Underrated during his lifetime, US photographer Peter Hujar’s powerful, piercing portraits of stars, cars and animals explore decay, sexuality and death. Through a compelling performance inspired by a recording of Hujar's own words, the film offers an intimate insight into the photographer's daily life and practice, providing viewers with a deeper understanding of the artist. “His pictures are e...

Exhibition on Screen's cinematic celebration of arguably Britain's most popular artist, focussing on his 2012 and 2016 RA exhibitions. To celebrate the life of exceptional artist David Hockney, the Exhibition on Screen 2017 film is returning to UK cinemas for a limited run. Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, ...

Is ancient shamanism hiding in plain sight in theatre, magic, and rock n’ roll? A talk and book launch with David Bramwell. Why do we imbue the likes of David Bowie, Bjork and Taylor Swift with god-like status? As the lights dim and performers take to the stage, is it mere escapism from our everyday lives or is there something more profound and ritualised about our need to be entertained? In...

An epic quest to unlock the mystery of an occult heirloom takes David Bramwell into the underbelly of 90’s bohemian Brighton. After inheriting a hundred-year-old moustache from an eccentric great aunt, Bramwell sets out to discover all he can about its former owner, Ambrose Oddfellow. Drawn into Brighton’s subcultures, he participates in seances, visits spiritual churches and unwittingly becomes...

AFTER DARK showcases a new body of work by latex artist Michelle Mildenhall, exploring Hollywood’s iconic figures in intimate, nocturnal moments. Suspended between glamour and shadow, each piece invites the viewer to imagine what lies beyond the frame, as desire, power, and hidden stories emerge after the spotlight fades. Our ornate interior and atmospheric architecture provide a fitting backdro...

Power. Corruption. Tax-dodging. Meet the worldwide communities dedicated to confront and dismantle the mechanics of global inequality in this symphony of resistance. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Fredrik Gertten (Push, Bikes Vs. Cars, Big Boys Gone Bananas!*) returns with Breaking Social, an analysis of patterns of kleptocracy and extractivism around the world. The film follows some of these g...

Exhibition on Screen's cinematic celebration of arguably Britain's most popular artist, focussing on his 2012 and 2016 RA exhibitions. To celebrate the life of exceptional artist David Hockney, the Exhibition on Screen 2017 film is returning to UK cinemas for a limited run. Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, ...

Book all 4 Independent Visions films and get the 4th one free when using the Independent Visions Loyalty Card! An actor searches for answers after her sister’s violent death. Part non-linear ghost story, part Lynchian noir. Two sisters are separated by the expanse of death. Parker, an actor in Los Angeles, returns to her hometown in search of answers after the sudden and violent loss of her est...

Chaotic, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk thriller executive produced by Hastings’ own Trix Worrell. With cameo appearances by Iggy Pop and Lemmy. This gritty, British post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror tells the tale of a reactivated head of a cyborg, able to rebuild and re-arm itself, which goes on a violent rampage in a sculptress’ apartment. Celebrated for its claustrophobic atmosphere, industrial a...

Afrofuturist sci-fi odyssey starring Sun Ra. Surreal visuals meet Blaxploitation and free jazz in this rickety, but utterly charming film. And THAT music… Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself to be “the alter-destiny” and sets out to enact his plan to use music as salvation for the black community and to relocate them toa utopian col...

An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule. From the Oscar-nominated director of Fire of Love, Time and Water follows Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason, as – facing the death of Iceland’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents – he turns his archives into a ...

Fritz Lang’s towering, art-deco sci-fi classic still feels fiercely modern, and glows on the big screen. Live piano soundtrack by Mike Hatchard. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a saviour to mediate their differences. We are thrilled to scr...

Cinema is obsessed with cyborgs, androids and replicants that mirror our deepest hopes and fears. Book launch and illustrated talk with Piers Bizony, author of Robots on Screen. Since 1927, when Fritz Lang's coldly graceful ‘False Maria’ first mesmerised audiences in Metropolis, cinema has been obsessed with mechanical mirrors of humanity: cyborgs, androids, replicants, and robots that look and th...

Power. Corruption. Tax-dodging. Meet the worldwide communities dedicated to confront and dismantle the mechanics of global inequality in this symphony of resistance. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Fredrik Gertten (Push, Bikes Vs. Cars, Big Boys Gone Bananas!*) returns with Breaking Social, an analysis of patterns of kleptocracy and extractivism around the world. The film follows some of these g...

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a w...

An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule. From the Oscar-nominated director of Fire of Love, Time and Water follows Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason, as – facing the death of Iceland’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents – he turns his archives into a ...

Electric Palace is delighted to present our Andrew Kötting Weekend, a celebration of films by the internationally recognised filmmaker and artist. We will kick-start the weekend festival with a selection of award-winning short films followed by a director's Q and A, hosted by writer, Nicholas Johnson: SMART ALEK – 1993 – 20 minutes Andrew Kötting (Gallivant, Swandown) Sean Lock (pre Comedy Geniu...

Andrew Kötting’s complex docu-essay about his daughter Eden, who has Joubert syndrome, steps outside conventional filmmaking grammar. The Memory Blocks takes the viewer on a wild visual journey, using a neurodivergent perspective that reveals how memories shift and transform, challenging our understanding of how we recall and process past experiences. This gala screening celebrates the Hastings ...