Last Movies remaps the first century of cinema according to the final films watched by a selection of its cultural icons, offering the opportunity to ‘see what those who see no more last saw’. We'll be screening a series of these titles on Sundays throughout March from a programme conceived and curated by Stanley Schtinter, coinciding with the publication of his book of the same name, published by Bristol-based Tenement Press.

Described by Laura Mulvey as ‘very strange, and deeply thought-provoking’ and Alan Moore as ‘a remarkable achievement,’ Schtinter’s project embraces the role of chance and fate in shaping an alternative navigation of film history. From the weighty significance of Kurt Cobain’s last theatre trip to the conspiracy-rich reverberations of JFK’s favourite Bond flick, this season revisits five key ‘Last Movies’, contextualising them within the lives of those who watched them.

"Here is the endgame of endgames. A commendably perverse demonstration of how it is possible for something to be assimilated, by way of rumour and manipulated history, without being experienced." Iain Sinclair

This season is presented in partnership with Tenement Press.

Stanley Schtinter's Last Movies will be available to purchase from Box office throughout March.

Biography

Stanley Schtinter has been described by writer Iain Sinclair as ‘the last accredited activist, the last avant-garde.’ His projects include Schneewittchen (IFFR, 2024), The Lock-In (International Short Film Festival Oberhausen; Barbican Centre, 2022), and Important Books [or, Manifestos Read by Children] (Whitechapel Gallery, 2021-22). He is the author and curator of Last Movies, and also publishes artist sound-works and film soundtracks as purge.xxx.

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