Shorts: Power Play
Who holds the power, who pays the price, and what happens when the balance shifts? Five short films explore the tensions beneath the surface.
Wicked
Sing along to Elphaba’s story as her arrival at Shiz University sets her on an adventure through Oz, full of magic, mischief and unlikely friendship.
The Lodger
London fog and a serial killer: Hitchcock’s suspenseful early classic turns 100. Join us for a centenary screening with an introduction from Henry K. Miller.
I Love Boosters
Three shoplifters take on a fashion empire in Boots Riley’s gleefully wacky heist satire, starring Keke Palmer and Demi Moore.
Give Me the Ball!
From the Battle of the Sexes to the fight for women’s tennis, Billie Jean King changed sport. A witty, appreciative documentary celebrates her extraordinary legacy.
Elephants in the Fog
When one of her daughters disappears, Pirati must weigh her own dreams against her responsibilities to her chosen family in rural Nepal.
El Verdugo
To secure a flat, a timid man reluctantly takes his father-in-law’s job as an executioner. He is sure he’ll never have to carry out an execution.
Coward
In the trenches of the First World War, a reluctant soldier encounters vaudeville and a different idea of masculinity. Lukas Dhont explores freedom within discipline.
A Sweetness From Nowhere
A transphobic slur becomes the starting point for Ester Martin Bergsmark’s visually explosive exploration of violence, fear and finding a way back to desire.