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New releases this week include The Party, the new film from Sally Potter; Loving Vincent, a ground-breaking collision of painting and cinema; and The Snowman, a new thriller starring Michael Fassbender.

Film seasons include Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997 – 2017 and Black History Month 2017 which both continue this week.

Other one-offs include a special preview screening of I Am Not A Witch, before it’s general release next Friday. We’re delighted to be joined by the director Rungano Nyoni for a Q&A at the screening.

Blade Runner 2049, Daphne, In Between and God’s Own Country all continue.

Highlights: Cinema

States of Danger and Deceit: European Political Thrillers in the 1970s

Sat 4 Nov 2017 – Tue 12 Dec 2017

In the winter of 2017, HOME presents a season of nail-biting thrillers that expose the political tensions that...

FilmFear

Thu 26 - Tue 31 Oct

Following our successful 2016 collaboration in which we presented a terrifying mix of neglected classics and innovative new...

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Dina (15)

Today 12.50, 18.20; Tomorrow 16.05, 18.20; Wed 13.35, 17.55 Thu 15.30, 17.50

Dina, an outspoken and eccentric 49-year-old in suburban Philadelphia, invites her fiancé Scott, a Walmart door greeter, to...

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Weekly Calendar

Fri 20 Oct - Thu 26 Oct

Blade Runner 2049 (15)

Today 12.55, 15.00, 19.35; Tomorrow 12.50, 14.00, 19.40; Wed 12.55, 19.35; Thu 14.35, 17.25 + more times

Thirty years after the events in Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi, a new Blade Runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling),...

The Death of Stalin (15)

Today 13.00, 15.20, 17.15, 20.35; Tomorrow 12.45, 15.00, 17.20, 20.35; Wed 13.30, 15.50, 17.15, 20.30 + more times

Based on graphic novel The Death Of Stalin by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, writer and director Armando...

The Party (15)

Today 13.15, 15.15, 17.00, 18.45; Tomorrow 13.00, 14.45, 18.40, 20.25; Wed 13.05, 14.50, 16.35, 20.15 + more times

Sally Potter’s (Orlando) latest feature is a comedy wrapped around a tragedy which unfolds in real time in...

Loving Vincent (12A)

Today 14.00, 20.25; Tomorrow 16.00, 20.20; Wed 16.10, 18.15 Thu 15.55

Co-directors Kobiela and Welchman explore Vincent van Gogh’s most inspirational paintings to tell the story of his remarkable...

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I Am Not A Witch (12A)

Today 16.05, 18.15; Tomorrow 13.50, 18.10; Wed 14.00, 20.20 Thu 13.45, 20.20

After a minor incident in her village, nine-year-old Shula is exiled to a travelling witch camp where she...

The Inertia Variations (15)

Today 18.10; Tomorrow 20.40; Wed 15.55 Thu 13.35, 20.30

Matt Johnson of the English band The The, has remained silent as a singer/songwriter for years. Now he...

The Inertia Variations Q&A

Today 18.10

We will be joined by Matt Johnson and Johanna St Michaels for a Q&A following the screening on...

Life Without Principle (15)

Today 20.30

Johnnie To is one of the most important directors working in Hong Kong today and Life without Principle...

The Ballad of Shirley Collins (12A)

Today 20.40; Tomorrow 16.30; Wed 18.20 Thu 13.20

Rob Curry and Tim Plester's documentary sets out to explore the story behind English folk icon Shirley Collins.

UK Premiere/ Dalida (15)

Tomorrow 17.50

Although she remains largely unknown in the UK, Dalida was France’s best-selling female singer in the 20th century,...

UK Premiere/ Dalida + Post-Screening Discussion

Tomorrow 17.50

This film will be followed by a post-screening discussion.

Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami – Live with Friends (15)

Wed 19.00

A thrilling and enlightening evening with inimitable icon Grace Jones, discussing her life and work with some of...

Running on Karma (15)

Thu 18.10

Centring on superstar Andy Lau’s Big, a Buddist Monk turned muscle-bound stripper, who struggles with the fact that...

78/52 Q&A

Thu 18.15

We will be joined by director Alexandre O. Philippe for a Q&A following this screening.

Preview: 78/52 (15)

Thu 18.15

In 78 setups and 52 cuts, the deliriously choreographed two-minute shower sequence in Psycho ripped apart cinema’s definition...

Psycho (15)

Thu 20.40

A landmark genre film and a brilliant big-screen experience that seems to become more fascinating - and more...

