Surrealist animated art feature where humans are pets on an alien planet!
Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage)
Thu 28 May // 19:30
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny … [more]
To Live and Die in L.A.
Thu 4 June // 19:30
William Friedkin's hot, sweaty counterweight to the chilly vibes of The French Connection, and another all-timer … [more]
Star & Shadow presents its annual film retreat:
Losing The Plot Film Retreat #12
an unorthodox weekend of cinema in the wilderness
Fri 5 June // 18:00
Losing The Plot edition 12 takes place Friday 05-Sunday 07 June 2026. The Star and Shadow's … [more]
Free your mind
The Animatrix
Mindbending sci-fi shorts that expand the Matrix universe
Fri 5 June // 19:30
A collection of animated shorts which explores the existential and estoric sci-fi nooks and crannies in … [more]
LTP #12 Presents
Desire Lines
Fri 5 June // 20:00
DESIRE LINES is a film about walking, movement and shape shifting. What begins as obsessive stalking … [more]
LTP #12 Presents
While the Gods Were Busy with Another Child & All These Summers
Sat 6 June // 16:00
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LTP #12 Presents
We are making a film about Mark Fisher
Sat 6 June // 19:30
We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher is a 65-minute cinematic experiment exploring the continuing … [more]
LTP #12 Presents
The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun ra
Sat 6 June // 21:30
A portrait of the artist as a young man as well as one of a city … [more]
Sarafina!
Wed 17 June // 19:00
Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on Mbongeni Ngema's 1987 musical of the same … [more]
Gays on Grain
The Talented Mr. Ripley
on 35mm!
Thu 18 June // 19:30
35mm is back at the Star and Shadow! Before you see Matt Damon in The Odyessy, … [more]
Refugee Week special screening
Green Border
Sat 20 June // 19:30
About the plight of migrants caught in the Belarus-European Union border crisis. [more]
Olivia (1951)
Sun 28 June // 19:30
Before Agnès Varda, Jacqueline Audry was the only female director to have a successful continuous career … [more]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fri 3 July // 19:30
After Joel and Clementine break up, Clementine undergoes a procedure to have Joel erased from her … [more]
Streets of Fire
Fri 10 July // 19:30
A Rock & Roll Fable from Walter Hill, featuring a young Willem Dafoe, Amy Madigan, and … [more]
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Fri 24 July // 19:30
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tells the story of two drag queens and … [more]
MAY 2026
Thu 28 19:30 .... Surrealist Animated Art Feature Where Humans Are Pets On An Alien Planet! Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage)
JUNE
Thu 04 19:30 .... To Live and Die in L.A.
Fri 05 18:00 .... Star & Shadow Presents Its Annual Film Retreat: Losing The Plot Film Retreat #12 An Unorthodox Weekend Of Cinema In The Wilderness
19:30 .... Free Your Mind The Animatrix Mindbending Sci-Fi Shorts That Expand The Matrix Universe
20:00 .... Ltp #12 Presents Desire Lines
Sat 06 16:00 .... Ltp #12 Presents While the Gods Were Busy with Another Child & All These Summers
19:30 .... Ltp #12 Presents We are making a film about Mark Fisher
21:30 .... Ltp #12 Presents The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun ra
Wed 17 19:00 .... Sarafina!
Thu 18 19:30 .... Gays On Grain The Talented Mr. Ripley On 35mm!
Sat 20 19:30 .... Refugee Week Special Screening Green Border
Sun 21 19:30 .... Chinese Roulette
Sun 28 19:30 .... Olivia (1951)
JULY
Fri 03 19:30 .... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fri 10 19:30 .... Streets of Fire
Fri 24 19:30 .... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
* cheap night