We Are Fugazi From Washington D.C.

Sat 17 May 7:30pm

A one-of-a-kind tribute to one of the most iconic live acts of the post-hardcore era. We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. isn’t a documentary, it’s a fan-powered celebration of Fugazi’s blistering, unforgettable presence onstage.

Marking 20 years since the band’s final show, this film is stitched together from rare, fan-shot footage and archival gems, curated by Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall, and Jeff Krulik.

Raw, loud, and deeply human, the film is a love letter to the band, their community, and the DIY ethos that inspired generations.

Filmmakers’ profits from the screening will be donated to a local homeless charity

Presented by Bristol Beacon & Doc’n Roll Films

Age: 15+

Doors: 18.45
Start: 19.30
Finish: 21.30

All timings are approximate and subject to change

Bristol Bad Film Club: THE ROOM with Greg Sestero

Are you ready to watch the ‘Citizen Kane of Bad Films’ on the biggest screen in the city?

Thu 22nd May 7pm

Greg Sestero is the co-star of cult film The Room and best-selling author of the ‘The Disaster Artist’, a memoir of his time as an aspiring actor in Hollywood, which led to his bizarre friendship with the mysterious and iconoclastic director of The Room, Tommy Wiseau.

The premise behind The Room is a simple one. It is the story of a banker named Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) who suspects that his fiancée Lisa may be sleeping with his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero).

However, surrounding this simple love triangle is a car-crash of cinematic head-scratching conundrums. Various subplots are introduced and then either ignored or not resolved (such as the fact Lisa’s mother is suffering from cancer), rooftop screens are done with awful green-screen effects, scenes are frequently out of focus and then there are the two awkwardly long and incredibly unerotic sex scenes (the latter of which simply reuses footage from the first).

The cult film, which is the result of Tommy Wiseau’s vision (as well as playing the lead, he wrote, directed and financed the movie),  is a perfect storm of badness. It has become a worldwide phenomenon which has attracted an army of loyal followers and has continued to play to sold out audiences at midnight screenings all around the world.

If you’ve never seen The Room, you will have at least heard of it and you owe it to yourself to finally see what all the fuss is about – especially on an 18m x 15m screen.

Love it or hate it, you’ll never forget it.

The event will include a Q&A with Greg Sestero and exclusive footage from ‘The Room Tribute’ starring Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad).

Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2025

Wed 28th May – Sun 1st Jun

Ahead of the 50th anniversary re-release of Jaws this August, Forbidden Worlds invites audiences to dive into new depths of fear and excitement with FORBIDDEN WORLDS OF THE DEEP, featuring a line-up of classic and cult films set on, around and under the water.

Events include a special 30th anniversary screening of Waterworld (1995), which will see the extended European ‘Ulysses Cut’ shown theatrically for the first time in the UK; The Whale God (1962), a rarely screened Japanese-take on Moby Dick with stunning life-size practical effects; cult horror Blood Tide (1980) featuring the late, great James Earl Jones as a secretive treasure hunter; an in-depth look at the world of Jawsploitation films with screenings of the new 4K restorations of Orca (1977) and Alligator (1980); and Below (2002) –  a WWII-horror film featuring supernatural occurrences onboard a submarine from David Twohy, director of Pitch Black (2000) – screened theatrically for the first time in the UK!

The festival will also honour and celebrate the career of Gale Anne Hurd by naming her as this year’s FORBIDDEN WORLDS LEGEND. Hurd has had unprecedented success as both a film and television producer on some of the biggest films and TV shows of all time including The Walking Dead universe. Initially hired as an executive assistant to the legendary Roger Corman, Hurd rapidly rose through the ranks to become head of marketing at his independent film company, New World Pictures. 

After launching her own production company in 1982, Hurd produced her first film, the science fiction classic The Terminator, setting the stage for her meteoric rise in the entertainment industry. Forbidden Worlds will be hosting special in-person Q&A screenings with Hurd for three of her most iconic and influential films – Aliens (1986), Tremors (1990) and Battle Beyond The Stars (1980).

