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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Nickel Boys

In 1960s Florida, Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime. While at the reform school, notorious for the brutal treatment of its students, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a powerful friendship as they try to navigate the trials of the institution and its corrupt administrators.

Years later, a revelation about the horrors suffered by the Academy's students leads Curtis to recall this life-changing friendship.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, director RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening) vividly brings the story to life through radical point-of-view cinematography, allowing the viewpoint of the characters and how they observe their surroundings to make us reconsider what history and experience consists of.

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Showroom

Converted from a 1930s art deco car showroom, the Showroom is one of the biggest independent cinemas in Europe – and we'd reckon one of the best. Between the screens and the bar, it's easy to while away whole days here.

Midnight Marauders

Fri. 18 April 2025 — Fri. 26 September 2025

Showroom

Because some films need to be watched late at night... A monthly late night cult film screening starting at 11:30pm and running into the early morning (often on the last Friday of the month).

Belle

Sun. 24 August 2025 — Tue. 26 August 2025

The Light, The Moor, S1 4PF

Lonely 17-year-old Suzu enters a virtual world, where she becomes world famous singer Belle. She embarks on an adventure to become her true self, in this fantastical and beautiful animated film from Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda.

What Does That Nature Say to You

Fri. 25 July 2025 — Thu. 31 July 2025

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A poet meets his girlfriend's family, spending a long day together fuelled by conversations on life. Acclaimed director Hong Sangsoo crafts a moving exploration of relationships, and the value of a life dedicated to art against material aspirations.