Homegrown
A Depot film strand shining a light on British Independent Cinema
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.
Our specific focus will be on uncovering gems that may find it harder to compete in the distribution landscape – films under the radar, the true independents. We know that 131 British films started shooting during Jan – Sep 2024, with a total production spend of £1.8 billion. There are lot of films being made, but what we see in the cinema is the tip of the iceberg. Together, let’s dive deeper and explore.
Films screening as part of Homegrown will be added to this page as soon as they go on sale.
Upcoming Screenings
500 Miles
Thursday 18 June, 17:40
Includes a post-film Q&A with director Morgan Matthews
Cert 12A
A broken family is forced to come together when 16-year-old Finn and his livewire younger brother Charlie run away from trouble at home in England to reach their estranged grandfather on Ireland’s stunning and wild west coast.
If you would like information about the content of this film, including potentially triggering material, please CLICK HERE for guidance from the BBFC
The Haunted Moustache
Thursday 16 July, 20:00
Includes a post-film Q&A with David Bramwell
Cert 18
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.
He encounters the occult, mind altering drugs and a cabaret of misfits including Hippy Lily, Dave Suit and the enigmatic Drako Oho Zarhazar.
If you would like information about the content of this film, including potentially triggering material, please CLICK HERE for guidance from the BBFC
