AniMAYtion Weekender 202312A

We’re making the last weekend of May an AniMAYtion Bank Holiday! Join us between Saturday 27th and Monday 29th May as we show six animated classics – two titles on each day looking at separate themes, featuring works from Japan, Iran, Ireland, and Hungary, spanning over 40 years of cinema history. Buy a weekend pass and you’ll be able to see modern anime smash-hit Your Name alongside Satoshi Kon’s mindbending Millennium Actress; Studio Ghibli masterpiece Grave of the Fireflies back-to-back with Marjane Satrapi’s Oscar-nominated Persepolis; and finally Cartoon Saloon’s folk tale Song of the Sea followed by the kaleidoscopic Hungarian fantasy Son of the White Mare.

You can buy a combo ticket to all six screenings for the price of £45, with a Pay Less option of £40 (for those whose budgets can’t currently stretch to the standard price) and Pay More option of £50 (for those who can currently afford to pay a little more). Get your AniMAYtion Weekend Pass (only 30 available) by using the ‘Book tickets’ link on the right, or by clicking here.

BOOK YOUR WEEKEND PASS HERE

You can find out more info about each double-feature by clicking on the dates below, where you can also buy tickets to each individual double-feature presentation (if you can’t attend for the whole weekend!). Tickets to each double-feature costs £20 (with a Pay less option of £15 and Pay More option of £25).

Saturday 27 May (‘Identity/Destiny’)
5.30pm YOUR NAME (Dir. Makoto Shinkai)
7.45pm MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (Dir. Satoshi Kon)
Buy tickets for our Your Name/Millennium Actress double-feature here

Sunday 28 May (‘Conflict’)
3.45pm GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Dir. Isao Takahata)
5.45pm PERSEPOLIS (Dir. Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud)
Buy tickets for our Grave of the Fireflies/Persepolis double-feature here

Monday 29 May (‘Myth/Folklore’)
3pm SONG OF THE SEA (Dir. Tomm Moore)
5.15pm SON OF THE WHITE MARE (Dir. Marcell Jankovics)
Buy tickets for our Song of the Sea/Son of the White Mare double-feature here

There are no ads or trailers before each screening. Seating for all screenings will be unallocated. We have scheduled a 30min break between both films screenings to stretch your legs or get a snack/drink at our bar. 

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We showed AniMAYtion Weekender 2023 between May 27, 2023 and May 29, 2023.

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What else is on?

Today (Sunday 5th April)

15:00

Bride of Frankenstein PG
1h 15m
After surviving an angry mob, Dr. Frankenstein is coerced into creating a new creature. James Whale’s eerie classic blends horror, desire, and identity, exploring bold queer themes while delivering unforgettable cinematic artistry nearly a century later.

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17:00

Hamnet 12A
2h 6m
Shakespeare and his wife endure the devastating loss of their young son, straining love and family bonds. Chloé Zhao’s (Nomadland) poignant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel captures grief, creativity, and resilience, with moving performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

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20:00

Midwinter Break 12A
1h 30m
Long-married couple Stella and Gerry holiday in Amsterdam when buried tensions surface, forcing them to confront their past and uncertain future. Starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds, Polly Findlay’s debut adapts Bernard MacLaverty’s novel into a moving meditation on love.

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Tomorrow (Monday 6th April)

15:15

Midwinter Break 12A
1h 30m
Long-married couple Stella and Gerry holiday in Amsterdam when buried tensions surface, forcing them to confront their past and uncertain future. Starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds, Polly Findlay’s debut adapts Bernard MacLaverty’s novel into a moving meditation on love.

Book here

17:30

Bride of Frankenstein PG
1h 15m
After surviving an angry mob, Dr. Frankenstein is coerced into creating a new creature. James Whale’s eerie classic blends horror, desire, and identity, exploring bold queer themes while delivering unforgettable cinematic artistry nearly a century later.

Book here

19:30

Resurrection 15
2h 36m | Mandarin w/ English subtitles
In a future where humanity cannot dream, one being secretly still can. When a woman discovers him she enters his dreamworld, beginning a shape-shifting journey through cinema, memory, and time in Bi Gan’s visually dazzling, mind-bending fantasy.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!