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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

The Stand

Wed. 18 June 2025 — Fri. 20 June 2025

Director Auchter, a member of the Haida Nation, reconstructs the 1985 story of his community struggling against a major logging company. Their resistance was rooted in Haida spirituality, which made it clear that they would protect their forest land for future generations. This is an impressive examination of a movement, teaching how to build and sustain a protest, engage in debate and remain on the frontlines of resistance.

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KaiJuly Raids Again!

Fri. 4 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025

Showroom

The Showroom's celebration of all thing’s kaiju returns. Expect giant monsters, rubber suits, nuclear horrors, mystical fantasy, and royal rumble free-for-alls. For it's second year, KaiJuly marks 60 years of Gamera, the giant, fire-breathing turtle.

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

Thu. 19 June 2025 — Sat. 21 June 2025

Emerging from the underground clubs of Chicago’s South Side, house music sparked a movement of joy, freedom & radical togetherness. Director Elegance Bratton pays tribute to Vince Lawrence & visionary friends who pioneered the worldwide phenomenon.

Impulse: Playing with Reality

Wed. 18 June 2025 — Mon. 23 June 2025

Site Gallery

Tilda Swinton narrates this interactive mixed reality experience where intensity, creativity & survival collide. Combining sharp-witted gameplay & first-hand accounts, it explores the complex inner lives of 4 distinctive ADHD-identifying individuals.

Abbeydale Picture House

An enchanted princess of a building, the beguiling 1920s Abbeydale Picture House is at last mid-rescue.