Black Box Diaries15

Directed by Shiori Itô | Japan | 2024 | 1h 43m | Japanese w/ English subtitles

Investigative journalist Shiori Ito shares her powerful, against-the-odds journey to justice after being sexually assaulted by a well-connected public figure. This gripping documentary offers a raw and unflinching exposé of Japan’s outdated judicial and societal systems, while delivering a deeply personal account of the psychological toll of surviving sexual assault.

Reviews

‘It’s a genuinely empowering film but also absolutely clear-eyed about the challenges that remain for women in Japan.’
★★★★
Nicolas Rapold, The FT

Please note: this film contains references to sexual assault which may be harmful and triggering for some audiences

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Today (Thursday 24th October)
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15:30

The Outrun 15
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
1h 57m
After spending her 20s living in London, Rona returns home to the Orkneys determined to change her life. Adapted from Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir, Saoirse Ronan gives a powerful performance as a young woman in recovery from alcoholism.

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18:15

Young Frankenstein 12A
1h 46m
In a creepy Transylvanian castle, a strait-laced doctor stumbles upon the wild experiments of his late grandfather—Dr. Frankenstein. Starring a brilliantly manic Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks’ monstrously funny horror spoof celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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20:45

Naked Lunch 18
+ Intro & Short Film
1h 55m (+ 20min short film)
Kafkaesque Klassics
David Cronenberg's (The Fly) adaptation of William S. Burroughs' novel about a bug exterminator who enters a bizarre underworld filled with government conspiracies and talking insects.

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Tomorrow (Friday 25th October)
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16:15

Timestalker 15
1h 30m
A time-hopping heroine keeps falling in love and dying during different periods of history. Can she stop the cycle and break the curse? Alice Lowe delivers a wildly inventive twist on the rom-com genre with this witty, genre-bending sci-fi comedy.

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18:30

Häxan 15
+ Live Score
1h 46m
Grave robbing, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath! Join us for a special screening plus live score of Benjamin Christiansen's 1920s silent horror docu-drama exploring the history of witchcraft, demonology, and satanism.

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21:00

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 12A
1h 40m
Get your fishnets out, leather gloves at the ready and “Let's do the time warp again". The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back for our annual Halloween extravaganza!

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