What's On Friday 6 - Thursday 12 December 2024

Wicked PG

Showing as part of Family-Friendly Films, Audio Description, Subtitled Films

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen, starring musical powerhouses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

English

Favoriten CTBA

Ruth Beckermann’s wonderful and moving documentary Favoriten follows a class of primary school pupils in a culturally diverse neighbourhood of Vienna.

German with English subtitles

Conclave 12A

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci revel in the ritual and intrigue surrounding the process of choosing a new pontiff, in this tantalisingly tense Vatican-set drama.

English and Italian with English Subtitles

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 12A

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

Winner of the Un Certain Regard – Best Director Award at Cannes 2024, Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) returns with the timely and innovative On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

English & Bemba with English subtitles

Small Things Like These 12A

Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this Irish gem based on the best-selling novel of the same name.

English

Nightbitch 15

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

Marielle Heller once again proves to be one of cinema’s most exciting filmmakers, with this fabulous genre-bending exploration of motherhood.

English

CatVideoFest PG

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Showroom Cinema is proud to present special fundraising screenings of global cinema phenomenon CatVideoFest, in association with The Sheffield Cats Shelter.

Feline language

No Other Land 15

Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer.

Arabic and Hebrew with English Subtitles

The Snowman + Live Score U

Showing as part of Family-Friendly Films, Christmas & New Year at Showroom Cinema

Unite the Union Brass Band return to Showroom Cinema for a special Christmas concert, including a screening of the 1982 festive classic The Snowman with a live score.

English

Ip Man + Martial Arts Demonstration 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Art of Action

Showroom’s Art of Action season continues with a special screening of Donnie Yen martial arts classic Ip Man, followed by a martial arts demonstration from Sheffield and Peak District Qigong and Wing Chun.

Cantonese with English subtitles

Run For Your Life: Punishment Park 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Art of Action

As part of the BFI’s Art of Action season, film historian Craig Ian Mann presents “Run for Your Life,” three “chase” films that illustrate the complex narrative themes of action cinema. The strand continues with taut political thriller Punishment Park.

English

Early Doors - Monday: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 12A

Showing as part of Early Doors, Subtitled Films

Winner of the Un Certain Regard – Best Director Award at Cannes 2024, Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) returns with the timely and innovative On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

English & Bemba with English subtitles

Baby Kino: Nightbitch + Crafts 15

Showing as part of Baby Kino, Subtitled Films

This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old. Marielle Heller once again proves to be one of cinema’s most exciting filmmakers, with this fabulous genre-bending exploration of motherhood.

English

All We Imagine as Light 15

Showing as part of Subtitled Films

Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival 2024, All We Imagine as Light follows the lives of three women as they intersect and overlap in a haunting drama that sees the city of Mumbai play a central role.

Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles

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

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Exhibition on Screen

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

Early Doors - Thursday: Nightbitch 15

Showing as part of Early Doors

Marielle Heller once again proves to be one of cinema’s most exciting filmmakers, with this fabulous genre-bending exploration of motherhood.

English

Philosophy: Throne of Blood 12A

Showing as part of Philosophy at the Showroom

Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is a vivid, visceral adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Reimagined in Japan, it tells the story of a warrior who assassinates his sovereign at the encouragement of his ambitious wife.

Japanese with English subtitles

Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto: Interstella 5555 PG

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Anime Screenings

Interstella 5555 tells the story of the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character who has dark plans. The feature film was cut into music videos to accompany Daft Punk’s album Discovery, and is rare to see in its original form.

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese