Pier Kids15

Directed by Elegance Bratton | USA | 2019 | 1h 25m | Starring Krystal Dixon, DeSean Irby, Krystal LaBeija

Made between 2011 and 2016, this poignant documentary follows the lives of three queer and trans black youths who become homeless after being kicked out by their families. Creating their own community around New York’s Christopher Street Pier, they are forced to contend with life on the streets. An intimate and moving portrait of the means to be young, black and queer in New York today – 50 years after the Stonewall riots – by first-time filmmaker and former ‘Pier Kid’ Elegance Bratton.

Reviews

‘Stories involving shocking discrimination and violence are filmed with a conspiratorial understanding, as if the camera is lending a friendly ear.’
★★★★ Phuong Le, The Guardian

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We showed Pier Kids between November 5, 2021 and November 12, 2021.

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Today (Thursday 5th December)

20:30

Heretic 15
1h 51m
Two young Mormon missionaries get caught in a sinister game of cat-and-mouse in this delightfully twisted and darkly funny chamber horror from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), starring Hugh Grant.

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Tomorrow (Friday 6th December)

18:00

Paddington in Peru PG
1h 46m
Marmalade sandwiches at the ready. Everyone's favourite bear is back on the big screen! Paddington takes the Brown family on an adventure through the rainforest after receiving a letter from his Aunt Lucy in Peru.

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20:30

OXIFF 2024 18
1h 41m
The Oxford International Film Festival returns with a new selection of short films from filmmakers around the globe, featuring fictional shorts, animations, and music videos. One-off screening introduced by Alan Bailey, organiser of this year's festival.

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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 don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!