Pulled FROM THE VIDEO SHOP ARCHIVES of Bristol institution 20th Century Flicks also comes special screenings of French fantasy The City of Lost Children, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and Amblin Studios adventure Young Sherlock Holmes that marks its 40th anniversary.

The festival will once again be celebrating the GENRE FILMMAKERS OF THE FUTURE with the return of its short film showcase where attendees can enjoy new action, horror, sci-fi and fantasy shorts from filmmakers both local and international.

The festival will also be hosting the WORLD PREMIERE of Bristolian film-maker Arthur Cauty’s new documentary The Big Picture which tells the story of how the Bristol IMAX, a state of the art cinema, was left forgotten for over a decade in the middle of the city, and how it came to find a new lease of life as a new community space – Bristol Megascreen.

Forbidden Worlds Film Festival is Bristol’s leading genre film festival dedicated to screening repertory fantasy, action, science-fiction and horror films from around the world, and celebrating the people who made them.

Queer Vision: The Wedding Banquet

Sat 5 Jul 5pm

On Saturday 5 July, Queer Vision, The Bristol Pride Festival Festival, showcase two landmark titles of queer cinema as the centrepiece for our 2025 programme, on the largest screen on Bristol Megascreen.

Kicking off this double bill, we’re presenting Ang Lee’s sophomore feature The Wedding Banquet, a romantic comedy that has stood the test of time for its unique wit and charm. 

Wai-Tung Gao (Winston Chao) is a Taiwanese immigrant living in the United States with his long-term partner Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein), unbeknownst to his parents back home attempting to set him up with women. To stop their pressuring and keep his true situation hidden, Wai-Tung resolves to marry Wei-Wei (May Chin) – a struggling artist from mainland China in need of a green card. But what starts as a convenient deception becomes increasingly elaborate and farcical, as Wai-Tung’s parents fly to the US to meet his so-called bride-to-be.

As Andrew Ahn’s 2025 remake gets a nationwide release in theatres this May, we’re proud to offer audiences a rare opportunity to see the 1993 original in all its glory, with special thanks to the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute.

We are presenting this as double bill with Brokeback Mountain with a special discounted combination ticket available.

We’re encouraging everyone to don their rootinest tootinest rodeo and brilliant bridal looks to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes! There is a bar onsite as well as a special pop up cocktail bar with specially themed cocktails for the event.

Queer Vision: Brokeback Mountain

Sat 5 Jul 8pm

Why can’t I quit you? 

In honour of its 20th anniversary, we are thrilled to present queer cowboy classic, Brokeback Mountain.

A film with such an extraordinary, yet complicated legacy – but nonetheless, wholly synonymous with LGBT+ cinema for bridging the gap with the mainstream.Taking place at the Bristol Megascreen (the former IMAX) on Saturday 5 July this is your chance to see this iconic film and breath taking cinematography and the largest cinema screen in Bristol!

Ang Lee’s beautiful, epic western tells the story of Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal); two ranch hands hired to herd sheep on the pastures of Brokeback Mountain during the summer of 1963. Whilst the pair are initially standoffish with each other, the solitude of their environment brings them together, culminating – one night during a storm – in a highly-charged sexual encounter. This relationship becomes complicated when they return to their former lives, where they must learn to either embrace or deny their true feelings against the traditional societal views of masculinity.

We are presenting this as double bill with The Wedding Banquet with a special discounted combination ticket available

We’re encouraging everyone to don their rootinest tootinest rodeo and brilliant bridal looks to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes! There is a bar onsite as well as a special pop up cocktail bar with specially themed cocktails for the event.

Festival of Nature: WWT presents Flight of the Swans

Sun 15 Jun 11:45am

A female conservationist takes to the skies in a paramotor to follow Bewick’s Swans on their annual migration in a bid to understand their dramatic decline; 7,000 kilometers, 11 countries, from Russia to England across tundra, forests, and industrial landscapes, where she encounters people just as passionate about saving and protecting these birds and their wetland homes. Narrated by Academy Award nominee Sophie Okonedo.

