1-30 Aug 2025
Epic Yorkshire
Look back on this series of iconic favourites and cinematic hidden gems, in this city-wide film season and screen celebration of Yorkshire for Bradford 2025.
Launching on Yorkshire Day 2025 (1 Aug), Epic Yorkshire showcased 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, we enjoyed special screenings and experiences in collaboration with brilliant local partners, alongside beloved Yorkshire brands. There were local flavours, unique venues, and a cinematic celebration of the people and places that make Yorkshire one of a kind.
Look back on the programme below.
Brassed off
1 August 2025, 7.30pmRuntime: 108 mins
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald.
The story of a community struggling to survive when its chief industry is closed down, shot entirely on location in Yorkshire.
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald.
The story of a community struggling to survive when its chief industry is closed down, shot entirely on location in Yorkshire.
Kid's Club: BILL
2 & 3 August 2025, 11amRuntime: 94 mins
Director: Richard Bracewell
Starring: Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby.
Comedy from the Horrible Histories gang.
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Richard Bracewell
Starring: Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby.
Comedy from the Horrible Histories gang.
Yorkshire Film Archive: Social Cinema[Free Screening]
2 August 2025, 1.30pmRuntime: 64 mins
The Yorkshire and North East Film Archive presented a programme of short films exploring the social and political issues that resonate with our past and future.
The screening evoked a rollercoaster of emotions: sometimes sad but also filled with hope as we ask questions about ourselves, our communities, our society and what we can learn from the past.
Runtime: 64 mins
The Yorkshire and North East Film Archive presented a programme of short films exploring the social and political issues that resonate with our past and future.
The screening evoked a rollercoaster of emotions: sometimes sad but also filled with hope as we ask questions about ourselves, our communities, our society and what we can learn from the past.
Epic Yorkshire [Free Screening]
2 August 2025, 3.30pmRuntime: 80mins
Director: Christian Wilkinson
This narrated film is a unique exploration of Yorkshire, projected on the Cinerama curved screen like it has never been seen before.
Runtime: 80mins
Director: Christian Wilkinson
This narrated film is a unique exploration of Yorkshire, projected on the Cinerama curved screen like it has never been seen before.
Sky Peals
2 August 2025, 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.
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]
2 August 2025, 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.
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
3 August 2025, 1.30pmRuntime: 121 mins
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears.
Fiercely passionate Oscar-winning drama shot in Halifax.
Runtime: 121 mins
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears.
Fiercely passionate Oscar-winning drama shot in Halifax.
Funny Cow
3 August 2025, 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.
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 Duke + Intro
6 August 2025, 7pmRuntime: 95 mins
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Matthew Goode
The rise of a comedienne, set against a backdrop of working men’s clubs in Northern England.
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Matthew Goode
The rise of a comedienne, set against a backdrop of working men’s clubs in Northern England.
The Selfish Giant [35mm]
8 August 2025, 7pmRuntime: 91 mins
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.
Set on the outskirts of Bradford, this story follows two rebellious young lads – Arbor and Swifty – and their involvement with a local scrap dealer.
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.
Set on the outskirts of Bradford, this story follows two rebellious young lads – Arbor and Swifty – and their involvement with a local scrap dealer.
A Bunch of Amatuers + Director Q&A
9 August 2025, 6.30pmRuntime: 95 mins
Director: Kim Hopkins
Cast: Colin Egglestone, Harry Nicholls, Joe Ogden.
Bradford Movie Makers, Britain’s oldest amateur film-making club, pulls out all the stops to save their ancient clubhouse.
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Kim Hopkins
Cast: Colin Egglestone, Harry Nicholls, Joe Ogden.
Bradford Movie Makers, Britain’s oldest amateur film-making club, pulls out all the stops to save their ancient clubhouse.
Classic Sunday: Tread Softly Stranger
10 August 2025, 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.
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
10 August 2025, 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.
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
13 August 2025, 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) explored the lost history of Bradford’s Cinecenta cinema alongside a screening of Charlie Bubbles.
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) explored the lost history of Bradford’s Cinecenta cinema alongside a screening of Charlie Bubbles.
My Friend Lanre [With Q&A]
15 August 2025, 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.
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
15 August 2025, 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.
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.
Classic Sunday: Black Jack
17 August 2025, 12.40pmRuntime: 110 mins
Director: Ken Loach
Ken Loach’s 1979 children’s adventure is set in 1750s York.
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Ken Loach
Ken Loach’s 1979 children’s adventure is set in 1750s York.
DAD'S ARMY [With Yorkshire Film Archive Short]
17 August 2025, 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.
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]
20 August 2025, 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.
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]
21 August 2025, 7.30pmRuntime: Film, 92 min
Director: Jack King
The Gala Screening of this stylish Bradford-based twist on the modern crime caper.
Runtime: Film, 92 min
Director: Jack King
The Gala Screening of this stylish Bradford-based twist on the modern crime caper.
God's Own Country - Screening + Director Q&A
21 August 2025, 5pmKeighley Creative, 3-7 Cooke Street, Airedale Centre, Keighley, BD21 3PF
A special screening of the BAFTA-winning God’s Own Country, followed by an in-depth conversation with its acclaimed director, Francis Lee. An unmissable evening celebrating one of Yorkshire’s most powerful cinematic stories.
Doors Open: 5pm
Film Starts: 5.45pm
Q&A: Immediately following the film.
Keighley Creative, 3-7 Cooke Street, Airedale Centre, Keighley, BD21 3PF
A special screening of the BAFTA-winning God’s Own Country, followed by an in-depth conversation with its acclaimed director, Francis Lee. An unmissable evening celebrating one of Yorkshire’s most powerful cinematic stories.
Doors Open: 5pm
Film Starts: 5.45pm
Q&A: Immediately following the film.
The Full Monty
28 August 2025, 7pmRuntime: Film, 91 min
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Saltaire Community Cinema presented The Full Monty at the Caroline Street Social Club
Runtime: Film, 91 min
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Saltaire Community Cinema presented The Full Monty at the Caroline Street Social Club
The Railway Children
30 August 2025, 6-9pmBradford Movie Makers, BD5 0HU
The classic The Railway Children, alongside archive footage of the making of The Railway Children at Keighley Worth Valley Railway.
Bradford Movie Makers, BD5 0HU
The classic The Railway Children, alongside archive footage of the making of The Railway Children at Keighley Worth Valley Railway.
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.
