Access & accessibility

Descriptive subtitles

Descriptive subtitling is a service for hearing-impaired or deaf people.

Every Monday the Depot programme includes a selection of films with descriptive subtitles – a transcription of the film’s dialogue, in English, along the bottom of the screen. A description of the sounds in the film is also included. Caption subtitled screenings are helpful for people with a hearing impairment – and also for those who just struggle with strong English language accents.

Our programme also includes many films subtitled into English from other languages. These may also be suitable for deaf or hearing-impaired audiences but won’t always include additional descriptions of sounds.

Please note: Descriptive subtitles are produced by the film distributors and, as it’s a costly process, not all distributors have a policy of providing caption subtitles for all of their films.

All auditoria are fitted with infrared hearing systems. Depot can provide special headphones, or you can plug in your own hearing aid via a lanyard. There are hearing loops around the box office and food counter.

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For more information email or call 01273 525354

Upcoming Descriptive Subtitles Screenings
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere PG
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Thu 30th Oct
17:15
Fri 31st Oct
17:30
Mon 3rd Nov
14:1517:1520:00
Bugonia 15
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Sat 1st Nov
20:20
Mon 3rd Nov
17:2020:15
Thu 6th Nov
20:15
The Mastermind 12A
In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist.
Sun 2nd Nov
14:00
Mon 3rd Nov
14:45
I Swear 15
Inspired by the life of John Davidson, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980's Britain to a present day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette's Syndrome.
Mon 3rd Nov
11:45
Palestine 36 12A
In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
Mon 3rd Nov
14:30
Hedda 15
Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life.
Mon 3rd Nov
20:35
Mary Poppins Returns U
In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins.
Wed 3rd Dec
14:00

It is our policy that all our Monday screenings use descriptive subtitles where the distributors make the film available in that format.