This screening marks the launch of Blackity Black: a new regular screening strand spotlighting black film talent in collaboration with Afri-Co-Lab community hub based in St. Leonards.
It's a Summerween special! Picked by our TikTok guru, Emilie. Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, gold-digger Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands. One of those rare gems, a sequel that is...
When she became Prime Minister in 2017 Ardern quickly became one of the most recognizable leaders in the world. She drew global attention from people craving a sensitive and compassionate approach to the critical issues of our time. In private, she struggled with being a mother and proving herself to a public skeptical of women’s leadership. A series of crises would test that leadership and the fe...
When Lily and her family move to a small seaside town in Wales, she misses her friends, and life in the city. A walk on the beach changes everything as Lily makes a magical discovery that causes her to transform into a mermaid. What begins as every girl’s dream come true, becomes tricky as Lily grapples with keeping it a secret from her younger sister Sophie, who is obsessed with mermaids. Lily d...
Emma Matthews' and Christopher Petit’s (Radio On) unique and tender new film is a meditation on cinema, the NHS and family relationships. D is for Distance tells the story of the filmmakers' son Louis, his debilitating epilepsy and the journey to Europe to find the right treatment, through personal, travelogue and archival film footage and Jodhi May’s narration. Raw, intellectually ambitious and ...
Nobody puts baby in a corner. In the summer of 1963, 17-year-old Baby, a pampered daddy's girl not knowing the first thing about dancing, braces herself for a bland holiday at Kellerman's posh Catskills resort. But when she sets eyes on handsome dance instructor Johnny Castle, a rebellious dreamer from the wrong side of the tracks, an exciting, music-filled world she never knew existed unfolds be...
An erotic, eccentric, operatic, dreamlike and brutal retelling of the Arthurian legend starring, memorably, Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson. In this epic, dark, medieval John Boorman fantasy Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. The ultimate film of the Arthurian legend directed, co-written...
The UK faces a growing climate emergency. This documentary sets out the risks and discusses how best to respond. Most people have never been fully briefed on what eco-breakdown means for our lives, our economy and our future. In November 2025, the National Emergency Briefing brought together leading experts to present the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis to politicians and other i...
One of the most highly regarded cult British films of the 1980s, Babylon is raw and incendiary film-making at its very best. The film centres around the racial divide of London in the '80s, the lack of opportunities available to black people and poverty. Sound system 'toaster' Blue (Brinsley Forde) and his Ital Lion crew are looking forward to a sound clash competition with rival outfit Jah Shaka....
Defiant, brilliant, and untameable, artist Leonora Carrington refused to live by anyone’s rules but her own. In the charged atmosphere of 1930s Paris, she falls under the spell of the surrealist movement - and into a passionate, volatile love affair with the German artist Max Ernst. Together, they create a world where art and life blur, surrounded by icons like André Breton and Salvador Dalí, an...
Based on the iconic 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a haunting, dreamlike masterpiece. Whether exploring Peter Weir's 1975 cinematic classic or subsequent adaptations, it is celebrated for its eerie atmosphere, stunning cinematography, and refusal to provide a definitive answer to its central mystery - three students and a school teacher who disappear on an excursion to Hangi...
An 'unknown force' declares war against planet Earth (sounds like a good idea really) when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere. T hings get heavy! B Movie Fan Club takes place on the last Sunday night of every month. It's an enjoyable romp into classic low-budget, horror and sci-fi films. There's free space...
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra + Intro
Tue 1 Sep
Illuminating the mythical origins of the visionary, cosmic jazz artist Sun Ra, this portrait of an industrial city in the segregated South is loving, political and magical. On May 22, 1914, Herman Poole Blount arrived on Earth in Birmingham, Alabama. Some years later, he transformed into Sun Ra, one of the most extraordinary and prolific jazz musicians of his century, as well as the bearer of a v...
Defiant, brilliant, and untameable, artist Leonora Carrington refused to live by anyone’s rules but her own. In the charged atmosphere of 1930s Paris, she falls under the spell of the surrealist movement - and into a passionate, volatile love affair with the German artist Max Ernst. Together, they create a world where art and life blur, surrounded by icons like André Breton and Salvador Dalí, an...
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...
Curious capybaras, mushroom chefs, woodland creatures and an affectionate crocodile; a collection of (mostly wordless) magical tales for tiny people. Kickstart National Cinema Weekend by introducing your kids to the joy of big screen cinema. This collection of short films will entertain younger children (3+) with a variety of stories and styles from around the world. Featuring curious capybara...
This classic portmanteau anthology from Amicus Productions offers five tales of terror, atrocity and poetic justice. A starry cast hams it up magnificently. See! Joan Collins being stalked by a homicidal Father Christmas. Gasp at! Peter Cushing clawing his way back from beyond the grave to exact a grisly revenge. And tremble! When Sir Ralph Richardson decides the dreadful fate of all those who da...
Michelle Mildenhall Coastal Currents Open House + Annual Fundraiser
Sat 5 Sep
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...
Celebrating The New Beverly; LA’s Tarantino-owned movie theatre, idiosyncratic, democratic, and geek heaven. And still championing the 35mm print! With director Q&A. In a culture where digital presentation is taking over, Out of Print celebrates the unique revival and art house cinemas where 35mm film prints are still going strong - and explores why 35mm film should be allowed to coexist with di...
Curious capybaras, mushroom chefs, woodland creatures and an affectionate crocodile; a collection of (mostly wordless) magical tales for tiny people. Kickstart National Cinema Weekend by introducing your kids to the joy of big screen cinema. This collection of short films will entertain younger children (3+) with a variety of stories and styles from around the world. Featuring curious capybara...
When Lily and her family move to a small seaside town in Wales, she misses her friends, and life in the city. A walk on the beach changes everything as Lily makes a magical discovery that causes her to transform into a mermaid. What begins as every girl’s dream come true, becomes tricky as Lily grapples with keeping it a secret from her younger sister Sophie, who is obsessed with mermaids. Lily d...
The UK faces a growing climate emergency. This documentary sets out the risks and discusses how best to respond. Most people have never been fully briefed on what eco-breakdown means for our lives, our economy and our future. In November 2025, the National Emergency Briefing brought together leading experts to present the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis to politicians and other i...
This classic portmanteau anthology from Amicus Productions offers five tales of terror, atrocity and poetic justice. A starry cast hams it up magnificently. See! Joan Collins being stalked by a homicidal Father Christmas. Gasp at! Peter Cushing clawing his way back from beyond the grave to exact a grisly revenge. And tremble! When Sir Ralph Richardson decides the dreadful fate of all those who da...
Michelle Mildenhall Coastal Currents Open House + Annual Fundraiser
Sat 5 Sep
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...
From Shaman to Starman: The Secret History of Live Entertainment - Book Launch and Talk
Fri 11 Sep
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...
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...
‘An intriguing sociological study of a slightly odd man’ SUNDAY TIMES A 20th-anniversary, new edit of Graham Fellows’ much loved comedy documentary It’s Nice Up North starring his alter ego John Shuttleworth. This screening tour is presented as a tribute to the late Martin Parr, the celebrated photographer who shot the movie, and whose distinctive eye is central to the movie’s charm and endurin...
We welcome BAFTA-winning director, Akinola Davies for an on-stage conversation around Black film, African film, diaspora voices and visioning soft Black male fatherhood in this one-off event before our screening of his award-winning feature debut. Hosted by screenwriter Trix Worrell, cinematographer Bani Mendy and Anna-Maria Nabirye from Afri-co-Lab. Blackity Black Launch Night: a new regular scr...
The UK faces a growing climate emergency. This documentary sets out the risks and discusses how best to respond. Most people have never been fully briefed on what eco-breakdown means for our lives, our economy and our future. In November 2025, the National Emergency Briefing brought together leading experts to present the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis to politicians and other i...
Based on the iconic 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a haunting, dreamlike masterpiece. Whether exploring Peter Weir's 1975 cinematic classic or subsequent adaptations, it is celebrated for its eerie atmosphere, stunning cinematography, and refusal to provide a definitive answer to its central mystery - three students and a school teacher who disappear on an excursion to Hangi...
An 'unknown force' declares war against planet Earth (sounds like a good idea really) when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere. T hings get heavy! B Movie Fan Club takes place on the last Sunday night of every month. It's an enjoyable romp into classic low-budget, horror and sci-fi films. There's free space...
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra + Intro
Tue 1 Sep
Illuminating the mythical origins of the visionary, cosmic jazz artist Sun Ra, this portrait of an industrial city in the segregated South is loving, political and magical. On May 22, 1914, Herman Poole Blount arrived on Earth in Birmingham, Alabama. Some years later, he transformed into Sun Ra, one of the most extraordinary and prolific jazz musicians of his century, as well as the bearer of a v...
Brigitte Bardot channels maximum bombshell in Jean-Luc Godard’s melancholic, ultra-stylish break-up classic. Jaw-droppingly beautiful with the lushest soundtrack. Brigitte, who died at the age of 91 earlier this year, swept away cinema's staid 1950s portrayal of women, personifying a new age of sexual liberation. She was the first foreign-language star to match the level of international success...
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...
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 estranged sister, Indiana. As Parker revisits familiar yet forgotten ground, she must escape the immense gravity of...
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...
One of the most highly regarded cult British films of the 1980s, Babylon is raw and incendiary film-making at its very best. The film centres around the racial divide of London in the '80s, the lack of opportunities available to black people and poverty. Sound system 'toaster' Blue (Brinsley Forde) and his Ital Lion crew are looking forward to a sound clash competition with rival outfit Jah Shaka....
