A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) is back on the big screen in a brand-new 4K restoration, and it’s arguably both a Christmas movie (there’s snow, cabin fever, and plenty of knitwear), AND an environmental film. Set in an isolated Antarctic research station, it’s a chilling parable about...

Wolfgang Presents a relaxed special preview screening of LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS. Set in a gaylaxy far, far away, Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese’s debut is an animated sapphic sci-fi romp for adults and a colourful quest for queer self-love. A 23-year-old with extreme self-esteem issues, Princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) has been dumped by her daredevil girlfriend Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel) for bei...

BAFTA and Grierson award-winning filmmaker Gerald Fox celebrates the centenary of the 'dream film' in cinema and its years of flowering during the silent film period in this kaleidoscopic, stylised documentary. We are delighted to screen this new feature documentary plus extra silent film treat Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra. KINAESTHESIA explores the world of dreams in Silent Cinema,...

We bring you the beautiful celtic animation 'Song of the Sea'. Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world. Green Screen is the Electric Palace's newest screening strand, showing films with an environmental theme followed by discussion and inspiration for direct, hopeful action against cli...

In 2026, one of cinema’s greatest achievements reaches a remarkable milestone: the 100th anniversary of Buster Keaton’s The General (1926). Widely regarded as one of the finest silent films ever made, The General remains a perennial audience favourite — blending breathtaking action, technical innovation, and Keaton’s timeless comic genius. Ticket price includes rare screening with live piano acco...

Farmer, Filmmaker, Maverick. Meet Charles Carson, the star of the latest Strange Frames screening: A Life on the Farm. Welcome to the strange and singular world of Charles Carson — also known as Somerset. Back in the 1990s, Carson, a sheep farmer, began creating a meticulous and wildly imaginative series of VHS tapes and photographic artworks. Made for friends and neighbours (and often simply for...

In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours. Winner: Sundance World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance. “Incredibly energising...Bustos Sierra...

A luminous and emotionally rich feature in which nine-year-old Rico – uprooted from Haiti to Canada in the 1970s – navigates a strange new world with the help of Kana, an imaginary friend from Haitian mythology. Following the screening, Hastings-based facilitator Tola Dabiri (Electric Piers) will lead a post-film talkback, creating a welcoming space to explore the film's themes of displacement, m...

GROWING PAINS: A series of films directed and produced by local documentary makers Chloe White, Esther Springett and Jodie Taylor, exploring growth and coming-of-age. A rollerskater on the cusp of adulthood, a 10 year-old born the year of the Fukushima earthquake in Japan, two sisters reflect on caring for their neurodivergent brother, an eclectic group of teenagers go to prom, and a mother addre...

A special screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street plus a panel event. We are thrilled to welcome cast members who appear in the film to take questions from our in-person panel hosted by Hastings Refugee Buddy Project and Safe Havens as part of this year's Refugee Week. There will be a fundraising collection for The Refugee Buddy Project at the screening, and you can also donate by clicking here ....