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 1st and 3rd wednesday of the month at 1pm

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

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.

Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.

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

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy.  Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism.  Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

Mild-mannered Pierre (Thomas Salvador) quits his job on a whim, pitches his tent amidst the glaciers above Chamonix and feels no desire to return to civilization.

He strikes up a tentative friendship with Léa (Louise Bourgoin), the chef of the cable car station restaurant, who agrees to bring him provisions as they slowly build a relationship. This gorgeous and pensive film features stunning Alpine photography and a delicate love story nestled at its heart, but also benefits from the most delightfully unexpected plot twist. Actor-director Salvador gives a beautifully understated performance against the majesty of Mont Blanc.

Early 20th century, in the Ughetto family's home village, Ughettera, Northern Italy. Life in the region had become very difficult and the Ughettos dreamed of a better life abroad. Legend has it that Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps and started a new life in France, thus changing his beloved family's destiny forever. His grandson retraces their story.

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from "The Band's" incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.Followed by live music  from Dead Calm,a musical experience with songs from The Band, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, orginal material and more.

Find out the film at the screening...if you dare!

This is a catch: If you liked “Midsommar" you will like this one.

Élise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage backup; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not be able to dance ever again. The path to physical and emotional recovery will lead her away from Paris to a picturesque location in Brittany

Rob Johnston and Tim Gower return to the fantastic Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre to give us another eclectic mix of guitar and percussion instrumentals and songs.

Folk, Latin and world themes are seamlessly blended into completely original pieces, all with striking and infectious rhythms at the centre. Singer, Jess Marsh, joins for some superb vocal harmonies as well.These guys are brilliant players so please book early to get a seat!

See reviews and sound clips at www.robjohnstonsite.co.uk

The critically acclaimed, award-winning MARK BRUCE COMPANY made a welcome return to the stage in 2024 with a brand new production that toured the UK.  This production is now available on film and is coming to Southsea.

‘FRANKENSTEIN’ is choreographed and directed by Mark Bruce; a juicy cast includes Jonathan Goddard as The Monster, Eleanor Duval as Prometheus, Cordelia Braithwaite as Bride of the Monster, Carina Howard as Narcissus, Dominic Rocca as Doctor Frankenstein and Anna Daly as Elizabeth.  

We happy to host a special night to introduce you Karloof's Frankenstein is not only the first creation story to use scientific experimentation as its method, but it also presents a framework for narratively examining the morality and ethics of the experiment and experimenter.

Come with your masks and zombie costumes please.

A selection of short films produced locally by students and aspiring filmmakers. We have a record number of submissions this year. Please expect to have a two hour programme with 15 minute intermission.

A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

Following on from our sucessful launch event , we are happy to announce that we shall be continuing to host our poetry events every 1st day of the month. Local poets/poetry lovers will share their poems at our intimate venue. Presented by Matt Wiggett, a local writer. Bring your poems if you have any...

On a dark road, taxi driver Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) comes across a scared female motorist stranded in a broken-down vehicle. He pulls over -- but not to help her. When the woman's head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé, Kim Soo-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun), a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds Kyung-chul, things get twisted. After brutally beating the murderer, Kim lets him go free, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins.

Ready your costumes for the Rocky Horror Picture Show! A flat tyre leaves Brad and Janet stranded on a stormy night. They experience strange incidents when they seek shelter in a nearby castle belonging to Frank-N-Furter, an eccentric transvestite.

Ticket also includes a dress-up party alongside the film screening! Audience paricipation is onligation and we provide the materials.

Dog and Mirales have been friends since childhood, and live in a small village in the south of France. They spend most of the day hanging around in the streets. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog, to the extent that he has become a sort of whipping boy. But one summer, Dog meets Elsa, and they fall in love. Eaten away with jealousy, Mirales will have to get over his past to be able to grow and find his place…