AKA - REVOIR PARIS Acclaimed director Alice Wincour (Disorder / Proxima) brings us this tale of remarkable power about Mia (Virginie Efira) a 40 something Parisian who after being caught up in a horrific gunman attack in a bistro attempts to piece back together her life and come to terms with the extreme shock of […]
Speaker: Tahani BaldwinUniversity of Sussex During the height of the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, a little-known yet revolutionary program dared to defy the norms of the 1960s. Spearheaded by visionary aerospace physician Dr. William Randolph Lovelace ll, this groundbreaking initiative sought to answer one bold question: Could women endure the […]
With Dr Liat Levita Are adolescents really just thrill-seekers who struggle to learn from negative outcomes? The answer, as we will talk about, is a big no. I will share some exciting research from my lab, using insights from EEG and behavioural tasks to challenge common misconceptions about teens. We will explore what these findings […]
GREENWICH VILLAGE DOUBLE BILL Now that Timothée Chalamet has done us all the service of bringing Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village back into the cultural conversation we finally have an excuse to screen the greatest piece of film about said 1960s folk cultural hotbed in the shape of one of the finest Coen Brothers films (Fargo, […]
DAVID LYNCH'S - 4K REMASTER With the sad passing of a true icon of cinema in David Lynch, we screen the final feature film of his illustrious career in the shape of this special 4K remaster presentation of the infamous Inland Empire. The final 'ultimate' puzzle of a career made out of cinematic puzzles, this […]
This wonderfully creepy kids classic still lives rent free in the minds of all who saw it in their youth. Forget Arianna Grande, this is the ONLY truly WICKED adaptation of L. Frank Baum's Oz novels. When the mother (Piper Laurie of Twin Peaks fame) of the young Dorothy Gale (played by the one and […]
Elif Shafak's latest novel, 'There Are Rivers In The Sky' is a sweeping and enchanting story set between the 19th century and modern times. Events centre around three extraordinary characters, Arthur, Narin and Zaleekhah, living on the banks of the Thames and the Tigris, their lives all curiously touched by the epic of Gilgamesh. This […]
Speaker: Peter Grimley The European Southern Observatory — ESO — was established in 1962 to provide astronomers in Europe with access to the southern skies by operating an observatory in Chile. Its five founding Member States have now grown to sixteen, including the UK. Since its inception ESO has been at the forefront of technological […]
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival Join Brighton Rocks International Film Festival as we present an exclusive screening of The Cellar by Jamie Langlands followed by a filmmaker Q&A by BIFA Qualified Festival directors. A sci-fi horror depicting one girl's battle against her inner demons. One she day wakes up imprisoned underground, with amnesia. She must […]
Nancy Savoca's criminally underseen 1991 film is an ineffably bittersweet portrait of youth in the 1960s, starring two of cinema's brightest and most underserved talents in the late great River Phoenix (Stand By Me, My Own Private Idaho) and the wonderful Lili Taylor (Mystic Pizza, Six Feet Under). When hot headed, Vietnam-bound marine Eddie Birdlace […]
With Dr Charlotte Rae In a 4 day working week, full-time employees reduce their time at work to 4 days with no loss of salary. Media reports have suggested this can enhance both staff wellbeing, and performance at work. But what really happens behind closed doors and beyond the media headlines? We’ve been studying employers […]
After the success of their second event in September 2024, Pour Choices are back for the third edition of their sell-out fair! Join us on Saturday 12th April, 2025 for a celebration of the best in UK low-intervention and natural winemaking. Whether you're a seasoned wine enthusiast or new to the natural wine scene, there’s something […]
GOOD FRIDAY SPECIAL EVENT Easily THE Most 90s movie ever made, the definitive cult classic and enduring fan favourite coming of age comedy-drama Empire Records comes to White Wall Cinema for a special Good Friday event. A joyous depiction of 90s teen culture Empire Records follows a group of misfit employees at a Delaware record […]
LATE NIGHT DOUBLE BILL - BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY (NO WORK MONDAY!) White Wall Cinema's first ever late night screening we have twinned two supernatural horror classics, one hard-to-find, long lost gem by one of cinema's coolest directors, and one much loved favourite by a horror master which we will sync up the time and date […]
The trick of Sean Wang's brilliant debut film Didi is that it is both a coming of age movie for anyone who's ever been a teenager, as well as being a deeply accurate portrait of what it was like for the first generation that grew up online. In what feels like a spiritual sequel to Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s' […]
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for the late great Gene Hackman (Unforgiven, Mississippi Burning, The Conversation, The Royal Tenenbaums) we pay tribute to this titan of the acting world at the peak of his powers. Extraordinarily directed by the also recently departed William Friedkin, the no-nonsense genius who […]
It's that time of year again when Brighton Astro invites its members to take centre stage and talk on any subject they like for 10 minutes - as long as it is space related. This year we have a great line up and a brilliantly diverse range of subjects: Ivana PeranicNarrowband Planets: Planetary imaging in […]
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Mr Bubbles is coming to town, and he’s making a splash with “The Bubble Show”! Brace yourselves to be dazzled by an enchanting array of whimsical soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! From the exciting eruption of the bubble volcano to the spiralling marvel of […]
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Mr Bubbles is coming to town, and he’s making a splash with “The Bubble Show”! Brace yourselves to be dazzled by an enchanting array of whimsical soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! From the exciting eruption of the bubble volcano to the spiralling marvel of […]
A play by the students of University of Sussex. A tale of tragedy and the violence of human nature -- Andromache & Neoptolemus. Following star crossed lovers during the final months of the Trojan war; Andromache is a recently widowed mother trying to find peace -- Neo fights on the opposite side of the war; […]