Loosely based on Director Cameron Crowe's (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything) own teenage years as a music journalist, Almost Famous follows naive 15-year-old William Miller when he is hired by Rolling Stone Magazine to write an article on up-and-coming band Stillwater, as they embark on their latest tour. He is quickly adopted by the band aids (not groupies!) and experiences the classic teen realisation that your idols aren't always as they seem.
Come along to Chapel FM to watch two short films exploring the work of artists in Leeds who are responding to social injustice through creativity.
The first film to be screened is The Way Up Is Down, which follows the journey of Hungarian sculptor Leon Varga, the installation of his oversized sculpture in a sacred space in Armley, and the reaction from the congregation.
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.
An evening to celebrate the life and achievements of Leeds-born Nell Smith.
Join us to enjoy a full video presentation of Anxious, Nell’s album release from April 2025 with live renditions of a selection of the songs by Penelope Isles.
With this follow-up to Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson proves himself amongst the most versatile directors in contemporary American cinema. The film follows Alana Kane and Gary Valentine as they grow up, run around and fall in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Screening on 35mm film, Licorice Pizza has been selected by Dr. Colette Olive as part of our Philosophy & Film strand – and will be followed by a short talk from Colette exploring philosophical themes raised.
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.
Local swimmers, scientists and a mermaid join forces in a community’s battle to fight to protect the River Avon, the Bristol way.
Do humans have the right to nature? In this tender film, Director Charlotte Sawyer tells a story of a community of wild swimmers in Bristol (UK) affected by raw sewage pollution of the river Avon. England is one of the only two countries in the world to have a fully privatised water and sewage disposal system, and with only 14% of English rivers in good ecological health, the mission to keep the rivers clean is not going well.
Unresolved historical injustices and a devastating drought raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between indigenous farmers and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.
This screening is a talk-a-long event in which you are invited to speak during the screening if you feel comfortable.
After the screening, there will be an informal discussion and Q&A, hosted by the Racial Justice Network with Director of the film, Pete Murimi.
Tiddler (2024, U, 23min)
A small fish with a big imagination gets lost in the deep wide ocean, until he is saved by his own storytelling.
Superworm (2021, U, 25min)
Superworm is super-long and super-strong, and is always saving the day. But who can save him when he gets too full of himself and is captured by the evil Wizard Lizard?
Tickets are required for all adults and children, and adults can only attend if accompanying a child.