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Seasons and Festivals

Rip It Up

Ongoing

Rip It Up is a nationwide season celebrating the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK. Supported by Film Hub North as part of the BFI Film Audience Network, made possible by the National Lottery.

Agenda

Handsworth Songs (18)

A rare opportunity to experience the Black Audio Film Collective’s landmark film essay on race and civil disorder in 1980s Britain.

Thu 22 Oct 18:30

Cinema 1
Documentary

Cinema

Tickets
A Clockwork Orange (18) + discussion

Eyes wide open – experience Stanley Kubrick’s unforgettable adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ iconic novel.

Sat 24 Oct 14:00

Cinema 1
Classics & Archive

Cinema

Tickets
Reclaim the Frame presents: Beautiful Thing (15)

A tender story of first love and growing up, told with wit and warmth. Celebrate the 30th anniversary.

Mon 26 Oct 18:15

Cinema 1
Drama

Cinema

Tickets
Pressure (15)

Britain’s first Black feature film is a hard-hitting story of coming-of-age in 1970s London.

Tue 27 Oct 17:45

Cinema 1
Classics & Archive

Drama

Cinema

Tickets
Babylon (18)

Sound and culture clashes in 1980s London – a potent mix of raucous music and gripping social realism.

Thu 8 Oct 18:15

Cinema 1
Music & Film

Drama

Cinema

Past event
Quadrophenia (15) + Living for Kicks

Pills, thrills and spills in the teenage wasteland. The definitive depiction of 1960s youth culture, inspired by the music of the Who.

Sun 4 Oct 15:00

Cinema 1
Music & Film

Cinema

Past event
Extra Geography (15)

Extra romantic, extra messy, extra funny – a very British high school movie

Mon 28 Sep - Thu 15 Oct
Comedy

Cinema

Past event
- Mon 28 Sep
  
  18:00Past event AD, + Q&A, Preview
- Fri 2 Oct
  
  15:15Past event AD 20:40Past event AD
- Sat 3 Oct
  
  12:45Past event AD, CAP 20:40Past event AD
- Sun 4 Oct
  
  12:50Past event AD 17:55Past event AD
- Mon 5 Oct
  
  15:40Past event AD 17:50Past event AD
- Tue 6 Oct
  
  13:10Past event AD 18:15Past event AD
- Wed 7 Oct
  
  15:20Past event AD, CAP 20:40Past event AD
- Thu 8 Oct
  
  15:50Past event AD 18:00Past event AD, CAP
- Fri 9 Oct
  
  15:45Past event AD, CAP
- Sat 10 Oct
  
  13:25Past event AD 20:35Past event AD
- Sun 11 Oct
  
  17:40Past event AD
- Mon 12 Oct
  
  15:40Past event AD 20:40Past event AD, CAP
- Tue 13 Oct
  
  13:20Past event AD 17:45Past event AD
- Wed 14 Oct
  
  12:55Past event AD 20:35Past event AD
- Thu 15 Oct
  
  15:40Past event AD
Nightshift (18) + intro

A cinematic waking dream and a fascinating snapshot of London’s countercultural underground.

Tue 8 Sep 18:30

Cinema 1
Drama

Cinema

Past event
Trainspotting - 30th Anniversary (18)

Choose life. Choose the big screen. Choose the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting.

Sun 6 Sep 18:00

Cinema 2
Comedy

Cinema

Past event