Hong Kong Film Festival 2025, this programme brings together seven works by pioneering and emerging Hong Kong video artists, spanning from 1990 to 2025.
Sun 21 September, 8pm: Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep is an undisputed masterpiece of African-American filmmaking and one of the most poetic, perceptive dramas ever made about family and community.
Calendar
Thu 18 Sep 8:15pm
In Our Sleep
In Our Sleep
Fri 19 Sep 8:00pm
Close-Up
Close-Up
Sat 20 Sep 5:00pm
Father’s House
Father’s House
Sat 20 Sep 8:00pm
Our Mother’s House
Our Mother’s House
Sun 21 Sep 6:00pm
All Memories Were Once Strange
All Memories Were Once Strange
Sun 21 Sep 8:00pm
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep
Tue 23 Sep 8:15pm
Close-Up
Close-Up
