What's On April 2024

Korean Documentary: FC Sukhavati 수카바티 + Q&A 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

With humour, care, and a deep sense of love, the film tells the tale of abandoned football supporters and their nine-year struggle to create a new football club in Anyang, South Korea.

Korean with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Fri 19 Apr 17.30

Desert Island Film: The Cat O’ Nine Tails 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

As selected by Susanna Romoli for her birthday Desert Island Screening, catch one of Dario Argento’s most suspenseful and underrated giallo thrillers.

Italian with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 20 Apr 14.00

Korean Documentary: Fanatic/성덕 + Q&A 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

In this entertaining and thought-provoking film, a former self-declared fan delves into the incredible world of K-pop fandom and what happens when a fan falls out of love with their idol.

Korean with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 20 Apr 17.30

Showroom Mystery Screening 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Showroom Cinema present a new monthly mystery film event screening a one-time only hidden treasure that could be any absolute banger from the history of film. Miss it and miss out.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 20 Apr 18.00

Yvonne Rainer: The Man Who Envied Women 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

One of Yvonne Rainer’s signature works, The Man Who Envied Women is a showcase of the filmmaker’s intellectually rigorous, formally inventive take on feminist cinema.

English

1 showings on Mon 15 Apr

Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent PG

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.

English

1 showings on Tue 16 Apr

Yvonne Rainer: Privilege 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Avant-garde filmmaker Yvonne Rainer takes aim at the subject of the menopause, with her trademark intelligence and radical style.

English and Spanish with English subtitles

1 showings on Thu 18 Apr

Korean Documentary: Defectors + Q&A 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Defectors explores the lasting impact of the Korean War while revealing the weight it continues to exert on several generations of the filmmaker’s own family.

English, Korean with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sun 21 Apr 17.30

Yvonne Rainer: MURDER and murder 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Yvonne Rainer’s last feature finds the filmmaker in highly personal form as she draws on her own experiences of breast cancer, in a leftfield rom com which explores the joys of late in life lesbian love.

English

2 upcoming showings between Tue 23 & Sun 28 April

NT Live: Nye 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.

English

6 upcoming showings between Tue 23 April & Sun 19 May

Film Studies: The Soft Skin (La Peau Douce) 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Film Studies: Sixty Years Ago season continues with a look at French cinema, with Francois Truffaut’s follow-up to his French New Wave classics.

French with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Wed 24 Apr 18.00

A Canterbury Tale (Philosophy) U

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

The Philosophy at Showroom screenings, in collaboration with The University of Sheffield, continue with a special one-off screening of Powell and Pressburger’s The Canterbury Tale.

English

1 upcoming showing - Thu 25 Apr 18.00

Omen 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

In this magical realist drama, Koffi stumbles upon a bizarre spiritual world that takes him upon a dizzying collision course with his culture.

French, Swahili, Lingala with English subtitles

3 upcoming showings between Fri 26 & Sun 28 April

ADRA - Film and Speaker Tour: presented by Pertex and Kendal Mountain Events 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Experience the magic of the award-winning film Adra as the team behind the renowned Kendal Mountain Festival take it on tour.

English

1 upcoming showing - Fri 26 Apr 19.00

Young Programmers Takeover: Wallace & Gromit for Grown-Ups 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

This screening of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is designed specifically for grown-up fans, and will be accompanied by a cheesy quiz and intro from superfan, comedian Luke Poulton.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 27 Apr 18.00

PNYC: Portishead – Live at Roseland New York (25th Anniversary) 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Portishead’s live album recorded at the Roseland Ballroom, New York City, with tracks from the albums "Dummy" and "Portishead" played by the band and a 30-piece orchestra.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 27 Apr 18.15

Cinema Africa! and Maona Art present: Mapantsula + Pre-Recorded Interview 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

In apartheid-era South Africa, police arrest Panic, a petty gangster. Through flashbacks, we learn how he got caught up in the riots. Discover this important film in a stunning 4K restoration plus special interview.

English and Zulu with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Sat 27 Apr 18.15

Celluloid Screams Horror All-Nighter 18

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival returns to Showroom Cinema to present an all-night cinema celebration of 1980s horror classics, including a special mystery screening and some surprises.

1 upcoming showing - Sat 27 Apr 23.00

DocNights: Red Herring + Director Q&A CTBA

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

When Kit Vincent, a filmmaker, receives a terminal diagnosis aged 24, his first instinct is to turn on his camera and document those closest to him. Followed by a Q&A with Kit and his father.

English

1 upcoming showing - Mon 29 Apr 18.15

Dementia Friendly Screening: Some Like It Hot 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

Marilyn Monroe stars in Billy Wilder’s iconic comedy about two men (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) on the run from the mob, who end up joining an all-female jazz band to hide their identities.

English

1 upcoming showing - Tue 30 Apr 12.00

Preview: Love Lies Bleeding 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

MASSIVE Cinema presents a special preview of Love Lies Bleeding, an electric love story from Saint Maud director Rose Glass and starring Kristen Stewart.

English

1 upcoming showing - Tue 30 Apr 18.30