Hull Independent Cinema: Hit The Road

Hull Independent Cinema presents: Hit The Road at Hull Truck Theatre.

Two parents and their sons – one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old – drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Tensions arise as the family get closer to the unspoken goal of their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, funny, and sincere look at a family preparing to part with one of their own.

Panah Panahi – son of the master of Iranian cinema, Jafar Panahi – makes a striking debut with this charming, sharp-witted and deeply moving comic drama, which takes the traditions of the Iranian road-trip film and adds unexpected twists alongside pointed social commentary.

Starring Pantea Panahiha, Mohammad Hassan Madjooni, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar

Hull Independent Cinema: Fire Of Love

Hull Independent Cinema presents: Fire Of Love at Vue Cinema.

The story of two French scientists, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unravelling the mysteries of our planet, while simultaneously capturing the most stunning volcano imagery ever recorded. Along the way, they changed our understanding of the natural world, and saved tens of thousands of lives. Previously unseen archive material reveals the birth of modern volcanology through an unlikely lens — the love of its two pioneers.

Featuring Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Miranda July

Dir Sara Dosa | 2022 | Canada / USA | 98 min | PG | English and French with English language subtitles

The Vinyl Revival and the Shops That Made it Happen

Graham Jones, the man who has visited more record shops than any other human, will be screening the film based on his third record shop book as well as telling comic tales from his life in music.

One of the founders of Proper Music Distribution, Graham should be in the Guinness World Records for visiting more record shops than any other person.

The true story of Graham’s time spent working in and around the world of independent record retailing is every bit as colourful, funny, strange, and occasionally sad as any fictional yarn.

Over the years Graham has collected a vast number of funny stories and anecdotes, which appear in his books Last Shop Standing and Strange Requests and Comic Tales from Record Shops.

Last Shop Standing was turned in to a successful film and featured Paul Weller, Johnnie Marr, Richard Hawley and lots of record shops.

His new book The Vinyl Revival and the Shops That Made it Happen, a guide to independent record shops in the UK that sell new vinyl and has also just been turned in to a film.

Graham has given more than 100 talks at music and book shops and festivals and is guaranteed to have an audience in hysterics with his tales from the crazy world of record retailing. He has appeared on many TV shows and BBC radio stations talking about record shops.

The screening of The Vinyl Revival and the Shops That Made it Happen will be followed by comic tales from the crazy world of record retailing, a Q&A, quiz, a vinyl and CD giveaway and a book signing.

Open Air Cinema – Hocus Pocus

After moving to Salem, teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw).

After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Gates open at Burto Constable at 5:00pm, film starts at 6:30pm and finishes at 8pm

Cert PG

Plus music to enjoy before the movie with a soundtrack of specially curated songs.

Bring a blanket or camping chair and watch Hocus Pocus on a giant cinema screen under the stars!

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE SO MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOURS TODAY!

Open Air Cinema: Lost Boys

Teenage brothers Michael and Sam move with their mother to a small town in northern California. While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward and Alan, Michael is bullied into joining the dark side by a gang of vampires and Sam and his new friends must try to save Michael from the undead.

Gates open 6:30pm, film starts at 8pm and finishes at 9:30pm

Plus music to enjoy before the movie with a soundtrack of specially curated songs.

Bring a blanket or camping chair and watch The Lost Boys on a giant cinema screen under the stars!

Cert 15

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE SO MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOURS TODAY!

Hull Independent Cinema: Brian & Charles

Dir Jim Archer | UK | 2022 | 15 TBC | 90 mins | English language

Brian is a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his lack of success, Brian attempts his biggest project yet. Three days, a washing machine, and various spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages. What follows is a funny and heartwarming story about friendship, family, finding love, and letting go.

Starring David Earl, Chris Hayward

Hull Independent Cinema: Pleasure

Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star. She soon learns that fame won’t come easy, and she must harness all her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world. Provocative on more than one level, Pleasure peels back the curtain on the adult film industry in a compelling and persuasive manner, with Sofia Kappel’s powerful performance leading the way.

Starring Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire.

Hull Independent Cinema: Good Luck To You, Leo

Dir. Sophie Hyde | 2022 | UK | 97 mins | 15 | English language

Retired widow Nancy Stokes hires a good-looking young sex worker called Leo Grande, in the hope of enjoying a night of pleasure and self-discovery after an unfulfilling married life. As Nancy embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening and Leo draws on his skills and charm, together they find a surprising human connection. Written by comic Katy Brand and directed by Sophie Hyde (ANIMALS), this is a thoughtful film that combines comedy with a refreshingly positive and healthy message about sex, led by a peerless performance from Emma Thompson.

Starring Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack

Hull Independent Cinema: All My Friends Hate Me

Dir Andrew Gaynord | 2021 | Uk | 94 mins | 15 | English language

It’s Pete’s birthday and the old gang from college are throwing him a party out in the country. During what’s meant to be a joyful weekend reunion, Pete finds himself increasingly unnerved by his friends’ inside jokes and snarky comments. As the atmosphere goes from awkward to terrifying to downright surreal, is Pete being paranoid or is he the butt of some elaborate joke? A satire on social mores that marries awkward comedy with the tension of a great horror movie.

Starring
Tom Stourton, Georgina Campbell, Dustin Demri-Burns

Hull Independent Cinema: Bergman Island

A couple of American filmmakers, Chris and Tony, retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope to find inspiration for their upcoming films. Days spent separately pass by, and Chris becomes fascinated by the island and the memories of her first love that it sparks in her. As the lines between reality and fiction blur, can their relationship survive?

Starring Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska

Hull Independent Cinema: The Innocents

Dir Eskil Vogt | 2021 | Norway / Sweden / Denmark / Finland / France / UK | 117 mins | Norwegian with English subtitles

In a pleasant residential estate near Oslo, nine-year-old Ida is tasked with looking after her sister Anna. As they play outside, Ida meets Ben, who can make objects fly through the air without touching them, while Anna strikes up a friendship with Aisha, who is telepathic. The sisters learn to harness these powers themselves, but as the long summer days drag on, what began as innocent party pieces become forces of evil in a chilling film that blurs the lines between horror and social drama.

Starring
Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim

Hull Independent Cinema: The Quiet Girl

Based on the renowned story Foster by Claire Keegan. In rural Ireland, 1981, a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth. Colm Bairéad’s remarkable debut feature is both an empathetic examination of loss and a quiet celebration of human kindness.

Starring
Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett

Hull Independent Cinema: Vortex

A retired psychiatrist with dementia and a struggling author with a heart condition live their final days together in an apartment. Director Gaspar Noé uses an intriguing split-screen device to show us each partner’s experiences of and reactions to one another – the wife’s disorientation as she struggles to recognise her husband; the husband’s increasing frustrations at his wife’s deterioration. A vital, painful and ultimately touching depiction of ageing and death.

Starring Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Alex Lutz