The Voice of Hind Rajab tells the harrowing story of a six-year-old Palestinian girl trapped during the Gaza conflict, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis. A difficult watch but essential viewing for anyone interested in the current political crisis. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2025, where it won t...

Springing from the extraordinary mind of director, Yorgos Lanthimos stars Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and Alicia Silverstone and Emma Stone and is garlanded with awards nominations. Emma Stone plays a cold and heartless CEO who is kidnapped and accused of being an alien in this dark and schlocky class-warfare thriller. An English language remake of the 2003 South Korean film 'Save the Green Pla...

This screening is a Knitflix Cinema presentation, inviting crafters and knitters to enjoy a relaxed 'lights-up' screening of the latest new releases and fashion based films in the cosy comfort of the Electric Palace this winter. Co-curated by Beryl Bailey in partnership with St Leonards' knitting and wool shop Flock. The story of a garment that made British fashion history. When an ambitious...

We are proud to present the ND Filmmakers' Showcase and Networking event with short films ranging from emerging and experienced filmmakers from Hastings and beyond. The evening will consist of three blocks of short films each followed by a short filmmaker Q&A and a short break. At the end of the evening we invite you to stay and chat to the filmmakers and find out more about other film festivals a...

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Come early and get involved in designing a 'friendly alien' in our craft workshop before the film - or spot the ND famous faces around the cinema in our treasure hunt - all part of the ticket price...

Dv8 Sussex is a small, specialist, creative digital college with sites in Brighton and Bexhill that provides courses for 16-18 year-olds in Creative Digital Media, Music Production and Performance, and Games Design and Development. Come and see the endeavors of the next generation of creators of film and media. At DV8 there are some very talented and diverse young people. The Media department i...

Kirk Jones’s moving film about John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette's syndrome, offers compassion and catharsis. John Davidson was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers and he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. Campaigning for better understanding and acceptance of the condition of Tourette's as an adult, he...

Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled or autistic people. Supported by the BFI and Arts Council England, they produce the BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival, deliver accessible screenings, and nurture the next generation of filmmakers. We are delighted to be screening a selection of some of this year’s favourites and stando...

With Q&A with screenwriter Angela Pell. Written by Hastings-based Angela Pell, Snow Cake is our Classic Sunday screening for the Divergence Film Festival. At its core is Sigourney Weaver's nuanced performance as Linda, an autistic woman. Following a car accident in which his hitchhiking passenger is killed, Alan (Alan Rickman) makes the journey to pay his respects to the girl's mother. When ...

Part of the B-Movie Fan Club . Join us on the last Sunday night of every month for an enjoyable romp into low-budget, horror and sci-fi. All tickets £7.50 and include free space candy. The night is hosted by Robin Knowles, who has been been running the club for over 12 years. Come and join the schlocky fun. Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers...

Already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, Jessie Buckley is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s grief-soaked drama. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s largely speculative novel about the Hamlet's conception, the film builds to an immaculate depiction of one of its first performances. We see only a handful of its scenes performed but feel the full force of its impact.

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for! A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. Shaun the Sheep is clever and cheeky, snappy and pun-enthused, like most Aardman Animations' productions. Ever...

This screening continues our Cult Cinema Weekender - a celebration of strange and wonderful supernatural films as part of Hastings' Jack in the Green Mayday celebrations! Magick Hastings is a poetic exploration and an esoteric mystery tour of the town’s occult layers, with filmmakers Michael Smith and Maxy Bianco introducing viewers to tarot seers, trance-inducing witch doctors, and local occul...

After a long-term relationship ends, Norah moves to a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly, if eccentric. She starts a flirtatious relationship with young gamekeeper, Rob. But events at a festival have her feeling manipulated. Only later, do the consequences of that relationship leave her trapped in a nightmare. This screening continues our Cult Cinema Weekender - a celebration ...

This screening continues our Cult Cinema Weekender - a celebration of strange and wonderful supernatural films as part of Hastings's Jack in the Green mayday celebrations! Hosted and Curated by Katie Spooner from Strange Frames, our film club that celebrates the offbeat, grotesque and arcane. 17th-century England... A rural farming community has fallen under a spell of evil. The devil hi...

This screening continues our Cult Cinema Weekender - a celebration of strange and wonderful supernatural films as part of Hastings's Jack in the Green mayday celebrations! Made for Play for Today and rarely seen on the big screen, this TV gem is a must-see for anyone seriously interested in England's pagan past. Penda's Fen is a multi-layered reading of contemporary society and its personal, s...

The Wicker Man. Devout Christian policeman Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) finds himself summoned to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a child. On arrival, Howie finds himself isolated and humiliated by the actions of the island's community, who belong to a bizarre pagan cult led by the charming Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). As preparations for a ritual celebrat...

Our annual Jack in the Green screening of the cult horror classic, The Wicker Man, screening as part of our Cult Cinema Weekend. The ultimate in Folk Horror, join us on Sunday 3 May for The Wicker Man. The film follows a devout police sergeant’s search for a missing girl on a remote Scottish island—only to uncover a secretive pagan society with dark intentions. As mystery and ritual intertwine,...

Screening as part of our First Tuesdays strand, when we screen a select rockumentary, keeping the bar open and the drinks flowing. For each event we will collaborate with a local business, musician or artist. This screening is in collaboration with psych-noir band, Column 258 who will introduce and play live before the screening. Cult icon, enigma, recluse... the life of Syd Barrett, foundin...

An unemployed paper worker hatches a cunning plan to murder his way back into the job market in this continually surprising black comedy from the director of The Handmaiden and Oldboy. Korean director Park Chan-wook’s new film brings his usual effortlessly fluent, steely confidence and a type of storytelling momentum that can accommodate all kinds of digressions, set-pieces and the occasional tra...