This award-winning debut feature by Bradford-born writer–director Jack King is a haunting, visually arresting road drama set against the raw beauty of Bradford and the Yorkshire Dales. Following its acclaimed world premiere at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival – where it was honoured with the inaugural Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence – The Ceremony returned home for an unforgettable evening.

The story begins with a stolen watch, a tragic death, and two migrant workers (played by Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu and Erdal Yıldız) who make a fateful decision: to bury a young asylum-seeker (Mo’min Swaitat) in the hills. As they journey through the landscape with the man’s body, the pair are forced into a powerful reckoning – with grief, with each other, and with the land itself.

This special screening was followed by an exclusive Q&A with director Jack King, producer Hollie Bryan and members of the cast, offering a rare insight into the making of a film that was already making waves on the international stage.

This was a chance to experience The Ceremony in the city where it was born.

Beautifully shot in black-and-white, The Ceremony was set for further screenings in Bradford and beyond during 2025.