A young couple move into a new apartment, only to find themselves surrounded by peculiar elderly neighbours and strange occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon, Rosemary's Baby is widely regarded as a triumph of horror cinema and much more than a produ...

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons returns to the theatre in an exciting new production from Tony and Olivier Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge, A Little Life). First performed in 1947, it remains as pivotal and unsettling as ever and is a devastating study of family and the cost of great success. Joe Keller, a proud, self-made businessman, has built his fortune on hard work ...

Buddhist Sunday Mornings is curated by Chris McKenna, local buddhist practictioner, along with our annual Electric Buddhist Film Festival, the second largest Buddhist Film Festival in the UK. Before each screening Chris will lead a short meditation and introduction to the film. This 90-minute documentary chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past t...

As rare screening with live piano accompaniment from Hastings composer and musician Mike Hatchard. Part of our new strand, Sunday Silents. Louise Brooks dazzles as the dangerously appealing seductress Lulu in a gripping moral fable that is as tragic as it is charming. It's not not only a landmark film in the canon of Weimar cinema, but of the silent film era. G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box is a ...

The Voice of Hind Rajab tells the harrowing story of a six-year-old Palestinian girl trapped during the Gaza conflict, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis. A difficult watch but essential viewing for anyone interested in the current political crisis. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2025, where it won t...

Springing from the extraordinary mind of director, Yorgos Lanthimos stars Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and Alicia Silverstone and Emma Stone and is garlanded with awards nominations. Emma Stone plays a cold and heartless CEO who is kidnapped and accused of being an alien in this dark and schlocky class-warfare thriller. An English language remake of the 2003 South Korean film 'Save the Green Pla...

This screening is a Knitflix Cinema presentation, inviting crafters and knitters to enjoy a relaxed 'lights-up' screening of the latest new releases and fashion based films in the cosy comfort of the Electric Palace this winter. Co-curated by Beryl Bailey in partnership with St Leonards' knitting and wool shop Flock. Includes a short knitting workshop before each screening. The story of a ga...

We are proud to present the ND Filmmakers' Showcase and Networking event with short films ranging from emerging and experienced filmmakers from Hastings and beyond. The evening will consist of two blocks of short films each followed by a short filmmaker Q&A and a short break. At the end of the evening we invite you to stay and chat to the filmmakers and find out more about other film festivals ...

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Come early and get involved in designing a 'friendly alien' in our craft workshop before the film - or spot the ND famous faces around the cinema in our treasure hunt - all part of the ticket price...

Dv8 Sussex is a small, specialist, creative digital college with sites in Brighton and Bexhill that provides courses for 16-18 year-olds in Creative Digital Media, Music Production and Performance, and Games Design and Development. Come and see the endeavors of the next generation of creators of film and media. At DV8 there are some very talented and diverse young people. The Media department i...