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FOR SAMA

Dir: Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts

A letter from young mother Waad al-Kateab to her baby daughter Sama, to whom she gave birth on the front line of cataclysmic conflict in Aleppo.

Showing from Fri 13 Sep

HONEYLAND

Dir: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov

In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, clambers up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks; but disruption is coming. 

Showing from Fri 13 Sep

A retro photo of an LA nightclub that created a safe space for the LGBT community in the 1990s. People dance, and throw money in the air. The image is from Shakedown, being shown in partnership with gal-dem.

GAL-DEM PRESENTS: THE REST / UNREST FILM CLUB - SHAKEDOWN

 

Dir, Leilah Weinraub

The UK's leading media outlet for stories about women of colour and non binary people of colour presents the glorious classic Shakedown + panel.

Tue 24 Sep, 6:30pm

SWARM SEASON

Dir: Sarah J Christman

On a volcanic island of Hawaii, 10-year-old Manu and her mother collect endangered bees to breed disease-resistant colonies, while her father protests developments on sacred mountain Mauna Kea.

Showing On Fri 20 Sep

a black drawing of a little girl

SAMOUNI ROAD

Dir: Stefano Savona

A family prepares to celebrate a wedding in a war-torn farming community outside of Gaza City.

Showing from Fri 20 Sep 

An older white woman and a Thai woman, who is the nurse are sitting on a bench. The carer is holding up her hands with stretched fingers showing them to the older lady. This still id from the film Mother.

MOTHER + Q&A

Dir: Kristof Bilsen

In a small village in Thailand, Pomm takes care of Europeans with Alzheimer’s, while a family prepares to leave Switzerland, in this moving observation of motherhood and care

Sat 21 Sep, 6.30pm

HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN + REC. Q&A

Dir:  Gabe Turner & Benjamin Turner

With a soundtrack that will have you dancing in your seat, if not in the street, Hitsville: The Making of Motown chronicles the astronomical success and enduring cultural impact of Motown Records.

 Showing from 30 Sep

EXTINCTION REBELLION PRESENTS: THE MOON & THE SLEDGEHAMMER

 

Dir: Philip Trevelyan

A classic piece of British nonfiction filmmaking, that we’re excited to co-present with Extinction Rebellion on the Autumn Equinox.

Mon 23 Sep, 6:30pm

THE UK'S FIRST DOCUMENTARY CINEMA


Bertha DocHouse, based at Curzon Bloomsbury, is the first cinema dedicated to documentary films and special events.

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At Bertha Dochouse 17th Sep

14:30HONEYLANDBOOK
16:30FOR SAMABOOK
18:30WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAELBOOK
20:30FOR SAMABOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 18th Sep

14:30FOR SAMABOOK
16:30GAZABOOK
18:30FOR SAMABOOK
20:30HONEYLANDBOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 19th Sep

14:20MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVEBOOK
16:30FOR SAMABOOK
18:30HONEYLANDBOOK
20:30FOR SAMABOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 20th Sep

14:30FOR SAMABOOK
16:40MOTHER + Dir Q&A (Sat 21)BOOK
18:30SAMOUNI ROADBOOK
21:00SWARM SEASONBOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 21st Sep

13:45HONEYLANDBOOK
15:45SAMOUNI ROADBOOK
18:30MOTHER + Dir Q&A (Sat 21)BOOK
20:50SWARM SEASONBOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 22nd Sep

13:30SAMOUNI ROADBOOK
16:00MOTHER + Dir Q&A (Sat 21)BOOK
18:00SWARM SEASONBOOK
20:00FOR SAMABOOK

At Bertha Dochouse 23rd Sep

12:30FOR SAMABOOK
14:30FOR SAMABOOK
16:30SWARM SEASONBOOK
18:30EXTINCTION REBELLION PRESENTS: THE MOON AND THE SLEDGEHAMMER + Q&ABOOK
20:50HONEYLANDBOOK