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
Dead of Winter 15
A widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she
Thu 9th Oct
18:15
Fri 10th Oct
18:15
Mon 13th Oct
20:30
Plainclothes 15
A promising undercover officer assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target
Sat 11th Oct
13:15
Mon 13th Oct
12:4518:15
One Battle After Another 15
When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.
Sun 12th Oct
19:15
Mon 13th Oct
13:3019:40
Parent & Baby ONLY: 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 13th Oct
12:00
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.
Mon 13th Oct
14:45
Thu 16th Oct
14:30
Urchin 15
The stunning directorial debut from Harris Dickinson, powered by an outstanding, award-winning performance from Frank Dillane.
Mon 13th Oct
17:15
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight 15
Based on Alexandra Fuller's memoir capturing the childhood of 7-year-old Bobo on her family farm in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) at the end of the Zimbabwean War for independence in 1980.
Mon 13th Oct
20:30
Wed 15th Oct
15:15
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.
Tue 14th Oct
17:45
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.
Mon 27th Oct
20:15
NT Live : Mrs. Warren’s Profession 12A
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter.
Mon 27th Oct
20:15
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.