Tag: Film

KIM’S VIDEO Dir David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | USA, Italy | 2023 | 85 mins | Rating TBC | English, Italian, Korean Physical media reigns supreme in this elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that inspired a generation of cinephiles. When it eventually closed, a mysterious deal was struck for […]

Hull Independent Cinema & SAFAR Film Festival present… RED PATH Dir Lotfi Achour | Tunisia, France | 2024 | 97 mins | Rating TBC | Arabic Watch the trailer on Youtube. In the shadow of Tunisia’s Mghila Mountains, 13-year-old Achraf endures a harrowing ordeal when jihadists attack him and his cousin, Nizar. Forced to carry […]

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US! Dir Laila Abbas | Germany, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Netherlands, Lebanon | 2024 | 92 mins | Unrated | Arabic, EnglishIn Ramallah, estranged sisters Mariam and Noura reunite after their father’s death leaves a substantial sum in the bank. Under Islamic inheritance law, their absentee brother is entitled […]

OH MY GOODNESS! (JUSTE CIEL!) Dir Laurent Tirard | France | 2022 | 87 mins | Rated 12A | French When the local nursing home finds itself in dire straits and in danger of falling to pieces, it’s down to Mother Veronique and the five eccentric sisters of the convent of St. Benedict to find […]

SISTER MIDNIGHT Dir Karan Kandhari | UK, India, Sweden | 2024 | 110 mins | Rated 15 | Hindi, English An arranged marriage sees an oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack. Cranky Uma does her best to cope with the heat and the nosy neighbours even though her expectations of life in […]

A STATE OF PASSION Dir Carol Mansour, Muna Khalidi | Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan | 2024 | 90 mins | Unrated | Arabic, EnglishAfter 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, emerged to find […]

SANTOSH Dir Sandhya Suri | UK, Germany, India, France | 2024 | 128 mins | Rated 15 | Hindi Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. What passes for work on the “women’s desk” is mostly an excuse to collect bribes from local people. […]

Hull Noir and Hull Libraries present… BRIGHTON ROCK In conversation and film screening. Saturday 5 July / 7pm – 9.45pm (Doors 6.30pm for a 7pm start) Hull Central Library Tickets £5 Age: All welcome BRIGHTON ROCK (1948) is the first bona-fide masterpiece of British noir cinema – a story of gang violence in the streets and […]

FOUR MOTHERS Dir Darren Thornton | Ireland | 2024 | 89 mins | Rated 15 | English In Dublin, Edward is an aspiring novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother. When he finally finds himself on the brink of literary success, with pressure to go on a US book tour mounting, the last thing […]

The Stimming Pool is a unique film exploring a world shaped by neurodiverse perspectives. The narrative unfolds through an autistic camera, capturing diverse subjects navigating environments both challenging and comforting. Characters, some concealing their autism, others thriving in their communities, share a common goal: finding a space free from societal norms—the Stimming Pool. Relaxed & […]

In India Donaldson’s insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Samvembarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris and his oldest friend, Matt. As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, airing long-held grievances, Sam, wise beyond her years, attempts to mediate. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s […]

AUDIENCE CHOICE: DAVID LYNCH It’s time for our regular Audience Choice screening! This time, the theme is the late, great, David Lynch. Start sending in your suggestions for which of his films you’d like to see, and look out for the polls going out on our social media or email newsletter. Programme Details The cafe […]

In this Sundance-selected documentary, Englishman Nik and his Norwegian wife Maria attempt to forge a new life on a farm in her homeland’s lush woodlands. Their goal is to live sustainably, putting as little strain upon the planet as possible. But when the family suffers a tragedy, Nik’s resolve to continue on this singular mission […]

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone’s carefree life of drinking and partying is upended as he is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the beautiful Jura region of France. Struggling for income, he hears about the […]