2026 Events Archive / The Garden Cinema

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Dress-up karaoke party + Unknown Pleasures

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Accompanying the screening of Unknown Pleasures as part of our Jia Zhangke retrospective, we’re delighted to invite you to join us on

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Earth Day 2026: Colossal Wreck with Josh Appignanesi

Wed 22 Apr 2026

This special screening, part of Planting Seeds, the Garden Cinema's environmental film strand, marks Earth Day 2026, the UN-backed global event

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Site&Sound 09: A-to-B

Wed 15 Apr 2026

Site&Sound is an event series that explores the relationship between architecture and film. Each session will feature curated clips and short

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Bar Shorts with Michael Dudok de Wit

Mon 30 Mar 2026

Bar Shorts returns to The Garden Cinema for a very special night with one of the most poetic voices in animation:

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What is Sixth Generation Chinese Cinema?

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Often referred to but rarely examined in depth, 'Sixth Generation' filmmaking emerged in the early 1990s and has played a defining

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Screen Cuba presents: Life is Dance

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Special guest Director Eirene Houston will be there to talk about the film before and after the screening. Son – the

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Screen Cuba presents: El Benny

Wed 25 Mar 2026

El Benny offers a warts-and-all but compassionate portrayal of the life of legendary singer and bandleader Benny Moré (1919–1963) - that

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The Bough Breaks + Q&A

Mon 23 Mar 2026

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with conservationist Alan Watson Featherstone, Danny Strong (co-director, ecologist & wildlife cameraman) and

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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion + Performance by The Mildmay Choir

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Hot on the heels of three sold-out nights at The Mildmay Club, we're delighted to be welcoming the fabulous Mildmay Choir

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Screen Cuba presents: Capablanca

Sat 21 Mar 2026

The screening will be introduced by special guests from Cuba, distinguished cinema actors Mirtha Ibarra and Eslinda Núñez. Cuban world chess

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Screen Cuba presents: House for Swap

Sat 21 Mar 2026

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guests from Cuba, distinguished cinema actors Mirtha Ibarra and Eslinda Núñez.

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Unknown Pleasures

Fri 20 Mar 2026

The screening on 20 March will be introduced by Tony Rayns, whose long-standing support of Jia Zhangke, from festival exposure to sustained

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Screen Cuba presents: Up to a Point (Hasta Cierto Punto)

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The screening will be introduced by special guests from Cuba, distinguished cinema actors Mirtha Ibarra and Eslinda Núñez. A clever drama

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Screen Cuba 2026

Sun 15 Mar — Fri 27 Mar 2026

Screen Cuba celebrates Cuba’s pioneering homegrown cinema industry, looking at the achievements and challenges of the Cuban people through the decolonising…
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Screen Cuba presents: Twelve Chairs (Doce Sillas)

Sun 15 Mar 2026

This first feature film by Cuba's godfather of cinema, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, is this cunning adaptation of a comic novel from

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Faber book launch & quiz

Thu 12 Mar 2026

On Thursday 12 March, The Garden Cinema are thrilled to welcome the team from Faber to celebrate the release of Paul Fischer's

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Iron Ladies + Q&A

Sun 08 Mar 2026

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Daniel Draper and activist Heather Mendick (Hackney Independent Socialist Group) hosted

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Spicy cocktail hour + Ash is Purest White

Sun 08 Mar 2026

To launch our new retrospective of Jia Zhangke films, we're thrilled to welcome members on Sunday 8 March for a spicy

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The Ponds + Swim Peeps Social

Sat 07 Mar 2026

In the middle of London lies Hampstead Heath, 320 hectares of forest, parkland and wildlife, plus three swimming ponds. People take

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KINOTEKA The 24th Polish Film Festival

Sun 01 Mar

KINOTEKA, the UK’s leading celebration of Polish cinema, is back with daring new voices, acclaimed auteurs and a rich programme of…
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Photosensitive

Sun 01 Mar 2026

NEW POLISH CINEMA - Kinoteka 2026: Well known on TV and with a small role in Scarborn, this is Matylda Giegżno’s

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Anniversary

Sun 01 Mar 2026

NEW POLISH CINEMA - Kinoteka 2026: When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th

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Queer East presents Miracle on Jongno Street

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Jongno has been a haven for queer life in Seoul since the 1980s. Five gay men navigate both personal and collective

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Video Bazaar presents He Who Gets Slapped w/ Live Score

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Video Bazaar invites you to the Garden Cinema to experience Victor Sjöström's 1924 silent psychological tragedy, He Who Gets Slapped, accompanied

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Drag performance, Scarlett Spritzes + Sylvia Scarlett

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Join us on Friday 27 February as we continue our celebration of LGBT+ History Month 2026 with a special screening of the

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Queer East presents Edhi Alice: Reverse

Thu 26 Feb 2026

In Edhi Alice, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships,

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We Are Doc Women presents: Still Pushing Pineapples + Q&A

Wed 25 Feb 2026

What happens when you’ve created the worst hit song ever – at least according to the music press? What comes after

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Film Exposure Night

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The Film Exposure Night is a new event for filmmakers, film photographers, and anyone interested in storytelling created through analogue processes.

