On Valentine’s Day 1900, students from Appleyard College, a girls’ private school in Victoria, Australia, embark on a field trip to an unusual volcanic formation called Hanging Rock.

It’s not until the end of the day that the group realise that some of their party have mysteriously disappeared. Returning to the big screen to celebrate its 50th anniversary in a dazzling 4K restoration, Peter Weir’s adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel has lost none of its mystique or mesmerising power.

"With my films you’re aware of every second passing through your body."

Pervert Pictures presents Structuring S**: A screening of Chantal Akerman's Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974) preceded by a selection of artists' moving image works exploring desire and the body and followed by a guided discussion.

Poisoned Peach Cinema presents - The Fall

Synopsis: In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh
Writers: Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis, Tarsem Singh
Staring: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell

18 plus screening.

Doors from 7pm
Film Intro 7.30
Film start 7.40 

Trigger warnings ~ https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/22750

Part of Cinema Africa!

One of Sembène’s most celebrated and powerful films, Camp de Thiaroye is a historical and harrowing story honouring the very real fallen heroes of West Africa during World War II. West African troops fought the Nazis and were imprisoned in concentration camps, only to receive on their return to Senegal racist discrimination, unfair pay and for dozens, murder by the French authorities.

This film won the Grand Jury Prize in the 45th Venice International Film Festival, yet it was banned in France for a decade and censored in Senegal.

Blues Like Showers of Rain (1970) provides an unflinching insight into the conditions that gave birth to the blues in America, charting the evolving sound of the blues as musicians moved from rural areas into the cities. As both director and editor Jeremy deftly combines the field recordings and still photographs of the British blues historian Paul Oliver (1927 – 2017) gathered on a trip through the United States in 1960.

Celebrate ‘Star Wars Day’ by letting the Orchestra of Opera North whisk you off to a galaxy far, far away… John Williams’ epic score for the Star Wars franchise contains some of the most extraordinary music ever written for cinema. If you think it sounds good in the cinema, wait till you hear it played live!

This concert is a must-see for Star Wars fans and music lovers alike, offering a unique opportunity to experience the unforgettable scores of these legendary films performed live on the stage of Leeds Grand Theatre. And don’t forget to bring your lightsaber!

There will be a live Q&A with director Gordon Main and one of the London Recruits after this screening.

"Winner of Best Documentary at the Johannesburg Film Festival 2024 COMRADE TAMBO'S LONDON RECRUITS unfolds, after decades of secrecy, a nail biting journey of espionage with those who risked it all in taking on one of the 20th century’s most feared and brutal regimes.

Levan Akin’s third feature is a touching portrayal of the connections between us that transcend borders and generations.

Lia, an irascible retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbour, Achi, that her transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable and perennially hungry Achi, where, making an unlikely partnership, they explore the hidden depths of the city.

This event is the opening film for Leeds Queer Film Festival 2025.

A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal.

After mysteriously vanishing from public view for almost 40 years, this little-known icon is given her ultimate due in Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s remarkable documentary portrait Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, executive produced by Elliot Page.