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...
Celebrating The New Beverly; LA’s Tarantino-owned movie theatre, idiosyncratic, democratic, and geek heaven. And still championing the 35mm print! With director Q&A. In a culture where digital presentation is taking over, Out of Print celebrates the unique revival and art house cinemas where 35mm film prints are still going strong - and explores why 35mm film should be allowed to coexist with di...
The low-budget horror film that caused a Hollywood earthquake! Does this liminal-minimal icy-terror flick signpost the film industry’s future? A24 does it again but this time its monumental. Gen Z rule the return to indie cinema! Come and see the film everyone has been talking about, and witness the power of the shared big screen experience! Screaming allowed! PART OF NATIONAL CINEMA WEEKEND
Hardware: From Book to Screen + Q&A with Trix Worrell & Piers Bizony
Fri 18 Sep
Chaotic, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk thriller written 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 aesthetic, a...
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...
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 ...
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 Hasti...
When Lily and her family move to a small seaside town in Wales, she misses her friends, and life in the city. A walk on the beach changes everything as Lily makes a magical discovery that causes her to transform into a mermaid. What begins as every girl’s dream come true, becomes tricky as Lily grapples with keeping it a secret from her younger sister Sophie, who is obsessed with mermaids. Lily d...
Curious capybaras, mushroom chefs, woodland creatures and an affectionate crocodile; a collection of (mostly wordless) magical tales for tiny people. Kickstart National Cinema Weekend by introducing your kids to the joy of big screen cinema. This collection of short films will entertain younger children (3+) with a variety of stories and styles from around the world. Featuring curious capybara...
Curious capybaras, mushroom chefs, woodland creatures and an affectionate crocodile; a collection of (mostly wordless) magical tales for tiny people. Kickstart National Cinema Weekend by introducing your kids to the joy of big screen cinema. This collection of short films will entertain younger children (3+) with a variety of stories and styles from around the world. Featuring curious capybara...
Meet a robot bee, a hand-made piano, and a very naughty little wolf in this collection of short films perfect for those aged 7+. This collection of short films from France, Portugal, Germany, Czech Republic and the UK uses a range of animation techniques to explore the different ways curiosity drives characters forward, each learning something about themselves and the world around them. A litt...
The Nightmare Before Christmas + Halloween Craft Workshop
Fri 2 Oct
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, is confused by the concept of Christmas Town. Tim Burton’s cult, tune-packed favourite. Get ready for Halloween with our spooky Family Friday, plus FREE workshop before the film led by teacher and animator, Silas Money.
Relive 80s teatimes with DM, Penfold and Greenback with this classic cartoon James Bond parody. With David Jason and Terry Scott! Danger Mouse, a talented secret agent, and his faithful sidekick, Ernest Penfold, heroically thwart the evil plans of Baron Silas Greenback from their hidden headquarters under a pillar box on Baker Street. This fun-filled James Bond parody featured the familiar voices...
When she became Prime Minister in 2017 Ardern quickly became one of the most recognizable leaders in the world. She drew global attention from people craving a sensitive and compassionate approach to the critical issues of our time. In private, she struggled with being a mother and proving herself to a public skeptical of women’s leadership. A series of crises would test that leadership and the fe...
Defiant, brilliant, and untameable, artist Leonora Carrington refused to live by anyone’s rules but her own. In the charged atmosphere of 1930s Paris, she falls under the spell of the surrealist movement - and into a passionate, volatile love affair with the German artist Max Ernst. Together, they create a world where art and life blur, surrounded by icons like André Breton and Salvador Dalí, an...
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...
Celebrated photographer and activist Misan Harriman documents protest movements driving change across the globe, from Black Lives Matter to the ongoing fight for Palestinian liberation. This documentary follows Harriman as he highlights the resilience of grassroots movements, where they diverge and what they have in common, showcasing the potential of their collective power. With historical co...
Akinola Davies Jr.’s BAFTA-winning feature debut is a vivid, beautifully realised, child’s-eye-view of a mysterious father and a country on the edge of political unrest. Nigeria, 1993: Kid brothers Remi (Chibuike Marvelous Egbo) and Akin (Godwin Chimerie Egbo) get to spend the day with their estranged father Folarin (Sope Irisu) and visit dizzying, kaleidoscopic Lagos for the first time. But Fola...
From iconic director Pedro Almodóvar (All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver) comes a rich, reflexive melodrama investigating the mysteries of creativity and the fluid boundaries between reality and fiction. In 2004: After her mother dies, director Elsa (Bárbara Lennie) immerses herself in work. When a migraine forces her to stop, she travels to Lanzarote with a friend (Victoria Luengo) while he...