Festival of Nature: Behind-the-scenes talk: Ocean with Silverback Films

Sun 15 Jun 1:45pm

Join Silverback Films for a behind-the-scenes talk about their new feature length documentary ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’

David Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.

Festival of Nature: What if you could see music?

Sun 15 Jun 4pm

What if you could see music? Award-winning composer, pianist, and a developer of the app Shazam, Charlie Hooper-Williams invites you to find out. Join Charlie for a unique, water-inspired performance experience where sound and visuals come together in real time.

Playing alongside Otto – a custom-built live projections system he coded – his music takes on another dimension, with visuals that respond directly to every note and gesture. The result is “film scoring inverted”, imagery supporting music rather than the other way around. This is a performance that’s both stunning and deeply human: intricate, virtuosic piano playing paired with imagery that amplifies its emotional core.

Mega Silents: Wizard of Oz Double Bill

Sat 13 Sep 12 – 4pm

South West Silents is very excited to present this special double bill consisting of the UK Premiere of the brand new 4K restoration of the forgotten silent film His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914) and the classic of Hollywood classics, The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Produced and written by the man behind the legend of Oz, L. Frank Baum, this screening of His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz gives audiences, of all ages, a very rare chance to see the backstory to some of OZ’s most beloved characters. Characters who we all fell in love with from the 1939 classic.

UK Premiere: His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914): Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald, and written and produced by L. Frank Baum (author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914) stars Violet MacMillan, Frank Moore, Vivian Reed, Todd Wright, Pierre Couderc, Raymond Russell, and Fred Woodward.

The film originally opened on September 28, 1914, to little success, though it was received as well above average fare by critics of the time. Early in 1915, it was reissued under the title The New Wizard of Oz and was slightly more successful.

The film is loosely based on Baum’s 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but in the screenplay, Baum introduced many new characters and a large new story that later became the basis for the 1915 book The Scarecrow of Oz.

Similar to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow’s origin is revealed, although his life is now attributed to “the Spirit of the Corn”, who appears as a conventional Hollywood depiction of a Native American.

The film with have live piano musical accompaniment by Dominic Irving. Restoration courtesy of Nate Barlow.

The Wizard of Oz (1939): The classic musical adaptation of the L. Frank Baum novel starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley.

 A tornado whisks Dorothy (Garland) and her house from Kansas to Munchkin City, squashing the Wicked Witch of the East upon landing. The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) vows revenge, while Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to see the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan), hoping he can tell her how to get home.

On the way she makes friends with a scarecrow (Bolger), a tin man (Haley) and a cowardly lion (Lahr) – all of whom have specific reasons for wanting to meet the magical Wizard. With the Wicked Witch out to get her, will Dorothy ever get home again?

We highly recommend booking tickets early to avoid disappointment!

Mega Silents: First World War Double Bill

Sat 22 Nov 12 – 4pm

South West Silents is very excited to present this special double bill consisting of classic silent film The Battle of the Somme (1916) with Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, Paths of Glory (1957).

The Battle of the Somme (1916): One of the most successful British films ever made, it is estimated that more than 20 million tickets were sold in Great Britain in the first two months of release of The Battle of the Somme (1916). Soon afterwards, the film was distributed worldwide to prove Britain’s commitment to the First World War.

The Battle of the Somme gave its 1916 audience an unprecedented insight into the realities of trench warfare, controversially including the depiction of dead and wounded soldiers. It shows scenes of the build-up to the infantry offensive, including the massive preliminary bombardment, coverage of the first day of the battle – the bloodiest single day in the British Army’s history – and depictions of the small gains and huge costs of the attack.

As a pioneering battlefield record, the very concept of The Battle of the Somme outraged commentators on its release, inaugurating a debate about the on-screen depiction of combat that continues to this day. Its use of a staged sequence to represent the opening of the assault also set the scene for continuing controversy about the ‘truth’ of a filmic record. If anything however, The Battle of the Somme is a piece of history and the key source of many of the conflict’s most iconic images.

