Events

This screening is taking place at The Carousel, 25 Hockley, NG1 1FH as part of Nottingham Film Festival 2025.

Monday 3rd November at 7pm

Just Kids is a documentary that follows three families in states that have banned gender-affirming care as they navigate a heart-breaking decision. Should they stay in their home states, where their whole life is, and risk their child's health and safety? Or should they flee? Over the course of a year, these families endure impossible challenges and show unparalleled strength as they fight to save their children's lives.

Just Kids will be shown with Kingdom, a British short documentary about the underrepresentation of drag kings in drag culture, celebrating the collective Pecs.

This selection of films about the climate crisis shows both the devastation being dealt to the natural world and the hope for change happening right on our doorstep. 

A River Sings

20 mins | UK 

Coral City 

20 mins | Belgium 

The Creators 

5 mins | UK 

Red Wolf in Time Out 

4 mins | USA 

Hope For Our Rivers 

31 mins | Nottingham

The Wild Defending Itself is a feature-length documentary (90 min) by Vincent Verzat, produced by Partager c'est Sympa. The film traces his path between militancy and naturalism, his search for a balance between combat and contemplation. Based on a personal and sensitive story, the film makes the link between wild animals and the struggles being waged throughout France against the destruction of their habitats. The Wild Defending Itself sets out a path for living with dignity and preparing for what lies ahead.

This is a screening by Porlock Press, an independent Nottingham-based film club showing a wide range of cult film, with a focus on animation of all kinds.

Evžen leads a secret double life, split across the waking world and the land of dreams. By day he is a married man working a run-of-the-mill office job, but by night he wanders the streets of his sleeping mind to rendezvous with a mysterious woman named Eva (or is she Eliza, Emily, or even Evženie?).
With the aid of psychoanalyst Dr Holubová and an esoteric book on lucid dreaming, Evžen explores his interior world and experiences a revelation that shakes the very core of his being.
Made with a mix of live action close-ups and animated photograph cut-outs, Surviving Life perfectly captures the familiar yet uncanny feeling of dreaming.
Švankmajer uses the collage aesthetic to great effect, unloading a barrage of Surrealist imagery on his audience. Humans swap heads with animals (and vice-versa) as a giant snake stalks the city in search of prey. Flowers explode into bloom like halos around people’s heads. Teeth are violently extracted from wailing mouths and eggs rain down from the sky. Classical symbols of fertility are found everywhere.
Described as a psychoanalytical comedy, Surviving Life continues the director’s lifelong investigation into the power and potential of our subconscious lives.

Don’t miss this rare chance to see a hidden gem of Švankmajer’s filmography on the big screen!

"Buñuel + Disney = Švankmajer" - Miloš Forman