Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Closed Monday and Sunday
The Cinema and Box Office will be closed for Christmas and the New Year from 22/12/23 to 2/1/24 and will reopen at 5pm on 2/1/24.
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Independent Cinema for Everyone
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- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events: Art
No More Fairy Tales by Sue Williamson
An evening to encounter the British-born South African artist and activist Sue Williamson’s film practice, encompassing three of her most successful works to date.
Curious About British Art Show 9: Our Home Plymouth + The Personal History of David Copperfield
We have been working with The Box and Compass Presents in creative workshops with Plymouth & Devon Racial Equality Council’s Women’s Collective to make a short film using archive and voice.
British Art Show 9: Black Atlantic
In this collection of shorts, curated by Lux and BFI, filmmakers and contemporary artists explore the legacy of forced migration and the transatlantic slave trade in boldly imaginative terms.
British Art Show 9: Right of Way (12A)
Right of Way is a new feature-length programme that mixes stunning new artists’ commissions with historical archive films that give a bigger picture of questions of access and inclusion in the UK countryside.
Plymouth After Dark: because the night belongs to us
A selection of archive film that tells the story of Plymouth's nightlife over the past 60 years.
Easter in Art – Exhibition on Screen
This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day.
Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo
Released to coincide with International Women’s Day. Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life.
A Cake of Painted Tin – Panel discussion & screening event
Artist Katy Richardson alongside collaborators and curator Lucy Rollins will present this moving image & sound work exploring the experiences of writer Antonia White.
Three Films by Bedwyr Williams + Artist Q&A
In parallel with Bedwyr Williams' exhibition at KARST, this programme presents films made since he represented Wales at the 2013 Venice Biennale with his first video installation.
SuperSPREADER + Daisies (15)
Tom and Katy Richardson invite you to step back in time to Lockdown 1, March 2020, when, despite the obvious horror of the situation, there was creative energy abounding.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Bringing in Baby
- Captioned Screening Available
- Classic Film
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Bringing in Baby
- Captioned Screening Available
- Classic Film
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
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