Dalliance at Depot
Every weekend from Saturday 3 May
Depot’s weekly live music & street food extravaganza, which has been bringing those summer festival vibes to Lewes since 2021!
Each Saturday from May to September, we host live music and delicious street food vendors on our beautiful open terrace, guaranteed to give you that great festival experience. Mix that with a great selection of local beers and ciders, and you’ve got an unforgettable night out planned.
Board Game Night
29 May, 26 June & 31 July
These monthly meet-ups in the Depot Studio will provide a welcoming space for adults of all experience levels to connect, compete, and unwind over some great games.
The Swimming Diaries
Wednesday 28 May
UK Premiere Q&A screening with filmmaker Susan Thomson. Featuring a short live performance from the film’s soundtrack by composer and singer Donna McKevitt
The Swimming Diaries originated as a book, a memoir exactly 25,000 words long, with each word representing one of the 25,000 metres or strokes swum by Susan Thomson during the month when her mother was dying.
The film translates the book back into movement, hovering between experimental documentary, musical theatre and contemporary opera to trace a journey from life to death.
Music and Movement with Movingsounds
Tuesday 27 May, 24 June, 29 July
Movingsounds invites those with dementia and their carers to join us for uplifting musical fun, with this interactive and varied workshop. Also welcome are any elders whose health will benefit.
Mississippi Burning
Thursday 29 May
Our tribute to Gene Hackman, introduced by Depot’s Chair of Trustees, Robert Senior
When a group of civil rights workers goes missing in a small Mississippi town, FBI agents Alan Ward and Rupert Anderson are sent in to investigate. Local authorities refuse to cooperate with them, and the African American community is afraid to, precipitating a clash between the two agents over strategy. As the situation becomes more volatile, the direct approach is abandoned in favour of more aggressive, hard-line tactics.
Peppa Pig Meets The Baby Cinema Experience
From Friday 30 May
PIG changes are coming! Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new BABY!
Still Here
Tuesday 3 June
Q&A with director Suranga Katugampala, hosted by Lizzie Thynne, film-maker and professor of film at The University of Sussex
Determined to reinvent herself, a former B-movie actress leaves her two children in the care of their father and vanishes into the shifting landscape of a city under construction.
The Hours
Sunday 8 June
Marking the centenary of the publication of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The story of how the novel Mrs. Dalloway affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Homegrown: Lollipop
Tuesday 10 June, 17:30
Includes a Q&A with director Daisy-May Hudson
Molly, a young woman released from prison struggles to regain custody of her children.
When she bumps into her childhood friend Amina the two women soon realise their only chance is to join forces and take destiny into their own hands.
Motherload
Friday 13 June
Post-film Q&A session led by Lewes’ own champion of electric cargo bikes, Matthew Bird (Get Bikery) along members of Cycle Lewes, Lewes Climate Hub and other users of these fun and super-capable two-wheeled machines
Award-winning documentary that uses the cargo bike as the vehicle for exploring parenthood in this digital age of climate change. The film captures a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of modern life, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.
Al Fresco Supper Club
Thusday 19 June
We invite you to join us in our walled garden for an unforgettable evening of gourmet dining underneath the summer sky – a unique al fresco dining experience, surrounded by wildflowers and good company.
Carnival of Souls
Tuesday 1 July
Presented by Lazy Girls Film Club
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist, but is plagued by terrifying visions of a spectral man.
Wine Tasting Sessions
Our wine tasting sessions in Robert’s Bar are back for 2025! Join us as our guest wine experts take us on a journey through some the worlds best and most underappreciated wine regions.
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.
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.