The film with have live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne. With thanks to Imperial War Museums.

Paths of Glory (1957): Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. A fiery Kirk Douglas stars as a World War I French colonel who goes head-to-head with the army’s ruthless top brass when his men are accused of cowardice after being unable to carry out an impossible mission.

This haunting, exquisitely photographed dissection of the military machine in all its absurdity and capacity for dehumanization (a theme Kubrick would continue to explore throughout his career) is assembled with its legendary director’s customary precision, from its tense trench warfare sequences to its gripping courtroom climax to its ravaging final scene.

A Psycho Biddy and Hagsploitation Double Bill!

Sun 4 May 1pm

See Bette Davis go full psycho biddy as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Seth Holt’s Hammer classic The Nanny (1965)! Then brace yourself for some tonal whiplash. Because Mia Goth is dying to show you a good time in Ti West’s X (2022) – it’s an absolute hagsploitation pearl!

12.30pm: Doors open

1pm: The Nanny (91 mins), introduced by film historian Lies Lanckman

3pm: X (105 mins), introduced by horror writer/director Sophie Mair

5pm: Exit, pursued by your nan. With an axe.

Entry requirements: 18+

Mega Silents: City Montage Season

Double Bill

Battleship Potemkin (1925)/The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Sat 29 Mar 12pm

Over the course of three weekends, South West Silents, in collaboration with Future City Film Festival, will showcase the use of montage and cutting in silent film and its impact on future films in the history of cinema. These specially curated events will include introductions, screenings notes and live musical accompaniment to some of the silent films presented.

Battleship Potemkin (1925) Director: Sergei Eisenstein Starring: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barksy, Grigori Aleksandrov Music: Live Musical Accompaniment by John Sweeney USSR / 72mins / PG

Declared the greatest film of all time at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair and one of only two films to have appeared on all of Sight & Sound’s critics’ polls (1952–2022), Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin is one of the true masterpieces in the history of cinema.

In essence, it tells a five-part story of a naval mutiny leading to full-blown revolution, but while this material could be crudely propagandist in other hands, Eisenstein uses images of such dynamic compositional strength and editing of such frame-perfect precision that it’s hard not to be swept along, regardless of personal politics.

Widely censored as much out of fear of the perceived influence of its ideas as for any contentious material on screen the film would later be banned outright in Britain until 1954 and X-rated until 1987.

For ten decades Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained the most influential silent film of all time. South West Silents presents one of the true classics of cinema on the big screen with live music by John Sweeney for its 100th anniversary.

The Battle of Algiers (1966) Director: Gillo Pontecorvo Starring: Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Brahim Haggiag, Tommaso Neri ITA, ALG / 121mins / 15

One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents.

Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.

Mega Silents: City Montage Season

Double Bill

Berlin Symphony of a City (1927)/Cabaret (1972)

Sat 15 Mar 12pm

Over the course of three weekends, South West Silents, in collaboration with Future City Film Festival, will showcase the use of montage and cutting in silent film and its impact on future films in the history of cinema. These specially curated events will include introductions, screenings notes and live musical accompaniment to some of the silent films presented.

Berlin Symphony of a City (1927) Dir: Walter Ruttman Cinematography: Robert Baberske, Reimar Kuntze, László Schäffer, Karl Freund GER / 67mins / U

This timeless love letter to 1920s Berlin is a visual feast for all who want to voyage into a city now lost. This five-reel symphony begins at dawn and ends at midnight, showing Berliners hard at work by day and enjoying the city’s boisterous nightlife.

Walter Ruttmann’s definitive ‘city symphony’ is a lyrical dawn to dusk portrait of Berlin during the Weimar Republic. Divided into five ‘movements’, Ruttmann uses montage and beguiling abstract images to capture the pulse and mood of the city in 1927. Capped with Karl Freund’s exquisite camerawork, the film creates moments of poetry that have seldom been equalled on film.

