Q&As

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© Chelsey Cliff

Q&As

Delve deeper into the films we screen in our cinemas and event spaces with our Q&A screenings, which we're proud to host throughout the year.


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Upcoming Q&A events

A vintage-style poster featuring two cartoon figures resembling iconic comedians, seated in a car with a film title displayed above.
Thu 5 Feb 16:00
Talk

Join filmmaker Dean Sills in conversation with Andrew Kelly for a chat exploring the making of Laurel and Hardy’s Yorkshire Adventures.

Before and Beyond Laurel & Hardy

classified PG Slapstick 2026
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Fri 6 Feb 12:00
Film + Talk

In this screening and discussion, film historian Pam Hutchinson and comedian, actor Lucy Porter celebrate some of these overlooked acts inspired by Laurel & Hardy.

Preview: Wasteman

classified 18
Two individuals stand in a dimly lit hallway, one in a grey sweatsuit and the other in a white tank top and dark trousers.
Wed 18 Feb 18:00 (AD)
Film

Taylor gets by in prison, a world of parties, drugs, violence and gangs and so far, has kept out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy.

Postcodes + Q&A

classified 12A Listening to Britain
Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood featuring rows of red-roofed houses, winding roads, and greenery throughout the area.
Mon 2 March 18:00, Tue 24 March 18:00
Film

Following a spate of tragic knife crime deaths in Bristol, this documentary film looks at how young people in the city are responding.

Blue Has No Borders + Q&A

classified 15 Listening to Britain
A group of people seated around a stone circle on a beach, under a vibrant pink and purple sky at dusk.
Tue 10 March 18:00
Film

A young filmmaker is determined to know her neighbours in the port town of Folkestone. But in the aftermath of Brexit, building new relationships isn’t easy.

Mapping Perception

classified 18 (CTBA) The Everyworld
Mapping Perception
Thu 12 March 18:00
Film

Developed with Andrew Kötting, this programme of shorts celebrates the collaborations and inspirations between the award-winning filmmaker/artist and his neurodivergent daughter Eden, who together create multimedia artworks exploring themes of disability, imagination and family.

A group of children in matching pink and coral outfits stands on a stone ledge, posing against a textured backdrop of steps.
Tue 17 March 18:00 (DS)
Film

This programme of shorts, selected by filmmaker and curator Nia Childs, is for anyone who wants to explore working class Britain as it is and imagines itself to be, in the hope of discovering something new.

Gentle Angry Women + Q&A

classified 12A Listening to Britain
Gentle Angry Women + Q&A
Sat 21 March 17:30
Film

As they navigate the complexities of teenage life and social activism, three young women embark on a journey of discovery, following in the footsteps of over 30,000 women who forty years earlier united in peaceful, liberating protest, the remarkable Greenham Common Women's Peace Movement.

The Memory Blocks

classified 18 (CTBA) The Everyworld
The Memory Blocks
Sat 28 March 18:00
Film

Working again with his daughter Eden, the artist and filmmaker Andrew Kötting explores notions of memory and recall as interpreted through the precarious lens of neurodiversity.

London Boys + Q&A

classified 15 Listening to Britain
A still from the film London Boys
Tue 31 March 18:00
Film

Behind the loud and intimidating motorcycles of the "Bangladeshi Bad Boys" is a group of second-generation Bangladeshi men who find in their bikes a sense of identity and a way to overcome racism.

By Our Selves

classified 15 The Everyworld
By Our Selves
Tue 7 April 18:00
Film

Toby Jones, Andrew Kötting (as a straw bear) and their merry men revive the wanderings and wonderings of  Northamptonshire peasant poet John Clare.

Two individuals stand in a dimly lit setting, surrounded by flickering candles, creating a warm and solemn atmosphere.
Thu 9 April 18:00
Film

Based on a true story, Surviving Earth follows Vlad, a talented harmonica player and refugee who arrived in the UK in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia.