23 August 2025 / Annie Waite

Hastings' Own

See original films created by local filmmakers across the county. Plus, meet the directors at upcoming screenings!

Hastings' Own is a new screening strand shining a light on home-grown talent from Hastings and East Sussex. 

The Forest in Me will launch our new strand in September, with Bonfire Boyes and #Revolution Anyone following after:

old woman in snow sceneThe Forest in Me - by Rebecca E Marshall: Sat 6 Sep & Sun 7 Sep

Several years in the making, the film interweaves the story of Agafya Lykova, an 80-year-old hermit surviving alone in the Siberian Forest who scares bears away by banging on space-rocket debris, a crew simulating life on Mars in isolation on a Hawaiian volcano, and the filmmaker’s child discovering the world. 

Book now for The Forest in Me >>

Man in street holding fire wandBonfire Boyes + Q&A - by Dmitri Galitzine: Thu 2 Oct & Sat 4 Oct

Bonfire Boyes is a vivid new documentary which reveals the inner workings of The Sussex Bonfire Societies for the first time in history.

Book now for Bonfire Boyes >>

Big Ben at an angle#Revolution Anyone: A Film About Change + Q&A - by Archie and Jodie Lauchlan: Fri 24 Oct & Thu 30 Oct

Positive doc that says 'yes we can' change society to better meet the needs of all. Plus Q&A with Hastings filmmakers, Archie and Jodie Lauchlan.

Booking coming soon for #Revolution Anyone.

Special thanks to the filmmakers for sponsoring our screening to help to support the Electric Palace Cinema. 

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