Cabaret (1972) Director: Bob Fosse Starring: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson, Joel Grey USA / 124mins / 15

Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem Cabaret brings 1931 Berlin to life. Outside on the street, the Nazi party is beginning to grow into a brutal political force, whilst inside at the Kit Kat Klub starry-eyed American, Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) and an impish Master of Ceremonies (Joel Grey) sound the call for decadent fun. Into this heady world arrives British language teacher Brian Roberts (Michael York), who falls for Sally’s charm, and soon the two of them find themselves embroiled in the turmoil and decadence of the era.

Bristol Megascreen presents: Ghost in the Shell

Sun 9 Mar 7pm

Doors open 6:30pm

Ages 15+

Celebrate three decades of cyberpunk brilliance with a rare cinematic experience of Ghost in the Shell (1995), brought to life on the largest screen in Bristol! Join us on Sunday, 9th March, at the Bristol Megascreen for an unmissable evening that pays tribute to one of anime’s most iconic masterpieces.

As a special treat, attendees of the Bristol Anime and Gaming Convention enjoy an exclusive discount on tickets—because we know true anime fans won’t want to miss this! (This discount only applied to those with purchased tickets to the convention which needs to be shown as proof on entry to the Bristol Megascreen).

Mega Silents: City Montage Season

Man with a Movie Camera (1929)/The Cameraman (1928)

Sat 1 Mar 12pm

Over the course of three weekends, South West Silents, in collaboration with Future City Film Festival, will showcase the use of montage and cutting in silent film and its impact on future films in the history of cinema. These specially curated events will include introductions, screenings notes and live musical accompaniment to some of the silent films presented.

Man with a Movie Camera (1929) Director: Dziga Vertov Cinematography: Mikhail Kaufman Music: Live Musical Accompaniment by John Sweeney USSR / 68mins / U

An extraordinary montage of urban Ukrainian and Russian life in 1929, showing the people of the city at work and at play and the machines that keep the city going. Dziga Vertov’s first full-length film was met with bewilderment at first due to Vertov’s editing techniques of dissolves, split screen, slow motion and freeze-frames. Now it is recognised as one of the most radical films of Soviet cinema, and a major influence on Godard, Marker and others.

Man with a Movie Camera is an exhilarating, exciting and intellectually brilliant feature that was recently ranked 9th in the 2022 Sight and Sound Great Films of All Time poll.

It’s a great city-symphony: the ‘Kino-Eye’ turns the camera into the protagonist, providing an impressionistic, lyrical portrait of a day in the life of Moscow’s masses at work and at play. But Vertov also investigates film itself, wittily transforming the world caught by his lens with a dazzling array of experimental camera and editing techniques. The constant invention remains astonishing to this day.

With Live Musical Accompaniment by John Sweeney.

The Cameraman (1928) Director: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton Starring: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Josephine the Monkey Music: Recorded Score by Timothy Brock USA / 69mins / U

Buster Keaton is at the peak of his slapstick powers in The Cameraman, the first film that the silent-screen legend made after signing with MGM, and his last great masterpiece.

The final work over which he maintained creative control, this clever farce is the culmination of an extraordinary, decade-long run that produced some of the most innovative and enduring comedies of all time.

Keaton plays a hapless newsreel cameraman desperate to impress both his new employer and his winsome office crush as he zigzags up and down Manhattan hustling for a scoop. Along the way, he goes for a swim (and winds up soaked), becomes embroiled in a Chinatown Tong War, and teams up with a memorable monkey sidekick (the famous Josephine).

The marvellously inventive film-within-a-film setup allows Keaton’s imagination to run wild, yielding both sly insights into the travails of moviemaking and an emotional payoff of disarming poignancy.

One Last Farm, One Last Chance

Free entry!

2 Film Screenings & Panel Discussion

Friday, 28th Feb 6pm

THE FILMS

One Last Farm: A poignant documentary about Bristol’s last working farm and its fight to protect a unique wildlife habitat from development. Produced by Nikki Dodd.

Save Our Wild Isles: Hungry for Change: An award-winning film from Nick Gates and Silverback Films that brought together experts from three of the UK’s largest conservation organisations. The National Trust, the RSPB and WWF reveal the impact of the food system on UK nature and crucially what could be done to reduce its impact. 

