Exploding Cinema
EXPLODING CINEMA is a volunteer collective of filmmakers and film lovers who run open access film events in London and beyond.
It's THIRTY years since the Exploding Cinema was founded in a stone cold bunker at the back of a squatted sun tan oil factory in Brixton. At that time it was a gathering of media misfits rejected by the `Independent' film/video establishment who decided that rather than griping about the fu**ed up state of the industry they would stage their own screenings in cafes, pubs and disused buildings and
24/05/2026
A page from the latest Exploding Cinema programme...
22/05/2026
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Doors open TONIGHT 7pm !
22/05/2026
Is the 22nd May show at ! With live band playing our interval set sandwiched inbetween a delicious smorgasbord of quirky short films! Doors 6pm / 7pm show start! 🐱 🌟 💕
22/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at TONIGHT: “The Ones She Holds” by Violette Foley: A short documentary on a trans lady called Willow who is a teddy bear collector, following an emotional journey through her life and love for bears. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org
21/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Drive” by Jammie Hickling: An exploration of memory and the production of the sublime Swiss mountains through a misremembered past. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org
21/05/2026
LIVE tomorrow 22nd May: A chock full programme of films with live music in a location out of this world (Cinema Museum in Elephant and Castle) Also to be livestreamed on our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/1TswAax3TcQ?si=RgwI3g93EccncypD Tix, info www.explodingcinema.org
20/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Parallel Botany” by Magdalena Bermudez: Still lives of real fruit meet botanical illustrations of plant galls to expose the paradox of dissection: each time we cut something in two, we merely create a new exterior. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org https://www.magdalenabermudez.com/
19/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Money Maker” by Lola Pettit: Money Maker takes on an urban GTA-style format to explore the struggle of making money and a living through artistic endeavours. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org on ig , www.bleachd.co.uk for website.
19/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “The Stupidity Files, Episode 3: The Ego Trip” by Martin Stuart Fowler: A Dark Comedic Story With A Dark Twist About A Loser Who Gains The Power Of Ego. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRWcvvXBbvU
18/05/2026
Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “RadaR-b!Rds do 'O' Level Maths Exam” by RadaR-b!Rds - annA rydeR & Nicky Cure: RadaR-b!Rds tackle a very difficult Mathematics exam using pencils, slide rules, protractors and measuring tools in this hilarious experimental short. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org www.radarbirds.com https://www.facebook.com/radarbirds
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