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Tragedy and inspiration combine in the remarkable story of Christopher Reeve, as told in this supremely moving documentary.
Armed with only a surf-board and good intention new FBI recruit, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is set his first undercover mission – to infiltrate a gang of masked ex-Presidents who are robbing banks across the west-coast.
Through this LEGO-rendered first-hand account, we move piece by piece through Pharrell’s life and storied career – from his childhood in Virginia to his teenage garage band years to international stardom on the world’s biggest stages – taking in his work in N.E.R.D., his time as part of producing duo The Neptunes (beautifully showcased in a head-spinning sequence of hits) and his solo endeavours and collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Daft Punk.
Jazz and decolonisation tangle in the remarkable new doc from Johan Grimonprez (Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Double Take, Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade). Innovative and deeply researched, it investigates the incendiary politics of the nascent Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960 in the final months of leader Patrice Lumumba’s life.
A 12-year-old girl’s fractured home life is transformed when she encounters a mysterious stranger seeking out his own family in Andrea Arnold’s striking tale.
From the director of Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket, Sean Baker comes this sparkling, raucous, electrifying tragicomedy, winner of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or.
This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family.
On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
Christmas is on the horizon, and it looks like it’s going to be the best one yet for Niko the Reindeer as he sets off to fulfil his biggest dream - taking his place next to his father on Santa’s Flying Forces. However, he faces unexpected competition from Stella, a mysterious new challenger.
Bah, humbug! The Muppets take on Charles Dickens’s evergreen story of festive redemption. Michael Caine is old miser Scrooge, with Kermit playing his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy Cratchit's wife, and a host of other Muppets taking on roles throughout Brian Henson’s merry, magical adaptation.
Pauline Black, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic, era-defining female musician.
Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family. Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to Peter Wright’s beloved Royal Ballet production, as fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet.
Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him.
Celebrating the 25 year journey of iconic Scottish band Mogwai, If The Stars Had a Sound documents the band’s risefrom underground insurgents to a cult institution of post-rock.
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Paddington in Peru sees our duffel-coated, marmalade-infused hero venture out of London and return to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, now residing at the Home for Retired Bears.
Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.
Four women: four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness.
The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.
Following on from its sell out success, Gloucester Independent Film Festival is back for its second season. Taking place at Gloucester Guildhall on Saturday April 12, this is your chance to immerse yourself in the film industry by taking part in networking, listening to seminars and Q&As and watching the award winning films that will be showcased in the cinema throughout the day.
Saturday April 12 2025
Tickets: Festival Pass £25
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.
Gloucester Independent Film Festival are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the world premiere of locally produced feature film, Missing, Presumed.
Ireland, 1985: In the months leading up to Christmas, coalman and family man Bill Furlong (Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the local convent. Deeply conflicted, Bill reaches a breaking point that forces him to confront both his own past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town under the control of the Catholic Church led locally by Mother Superior Sister Mary (Emily Watson).
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Sebastian Stan (I, Tonya) gives a career-best performance as a young Donald Trump in a terrific dramatisation of his rise in 1970s New York.
After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named ROZZUM unit 7134 – ‘Roz’ for short – must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Gradually building relationships with the island’s animals, Roz develops a particularly meaningful bond with an orphaned gosling.
Claimed as the film which kick-started the “Girls with Guns” craze that ruled the international Asian action cinema scene throughout the late ’80s, and catapulted the careers of two of the most badass women fighters in film history.
In the face of nightly air raids, East End mum Rita (yet another impressive turn by Saoirse Ronan) grows increasingly worried about her son George’s safety.
Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Oscar winners Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in Pedro Almodóvar’s (Pain & Glory, Volver, Talk to Her) first English language feature – a tender, mordant, philosophical drama, rich and full of stories, adapted from the Sigrid Nunez novel What Are You Going Through.
“Built like brothers, forged into enemies... Witness the story that transformed our world.”
The first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie. Featuring a star-studded voice cast including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson.
BAFTA award-winner James McAvoy (Split, Glass) gives a chilling performance in James Watkins’ (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake) riveting new suspense thriller adapted from the award-winning 2022 Danish horror sensation Gæsterne.
A struggling actress, Madeleine Verdier (Tereszkiewicz) faces scandal when she’s accused of murdering a famous producer. After being acquitted, she begins a new life, but gains notoriety when the truth comes out.
Joaquin Phoenix returns to his Oscar-winning role in Todd Phillips’ much anticipated Joker sequel.
In New York, aspiring actor Edward (Adam Pearson) undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly becomes a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
He’s back! Ahead of the upcoming release of Paddington in Peru, join us to revisit Paddingtons 1 & 2.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
You're in for a devil of a time with Kenny Ortega’s spooky, zany, sweet-natured family comedy, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as three outlandishly wild witches resurrected after 300 years.
We Are Poets is a documentary film directed by Daniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache. It follows six young poets from Leeds Young Authors performance group in Leeds on their visit to the International Poetry Slam Competition in Washington DC.
This film is screening as part of Grhyme Festival 2024.
He’s back! Ahead of the upcoming release of Paddington in Peru, join us to revisit Paddingtons 1 & 2.
Saoirse Ronan stars as Rona, who, fresh out of rehab, returns to the Orkney Islands; a place both wild and beautiful right off the Scottish coast.
Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning.
Art of Action Season
Gloucester Guildhall Cinema celebrates the ‘art’ of action with ‘Woman Kings’; a season of curated film screenings and workshops profiling underrepresented voices and the history of stuntwork via female and global majority stars, women directors and stuntwomen.
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
An action-documentary about the evolution of stunt women, their struggles on screen to perform at the highest level, and their fight off-screen to be treated fairly and equally.
Art of Action Season
Gloucester Guildhall Cinema celebrates the ‘art’ of action with ‘Woman Kings’; a season of curated film screenings and workshops profiling underrepresented voices and the history of stuntwork via female and global majority stars, women directors and stuntwomen.
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s (Seven Samurai, Rashomon) visually stunning, darkly comic jidaigeki classic.
Imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, Divine G (Colman Domingo) finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men.
Since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, Mahin has been living alone in Tehran, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life.
Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story. Journey through Wonderland with Alice and encounter a host of curious characters in Christopher Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation.
They are the unsung heroes whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain's shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more.
Audiences are invited to bring their little ones to enjoy the magic of Disney on the big screen, with a new fun-filled cinema experience featuring Mickey Mouse, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Ariel, Bluey and more.
When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town Jimmy Erskine (McKellen), finds himself suddenly in the crosshairs of the Daily Chronicle’s new owner David Brooke (Strong), he strikes a sinister Faustian pact with struggling actress Nina Land (Arterton) who is desperate to win his favour.
In blood-soaked Tudor England, Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII, is named Regent while tyrant Henry is fighting overseas. Katherine has done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs.
Screening from 9 October.
