What's On November 2024

Steamboat Bill, Jr. + Extended Introduction by Pamela Hutchinson U

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Silent cinema expert Pamela Hutchinson opens Showroom Cinema’s Art of Action season with a keynote lecture exploring the early pioneers of action, alongside a screening of Buster Keaton classic Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Silent with English intertitles

1 upcoming showing - Fri 1 Nov 18.00

Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh - Poets & Lovers 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition.

English

2 upcoming showings between Wed 6 & Sun 10 November

Film Studies: Fahrenheit 11/9 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

The ‘Political Purgatories: American Politics in Horror’ Film Studies season continues with a screening of Michael Moore’s prescient documentary Fahrenheit 11/9.

English

1 upcoming showing - Wed 6 Nov 18.30

Showroom Spotlight: Tank Girl 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Unwilling to cower under a tyrannical ruler, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.

English

1 upcoming showing - Thu 7 Nov 20.30

Desert Island Screening: Ruggles of Red Gap U

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

A special Desert Island Screening of Leo McCarey’s comedy classic Ruggles of Red Gap chosen by Dr Sheldon Hall.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 9 Nov 14.30

Queer East: Love Bound + Q&A CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Documentary about LGBTQ+ activist Qiuyan Chen, who after battling homophobia in China and becoming an unexpected celebrity due to her courageous legal battle against homophobic university textbooks, moves to the UK and finds love.

Mandarin with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 9 Nov 18.00

Queer East: Asog CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

This screwball queer tragicomedy from the Philippines stars a cast of real-life typhoon survivors. Seán Devlin’s unconventional road movie is a profound ode to the power of solidarity in the face of tragedy.

Tagalog with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Thu 14 Nov 18.00

Women in Modern Action Double Bill: Charlie's Angels 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Film Girls Galore present a fun and empowering look at modern women in action cinema with a special double bill of Charlie’s Angels and Atomic Blonde.

English

1 upcoming showing - Fri 15 Nov 18.15

Women in Modern Action Double Bill: Atomic Blonde 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Film Girls Galore present a fun and empowering look at modern women in action cinema with a double bill of Charlie’s Angels and Atomic Blonde.

English

1 upcoming showing - Fri 15 Nov 20.30

Queer East: Bye Bye Love (50th Anniversary) 18

バイバイ・ラブ

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

This radical, recently rediscovered work follows two young people on a doomed summer road trip through Japan. Isao Fujisawa’s poetic, surreal work reflects on the dissipating promise of 1960s counterculture and free love.

Japanese with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 16 Nov 18.00

Showroom Shorts

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

A night of award-winning short films by talented filmmakers, all for FREE. Run by the South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network.

1 upcoming showing - Tue 19 Nov 20.30

Queer East: The River 18

河流

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Hsiao-Kang is suddenly struck by debilitating neck pain in director Tsai Ming-Liang's subversive family drama. This uncomfortable work confirmed the director’s place as a uniquely rebellious voice in queer cinema.

Mandarin with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Thu 21 Nov 18.00

Speak Little One (The World is Listening) + Q&A CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Speak Little One (The World Is Listening) is a documentary that seeks to validate, celebrate, and hold space for all the in-between complexities of adoption from the lens of adoptees.

English with subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Thu 21 Nov 18.30

Maona presents... Goodbye Julia CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Maona Art continue their monthly spotlight on African cinema with 2023’s Goodbye Julia, which follows a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage is wracked by guilt after covering up a murder.

Arabic with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Fri 22 Nov 20.00

FFStival 2024: Revenge plus Shorts 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Revenge is an hallucinatory ride through one woman’s journey from victim to vengeful badass. From the director of The Substance (2024), don't miss this chance to witness Coralie Fargeat’s first feature.

English, French

1 upcoming showing - Sat 23 Nov 19.30

Showroom Community: 1918 The Battle Of Kruty 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

To mark the day of remembrance of the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine Nov 25th, our new Community strand presents 1918 The Battle Of Kruty, with lead actor Evgeniy Lamakh.

Ukrainian, Russian, French, Polish and German with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sun 24 Nov 12.15

She Packs a Punch: The Panther Women (Las Mujeres Panteras) 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Invisible Women and T A P E collective present ‘She Packs a Punch’, a special double bill of The Panther Women and The Bat Woman, highlighting the important contribution of female action stars to Mexican cinema.

Spanish with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sun 24 Nov 18.45

She Packs a Punch: The Bat Woman (La mujer murciélago) PG

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Invisible Women and T A P E collective present ‘She Packs a Punch’, a special double bill of The Panther Women and The Bat Woman, highlighting the important contribution of female action stars to Mexican cinema.

Spanish with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sun 24 Nov 21.00

DocNights: Silent Men CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Part road trip, part coming-of-middle-age tale, director Duncan Cowles takes us on a journey through male mental health, stigma and taboo in the UK.

English

1 upcoming showing - Mon 25 Nov 18.00

NT Live: Prima Facie 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

English

7 upcoming showings between Fri 29 November & Thu 5 December

Yeohvember: Royal Warriors 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

As part of the Art of Action season, Showroom Cinema celebrates action star Michelle Yeoh with a special double bill of Royal Warriors and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Cantonese with English subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 30 Nov 16.00

Yeohvember: Everything Everywhere All at Once 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

As part of the Art of Action season, Showroom Cinema celebrates action star Michelle Yeoh with a special double bill of Royal Warriors and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 30 Nov 18.15

Dirty Dancing + Highway Child live! 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Sheffield funk and soul music legends Highway Child return to Showroom Cinema to present 1987 classic Dirty Dancing, followed by a live performance of classic songs inspired by the film’s soundtrack.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 30 Nov 18.30