Call Me By Your Name (15)

From Fri 27 Oct

It’s the summer of 1983 in northern Italy, and Elio Perlman (Chalamet), a 17-year-old American-Italian, spends his days...

Dawson City: Frozen Time (CTBA)

Fri 17.45

This screening’s been a long time coming. Lost for half a century, 500 films were discovered buried under...

Dawson City: Frozen Time Q&A

Fri 17.45

We will be joined by filmmaker Bill Morrison, archivists, conservation specialists and our Artistic Director of Visual Arts,...

Kaleidoscope Q&A

Fri 18.10

We will be joined by director Rupert Jones and producer Matt Wilkinson for a Q&A following this special...

Preview/ Kaleidoscope (CTBA)

Fri 18.20

The title of this tense, unsettling and atmospheric psychological chiller couldn’t be more apt, with debut British director...

Preview/ The Endless (CTBA)

Fri 20.40

Ingenious filmmaking duo Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson return after their highly original 2014 monster movie Spring with...

The Final Girls Present: We Are the Weirdos (18)

Sat 18.10

It’s been a great year for women in horror and, this Halloween, The Final Girls present a selection...

We Are the Weirdos Introduction

Sat 18.30

This screening will be introduced by Anna Bogutskaya and Olive Howe, aka The Final Girls.

Preview/ Blade of the Immortal (18)

Sat 20.10

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder...

Halloween at HOME Hocus Pocus (PG)

Sun 11.00

After three centuries, three witches are resurrected on Halloween night, and it’s up to two teenagers, a young...

Black Sabbath (15)

Sun 13.30

Settle in for an afternoon of scary stories with back-to-back horror anthologies – always an entertaining way to...

Trick ‘R Treat (15)

Sun 15.30

Full-blooded stories and whispered urban legends are braided together to create one seemingly seamless narrative in this anthology...

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (18)

Sun 18.00

Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler returns with another brutal slice of pulp-fiction, turning a prison thriller into...

Hellraiser (18)

Sun 20.40

A 30th anniversary screening of the classic British horror film. A puzzle box opens a gateway to another...

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Preview/ My Friend Dahmer (CTBA)

Starts Mon 30 Oct 2017 at 18.15

A measured and disquieting drama that explores the High School years of Jeffrey Dahmer, the notorious serial-killer who...

The HOME Film Podcast #27: September 2017

This month, Jason and Andy discuss off-beat indie Daphne, rural drama God's Own Country, Aronofsky's surprise horror Mother!...

Preview/ The Mimic (CTBA)

Starts Mon 30 Oct 2017 at 20.40

A South Korean hit that draws on folklore to create a compelling and very scary new K-horror film,...

Dumplings (18)

Starts Tue 31 Oct 2017 at 18.20

Director Fruit Chan is widely acknowledged as one of the most important talents to appear in the Hong...

The Shining (18)

Starts Tue 31 Oct 2017 at 20.20

Reissued for Halloween, Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King remains a formidable and unsettling viewing experience.

Z (15)

Starts Sat 4 Nov 2017 at 20.20

One of the most influential political thrillers of all time. A magistrate assigned to investigate the supposed accidental...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG)

Starts Sun 5 Nov 2017 at 13.00

A series of unexplained events lead an electrical engineer into an encounter with an alien lifeform.

The Mattei Affair (U)

Starts Sun 5 Nov 2017 at 18.15

An investigative thriller that focuses on the death of Enrico Mattei, an influential businessman who made enemies in...

Homeless Film Festival/ Check It (CTBA)

Starts Mon 6 Nov 2017 at 18.10

A feature-length documentary about a black gay gang struggling to survive in one of Washington D.C.’s most violent...

The Orchard (CTBA)

Starts Tue 7 Nov 2017 at 18.10

Filmed in real time over one weekend, The Orchard is an experimental drama feature.

One Hour Intro/ Political Thrillers in the 1970s: From Z to Circle of Deceit

Wed 8 Nov 18.15

Politically the 1970s was a turbulent decade and many filmmakers, writers and actors felt driven to explore some...

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (18)

Starts Wed 8 Nov 2017 at 19.30

In this visually stunning and beautifully composed film, a corrupt police official decides to show how untouchable he...

Parent and Baby: Loving Vincent (12A)

Starts Thu 9 Nov 2017 at 11.00

Co-directors Kobiela and Welchman explore Vincent van Gogh’s most inspirational paintings to tell the story of his remarkable...

