2025 Events Archive / The Garden Cinema

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What is the Hong Kong New Wave?

Sat 19 Apr 2025

The Hong Kong New Wave is a filmmaking movement that began in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s and

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A Warning to the Curious Performance + Screening

Thu 17 Apr 2025

Celebrating 100 years of MR James' A Warning to the Curious 1925 saw the publication of A Warning to the Curious

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HOLLYBUSH GARDENS: The Hands that Shut the Sun

Tue 15 Apr 2025

This screening is held in conjunction with the exhibition The Hands That Shut the Sun, at Hollybush Gardens, running from 14

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Maona Art Presents Kumba

Mon 14 Apr 2025

'Kumba', a shona word from Zimbabawe meaning 'Home'. Kumba is a dynamic African short film cinema program that serves as a bridge

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The Philosophy of the Cut: Masterclass with Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Sat 12 Apr 2025

To compliment and enrich your experience of Contemporary Cinema: Beyond The Weird Wave, on Saturday 12 April we will be hosting

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Karuara - People of the River + Q&A

Sat 12 Apr 2025

Mari Luz Canaquiri says her river is the “ɨa” – the center, life force and mother. Her river deep in Peru’s

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Butterfly Pea G&Ts + The Butterfly Murders

Fri 11 Apr 2025

To celebrate the start of our new season of Hong Kong New Wave features, we're hosting a members' cocktail hour featuring Butterfly

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Call Me Ishmaelle: Moby-Dick with Xiaolu Guo

Sun 06 Apr 2025

A special event to mark publication of the new novel Call Me Ishmaelle, a dazzling female-led reimagining of Melville's Moby-Dick, by

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Hollywood Blackout: Gone With the Wind + intro

Sun 06 Apr 2025

This screening will feature an introduction by Ben Arogundade, author of Hollywood Blackout. Copies of the book, signed by Ben, will

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Foragers + Palestinian sage tea

Sat 05 Apr 2025

We open our Planting Seeds strand with Foragers, Jumanna Manna's film depicting the dramas and stories around the practice of foraging

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Satu - Year of the Rabbit + Director Q&A

Thu 03 Apr 2025

When a bomb endangers the Pha Tang temple, 'Satu' an orphan child laborer decides to head north through the rich and

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Quay Brothers Short Films Programme 1

Sun 30 Mar 2025

Followed by an in person Q&A with the Quays Brothers, hosted by Gareth Evans Gareth Evans, Quay Brothers series co-curator for

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Quay Brothers Short Films Programme 2

Sun 30 Mar 2025

This screening will be introduced in person by the Quays Brothers and Gareth Evans. Gareth Evans, Quay Brothers series co-curator for

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A Night with the Rolling Stones + Blue Pandora

Sat 29 Mar 2025

Director Patricia Ramos sets this film, her second feature and also written by her, in 2016 Havana. It was a time

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Video Bazaar presents: Arrebato

Fri 28 Mar 2025

Join Video Bazaar in the hypnotic, fever-dream world of Arrebato, a mind-bending journey through obsession. A rarely screened hidden gem of

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Kim's Video + Director Q&A

Tue 25 Mar 2025

Kim’s Video follows modern-day cinephile and filmmaker, David Redmon, on a seemingly quixotic quest to track down the whereabouts of the

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We Are Doc Women Presents: Motherboard + Q&A

Mon 24 Mar 2025

Please join We Are Doc Women for this screening of Motherboard. Afterwards there will be a Q&A with director Victoria Mapplebeck. The

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Screen Cuba presents: The People of the Documentary | La Gente del Documental

Sun 23 Mar 2025

In 2018 an exciting historic artistic exchange took place hosted by the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. For the first time,

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3rd Anniversary Party + The Spirit of the Beehive

Sat 22 Mar 2025

Our festive day of members' choice screenings will culminate in a party to celebrate the cinema's third anniversary with our most

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Screen Cuba presents: World of Nelsito | El Mundo de Nelsito

Fri 21 Mar 2025

In his latest film Fernando Pérez, Cuba’s most important contemporary director, has created a dark comedy drama exploring perception and imagination

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Screen Cuba presents: Portrait of Teresa | Retrato de Teresa

Wed 19 Mar 2025

Please bear in mind that the age and rarity of this film means that the quality may not be what you

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Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful + Q&A

Tue 18 Mar 2025

This screening will be the London premiere of the film and will be followed by a Q&A with director Lyne Charlebois.

