Seasons & Festivals

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 Hasti...

When British filmmaker Andrew Kötting decided to tour the perimeter of Great Britain with his grandmother 'Big Granny' Gladys and his daughter Eden, he brought a film crew along. The result is this humorous and picturesque documentary. Starting at Bexhill-on-Sea and with an intermission at John O’Groats for a natter and drinks. En route they get to meet Keith Leech, Andy Hemsley and other Jack-...

To celebrate what would have been Miles Davis' 100th birthday week we present the ultimate documentary about the man, with introduction and Q and A with director Mike Dibb. Fellow musicians, friends, lovers and family all agree that Miles Davis could be an objectionable old goat. Virtually all the contributors to this expansive documentary have a shocking anecdote to tell; Miles stealing their ...

Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite. TICKETED EXTERNALLY

Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting. Some of it might be about sex. Some of it might be about divorce. Or why Americans involuntarily get really into the American flag around age 50. And why she might possibly never be let back into her own country. Age restriction 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict, wrapped in one absurd, multimedia stand-up experience. Please don’t try to fight me during the show." Jaz Mattu “Truly unique.” (ENTERTAINMENT NOW ★★★★) “Ambitious and innovative.” (FEST) “Mattu has a great deal of creat...

Moving at the speed of an overthinking mind, Aalex (????“a charming humility that brings the audience together in laughter” - The Student) blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief. This WIP isn’t a guide to fixing your life; it’s a celebration of trying very hard, knowing better, and doing it regardless. 2026 Chortle Hotshot finalist. 2026...

Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer o...

Using his sharp wit, Gary Jennison shares his views on a number of trending news, views and mid life with a talk show style and variety comedy show Expect invites to be guests and engage in candid conversations and who knows, even a late night dance off! It's the Hastings comedy festivals cult one man show where Gary is all the guests. Age Restrictions: 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

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 Indiana’s passing without surrendering to its encroaching darkness. Told through a non-linear and haunting len...

The 29th May at 3pm showing 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 Flock knitting and wool shop based in St Leonards. Director Mike Leigh’s iconic tale of camping holidays an...

Buddhist Sunday Mornings are curated and hosted by Chris McKenna, local buddhist practitioner. He also programmes our annual Electric Buddhist Film Festival, the second-largest Buddhist Film Festival in the UK. Before each screening Chris leads a short meditation and introduction to the film. Tracing Transcendental Tone is a multiple award-winning feature documentary that follows a pilgrimage t...

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! Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in Louisiana after learnin...

Screening as part of our First Tuesdays strand, when we screen a select rockumentary, keep the bar open and the drinks flowing. For each event we will collaborate with a local business, musician or artist. This months's screening is i n association with 'See Ya There Promotions'. "DI'ANNO - IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER is a strikingly raw and intimate film in which director Wes Orshoski captures the...

Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn the...

Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen film season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn ...

As an unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie Borden (Chloë Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father’s cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a chance intimacy that blossoms into a wicked plan, and a dark, unsettling end. LIZZIE is a compelling psych...

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...

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...

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 Hasti...

When British filmmaker Andrew Kötting decided to tour the perimeter of Great Britain with his grandmother 'Big Granny' Gladys and his daughter Eden, he brought a film crew along. The result is this humorous and picturesque documentary. Starting at Bexhill-on-Sea and with an intermission at John O’Groats for a natter and drinks. En route they get to meet Keith Leech, Andy Hemsley and other Jack-...

Get ready for an unforgettable adventure this May half term! Come along for a joyful cinema experience with a vibrant collection of seven Caribbean short films, chosen with young audiences in mind. With a mix of playful animation and feel-good storytelling, there’s something to capture everyone's imagination. Suitable for ages 5-10. One ticket gives you access to all seven shorts in a single sc...

Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police pull Chris in as a suspect. This beautifully crafted...

Olivia, a singer from the slums of Trinidad, uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on Earth” (the biggest soca competition in the country). Will she be able to rise to the occasion and take the title from th...

Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite. TICKETED EXTERNALLY

Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting. Some of it might be about sex. Some of it might be about divorce. Or why Americans involuntarily get really into the American flag around age 50. And why she might possibly never be let back into her own country. Age restriction 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict, wrapped in one absurd, multimedia stand-up experience. Please don’t try to fight me during the show." Jaz Mattu “Truly unique.” (ENTERTAINMENT NOW ★★★★) “Ambitious and innovative.” (FEST) “Mattu has a great deal of creat...

Moving at the speed of an overthinking mind, Aalex (????“a charming humility that brings the audience together in laughter” - The Student) blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief. This WIP isn’t a guide to fixing your life; it’s a celebration of trying very hard, knowing better, and doing it regardless. 2026 Chortle Hotshot finalist. 2026...

For World Environment Day 2026 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. Family Fridays with Green Screen for World Environment Day. Green Screen is the Electric Palace's newest screening strand, showing films with an enviro...

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...

Icelandic filmmaker Hylnur Palmason captures a year in the life of a family as two parents navigate their separation. With its dreamy piano score, fantasy visions and quirky sequences alongside dead-serious scenes of emotional pain, its intriguing yet unsettling comic tone marks it out from other divorce stories. Anna (Garðarsdóttir) is a sculptor and visual artist whose focus is decomposition a...

Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn the...