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A Room With a View + Q&A with Keith Lodwick

Thu 19 Feb 2026

This screening of this multi-award winning Merchant Ivory classic is presented by the Fashion Film Club and will be followed by

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Industry Panel: Intimacy Coordination

Wed 18 Feb 2026

As The Garden Cinema members community is not just made up of cinema enthusiasts, but also covers a large range of

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Diosa (Goddess) + Q&A

Mon 16 Feb 2026

To mark LGBTQI+ History Month in the UK, Instituto Cervantes are teaming up with SRUK – The Spanish Researchers Assoc in

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Avant-Drag!

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Our screening on Sunday February 15 will be introduced in-person by Marta Calderon Quiñones. It will also feature a recorded introduction

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Four Springs

Sat 14 Feb 2026

The screening on 14 February will be followed by an online Q&A with the director Lu Qingyi, moderated by Chinese Cinema

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Tarot readings, Demi Moore-tinis + Ghost

Sat 14 Feb 2026

This Valentine's Day, members are invited to join us for one for our team's most-beloved on-screen romances: Ghost. Tickets include a

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GP Surgery + Soft Limit Cinema Present: Mano Destra (1986) + Shorts

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Join GP Surgery and Soft Limit Cinema in The Atrium Bar for a special Valentine’s Day Weekend event titled ‘Voluptus Obscena’

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Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry? + Q&A

Mon 09 Feb 2026

The UK film industry has historically and systemically failed to represent people from working-class backgrounds. This is the focus of Scottish

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LRB Screen/London Reviewed: Night and the City (1950) with Ronan Bennett

Mon 09 Feb 2026

The latest season of the LRB’s long-running film series continues its exploration of visions of London created by non-British filmmakers throughout 2026.

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Montages of a Modern Motherhood 虎毒不

Sat 07 Feb 2026

One of the most acclaimed Hong Kong films of recent years, Oliver Chan’s second feature is a powerful and hard-hitting look

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Shaolin Soccer 少林足球

Sat 07 Feb 2026

A rare screening of the Director’s Cut of Stephen Chow’s classic kung fu football comedy, one of his wildest, wackiest and

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Focus Hong Kong CNY 2026

Fri 06 Feb — Sat 07 Feb 2026

Focus Hong Kong is a UK film festival dedicated to celebrating the amazing cinema and filmmakers of Hong Kong, from early…
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LUZ 花明渡

Fri 06 Feb 2026

UK PREMIERE. The latest work from acclaimed Hong Kong writer director Flora Lau, LUZ is a bold new vision which explores how

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Site&Sound 08: Build it Up, Tear it Down

Wed 04 Feb 2026

Site&Sound is an event series that explores the relationship between architecture and film. Each session will feature curated clips and short films

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Terry's GI Dad + Q&A

Sat 31 Jan 2026

London Breeze Film Festival is delighted to present the winner of its Best Feature Documentary award for 2025 at The Garden Cinema.

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Avant-Drag! + Q&A

Sat 31 Jan 2026

To mark the start of LGBT+ History Month, the Royal Anthropological Institute, in partnership with Spectra, Queer Non-Fiction Films, presents a

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The Clinic

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Set within a modest clinic in the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, run by the married couple San San Oo and Aung

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Live stand-up + Is This Thing On?

Fri 30 Jan 2026

This screening will be preceded by a mini stand-up comedy show, featuring a handful of short comedy sets and compèred by

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Video Bazaar presents: Burst City

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Burst City is an explosive Molotov cocktail of dystopian sci-fi, Mad Max-style biker wars against yakuza gangsters and the police, and riotous

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London Short Film Festival 2026

Sun 25 Jan

The UK’s leading short film festival, the London Short Film Festival (LSFF), returns for its 23rd edition from 23 January –…
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LSFF: Can You Imagine A World?

Sun 25 Jan 2026

A programme inviting young audiences to imagine worlds both vast and small, where empathy and curiosity shape what comes next. Suitable

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LSFF: A Raised Voice, Amplified

Sun 25 Jan 2026

A curated selection of artists films that explore how language, communication and meaning circulates around disability, deafness, and chronic illness. Shifting

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Power Station + Q&A

Mon 19 Jan 2026

The film will be followed by a Q&A with director Den Edelstyn. Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their

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Factual Animation Film Festival

Sat 10 Jan

Factual Animation Film Festival (FAFF) is the world’s longest running film festival dedicated to championing short animated documentaries and factual animation.…
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Factual Animation Film Festival 2025 Programme

Sat 10 Jan 2026

The 2025 FAFF programme celebrates bold, boundary-pushing animated documentaries. These 2025 films are thoughtful, provocative and often playful, inviting audiences to

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10 years of the Factual Animation Film Festival

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Marking a decade of FAFF, this special Best Of programme revisits some of the most powerful, influential and audience-loved films from

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Members' Mingle

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Our regular Members' Mingle returns on Wednesday 4 March! Join us in the Atrium Bar from 19:00 onwards to meet fellow

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Members' Scratch Night

Thu 31 Jul 2025

Our Members' Scratch Night returns on Friday 23 January to help more of the creatives in our membership community develop their WIP

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Members' sake & cheese tasting

Sat 21 Jun 2025

To celebrate our trip to 1980s Japan with our Lost Decade season, we're delighted to welcome back the team from Sake

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Collage making workshop

Tue 12 Dec 2023

Led by our very own 'Queen of Collage', Marzia Castelli, this workshop will allow you to unleash your creativity and craft