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South Asian Sisters Speak presents Sister Midnight

Mon 17 Mar 2025

A newly arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are awkward and

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Screen Cuba 2025

Sun 16 Mar — Sat 29 Mar 2025

Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World celebrates Cuban cinema from the island since 1959. From a range of directors, and…
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Screen Cuba presents: Underground | Clandestinos

Sun 16 Mar 2025

Please bear in mind that the age and rarity of this film means that the quality may not be what you

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Donne Di Mafia 2025

Sat 15 Mar

The Mafia women mini film festival is a collaborative project between CinemaItaliaUK and Professor Felia Allum (University of Bath) with sponsorship…
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The Judge And The Mafia Boss (Il Giudice E Il Boss)

Sat 15 Mar 2025

The story of a judge against the mafia, Cesare Terranova. The first magistrate to have sensed the dangers of organized crime

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Sicilian Letters (Iddu)

Sat 15 Mar 2025

Sicily, early 2000s. After serving several years in prison for Mafia-related crimes, Catello, a long-serving politician, has lost everything. When the

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Simona Kossak

Wed 12 Mar 2025

From a small cabin deep in the Białowieża Forest Simona Kossak (1943 - 2007) studied nature and made history, largely on

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KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival in London

Tue 11 Mar — Sun 30 Mar 2025

Organised by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival is…
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Wanda Rutkiewicz: The Last Expedition

Tue 11 Mar 2025

Eliza Kubarska (The Wall of Shadows) returns to the mountains for this award winning exploration of the life and disappearance of

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Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus + Q&A

Sun 09 Mar 2025

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Eva Aridjis Fuentes. An intimate journey through the life of singer

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Rainy day cocktails, live music + The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Sun 09 Mar 2025

To really set the tone for our mini celebration of Jacques Demy's films, join us on Sunday 9 March for a

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London Mountain Film Festival 2025

Sat 08 Mar

We share films that celebrate all the wonderful ways that humans interact with our beautiful planet – in particular through sports…
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Get Your Adventure Shorts On!

Sat 08 Mar 2025

The annual London Mountain Film Festival collection of shorter films to amaze, enlighten, surprise and inspire you! There really is something for

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High Altitude Double Bill: Dream Again and Everest Revisited

Sat 08 Mar 2025

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Adriana Brownlee DREAM AGAIN with Adriana Brownlee Directed by Mathis Decroux Adriana Brownlee

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Doc'n Roll Presents- Chris Gollon: Life in Paint + Director Q&A

Tue 04 Mar 2025

The first-ever feature documentary on acclaimed London-born artist Chris Gollon (1953 - 2017), Life in Paint explores his pioneering use of music to

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Emma Calder Retrospective + Q&A: a London Animation Club special event

Sat 01 Mar 2025

A special screening of films by animator and animation director Emma Calder who passed away in 2024. The event, presented by

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Echoes and Horizons: Chaco

Fri 21 Feb 2025

Cinema Mentiré presents the UK premiere of Chaco. Set in 1934, during the Chaco War fought between Bolivia and Paraguay, this

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Industry Panel: Trailers

Mon 17 Feb 2025

As The Garden Cinema members community is not just made up of cinema enthusiasts, but also covers a large range of

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Contemporary Greek Cinema launch party + Alps

Sun 16 Feb 2025

To launch our Greek Contemporary Cinema season in style, we're thrilled to be partnering up with our friends & neighbours at

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Bar Shorts with multi award winning Scottish animators - Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson

Sat 15 Feb 2025

Bar Shorts presents a programme of films curated by the dynamic duo of Scottish animation - Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson. Working

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Video Bazaar Presents: Singapore Sling

Fri 14 Feb 2025

Revel in the twisted side of romance with Video Bazaar this Valentine's Day, for a late night screening of Nikos Nikolaidis' legendary

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Cher-ry cocktail hour + Moonstruck

Fri 14 Feb 2025

Join us this Valentine's day for a special screening of romantic classic Moonstruck, which was proposed by our member Kirsty. The

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Members' Film Quiz: Valentine's

Wed 12 Feb 2025

Are you the most adored person in your friend group who everyone asks for film recommendations? Do you know your Emma from

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Fashion Film Club X Doc'n Roll present: A 2 Tone Story + Q&A

Mon 10 Feb 2025

The Fashion Film Club in collaboration with Doc'n Roll Film Festival are delighted to present a screening of Pauline Black: A 2

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Bergman and the Cinema + Bergman and Fårö Island

Sun 09 Feb 2025

The Garden Cinema is partnering with Arena to present a series of documentaries about the world’s greatest artists and musicians, as

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London Short Film Festival 2025

Sun 26 Jan

With its annual celebration of emerging filmmakers and the art of short filmmaking, the London Short Film Festival (LSFF) returns for…
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LSFF: How To Make a Friend

Sun 26 Jan 2025

“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.” – E.B White, Charlotte’s Web Friends can come in

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LSFF: London Lives

Sun 26 Jan 2025

London pulses with stories of connection found in unexpected places. A programme exploring the lives of those who brush past each

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Echoes and Horizons: Puerto Escondido

Sat 25 Jan 2025

Cinema Mentiré presents the UK premiere of Puerto Escondido. In 1879, Bolivia lost its access to the sea in a war.

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

Fri 24 Jan 2025

boiled blue, blue fried present the first UK public screening of All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, directed by raven jackson

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The Comic Strip Presents: Red Top, Four Men In A Car & The Hunt for Tony Blair

Sun 19 Jan 2025

The second of two special nights celebrating 'Comic Strip Presents.' The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Writer-Director Peter Richardson

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Goodbye Julia: Sudan Fundraiser

Sat 18 Jan 2025

Goodbye Julia was the first Sudanese film ever to screen in Cannes official selection. It went on to win the festival’s Freedom

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The Comic Strip Presents

Sun 12 Jan — Sun 19 Jan 2025

The Comic Strip Presents was the nucleus of three comedy duos: The Outer Limits, featuring Peter Richardson and Nigel Planer;…
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The Comic Strip Presents: A Fistful of Traveller’s Cheques and The Supergrass

Sun 12 Jan 2025

The first of two special nights celebrating five of the 42 Comic Strip films made since 1982 when their films first

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Winter festival, live folk music + The Wicker Man

Sat 11 Jan 2025

Kind member folk, please head over to Summerisle on Saturday 11 January for your appointment with the Wicker Man. We’re celebrating

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Echoes and Horizons: Contemporary Bolivian Cinema

Fri 10 Jan — Fri 21 Feb 2025

Cinema Mentiré presents a collection of recent Bolivian films at The Garden Cinema. On the occasion of the Bicentenary of Bolivia’s…
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Echoes and Horizons: The Visitor (El visitante)

Fri 10 Jan 2025

Echoes and Horizons: Contemporary Bolivian Cinema will open with The Visitor. After recently being released from prison, Humberto makes a modest

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The Arab Film Club presents Voices from the Diaspora

Sun 05 Jan 2025

The Arab Film Club returns to the Garden Cinema for a programme of shorts entitled ‘Voices from the Diaspora’. The club

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The Last Year of Darkness

Thu 18 Apr 2024

As the city of Chengdu changes, the future of Funky Town, a beloved queer-friendly techno club, is unclear. For a vibrant