Epic Yorkshire
Catch iconic favourites and discover hidden gems in this city-wide film season and screen celebration of Yorkshire.
1 - 21 August 2025
Launching on Yorkshire Day (1 Aug), Epic Yorkshire showcases stories made and shaped by those who call this place home – from gritty urban dramas to romantic windswept landscapes.
Alongside a packed programme at Pictureville you can enjoy special screenings and experiences in collaboration with brilliant local partners, alongside beloved Yorkshire brands. Expect local flavours, unique venues, and a cinematic celebration of the people and places that make Yorkshire one of a kind.
Pick up your free City of Film Map from 1 August and begin your own movie adventure across Bradford. This colourful memento is a beautifully illustrated, fold-out A2 map showing Bradford’s film past, present and future, featuring cinemas, community screening venues, and big screen experience locations across the district.
Travel to different screenings and curate your personal journey through film in Bradford, during our UK City of Culture year.
Sky Peals
Saturday 2 August, 4pmRuntime: 91 mins
Director: Moin Hussain
Starring: Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook.
An unconventional sci-fi drama, with breathtaking Yorkshire cinematography and a breakthrough lead performance.
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Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Moin Hussain
Starring: Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook.
An unconventional sci-fi drama, with breathtaking Yorkshire cinematography and a breakthrough lead performance.
Phantom Thread [70mm]
Saturday 2 August, 7pmRuntime: 113 mins
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis and Lesley Manville.
A luscious 70mm screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s period romance.
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Runtime: 113 mins
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis and Lesley Manville.
A luscious 70mm screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s period romance.
Classic Sunday: Room at the Top
Sunday 3 August, 1.30pmRuntime: 121 mins
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears.
Fiercely passionate Oscar-winning drama shot in Halifax.
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Runtime: 121 mins
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears.
Fiercely passionate Oscar-winning drama shot in Halifax.
Funny Cow
Sunday 3 August 6.30pmRuntime: 102 mins
Director: Adrian Shergold
Cast: Maxine Peake, Stephen Graham, Vic Reeves
The rise of a comedienne, set against a backdrop of working men’s clubs in Northern England.
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Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Adrian Shergold
Cast: Maxine Peake, Stephen Graham, Vic Reeves
The rise of a comedienne, set against a backdrop of working men’s clubs in Northern England.
The Selfish Giant [35mm]
Friday 8 August, 7pmRuntime: 91 mins
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.
Set on the outskirts of Bradford, we follow two rebellious young lads – Arbor and Swifty – and their involvement with a local scrap dealer.
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Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.
Set on the outskirts of Bradford, we follow two rebellious young lads – Arbor and Swifty – and their involvement with a local scrap dealer.
Classic Sunday: Tread Softly Stranger
Sunday 10 August, 12.30pmRuntime: 90 mins
Director: Gordon Parry
Starring: Diana Dors, George Baker and Terence Morgan
Suspenseful 50s crime drama, set in the fictional Yorkshire steel town of Rawborough.
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Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Gordon Parry
Starring: Diana Dors, George Baker and Terence Morgan
Suspenseful 50s crime drama, set in the fictional Yorkshire steel town of Rawborough.
Emily
Sunday 10 August, 2pmRuntime: 130 mins
Director: Frances O’Connor
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Adrian Dunbar and Gemma Jones.
Discover the imagination behind Wuthering Heights.
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Runtime: 130 mins
Director: Frances O’Connor
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Adrian Dunbar and Gemma Jones.
Discover the imagination behind Wuthering Heights.
Cine Spotlights: Mark Goodall & Cineteca with Charlie Bubbles
Wednesday 13 August, 7pmRuntime: 89 mins
Director: Albert Finney
Starring:Albert Finney, Colin Blakely and Billie Whitelaw.
In this illustrated talk, writer, academic and filmmaker Mark Goodall (University of Bradford) will explore the lost history of Bradford’s Cinecenta cinema alongside a screening of Charlie Bubbles.
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Runtime: 89 mins
Director: Albert Finney
Starring:Albert Finney, Colin Blakely and Billie Whitelaw.
In this illustrated talk, writer, academic and filmmaker Mark Goodall (University of Bradford) will explore the lost history of Bradford’s Cinecenta cinema alongside a screening of Charlie Bubbles.
My Friend Lanre [With Q&A]
Friday 15 August, 7pmRuntime: 85 mins
Director: Leo Regan
An intensely intimate documentary about the extraordinary life and death of one of Britain’s most controversial photographers, Lanre Fentihola.
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Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Leo Regan
An intensely intimate documentary about the extraordinary life and death of one of Britain’s most controversial photographers, Lanre Fentihola.
BIFA Presents: God’s Own Country
Friday 15 August, 7.30pmRuntime: 104 mins
Director: Francis Lee
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu and Gemma Jones.
Elemental Yorkshire romance with a star-making turn from Josh O’Connor.
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Runtime: 104 mins
Director: Francis Lee
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu and Gemma Jones.
Elemental Yorkshire romance with a star-making turn from Josh O’Connor.
DAD'S ARMY [With Yorkshire Film Archive Short]
Sunday 17 August, 6.30pmRuntime: 95 mins
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Toby Jones, Bill Nighy and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The 2016 reboot of the classic TV series, shot in Bridlington, Scarborough and the North Yorkshire railway.
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Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Toby Jones, Bill Nighy and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The 2016 reboot of the classic TV series, shot in Bridlington, Scarborough and the North Yorkshire railway.
Wild Water [With Director Intro]
Wednesday 20 August, 7pmRuntime: 52 mins
Director: Ben Davis
This inspiring documentary dives into the cold water swimming community of Gaddings Dam, Yorkshire, home to the highest beach in England.
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Runtime: 52 mins
Director: Ben Davis
This inspiring documentary dives into the cold water swimming community of Gaddings Dam, Yorkshire, home to the highest beach in England.
The Ceremony [Gala Screening and Q&A]
Thursday 21 August, 7.30pmRuntime: Film, 92 min
Director: Jack King
The Gala Screening of this stylish Bradford-based twist on the modern crime caper.
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Runtime: Film, 92 min
Director: Jack King
The Gala Screening of this stylish Bradford-based twist on the modern crime caper.
This season is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a programme of independent film across the Bradford District. Co-Produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.
Discover more film at Bradford 2025
26 Jun 2025
Film4 Presents – Hot Milk
Join award-winning director Rebecca Lenkiewicz and producer Christine Langhan for a special preview and post-screening Q&A of this remarkable directorial debut, ahead of the MUBI general release.
Dates to be announced
