AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY CINEMA SHOWING A DIVERSE SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY FILMS.
NEXT SCREENING:
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Thursday 28th August / 19:00 - 22:30
(doors open at 19:00 - film starts at 19:30)
A film directed by Shaka King (126 mins, 2021)
Tickets - Standard Tickets: £7 / Concessions: £5 (Unwaged, Over 60s, Under 18)
Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party - putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside. Starring Daniel Kaluuya who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Fred Hampton.
7:00pm / Doors Open
7:30pm-9:30pm / Film Programme
9:30pm-10:30pm / Post Screening Social
COMING UP
SLOW FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 20th September / Sunday 21st September
PAST SCREENINGS:
23rd July 2025
FREM presented by the East London Experimental Film Club
Post film discussion
17th July 2025
THE LINE WE CROSSED presented by Page75 Productions
Q&A and post film discussion with director Liz Smith, activist Trudi Warner and artist Jonny Kemp
17th June 2025
Strangers on a Train presented by Hitchcock Talks and Tours
Q&A and post film discussion with Gary Lewis & Dominic Stinton
29th May 2025
LOOK INTO MY EYES presented by Waltham Forest Cinema Project
Q&A and in person tarot card readings with Ari Wisner
16th May 2025
REELS FOR RELIEF (London): FILM SCREENING FUNDRAISER
THREE STRANGERS (1h 08m, 2021)
+ FEBRUARY 1ST (7m, 2022)
+ FREEDOM OF THE CLOUDS (12mins, 2021)
20th April 2025
ADAM KOSSOFF SHORTS a fundraising event with ALL ticket sales going to Médecins Sans Frontières
20th March 2025
WHERE THE OLIVE TREES WEEP a fundraising event with ALL ticket sales going to Médecins Sans Frontières
20th February 2025
JIMMY’S HALL + Q&A with Rebecca O'Brien and actor Barry Ward, hosted by Gareth Evans.
(Directed by Ken Loach)
7th February 2025
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: THE GREY AREA Presented by Film Files Club x perediza Short Film Festival
5th December 2024
MERRY HITCH-MASS: NORTH BY NORTHWEST
(Directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
+ post film Q&A with Gary Lewis and Dominic Stinton
24th October 2024
COMMODITY TRADING: DIES IRAE presented by East London Experimental Film Club
5th & 6th October 2024
SLOW FILM FESTIVAL
27th September 2024
2nd EMERGING FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE presented by Film Files Club
22nd September 2024
OPEN HOUSE: SHORT FILMS (with Q&A): 1. Robin Hood Gardens: A brief history | 2. Just A Car Park | 3. Hollamby’s Hill
(Directed by Joe Gilbert 1. 6mins 40 secs, 2021 | 2. 3mins, 2019 | 3. 6mins, 2017 )
29th August 2024
STALKER presented by Leytonstone Pop-Up Cinema
(Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky 2h 42m, 1979)
25th July 2024
SLEEP HAS HER HOUSE presented by East London Experimental Film Club
(Directed by Scott Barley 90 min. 2017 original / 2023 revised)
20th July 2024
BLUR: TO THE END presented by Dreamhouse Records and SHAKE THE HIGH ROAD
(Directed by Toby L, 105 mins, 2024)
+ post film Q&A with director Toby L.
21st June 2024
LEYLA ONCE AGAIN presented by Luna Film
(Directed by Barış Hancıoğulları 99 mins, 2020)
+ post film Q&A with director Barış Hancıoğulları.
23rd May 2024
BANEL & ADAMA presented in collaboration with Backronym Films and We Are Parable.
(Directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy, 87 Mins)
Screening and post film round table discussion.
10th May 2024
16mm FILM WORKSHOP presented by Film Files Club
Attendees screened their work at Good Shepherd Studios' cinema space, where they can invite friends, family, and collaborators.
4th May 2024
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM presented by Backronym Films
(Directed by Gurinder Chadha. 2002)
Screening and post film round table discussion.
21st April 2024
BLIND AMBITION presented by Theatre of Wine
(Directed by Robert Coe, Warwick Ross. 2021)
Followed by a wine tasting related to the film.
20th April 2024
TRANSITION LEYTONSTONE FILM & CLIMATE SHORTS
Series of climate related short films & post film discussion and workshop.
27th March 2024
THE BALCONY MOVIE - Presented by Waltham Forest Cinema Project
A film by Paweł Łoziński (100mins, 2021) 15 (Polish, with English subtitles)
27th March 2024
THE BALCONY MOVIE - Presented by Waltham Forest Cinema Project
A film by Paweł Łoziński (100mins, 2021) 15 (Polish, with English subtitles)
19th January 2024
EMERGING FILMAKERS SHOWCASE and Q&A
'Screen Breakdowns' hosted by Films Files Club & Baff Collective.
26th October 2023
WHITE NANNY BLACK CHILD (Dir. by Andy Mundy-Castle)
Plus post film discussion with Editor Zeb Achonu.
21st & 22nd October 2023
SLOW FILM FESTIVAL
+ Q&A’s with:
Filmmaker Melanie Manchot and Helen de Witt
Filmmaker Emily Richardson and Cate Elwes
Filmmaker Matthew Burdis and Ryan Powell
Filmmaker Kiki Yu and writer Victor Fan
23rd September 2023
2040 (Dir. by Damon Gameau)
+ Short Films Nick and Mark & Eleanor by Annick Wolfers.
Presented by Transition Leytonstone and Hatstand Productions
10th September 2023
BAHAR / Sea (Dir. Khalid Albaih)
+ Q&A with Khalid Albaih
14th July 2023
Joyland (Dir. Saim Sadiq, 2022)
Part of the Last Frame Queer Film Festival with introduction
6th July 2023
Estate, a Reverie (Dir. Andrea Zimmerman, 2015)
At Home In Hackney (Dir. Evita Remy-Benn, 2023)
+ Q&A with Andrea Zimmerman and John Rogers.
29th April 2023
Bend It Like Beckham (Dir. Gurinder Chadha, 2002) Programmed by Caroline Wilson from UndrLdn
12th April 2023
What Have You Done Today, Meryvn Day? (Dir. Paul Kelly, 2015) + Q&A with Paul Kelly and John Rogers.
