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  I Am BreathingCTBC

  Dates Showing

  Friday 21–Saturday 22 June

  Show Times

  times vary

  Neil Platt ponders the last months of his life. Within a year, he goes from being a healthy young father to becoming completely paralysed from the neck down. Knowing he only has a few months left t...

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  The Stone Roses: Made of StoneN/C 15+

  Dates Showing

  Sunday 30 June

  Show Times

  17:00

  In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after sixteen years. Acclaimed filmmaker Shane Meadows brings his unique directorial style, hu...

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  Fire in the NightN/C 15+

  Dates Showing

  Sunday 30 June

  Show Times

  20:00

  Directed and produced by BAFTA winning filmmaker Anthony Wonke, Fire in the Night recounts the tragic events of 6 July 1988 on the Piper Alpha rig. One of the largest oil producers in the North Sea...

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  Stories We Tell12A

  Dates Showing

  Friday 5–Thursday 11 July or watch online.

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  times vary

  Sarah Polley’s documentary is a startling mixture of private memoir, public inquiry and conjuring trick. In a charmingly playful style, the Canadian-born actress/director interviews family and frie...

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  Pussy Riot - A Punk PrayerCTBC

  Dates Showing

  Saturday 6–Sunday 7 July

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  times vary

  They knew how to make an impact: Pussy Riot’s performance inside a Russian cathedral might have lasted just a few seconds, but its repercussions continue to rock the Russian state. Mike Lerner and ...

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  The Battle of the SexesPG

  Dates Showing

  Saturday 13–Sunday 14 July

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  times vary

  ‘I wasn’t just playing for myself. This was for everybody.’
  Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of thirty- nine Grand Slam titles, but the biggest match of her car...

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  Reincarnated18

  Dates Showing

  Sunday 14 July

  Show Times

  20:15

  Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg travels to Jamaica in this enlightening documentary by Vice magazine’s Andy Capper. Capturing his transformation from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion, Capper follows the former gan...

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  The Act of Killing15

  Dates Showing

  Tuesday 16–Wednesday 17 July

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  times vary

  When the government of Indonesia was overthrown by the military in 1965, Anwar Congo and his friends were promoted from small-time gangsters to death squad leaders. They helped the army kill more t...

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  Breath of the GodsU

  Dates Showing

  Sunday 21 July

  Show Times

  15:40

  According to Indian tradition, modern yoga, as practised by tens of millions of people around the world, traces back to Lord Shiva. However, modern yoga can also be traced to the early 20th century...

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  BlackfishN/C 15+

  Dates Showing

  Tuesday 30 July – Thursday 1 August

  Show Times

  times vary

  Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing whale that has killed three people since being placed in captivity. Currently at SeaWorld, Orlando, Tilikum was captured off Iceland in 1983, aged...

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