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 (Saturday 24th October)

14:00

Hope 15
2h 37m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Police investigate a mysterious creature terrorising the South Korean village of Hope Harbor. Cut off and without backup, it's down to hunters, hapless cops and locals to stop it. A thrilling sci-fi creature-feature from Na Hong-jin (The Wailing).

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17:30

Anyone Can Play Guitar 12A
1h 40m
Narrated by Stewart Lee and featuring exclusive interviews with Radiohead, Foals, Supergrass, Ride and Swervedriver, Anyone Can Play Guitar tells the unheard stories of Oxford's music scene. Screening followed by a conversation with director Jon Spira.

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20:30

Digger 15
2h 9m
The most powerful man in the world is in a frantic race to prove he's humanity's saviour before the disaster he unleashed destroys everything. Tom Cruise heads up an all-star cast in Oscar-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu's sharp comic satire.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 25th October)

15:00

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast Of Mo U
1h 20m
Just before Halloween, the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun's science experiments to fix it go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods. Shaun the Sheep returns in a monstrously fun family adventure as Aardman turns 50.

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17:15

Digger 15
2h 9m
The most powerful man in the world is in a frantic race to prove he's humanity's saviour before the disaster he unleashed destroys everything. Tom Cruise heads up an all-star cast in Oscar-winner Alejandro González Iñárritu's sharp comic satire.

Book here

20:15

The Lost Children of Tuam 12A
1h 24m
Amateur historian Catherine Corless investigates a former home for unmarried mothers and their children in rural Ireland, and won't stop, even when it pits her against Church, State and town. Monica Dolan stars in this gripping true story.

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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!