Every Saturday morning Kids AM Club will show films for families and children. Free entry to toddlers and babies. Reservations recommended via email admin@southseacinema.co.uk or you can get your 3 fims passcard from our boxoffice at the cinema.

Please email us to learn what film is on.

A man and woman form a relationship in this droll, dry and deadpan Finnish romantic drama. The relationship is jeopardised by the man's issues with alcohol, and there is brief horror film violence in a scene set in a cinema.

In this moving and sobering documentary exploring slavery, racism and identity, a woman seeks the memorialisation and burial of the remains of liberated Africans on St Helena, but faces adversity from higher authorities. Annina van Neel tirelessly works to reclaim and honor the neglected history of St. Helena after the remains of thousands of freed slaves are uncovered on the remote island.

Parents' Movie day here for you.

Mother, Dads, Grandads and Grandmums!

You are all welcome to our familiy session.

Babies and toodlers go free!

Social Seniors Screening : Classis film matinees for seniors and public. Included with free tea and biscuits , tickets available from our website as well as in person at the cinema , group bookings welcome .This is part of a longer season of classic hollywood films with screenings every week wednesday at 2pm - ( if there is no date indicated, it means we have private booking)

In 2017 Jeremy Corbyn came close to becoming prime minister. Britain stood on the threshold of a political transformation. But within three years, it seemed, all was lost. Narrated by Alexei Sayle, this film explores what happened  and why — a murky story of political deceit and smears. We are happy to bring this film to you again!

 Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide to investigate the forces which brought down the Labour leader. Despite huge establishment opposition, this film was shown widely across Britain and internationally in 2023.The Platform film worked hard to try to raise funds to complete a follow up production looking at the impact of horrific events in Palestine and the role of the Labour Party. Shocking story of the attempt to hide a genocide and criminalise dissent.

Screening to be followed by a discussion.

 The Big Lie III : Censoring Palestine. This documentary feature film exposes the most outrageous attack on free speech in modern times. It follows other revealing documentary features by radical filmmaker, Platform Films: Oh, Jeremy Corbyn! - The Big Lie (March 2023) and The Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide (June 2024) both of which we screened.A genocide is happening in Palestine, but the newspapers and TV don't tell us the truth. Even social media are being censored. In the streets, in education, on stage and screen, speaking out is being suppressed. People face dawn raids, arrest, detention. In the face of world-wide protests generated by the ongoing slaughter in Palestine, dissent is being criminalised in the attempt to hide a genocide.

Members sharing their favorite films! You can pop in to cinema find out about which films we are sharing. Pizza service will be included with your reservation.

If you do not fancy for pizza (vegan availble), you can get cake, beer/wine or ice cream. Pre-reservations recommended if you wish to get pizza please.

This hidden documentary is about underground music, DJs and clubs in in Istanbul. The film production year is 2003 and it focuses on 1990s Club Sceen and life in Istanbul. The film director is Aysegul Epengin and be ready for your Q&As.

The screening will follow by Djs Networking event with local Djs.

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

EO, a gray donkey with melancholy eyes, encounters good and bad on his journey through life, experiences joy and pain, and endures the Wheel of Fortune.

Two brothers embark on a journey to find their birth mother after their abusive father had lied for years about her whereabouts; along the way, they reconnect with their indigenous heritage and make a new friend.

 The protagonist Cheryl, played by the director, is an aspiring Black lesbian filmmaker attempting to bring about the history of Black lesbians in cinematic history while attempting to produce her own work, saying "our stories have never been told." The mockumentary explores the difficulty in navigating ...

The core of Vanchango was formed five years ago. Everyone in the band approaches from different directions and perspectives; thus an eclectic mix. Blues, Soul, Rock, Funk, Punk and Latin are all inspirations which are poured into the pot. There are so many great musical forms, beats, sounds, spirits, genre and thus continuous interchange is irresistible. There is a chaotic methodology to the concept of 'Unity Through Diversity'. Songs, Variations and Improvisations is exactly what it says on the tin. Some reworked classics, some originals some never to be repeated. FREE ADMISSION

The Band includes:

Phil Smith: Bass,  Sara Vadacca: Vocals, Razvan Ionascu: Keyboards Nick Rudziak: Drums.Ken Devine: Guitar and Vocals

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Welcome to our new independently run film club. This club runs once a month. Come and see some of the best cinema that celebrates LGBTQ+ artists and writers. We will blend a range of films that underscore the history of telling these stories and want to share them with everyone in our community who is interested. Please note: The doors open at 7:00pm, film starts at 7:30pm

23-year-old Franky is a nurse who lives with her large family in an East London borough. Obsessed with a thirst for revenge and a need to assign guilt for a traumatic event that happened 15 years before, she is unable to build any meaningful relationship until she falls in love with one of her patients – Florence. They escape to the coast where Florence lives with her more open-minded patchwork family. There, Franky finds the emotional shelter to deal with the grudges of the past.

After being released from prison, a man questions his repressed desires and sexuality in this uplifting British drama which honestly and sensitively explores themes of discrimination, self-expression and masculinity.

Free Entry for UoP staff and students - with campus card- obtain your tickets from our cinema box office please.

The screening will be followed by the University of Portsmouth Staff Network’s Valentine’s Party. Attendees are encouraged to wear red!

FREE PUBLIC screening! Just turn up and see what surprise film we are going to share with you. We have planned to share a new Italian film.  See you soon..

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.

Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective investigates an alleged theft, he’s brought face to face with his most devious adversary yet — Professor Moriarty.

With John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes.

Introduction talk from Matt Wingett

 The Lost World is a 1925 American silent fantasy giant

monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan

Doyle’s 1912 novel of the same name. The film was

produced and distributed by First National Pictures,

a major Hollywood studio at the time, and stars Wallace

Beery as Professor Challenger. It was directed by Harry O.

Hoyt and featured pioneering stop motion special effects

by Willis O’Brien, a forerunner of his work on the original

King Kong. Introduction talk from Matt Wingett.

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

In a youth correctional facility, Joe is preparing his return to society. But William’s arrival turns his desire for freedom into desire of another kind. Behind fences and cell walls, passions begin to play havoc with the need for liberty.

When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.