Picture House Presents
Leeds University Union
An exciting film programme of brilliant new independent releases, cult-favourites and special events – presented by the Hyde Park Picture House, in partnership with Leeds University Union.
Playing in a new dedicated screening room inside the Union's Pyramid Theatre, films will be shown in high quality (2K) using the latest cinema-standard projection kit – often screened within weeks of their release. We’ll also be holding regular events, including panel discussions and director Q&As.
Located in the University of Leeds campus, just a 15min walk from the Picture House, these screenings are open to absolutely everyone. In the spirit of the Picture House, this is a place where people of all ages, interests and backgrounds can come together and enjoy amazing films.
For more about Leeds University Union, including how to get there, accessibility and the safety measures we'll have in place, visit the LUU venue page.
We are also offering £5 tickets to these screenings for anyone aged 16-25. Simply join our FREE 16-25 Membership scheme. For more details and to sign-up, visit the 16-25 Membership page.
The First Monday in May (PG)
Brudenell Social Club
Please Note: this is a private screening. You will only be able to purchase tickets with a booking access code.
Girlfriends (15)
Leeds University Union
Aspiring photographer Suzie (Melanie Mayron) faces the prospect of living alone when her best friend and roommate, Anne (Anita Skinner), announces her plans to marry.
Candyman (15)
Leeds University Union
Director Nia DaCosta, working with co-writer and producer Jordan Peele, has created a slick, macabre and very sophisticated sequel-reboot for the Candyman myth.
Lady Bird (15)
Leeds University Union
With Lady Bird, director Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) reveals herself to a brilliant new voice in this semi-autobiographical, directorial debut.
Candyman (15)
Leeds University Union
Director Nia DaCosta, working with co-writer and producer Jordan Peele, has created a slick, macabre and very sophisticated sequel-reboot for the Candyman myth.
Pig (15)
Leeds University Union
Back by popular demand!
Nicholas Cage plays a truffle hunter who leaves his hermitic seclusion in the Oregon wilderness on a journey to the city in search of his kidnapped truffle pig
The Lost Leonardo (15)
Leeds University Union
The Lost Leonardo tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million and claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. It's a fascinating gaze into the sinister undercurrent of money, power and politics that hides behind the global art market
The Servant (12A)
Leeds University Union
New Digital Restoration
In a brand new 4K restoration, adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter and featuring crisp black-and-white photography from legendary cinematographer Douglas Slocombe, 1963’s The Servant stands among the most subversive and thrilling British films ever made.
Copilot (15)
Leeds University Union
With pre-recorded introduction
A romantic drama that gradually reveals itself to be about something else entirely, Copilot is a captivating political love story, where all that is pure and good lies in precarious tension with a world gone mad.
The Green Knight (15)
Leeds University Union
From visionary filmmaker David Lowery (A Ghost Story) comes a fresh and beautifully designed version of the classic tale from the knights of the round table.
The Green Knight (15)
Leeds University Union
From visionary filmmaker David Lowery (A Ghost Story) comes a fresh and beautifully designed version of the classic tale from the knights of the round table.
The Green Knight (15)
Leeds University Union
From visionary filmmaker David Lowery (A Ghost Story) comes a fresh and beautifully designed version of the classic tale from the knights of the round table.
The Green Knight (15)
Leeds University Union
From visionary filmmaker David Lowery (A Ghost Story) comes a fresh and beautifully designed version of the classic tale from the knights of the round table.
Gagarine (12A)
Leeds University Union
A favourite at Cannes and wildly imaginative, Gagarine explores themes of isolation and community, using the physical authenticity of its setting to ground its starry-eyed magical realism.
No Place Like Home (18)
Leeds University Union
Fifty years after Perry Henzel’s iconic feature, The Harder They Come, his long-lost second feature is finally in theatres.
Gagarine (12A)
Leeds University Union
A favourite at Cannes and wildly imaginative, Gagarine explores themes of isolation and community, using the physical authenticity of its setting to ground its starry-eyed magical realism.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (15)
Leeds University Union
In eager anticipation of Wes Anderson's new movie The French Dispatch, we're screening a few of the gems from his back catalogue. Eccentric, intricately designed, hilarious and touching, Anderson's 4th film is a perfect introduction to his star-studded, fantastical cinematic world.
I am Belmaya (12A)
Leeds University Union
The story of a young Dalit woman living in patriarchal Nepal who decides to venture out of her husband's house to become a documentary filmmaker.
Moonrise Kingdom (12A)
Leeds University Union
In eager anticipation of Wes Anderson's new movie The French Dispatch, we're screening a few of the gems from his back catalogue. Moonrise Kingdom is a beautifully crafted and charming addition to the Anderson universe.
The Story of a Three Day Pass (15)
A black American soldier is demoted for fraternizing with a white girl in France.
Sweetheart (15)
Leeds University Union
An instant coming-of-age classic. Socially-conscious and surly teenager, AJ (Nell Barlow), is dragged on holiday with her painfully normal family.
Sweetheart (15)
Leeds University Union
An instant coming-of-age classic. Socially-conscious and surly teenager, AJ (Nell Barlow), is dragged on holiday with her painfully normal family.
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (18)
Leeds University Union
A vast and heartrending melodrama spanning the latter half of the twentieth century, made with sensuous and flamboyant cinematic style by Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz.
