White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS

One of the most remarkable independent American films of all time, and the Winner of the Sundance Festival Jury Prize in 1994, What Happened Was began life as a stage play by actor Tom Noonan, perhaps best known for his extraordinary performance in the original Hannibal Lecter movie, Michael Mann’s Manhunter.

Taking place over the course of a single evening in a New York City apartment, two work colleagues embark on perhaps the most awkward and revealing date in cinema history. As the pair navigate the social expectations and emotional strains of a first date, something much more profound about modern loneliness is revealed in this starkly real, darkly humorous, and relentlessly probing film, which asks: who are we really on the inside?

Awkwardly mismatched timing, casual misunderstandings, and veiled dark confessions converge with expert direction and beautiful camerawork to create one of the most thrilling, emotionally resonant, and intriguing films in all of American cinema.

• DOORS: 7.10pm*
• START TIME: 7.40pm*
• RUN TIME: 91 mins
• CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

*Please note – doors open at 7.10pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.40pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence