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Bigger than Life/ American Gigolo (18)

Sat 16 Nov

Bigger Than Life curate special screenings of under-shown and overlooked cinema.

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Fri 15 Nov - Thu 21 Nov

Discussion

American Gigolo + Introduction

Sat 16 Nov 2019

The screening will be introduced by film writer Christina Newland, editor of the upcoming anthology, She Found it...

BSL Led Gallery Tour: Chris Payne Flash Bang Wallop

Today 15.00

Join Jennifer Little for this tour of Chris Payne's new exhibition, led solely in British Sign Language.

Bryony Kimmings: Autobiographical Theatre Workshop

Mon 18 Nov 2019 – Fri 22 Nov 2019

Join us for a week-long, pain free, brilliantly intensive course focused on autobiographical theatre making, self care and...

Into Film Festival Screening: A Minuscule Adventure

Mon 18 Nov 2019

Please note this screening is now fully booked. To be put on the waiting list please visit the...

Mothers Who Make: November 2019

Mon 18 Nov 2019

Mothers Who Make is a growing national network aimed at supporting mothers who are artists, working in any discipline...

Young Identity at HOME

Mon 11 Nov 2019 – Mon 10 Feb 2020

Calling all aspiring writers, poets and spoken word artists aged 15-25. Whether you’re already penning your own poetry...

From Slavery to Freedom + Q&A

Tue 18.10

We will be joined by director Arkady Kogan for a Q&A following this screening.

French A Level Study Day (yr 13): L’atelier

Wed 20 Nov 2019

This study day examines the themes of the film (representations of young people; racism; cultural background; past and...

Pay What You Can / Sorry We Missed You + Ken Loach Q&A

Wed 20 Nov 2019

This Pay What You Can screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Loach.

Pay What You Can/ Sorry We Missed You (15)

Wed 20 Nov 2019

Pay what you can for this special screening of Ken Loach's new film about the scandal of zero...

Into Film Festival Screening: Yesterday

Fri 22 Nov 2019

Free screening of Danny Boyle's Yesterday for school groups.

Coming Soon: Events

Urdu GCSE, AS and A2 Study Day: Load Wedding

Wed 27 Nov 2019

This Urdu study day will be built around a screening of Load Wedding.

Midnight Cowboy: Hollywood Renaissance and US Underground Cinema

Wed 27 Nov 19.30

This talk will look at the film's connections to the US underground cinema of the 1960s.

Cinema Paradiso 2019: Shorts Programme at Paradise Works

Thu 28 Nov 17.30

Cinema Paradiso returns to Paradise Works to launch HOME’s Artist Film Weekender 2019 for an evening of expanded...

Networking

Filmmakers Meet Up / Nov 2019

Thu 28 Nov 2019

Join our Filmmakers Meet Up aimed at emerging film writers, directors and producers, organised in conjunction with BFI...

NT Live/ Present Laughter (12A)

Starts Thu 28 Nov 2019 at 18.45

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

The Complete Works: Kamila Shamsie

Thu 28 Nov 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire, winner...

Filmmaker Masterclass with Beatrice Gibson

Fri 29 Nov 14.00

Award-winning artist filmmaker Beatrice Gibson joins us for this year’s HOME Artist Film Weekender, where we will be...

Touch Tour: I’m A Phoenix, Bitch

Fri 29 Nov 19.00

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

Northern Artist Focus: The Carnival Films of Rhea Storr (12A)

Starts Sat 30 Nov 2019 at 14.00

Rhea Storr approaches carnival as a space of both celebration and protest. Her work explores the social structures,...

Laura Huertas Millán: Ethno-Fictions (15)

Sat 30 Nov

From a Colombian drug lord building a replica of the mansion from ’80s soap opera Dynasty in the Amazon...

Freak Orlando (18)

Starts Sat 30 Nov 2019 at 20.00

A surreal masterpiece by transgressive feminist filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger.

Filmmaker Masterclass with Laura Huertas Millán

Sun 1 Dec 10.30

Laura Huertas Millán will deliver an in-depth masterclass to follow on from the screening of her Ethnographic Fictions...

UK Premiere: The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil (15)

Sun 1 Dec

40 years after the end of the Vietnam-American war, explosions still echo through the province of Quang Tri,...

Trinh T. Minh-ha & Onyeka Igwe: Speaking Nearby (15)

Sun 1 Dec

The films of Vietnamese filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha and London-based Onyeka Igwe challenge conventions of anthropological filmmaking and...

Networking

Filmed Up Dec 2019 (18)

Mon 2 Dec 18.20

Discover short films from all genre that are being produced in our region and meet the filmmakers.

AMP Workshop: December Session

Tue 3 Dec 18.00

Join us for our monthly Accessible Music Workshop for music lovers and music makers aged 18-25 with different...

French GCSE Study Morning: Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas

Wed 4 Dec 2019

Our French GCSE study morning links education and fun.

Chinese Film Forum UK presents: Conference/ Women in East Asian Cinema

Wed 4 Dec 12.30

In this three-day conference, practitioners and researchers will be brought together through a mix of paper presentations, panel...

The Beatles – Hornsey Road

Wed 4 Dec 2019

Join Mark Lewishohn for the surprises and delights of Abbey Road, the Beatles’ final album – 50 years...

Nadiya Hussain: Finding My Voice

Thu 5 Dec 19.30

Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain celebrates the publication of her brand-new memoir, in her own warm, honest and...

The Manchester Project at Christmas

Thu 5 Dec 2019 – Sat 21 Dec 2019

A Christmas cracker of new writing from Manchester's top talent, plus a selection box of comedy and drag

Discussion

Playreading: Friday 6 Dec

Fri 6 Dec 2019

Our popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months at HOME.

Make Your Own Elephant: Craft Workshop

Sun 8 Dec 9.30, 12.00, 14.30

Little Angel have created a workshop to teach little ones how to make their own slightly annoying elephant...

Elefun with Chester Zoo

Sun 8 Dec 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00

The Chester Zoo Rangers will be with us all day. They’ll have an information stand in the foyer...

AMP presents House Party Dec 2019

Fri 13 Dec 19.00

Following a riotous year of parties, this special Christmas edition of House Party will see some of our...

The Complete Works: Christina Lamb

Mon 16 Dec 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with leading foreign correspondent and author of I...

Cabaret + Intro

Thu 19 Dec 2019 – Sat 28 Dec 2019

The screening on Tue 17 Dec will be introduced by Dr Andrew Moor, Reader in Film at Manchester...

Touch Tour: Roots

Fri 20 Dec 18.30

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

Film A Level Study Day: La La Land

Thu 16 Jan 2020

This A level Film studies day explores the way the film La La Land pays tribute to a...

Exhibition

Manchester Open 2020...

Sat 18 Jan 2020 – Sun 15 Mar 2020

A major open-entry art show celebrating the creative talent of Greater Manchester residents.

The Complete Works: Aminatta Forna

Mon 20 Jan 19.00

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with award-winning author Aminatta Forna

Spanish A Level Study Day (year 12): El Futuro Perfecto

Tue 21 Jan 2020

Recommended for A level (year 12) and equivalent level Spanish This study morning will include a screening of...

French A Level Study Day (year 12): Une Saison en France

Wed 22 Jan 2020

This A Level French Study Day links to the exam syllabus and will look at how film can...

Writing for Fundraising

Mon 27 Jan 18.30

Learn the essential skills in writing for fundraising and how to create a strong and persuasive funding application.

Media A Level Study Day: Music Video

Thu 30 Jan 2020

This study day aims to explore the enduring format of the music video within the context of both...

Alexei Sayle: Live Tour

Fri 31 Jan 2020 – Sat 1 Feb 2020

In his own words, Alexei Sayle has been performing stand up for forty years since the day he...

German GCSE Study Morning: Ballon

Thu 6 Feb 2020

Recommended for GCSE and equivalent level German This event is now fully booked. To join the waiting list...

Relaxed Performance (Autism Friendly): The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Thu 6 Feb 2020

Relaxed events are designed for people with autism spectrum conditions and their families so they can enjoy the arts together in...

BSL Led Gallery Tour: Manchester Open Exhibition 2020

Sat 8 Feb 15.00

Join Jennifer Little for a tour of the Manchester Open Exhibition, led solely in British Sign Language.

Course

Course: Behaviour Management with Young People

Wed 12 Feb 2020

This is essential training for anyone working directly with young people and will help you understand youth culture...

Touch Tour: A Little Space

Sat 15 Feb 13.00

Our Touch Tours give visually impaired patrons the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the set, key props and...

The Complete Works: Lindsey Hilsum

Wed 19 Feb 18.45

Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE in conversation with the author and Channel 4 News International...

Conversations with Roddy Doyle

Sun 8 Mar 19.30

Celebrate the career of one of Ireland’s best-loved writers, as he discusses his work in an intimate and...

Not Just Bollywood presents Pakeezah + Introduction

From Sun 26 Jan

Omar Ahmed, co-curator of Not Just Bollywood, introduces Pakeezah

Manchester Camerata: Kabantu v Manchester Camerata

Sat 4 Apr 19.30

‘Kabantu’ meaning ‘of the people’ come to HOME celebrating music from all around the world.

Adam Buxton Rambles

Mon 8 Jun 2020 – Tue 9 Jun 2020

Join comedian and podcast host Adam Buxton as he talks about and reads from his upcoming new book.