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Writing Hawa

Thu. 19 June 2025 — Fri. 20 June 2025

Mon. 23 June 2025

Afghan journalist and filmmaker Najiba Noori documents her mother Hawa’s dedication to girls’ education. Hawa, a survivor of child marriage, reclaimed her narrative and helped others reclaim theirs by teaching literacy classes and traditional embroidery. Her story is intertwined with Zahra’s, the filmmaker’s young niece facing the Taliban’s return to power. This is a story of Afghan girls and women freeing each other.

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Take a fascinating stroll around Sheffield city centre, as you explore the stories of how the modern game of football emerged in Sheffield and the early pioneers of the global game.

A History of Sadness

Sat. 21 June 2025 — Sun. 22 June 2025

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This short film examines the complex mother-daughter bond by focusing on three generations of Iranian women. Their relationship evolves as they navigate migration, political upheaval, displacement, cultural adaptation and generational change.

Abbeydale Picture House

An enchanted princess of a building, the beguiling 1920s Abbeydale Picture House is at last mid-rescue.

Kelham Film Club: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Thu. 26 June 2025

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A French historical romantic drama by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Set in the late 18th century, it tells the story of a brief affair between two women: an aristocrat and a painter commissioned to paint her portrait.