Award Winning Independent Cinema

As part of Plymouth's Urban Tree Festival 2024, we are inviting people to come together to ‘Notice This Tree’ in this #Noticethistree Intervention No. 4 at Plymouth Arts Cinema. The event includes a screening of Katy McGahan’s documentary The H...

To celebrate International Women’s Day, this is an intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo.

“Another joyously insightful, subversive and ultimately uplifting documentary from the great Jeanie Finlay.” Mark Kermode

For many great artists the garden has long been considered a desirable subject for the expression of colour, light and atmosphere. This dazzling film takes a magical journey from the gallery to the gardens.

The film is a rediscovery of a pioneer who has had an unmistakable influence on current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy.

Tish Murtha was a visionary photographer committed to documenting the struggle and inequality of the working-class communities that framed her upbringing.

Renowned director Wim Wenders creates an expressive portrait of one of the world’s most prominent artists Anselm Kiefer.

BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris invites us to slow down, as he films an ancient stone monolith for a year in a West Cornwall field. Filmed from Winter Solstice 2020 to Winter Solstice 2021.

New documentary System Update is a call to action to face the stark reality of climate change, and find a path towards hope. Screening co-hosted by Climate Action Plymouth to mark COP28 and followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Paul Maple.

Discover the scandalous life and the rich tapestry of extraordinary influences behind one of the world’s favourite paintings.