Driven by a commitment to document the impact of deindustrialisation on working class communities in Northeast England in the 1970s and 1980s, Tish Murtha used her camera to expose societal inequality. She felt she had an obligation to the people and problems within her local environment, and that documentary photography could highlight and challenge the social disadvantages that she herself had suffered.

However, despite early acclaim for her work, she was unable to make a living from photography and died in poverty.

When an apocalyptic vision pushes a group of rabbits to abandon their warren, Hazel, Fiver and Bigwig must tackle the brutal realities of the rural world - and mankind’s devastating impact on it - as they lead their colony to the utopian Watership Down.

Set shortly after the Great Famine in a small village in Ireland, eleven-year old Anna O’Donnell, a young girl, played by Kila Lord Cassidy, who stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. Is the village harbouring a saint ‘surviving on manna from heaven’ or is something else going on? Florence Pugh plays the English nurse Lib Wright who is brought to a tiny village to observe the situation. William Byrne, played by Tom Burke is a journalist who grew up locally and is back to cover the story for the Daily Telegraph.

In Lionheart (2018), Adaeze, a determined and stylish young woman, is thrust into the spotlight when her father’s transport business faces a crisis. With the support of her strong, close-knit family, and despite sexist challenges, she battles against tough odds to save the company.

A strange serial murder case unfolds in Sendai, nine years after the city was ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami: two social workers are found starved to death after being tied up and abandoned. Both were involved in the processing of welfare benefit claims after the disaster.

As part of a new programme, Back to Bollywood, reintroducing Bollywood to Hyde Park Picture House.

Chandni is a classic Yash Chopra love story, softly lyrical, throbbingly beautiful and filled with exquisite locales, lilting melodies and the sound of three hearts hopelessly in love.

Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.

Harder Than The Rock chronicles the incredible journey of Britain's first reggae band, Cimarons. Formed by teenage Jamaican immigrants in a London bus shelter in 1967, the band were at the forefront of the reggae explosion in the 1970s. Thousands of miles from Jamaica, they brought excitement, experimentation, and sheer anticipation to Black British youth, connecting them to their roots and identity through their powerful music.

There will be a presentation by Wildlife Friendly Otley before the film screening.

A dying landscape that is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways. 

Director: David Allen / Stars: Matthew Collyer, Rhiannon Neads / Rating: PG / Run Time: 1h 15m 

A heartwarming and humorous look at a passionate filmmaking community fighting to keep their creative dreams alive.

In Bradford, a group of passionate cinephiles keep their amateur filmmaking club alive against the odds. Kim Hopkins' documentary captures the struggles, resilience, and camaraderie of this determined group as they chase their creative ambitions. Poignant and uplifting, A Bunch of Amateurs is a tribute to storytelling and the power of community.