The Long Good Friday (18)

Starts Thu 9 Nov 2017 at 18.15

The Long Good Friday is heralded as one of the best British gangster films of all time, starring...

Coin Locker Girl (CTBA)

Starts Sat 11 Nov 2017 at 13.10

As a newborn, ‘Il-young’ is abandoned in a subway station locker and eight years later, she is sold...

The Day of the Jackal (15)

Starts Sat 11 Nov 2017 at 15.30

The attempts of a right-wing paramilitary group to assassinate French President General De Gaulle following the independence of...

The First Lap (CTBA)

Starts Sat 11 Nov 2017 at 18.10

Kim Daehwan’s film explores generational conflict within a contemporary love story in thrilling forensic detail. Twenty-somethings Su-hyeon and...

The Merciless (CTBA)

Starts Sun 12 Nov 2017 at 20.20

Whether inside prison or out, ruthless gangster Jae-ho and his new young protégé Hyun-soo struggle to trust each...

The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel (CTBA)

Starts Mon 13 Nov 2017 at 20.30

This fascinating documentary explores forgotten hero Wilfrid Israel’s remarkable rescue operations and the reasons they had been kept...

IEA Character Design

Tue 14 Nov 10.30

Bring some pens for this informal session with Rumpus Animation's Seb Burnett as he talks about his character...

MAF17 Student Films 1 (15)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 10.30

Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, student films are...

MAF17 Short Film Panorama (15)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 10.40

This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this...

MAF17 Short Films 1 (18)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 12.00

Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation...

MAF17 Commissioned Films (18)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 12.10

Demonstrating the power and scope of animation our selection of commissioned films is thought provoking, informative and entertaining...

MAF17 Student Films 2 (18)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 14.10

Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, student films are...

The World of Tomorrow Double Bill (CTBA)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 17.30

The highly anticipated follow-up to Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow finds Emily Prime swept inside the brain of...

One Nite in Mongkok (15)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 18.30

A hitman from the Chinese mainland, Lai Fu, is hired to avenge the death of a Hong Kong crime...

MAF17 Short Films 2 (15)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 19.15

Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation...

The Breadwinner (CTBA)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 20.30

The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in...

A Century of Argentinian Animation (18)

Starts Tue 14 Nov 2017 at 20.40

This year we celebrate the 100 years of Argentinian Animation. One hundred years of great films with artistic,...

MAF17 Student Film Panorama (15)

Starts Wed 15 Nov 2017 at 11.50

This selection of Student films showcases the versatility and scope of animation being produced by Students from all...

IEA Scriptwriting: It’s Better than a Proper Job

Wed 15 Nov 14.00

Andrew will give an overview of all the awful mistakes he's made in his seven years of writing,...

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (U)

Starts Wed 15 Nov 2017 at 16.50

From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits...

Skwigly Quiz

Wed 15 Nov 17.00

Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he...

Tehran Taboo (18)

Starts Wed 15 Nov 2017 at 20.30

Tehran is a city full of restrictions and religious laws where any type of crime leads to draconic...

The World of Ivor Wood

Thu 16 Nov 10.15

Take a trip down memory lane as we explore the work of the late master of British children's...

My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea (CTBA)

Starts Thu 16 Nov 2017 at 14.15

From acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw comes an audacious debut that is equal parts disaster cinema, high school...

Skwigly Screening (18)

Starts Thu 16 Nov 2017 at 16.10

Skwigly Online Animation Magazine is proud to present a selection of films from its animation community in association...

MAF17: Awards Ceremony

Thu 16 Nov 20.00

Selected from over 1100 entries from 70 countries our competition and panorama screenings celebrate a wealth of international...

Queer Media Festival presents Hilda vs Deirdre: Queer Corrie Spectacular (12A)

Starts Sat 18 Nov 2017 at 18.30

An interactive experience to celebrate the camp heritage of Coronation Street through four archive episodes of the soap...

Queer Media Festival presents Queering Animation (15)

Starts Sat 18 Nov 2017 at 20.30

Celebrating the medium of animation in telling queer narratives. Expect an amazing array of LGBTQ animated short films...

Don’t Torture a Duckling (18)

Starts Sat 18 Nov 2017 at 20.40

Set in rural Italy, a series of brutal murders where the killer seems to target young boys on...