THE CONVERSATION

How can we feed the nation and farm sustainably? At this event, the filmmakers will speak with leading voices at the intersection of food production and nature conservation. They’ll discuss how farming can be a crucial ally to combat the ecological crisis and climate change. Speakers include Nikki Dodd (director of One Last Farm), Nick Gates (Silverback Films), Patrick Holden (Sustainable Food Trust), Sumita Hutchison (West of England Nature Partnership), Guy Poultney (Bristol City councillor), and Catherine Withers (Yew Tree Farm).

The evening concludes with a drinks reception, an invaluable opportunity for attendees to connect with one another. 

We hope you can join us for this very special evening.

Slapstick Festival: The Great Dictator (1940) with Alasdair Beckett-King & Robin Ince

Thu 13 Feb 2025 8pm

Alasdair and Robin introduce this special big screen outing of Chaplin’s masterful and timely satire.  They will explore how Chaplin masterfully used comedy to take aim at authoritarianism, racism, and war. Released before the USA entered WWII, The Great Dictator was Chaplin’s first talking picture, and he didn’t hold back. His brilliant lampooning of Adolf Hitler made the film both a courageous act of defiance and a masterclass in using humour as a political weapon.

Despite being banned in Nazi-occupied territories and doubts about its success elsewhere the film became Chaplin’s highest grossing film. The film’s closing speech—a moving appeal for peace and humanity—remains strikingly relevant in today’s turbulent world. One of cinema’s most daring and significant works on the big screen.

Slapstick Festival: Alasdair Beckett-King’s Laurel & Hardy Mayhem

Thu 13 Feb 2025 6pm

Slapstick is thrilled to welcome award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King to host our annual celebration of the greatest comedy duo of all time: Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.  Join Alasdair as he dives into the timeless brilliance of Laurel & Hardy in conversation with stand-up comedian and writer Robin Ince. 

Alasdair will bring his unique blend of clever, absurdist humor and a whimsical style to Stan & Ollie’s comedic magic on the big screen, showcasing their finest comedy shorts and iconic moments. Plus, a post show Q&A with the audience.

Slapstick Festival: Hundreds of Beavers – with Ryland Brickson Cole Tews

Wed 12 Feb 2025 8:30pm

Made on a lowly $100,000 budget, this surprise independent hit about a trapper (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) battling malevolent beavers is already heading towards cult classic status, having picked up scores of awards from festivals worldwide, earning glowing reviews from top critics & audiences and getting a 97% score on the Rotten Tomatoes’ tomatometer. It is also such a masterful homage to slapstick hits of the silent era that its makers are being awarded the Slapstick Legacy Medal.

With introduction and post show conversation hosted by Robin Ince awith co-writer/ lead actor Ryland Brickson Cole Tews Plus Q&A

“Genuinely bananas and genuinely funny” – Mark Kermode. 

Slapstick Festival: Harold Lloyd in The Freshman (1925) – with Paul McGann

Wed 12 Feb 2025 6pm

Join actor and Lloyd admirer Paul McGann for a screening of one of Harold Lloyd’s best-loved comedies. In this satire of college life, Lloyd plays a student desperate to gain popularity, including on the football field, despite having no flair for the game.

Some of his classmates, however, are faking friendship and aim to make him look like a fool. Will the affection of his landlady’s daughter be enough to turn his fortunes around?

Accompanied by Carl Davis’ critically acclaimed orchestral score track, this is a heart-warming and hilarious event you won’t want to miss.

South West Silents: Creatures of the Night

Sat 18 Jan 2025 2pm

South West Silents and Maria Pérez Cuervo from Hellebore join forces again to showcase two more horror classics, this time, celebrating the ‘Creatures of the Night!’

Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) – Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne.

The Lost Boys (1987)

Cary Comes Home Festival 2024

Fri 29 Nov – Sun 1 Dec 2024

Celebrate one of Bristol’s biggest icons on Bristol’s biggest screen with 8 classic films across 3 days.

