PiCNiC

Part of our New Programmer's Scheme, Lei-Lei Cinema screens PiCNiC. 

Three young patients escape from a mental institution and embark on a surreal journey along a forbidden wall, searching for freedom and meaning at the edge of the world. Blending dreamlike imagery, haunting music, and raw emotion, this is a cult classic of Japanese cinema rarely seen on the big screen.

Witchhammer with performances by Mia Windsor and Teresa Winter

Good Boys Film Club screens Witchhammer, which chronicles a small Czech village's descent into ruthless persecution after a simple act evokes deep superstition. Senseless violence and depravity ensues, all enacted by the bloodied hand of the Catholic church. Under the fallacy of holiness offered by the Malleus Maleficarum (Catholic treatise on witchcraft) innocent women become subjugated to every lecherous whim of individual men: each operating under the guise of righteous will. 

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars - punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo, and transforms them into pop-sensations, The Stardust Brothers!

Chapel FM and Butter Popcorn presents a special 40th Anniversary screening of this cult pop musical that channels classic Japanese cartoons, as well as Phantom of the Paradise and The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

This screening is part of the Scalarama Leeds 2025 Film Festival, a DIY celebration of pop-up cinema and independent film exhibition.

She is Conann

New film club Tiger's Leap screens the third feature film by Bertrand Mandico - preceded by The Wild Boys (2017) and After Blue (2021) this is an extravagantly violent, female-led riff on Conan the Barbarian. The film presents an account of Conann's various lives, following her bloody metamorphoses, growing barbarism, and sapphic love. A queer sci-fi thriller that is equally gory and lush.

This screening is part of the Scalarama Leeds 2025 Film Festival, a DIY celebration of pop-up cinema and independent film exhibition.

 

Death to Smoochy

Rat Depot presents Danny DeVito's most underrated work: Death to Smoochy (2002)

A dark comedy that suits DeVito's childlike direction, Death to Smoochy follows Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams), a disgraced and corrupt children's entertainer, who is quickly superseded by Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), a squeaky clean act with a heart of gold as Smoochy the Rhino.

Filled with hatred for Smoochy, Randolph Smiley sets out to get the beloved rhino cancelled, by any means necessary.

Yellow Sky

Film Quarry are taking things back to the Wild West with a criminally underrated film from a criminally underrated director: William Wellman’s Yellow Sky.

On the lam after sticking up a small town bank, a posse of crooks hold up on the property of a woman and her grandfather who don’t take kindly to outsiders.

Tensions rise and cracks begin to form within the group as they learn more and more about the pair and their property.

Ghosts of Temple Newsam

Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on at the big house, past and present.

Temple Newsam is considered one of the most haunted houses in Yorkshire. So much so that its last owner, Lord Halifax, wrote a book of Ghost Stories about his encounters. 

Hear about terrifying tales, strange sightings, orbs, noises and visions. You may even get a glimpse of the infamous Blue Lady…

£15pp including general admission.

Dress to Impress

Discover the historic costumes and fashion we have on display at Temple Newsam.

Join us as we celebrate our incredible costume collection at Temple Newsam. Chat to costume experts about historic fashion, watch our resident dancers Arbeau perform in the Picture Gallery, and try on a few costumes yourself!

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

A young lad is trapped in a surreal world by his evil music tutor and forced to play a giant piano with 499 other boys in this musical fantasy written by Dr Seuss. Can Bart overthrow the diabolical Dr Terwilliker and save himself, his hypnotised mother, and their plumber?

Join new film club, Hi Magpie for this 1953 visually bizarre masterpiece; with a cast of bewildering characters that includes roller skating twins conjoined at the beard and an orchestra of human instrument hybrids, it's sure to be... atomic!