What We Do In The Shadows15

Directed by Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi | New Zealand | 2014 | 1h 25m | Starring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Jonny Brugh, Ben Fransham

Four vampires, one flat, and absolutely no idea how to work a washing machine. This razor-sharp mockumentary follows Wellington’s least competent creatures of the night as they navigate the very modern headaches of flatmate squabbles, nightclub bouncers, and the eternal question of whose turn it is to do the dishes. Things get complicated when flatmate Peter bites local hipster Nick and recruits him into the undead, leaving the group to shepherd a brand-new vampire through eternity, one awkward night at a time.

Our screening on Sunday 12th July will be introduced by award winning comedian Caitriona Dowden.

Oxford Comedy Festival 2026

This screening is presented in partnership with The Oxford Festival Fringe Preview Comedy Festival – a month-long comedy festival happening throughout July created and curated by QED Comedy Lab.

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Sunday 12 July

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Savage House 15
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When ruthless social climbers Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage secure a dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, their ambitions collide with pox, Jacobite uprising, and bloodshed. Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant star in this sharp period comedy about class and power.

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20:30

Enzo 15
1h 43m | French w/ English subtitles
Sixteen-year-old Enzo finds unexpected purpose in a construction site apprenticeship and a deepening friendship with a Ukrainian migrant worker. The final collaboration between Palme d'Or winners Robin Campillo and the late Laurent Cantet is a tender, socially attuned coming-of-age film.

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Tomorrow (Friday 3rd July)
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15:15

Familiar Touch 12A
1h 32m
Believing she is heading out for a date, retired cook Ruth instead finds herself in an assisted living facility for people living with dementia. Sarah Friedland's Venice-awarded debut follows the rhythms of Ruth's shifting memory with quiet precision and profound tenderness.

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17:30

Akira 15
2h 4m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ruins of World War III – a dazzling, corrupt metropolis where two delinquent bikers are pulled into a secret government experiment with catastrophic consequences. Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark 1988 adaptation of his own manga remains one of cinema's great visionary works.

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20:15

Disclosure Day 12A
2h 25m
When a Kansas City meteorologist intercepts an inexplicable alien signal during a live broadcast, she begins to unravel a decades-long government cover-up. Steven Spielberg returns to sci-fi with a summer blockbuster of genuine scale and philosophical weight, led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor.

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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 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!

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