Dalliance
Every Saturday & Bank Holiday Sunday, May – September 2026
The best Saturday night out in Lewes is back for the summer! Dalliance is Depot’s weekly live music & street food extravaganza, which has been bringing those summer festival vibes to Lewes since 2021!
Live Arts Screenings
We strive to bring you the best screenings from The Royal Ballet & Opera, the National Theatre and a range of other live art events throughout the year.
Otherfield Documentaries
Wednesday 18 March – Thursday 30 July
Three insightful films from the most exciting voices in contemporary documentary filmmaking, all introduced by documentarian Jerry Rothwell. Screened in collaboration with Otherfield Film Festival.
Gothic Season
Tuesday 28 April – Sunday 17 May 2026
Join us for a season celebrating the Gothic genre, with screenings of classic and contemporary films.
Visual Music Workshop – exploring live cinema and new music
Saturday 16 May, 10:30-14:00
Pair with the unique film event Four Quartets on Film
This workshop, run by artist Tim Hopkins, invites you to explore ‘Live Cinema’ techniques using video materials developed on the day and software, Isadora.
Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival: Crossroads 2026
Tuesday 19 – Saturday 30 May
A new screening series bringing bold, contemporary Caribbean films to cinemas across South East England, curated from standout titles at the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival.
Iron Maiden Double Feature
Thursday 21 May
Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer & Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
A double feature of films exploring the history of one of the world’s biggest rock bands. Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer follows the final years of Paul Di’Anno, Iron Maiden’s original vocalist. Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition charts Iron Maiden’s remarkable five‑decade journey.
Four Quartets on Film
Saturday 23 May, 16:00
Pair with Visual Music Workshop – exploring live cinema and new music
Beguiling artist film responses by Tim Hopkins to new music. Includes a Q&A between the two film screenings.
Cinemini Toddlers Workshop
Saturday 24 May, 10:00 & 11:30
A specially designed film event for young children (3-5) with short films, free play and activities to inspire creativity and curiosity. Organised by Small World Cinema.
From Scrap to Screen
Sunday 24 May, 15:00
Suitable for children and families – no previous experience needed and all materials provided!
Please note: all children AND all accompanying adults must each have a ticket for this event
A fun and relaxed animation workshop for children and families led by Small World Cinema. In this hands-on animation workshop, children create their own characters using recycled materials and simple craft supplies, then bring them to life in our special animation station built around a refurbished dolls’ house turned miniature film set.
War and Peace
Sunday 31 May, 11:00
This is an event screening with a total duration of approximately 8 hours 50 mins including comfort and lunch breaks.
Employing a cast of thousands and an array of innovative camera techniques, director Sergei Bondarchuk conjures a sweeping vision of grand balls that glitter with rococo beauty and breathtaking battles that overwhelm with their expressionistic power.
Planet Israel
Tuesday 9 June, 17:45
Q&A screening with director Gillian Mosely, hosted by Naomi Salaman.
After October 7th the world was shocked and sympathetic following the Hamas attacks in Israel. Within a few short months most of this sympathy had gone as the world recoiled in horror at the brutality of the Israeli response to these attacks, while few Israeli Jews seem to have noticed anything untoward.
As a British-American Jew Gillian wanted to know what has happened to make Jews, a people who have experienced oppression, othering, and genocide, exhibit such moral and humanitarian numbness. More widely, how does the moral disengagement that allows atrocities the world over, happen?
Winelands: Sour Grapes
Thursday 11 June, 18:00
As part of this year’s Winelands Festival in Lewes, enjoy a special one-off screening of Sour Grapes at Depot cinema, accompanied by a post-film wine tasting in the auditorium and an afterparty in the Depot garden.
Sima's Song
Monday 15 June, 17:30
UK premiere, screened as part of Refugee Week and Sama Brighton Film Festival 2026.
Followed by a live Q&A with director Roya Sadat, founder of Roya Film House and co-founder of the International Women’s Film Festival in Afghanistan, currently taking place in exile after being outlawed by the Taliban.
Suraya and her inseparable friend, the talented singer Sima, try to cope in Afghanistan‘s unstable political landscape at the end of the 1970s.
Sensory Friendly Cinema
Interactive family cinema screenings
Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June
Returning to Depot for 2026, we will watch and experience films in a unique new way, with specialist performers bringing stories to life through sensory moments, live music, activities, movement and play! Think secret cinema meets autism friendly relaxed cinema meets sensory cinema.
It’s a cinematic event for the whole family! These films are particularly suitable for 5-11 year olds, but will be immensely enjoyed by all age groups.
Antonioni Season
Monday 6 – Wednesday 15 July 2026
Depot screens three iconic English language films from the Italian master filmmaker: Blow-Up; Zabriskie Point; and The Passenger. Featuring an introduction to the season from Depot’s Chair of Trustees, Robert Senior.
The Haunted Moustache
Thursday 16 July
Includes a post-film Q&A with David Bramwell
The story of a mysterious inheritance, seances, psychedelics and Brighton’s 1990s alt-cabaret scene is woven together with inimitable charm, writer David Bramwell recalls his UK odyssey to find the origins of the moustache inherited from Great Aunt Sylvia.
Women Over 50 Film Festival 2026
Saturday 5 September
Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) champions and showcases the work of older women on screen and behind the camera with an annual short film festival and year-round events and film screenings, and we’re delighted to be hosting their 2026 festival right here at Depot.
Homegrown
Join us at Depot once a month for the latest in British Independent Cinema. We will be handpicking films that show the diversity and skill present across the industry – and inviting the filmmakers and actors themselves to join us and provide first hand personal insight into the process of making a film.
Cinelogue
Depot’s strand dedicated to screening arthouse, independent and cult films while engaging in discussion on issues surrounding film and cinema culture.
Cinemas of the Mind
A screening with post-film discussion facilitated by Dr Jake Harvey, a forensic psychiatrist, and Jenny Leeburn, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, focusing on the psychological aspects of the film, and the emotional impact on the viewer.
Kino Collective
A group of young people dedicated to sharing an enthusiasm and knowledge of cinema through the hosting of specially selected screenings and events for young adults.
French Cinema Club
Step into the world of French cinema with our lively, post-screening discussion club! Open to everyone and led by Dr Martine Pierquin.
KnitFlicks
KnitFlicks screenings offer relaxed, sociable cinema events for crafters! Expect lighthearted movie selections chosen to create a fun atmosphere, perfect for unwinding while working on your knitting, crochet, or hand sewing project.
Everybody-Friendly Screenings
Book to Film Club
Depot’s Book to Film Club is a relaxed and open space to talk about books and movies. With classics, horror, and sci-fi on the shelf, there’s something for everyone to get their reading glasses on for.