Ish (15)

Name: Ish (15) — Acclaimed artist Imran Perretta makes an assured feature film debut with this powerful coming-of-age story.
Start: 2026-08-20T13:40:00+01:00
Location: HOME

Acclaimed artist Imran Perretta makes an assured feature film debut with this powerful coming-of-age story.

Fri 31 Jul - Thu 20 Aug

Drama
Cinema

Past event

Fri 31 Jul

Thu 20 Aug

Past event

Fri 31 Jul

18:15Past event
Sat 1 Aug

15:45Past event
Sun 2 Aug

13:00Past event CAP
Mon 3 Aug

18:15Past event + Q&A
Tue 4 Aug

15:50Past event CAP
Wed 5 Aug

17:45Past event
Thu 6 Aug

20:40Past event CAP
Fri 7 Aug

20:40Past event
Sat 8 Aug

16:15Past event
Sun 9 Aug

18:20Past event
Mon 10 Aug

16:15Past event
Tue 11 Aug

13:30Past event CAP
Wed 12 Aug

20:30Past event
Thu 13 Aug

17:25Past event CAP
Sat 15 Aug

15:00Past event CAP 15:00Past event CAP
Sun 16 Aug

16:15Past event
Thu 20 Aug

13:40Past event

Event/ The 18:15 screening on Mon 3 Aug will be followed by a Q&A with director Imran Perretta and producer Dhiraj Mahey.

This event will begin at the advertised time with no ads or trailers.

Set and filmed in Luton, Ish follows 12-year-old best friends Ish and Maram, who wrestle to hold onto their friendship in the wake of a police stop and search. As the ripples of that event take hold of their lives, the boys try to make sense of the men they are becoming – and how letting go can be the hardest part of growing up.

Acclaimed artist Imran Perretta – last seen in HOME’s gallery for A Riot in Three Acts – makes an assured feature film debut with Ish: a powerful coming-of-age story sensitively attuned to the vagaries of youth, masculinity, friendship and family.

Ish screens on general release from Fri 31 Jul.

"..a coming-of-age story to rival Scrapper and Aftersun." - Empire

"astonishing" - Little White Lies

This event is part of Rip It Up – 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.