Coinciding with International Women's Day (Sunday 8 March), this weekend, The Electric Palace highlights women's contributions to history, culture and society.
These specially curated film screenings celebrate women: their achievements, their visions, their power.
We hope you can join us for this year's screenings. Most of the films are F-Rated - the F-Rating is applied to films which are directed by women and/or written by women
Women's History Month screenings: March 2026
Mulan + warrior within mask-making workshop
Friday 6 March, 4.30pm
Join us for this classic hand-drawn retelling of the old Chinese folk story about a young girl who disguises herself as a man and goes to war to protect the country in place of her aged father, and finally returns as a national hero.
Doors open at 4.00pm for FREE Warrior Within Mask-Making Workshop before the film starts at 4.30pm. Part of Family Fridays.
Thelma and Louise
Saturday 7 March, 7.30pm
Thelma and Louise hit the road on a fishing trip in their 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible, but after a violent assault find themselves heading to Mexico on the run from the law. A 90s classic!
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Gentle, Angry Women with director Q&A
Sunday 8 March, 11am, Saturday 21 March 3pm
Gentle, Angry Women weaves personal discovery, historical remembrance, and contemporary activism. A new generation of young female activists awakens to a powerful, forgotten chapter of women's history. As they navigate the complexities of teenage life and social activism, three young women discover the remarkable Greenham Common Women's Peace Movement.
Book now for Gentle, Angry Women >>
Daughters of the Dust with intro
Sunday 8 March, 3pm
Three generations of Gullah women on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, prepare to migrate from the rural South to the North, confronting their past, present and future.Julie Dash became the first African American woman to have a wide theatrical release of her feature film in 1991, a movie that is now regarded as a cinematic triumph. Intro by Anna-Maria Nabirye.
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