Past Events Archive

8th Kennington Bioscope Silent Film Weekend

Sat 5 Apr - Sun 6 Apr 2025 · Events

Our Silent Film Weekend will take place over the 5-6 April. There is the customary blend of archive treasures and mainstream entertainment, presented by an enthusiastic team of experts with, of course, the usual live music from our skilled accompanists.

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The Nickel presents The French Connection (1971) on 16mm

Wed 2 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

In tribute to the late great Gene Hackman, The Nickel presents a screening of The French Connection on 16mm film, paired with an intro by Dominic Hicks.

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The Nickel presents The Conversation (1974) on 16mm

Sat 29 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

In tribute to the late great Gene Hackman, The Nickel presents a screening of The Conversation on 16mm film, paired with an intro by Dominic Hicks.

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Screening of Satu – Year of the Rabbit (2024) (12A) with intro and Q&A

Thu 27 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Joshua Trigg’s award-winning drama, shot in Laos in just 26 days during the Covid pandemic, is a classic road movie following a young boy who teams up with a photojournalist to look for his lost mother.

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Screening of Satu – Year of the Rabbit (2024) (12A) with intro and Q&A

Wed 26 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

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The Legend of Houdini

Sat 22 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Magician and escape artist Greg Chapman performs effects and escapes inspired by Houdini, and shares some of the stories that make up ‘The Legend of Houdini’!

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Screening of Remembrance (1982) plus Q&A with Hugh Stoddart

Fri 21 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

A rare opportunity to see this re-discovered British film from 1982 on the big screen, which was Gary Oldman’s first film, and also starred Tim Spall and John Altman.

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Kennington Bioscope presents a programme of ‘antiquities’

Wed 19 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Kennington Bioscope hosts a series of silent films based around Greek and Roman antiquity, presented by Professor Maria Wyke from the Department of Greek and Latin, UCL, London.