State of Siege (15)

Starts Sun 19 Nov 2017 at 13.00

Perhaps the greatest political thriller of the 1970s, Costa-Gavras calls on Yves Montand to lead this story of...

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Mehta (CTBA)

Starts Sun 19 Nov 2017 at 16.00

Produced on the eve of his 80th birthday, this documentary is a celebration of legendary maestro Zubin Mehta's...

Days of ’36 (12)

Starts Mon 20 Nov 2017 at 20.30

An imprisoned murderer takes a government official hostage in prison sparking a political crisis. Full of Angelopoulos’ trademark...

Remember Baghdad (CTBA)

Starts Tue 21 Nov 2017 at 18.20

A fascinating exploration of the rich Jewish life and culture that had flourished in Iraq before the events...

Special Section (PG)

Starts Wed 22 Nov 2017 at 18.15

With Special Section, director Costa-Gavras turned his attention to events in France during World War II. When a...

Killer Cop (CTBA)

Starts Thu 23 Nov 2017 at 18.20

In this Milan-set low-budget gem, director Luciano Ercoli creates a political thriller full of 1970s Italian style. After...

Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)

Starts Sat 25 Nov 2017 at 11.00

A young boy named Kubo embarks on a magical quest to locate a suit of armour worn by...

School Number 3 (CTBA)

Starts Sat 25 Nov 2017 at 15.20

School Number 3 was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film in 2017 Berlinale's Generation 14plus.

Close Relations (CTBA)

Starts Sat 25 Nov 2017 at 17.50

Leading documentary filmmaker, Russian citizen and Soviet-born Ukrainian native Vitaly Mansky crisscrosses Ukraine to explore the country’s society...

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Dumplings Introduction

Tue 31 Oct 18.20

This screening will be introduced by Andy Willis, Senior Visiting Curator of Film at HOME.

Sorcerer (15)

From Fri 3 Nov

William Friedkin’s re-make of Clouzot’s Wages of Fear has acquired a sizeable reputation after having been marginalised on...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (CTBA)

From Fri 3 Nov

Lanthimos’s follow-up to The Lobster is a brilliantly realised, Kubrickian look at human behaviour.

Z Introduction

Sat 4 Nov 20.20

This screening will be introduced by Andy Willis, Professor of Film Studies at University of Salford.

The Mattei Affair Post-screening discussion

Sun 5 Nov 18.15

This screening will be followed by an informal post-screening discussion led by Adalgisa Serio, Italian Language Tutor CDLCI...

Check It Post-screening discussion

Mon 6 Nov 18.10

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Esther Lisa-Carew, freelance film moderator, on the...

The Orchard Q&A

Tue 7 Nov 18.10

We will be joined by directors Clive Myer and Lynda Myer-Bennett for a Q&A following this screening.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Introduction

Wed 8 Nov 19.30

This screening will be introduced by Adalgisa Serio, Italian Language Tutor CDLCI and Freelance Language Consultant, author of...

Marjorie Prime (12A)

From Fri 10 Nov

What would we remember and what would we forget if we could choose? In a near future, 86-year-old...

The Florida Project (CTBA)

From Fri 10 Nov

Sean Baker’s follow-up to the astonishing Tangerines is another lucid, brilliantly realised portrait of life on the margins.

Félicité (CTBA)

From Fri 10 Nov

A gritty, music-infused drama about a Kinshasa bar singer who comes out of her emotional shell after a...

The Day of the Jackal Post-screening discussion

Sun 12 Nov 15.15

This screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion with Roy Stafford, Freelance Film Educator.

The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel Panel discussion

Mon 13 Nov 20.30

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Ingrid Goes West (15)

From Fri 17 Nov

Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn (the always wonderful...

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (CTBA)

From Fri 17 Nov

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell star in this adaptation of the memoir by British actor Peter Turner, recounting...

Into Film Festival Screening: My Life as a Courgette

Fri 17 Nov 2017

This free screening of My Life as a Courgette will include a short introduction from the Into Film...

Don’t Torture a Duckling Introduction

Sat 18 Nov 20.40

This screening will be introduced by Andy Willis, Professor of Film Studies at University of Salford.

State of Siege Post-screening discussion

Sun 19 Nov 13.00

The screening on Sun 19 November will be followed by an informal post-screening discussion led by Maggie Hoffgen,...

Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Metha Panel Discussion

Sun 19 Nov 2017

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Days of ’36 Introduction

Mon 20 Nov 20.30

This screening will be introduced by Dr Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou, Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of...

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