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July 2019
Hull Independent Cinema: WE THE ANIMALS
At Hull Truck Theatre: BUY TICKETS Three boys tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own. A visceral coming-of-age story propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast. WE THE ANIMALS | Jeremiah Zagar | 2018 | USA | Cert 15 | 93 mins Synopsis Three boys tear through their rural New York hometown, in…
Find out more »Pride on Screen: Fringe! Shorts: THERE’S NOWT SO QUEER AS FOLK TODAY + Q&A
At 62-63 Humber Street - the site formerly known as Fruit: BUY TICKETS Synopsis FRINGE! Queer Film & Arts Fest comes to Hull! The best LGBTIQA+ storytellers and filmmakers explore the state of queer Britain today, from the ways that we see ourselves represented, to how we express ourselves, how we love, and how we fight for our rights. From local directors to global stories, queer people’s lives are shown in all their beauty and diversity. Filmmakers of these vital shorts…
Find out more »Pride on Screen: VITA & VIRGINIA
At Vue Hull: BUY TICKETS The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf. Hull Premiere Chanya Button | 2019 | UK/Ireland | Cert 12A | 110 mins Synopsis Based on a true story, VITA & VIRGINIA details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton). When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will…
Find out more »Pride on Screen: SOME LIKE IT QUEER (SOME LIKE IT HOT + Special Guests)
At 62-63 Humber Street - the site formerly known as Fruit: BUY TICKETS Kick-off your Pride weekend with the classic drag comedy SOME LIKE IT HOT starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Before the screening, we’ll discuss the film's influence on drag in tv, film and popular culture and the state of drag queens (and kings!) in 2019. Celebrations will continue after the film, so come in your best Hollywood glamour drag! The pre-screening…
Find out more »Pride on Screen: SPICE WORLD
At 62-63 Humber Street - the site formerly known as Fruit: BUY TICKETS Spice Up Your Life! We’re screening SPICE WORLD in honour of Melanie C’s appearance at Pride in Hull. All are welcome to join us on that famous double-decker bus for a fun afternoon of glorious 90s pop nostalgia featuring everyone’s favourite girl power gals THE SPICE GIRLS. Singing along is highly encouraged! SPICE WORLD | Bob Spiers | 1998 | UK | Cert PG | 93 mins Synopsis…
Find out more »Hull Independent Cinema: GLORIA BELL
At Hull Truck Theatre: BUY TICKETS Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance. GLORIA BELL | Sebastian Lelio | 2018 | Chile/USA | Cert 15 | 102 mins Synopsis Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her…
Find out more »Hull Independent Cinema: IN FABRIC
At Vue Cinema Hull: BUY TICKETS A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. IN FABRIC is a captivating, unsettling masterpiece from the director of The Duke of Burgundy and Berberian Sound Studio. IN FABRIC | Peter Strickland | 2019 | UK | Cert 15 | 118 mins Synopsis The latest from the unique imagination…
Find out more »August 2019
Hull Independent Cinema: SUPPORT THE GIRLS
At Vue Cinema Hull: BUY TICKETS The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of a long, strange day. SUPPORT THE GIRLS | Andrew Bujalski | 2018 | USA | Cert 15 | 88 mins Synopsis Lisa Conroy is the last person you'd expect to find in a highway-side "sports bar with curves,"-- but as general manager at Double Whammies, she's come to…
Find out more »Hull Independent Cinema: APOLLO 11
At Vue Cinema Hull: BUY TICKETS A cinematic experience fifty years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 70mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. APOLLO 11 | Todd Douglas Miller | 2019 | USA | Cert U | 93 mins | Documentary Synopsis From…
Find out more »Hull Independent Cinema: NEVER LOOK AWAY
At Vue Cinema Hull: BUY TICKETS An epic, sweeping drama spanning three decades of German history, and loosely based on the life of visual artist Gerhard Richter. When Richter flees the communist regime to West Germany, he becomes part of an exciting new art movement but remains haunted by the experiences of his youth in the Nazi years and by the love he lost in East Berlin. NEVER LOOK AWAY | Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarch | 2018 | Germany/Italy | Cert 15 |…
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