Cary Grant Festival celebrates their 10th anniversary this year! This year the festival explores Cary’s acrobatic prowess and his lasting impact on action cinema.

Under the Sea Technicolor Double Bill

1–5pm, November 10th, 2024

A Technicolor underwater masterpiece featuring BBC TV’s nature film icons, Dr. Hans and Lotte Hass, UNDER THE CARRIBEAN / UNTERNEHMEN XARIFA (1954) offers the opportunity to explore the underwater realm with Hass and his team in an especially immersive fashion in this new subtitled digitisation from a vintage Technicolor print by Filmarchiv Austria, screened with kind support from Dr Michael Jung.

Furthermore, thanks to the Royal Film Archive of Belgium – CINEMATEK, we explore THE GREAT BARRIER REEF in Pierre Levie’s 1969 film that has been likened to Cousteau’s best works, features footage by shark experts Ron and Valerie Taylor (JAWS) and remarkably reflects some of the ecological issues sadly threatening the ocean realm in the present.

Wildphotos

Sun 13 Oct

Wildscreen and Wildlife Photographer of the Year partner to host WildPhotos – a celebration of the world’s best nature photography.  

WildPhotos is a one-day photography symposium, packed with talks from the world’s top wildlife and conservation photographers.

Wildscreen

13 – 18 Oct

Wildscreen Festival is the world’s leading wildlife and environmental film festival. Immerse yourself in our Official Selection of unique and original productions about the natural world, created by storytellers from across the globe.

Forbidden Worlds Film Festival: The Big Scream

11th – 12th Oct

Forbidden Worlds looks at the perils of stranger danger with six selections from around the globe: the cult British folk horror of The Shout; a brand-new 4K restoration of VHS favourite The Hitcher, starring the much-missed Rutger Hauer; Dario Argento’s audacious Opera, also presented in a brand-new 4K restoration; the creepy and influential Cure from Japan; teen horror fave I Know What You Did Last Summer; and the quintessential ‘stranger danger’ horror, When a Stranger Calls.

South West Silents: Witchcraft Double Bill

Sat 28 Sep, 2pm

South West Silents are teaming up with Hellebore magazine to bring you this double bill of classic tales of witchcraft and folklore. Häxan (1922) followed by The City of the Dead (1960).

Deep Blue Sea – 25th Anniversary

Sat 21 Sep, 7.30pm

A team of scientists at a remote underwater facility conduct genetic research on Mako sharks in hopes of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. However, their experiments take a terrifying turn when the sharks become smarter, faster, and far more deadly.

Cinema Rediscovered: At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul 

Sat 27 Jul, 9pm

Brazil’s first horror film. Zé do Caixão is the malevolent undertaker of a small Brazilian town, plaguing its superstitious townsfolk with existentialist lectures and violent mayhem! To prove his superiority to humankind, Zé searches for the perfect woman to bear him a perfect child. Nothing and no-one will get in the way of his quest to propagate this cursed bloodline and seal Zé’s only chance at immortality!

Cinema Rediscovered: The Conversation

Sat 27 Jul. 6:15pm

From legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman stars as Harry Caul, a reticent surveillance expert, gets into trouble when he suspects the couple he secretly recorded is going to be murdered by his client. With intro by Adrian Utley.

Cinema Rediscovered: Paris, Texas

Sat 27 Jul, 2pm

One of the most iconic films of the 1980s, Harry Dean Stanton stars as a man wandering out of the desert and in to the ghosts of the past.

Tucker & Dale Vs The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974

Sun 21 Jul, 3pm

Horror Without End and 20th Century Flicks, the team that brought you ThreadGames, invite you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the greatest horror film ever made… followed by one of the funniest.

Queer Vision: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Sat 6 July 2024

Showing as part of Bristol Pride’s Queer Vision film festival, this classic comedy celebrated it’s 30th anniversary at Bristol Megascreen with a performance from the Bristol Show Choir and Bristol’s very own drag icon, Tess Drive.