International Women's Day / Feminista UK Tour 2020
Sun 8 Mar, 3.30pm
To coincide with International Women's Day we shine a light on new female voices in cinema with Feminista Film Festival's 2020 touring programme of short films.
Film / 1917
Mon 9 – Thu 12 Mar
“★★★★★ – Ambitious and unshakeable storytelling” – Guardian. Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of Skyfall and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to this World War I epic.
NT Live / Cyrano de Bergerac
Thu 20 Feb, 7pm (Limited tickets) | Tue 10 Mar, 7pm
James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.
Japan Foundation / Organ
Wed 11 Mar, 6.15pm
As Tokyo burns in the wake of air strikes in the closing months of the Pacific War, nursery teachers led by Kaede scramble to evacuate the children under their care to an abandoned temple.
Course / 30 Greatest Foreign Language Films
Thursdays, 12 Mar – 16 Apr, 2pm – 3.30pm
Join Alan Seaman for this 6-week countdown of the top 30 foreign language films, as voted for by over 200 international film critics. Will your favourite be there?
Film / Dark Waters
Fri 13 – Thu 19 Mar
From the director of Carol and Far from Heaven, Dark Waters tells the shocking true story of an attorney who fights to uncover a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations.
Film / True History of the Kelly Gang
Fri 13 – Thu 19 Mar
Hero to some, outlaw to others, George MacKay (1917) plays the notorious Australian icon Ned Kelly in this striking adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning novel from Justin Kurzel (Macbeth).
Family Workshop / Spinimate!
Sat 14 Mar, 12pm – 4pm
Turn your drawings into brilliant animations in 'Spinimate!', a family workshop based on one of the earliest forms of making moving images
Festival / Sshhh! Film Festival
Sat 14 – Sun 22 Mar
Sshhh... This is a secret film festival. Sshhh! explores the many ways we keep secrets, or they're kept from us.
Sshhh! Film Festival / The Conversation
Sat 14 Mar, 6.00pm
Widely considered one of Coppola’s best, The Conversation is a slow-burn thriller that embodies the paranoia and fear of the Cold War era.
Film / Railways Remembered - British Locomotives
Sun 15 Mar, 2.30pm | All tickets £8
This special programme of rare archive films tells the story of the locomotive builders of Great Britain.
Sshhh! Film Festival / Mulholland Drive
Mon 16 Mar, 8.15pm
A car crash, a blue box, a murder. A psychological thriller. David Lynch’s Freudian, surreal neo-noir explores the patterns and secrets of the human mind.
Japan Foundation / A Banana? At this Time of Night?
Tue 17 Mar, 6.15pm
Afflicted by muscular dystrophy, Yasuaki doesn’t let that slow him down. He is determined to live an independent life and fulfil his dreams with the help of coerced volunteers Misaki and Tanaka.
Film / Present. Perfect
Wed 18 – Thu 19 Mar
The explosion of live-streaming platforms in China and the ensuing government crackdown provides the context for Shengze Zhu’s Present.Perfect. (Wan Mei Xian Zai Shi), a work comprising intimate footage shared by twelve Chinese online streamers.
Film / Greed
Fri 20 – Thu 26 Mar
Director Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, The Trip) reunite for this funny and sharp-tongued satire of the ultra-rich, following the rise and fall of fictional fashion billionaire Sir Richard “Greedy” McCreadie.
Film / Honeyland
Fri 20 – Sun 22 Mar
Winner of armfuls of awards and now Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary, this stunning documentary follows the life of Macedonian woman Hatidze Murativa - the last female bee-hunter in Europe.
Film / Mystery Film
Fri 20 Mar, 8.15pm
Journey into the unknown with our ever-popular monthly mystery film screening.
Sshhh! Film Festival / Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Sat 21 Mar, 11am
Join Milo Thatch on his quest to discover the lost underwater city of Atlantis in Disney’s sci-fi adventure. As the only translator of the forgotten language, can Milo discover this amazing world and investigate its main power source?
Meet-up / FTP Artist Meet-up
Sat 21 Mar, 1pm – 4pm | FREE
This session will provide an introduction to Arduino.
Sshhh! Film Festival / Clue + Knives Out Double Bill
Sat 21 Mar, 6.30pm
Filthy rich snobs, parodies of the well-worn murder mystery genre, and a bevy of acting talent – in this double bill of epic proportions you’ll be laughing your hearts out on the edge of your seats.
Sshhh! Film Festival / The Death of Stalin
Sun 22 Mar, 12pm
Following Stalin’s sudden death, his political comrades must preserve Russia’s future – and scheme their way to the top. Armando Iannucci (The Personal History of David Copperfield) delivers this impeccable surrealist comedy about the most macabre of subjects.
Film / Knives Out
Sat 21 – Mon 23 Mar
Back by popular demand, Rian Johnson’s delicious Agatha Christie-inspired whodunit is perhaps the most fun you will have at a cinema. When a wealthy patriarch is found murdered in his room, debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is called in to investigate.
Film / Harriet
Mon 23 – Thu 26 Mar
A huge success when it screened at Phoenix in January, we’ve been inundated with requests to bring it back. Cynthia Erivo gives a powerful, compelling performance in Kasi Lemmons’ biopic of abolitionist and former slave Harriet Tubman.
Film / Little Joe
Mon 23 – Thu 26 Mar
This creepy, pastel-hued sci-fi has been quietly accumulating praise on the festival circuit. Emily Beecham (Daphne) stars as Alice, a scientist juggling working on a new breed of plant with looking after her young son.
More about Phoenix
Phoenix / About Cinema
Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.
Phoenix / About Art
Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions, by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.
Phoenix / About Learning
Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.
Phoenix Leicester
Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. We are a charity.
In our two modern cinema screens we show everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and we regularly organise festivals and events.
Our regularly changing art programme presents work by local and international artists, and our education work helps people of all ages to learn about, and create their own, film and art.
At Phoenix, we believe film and art have the power to enhance our lives. Watching a movie or visiting a gallery can entertain and inspire us, offering new perspectives on our lives and those of others.
They deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why we work hard to ensure Phoenix is a place everyone can feel welcome and inspired.
If you fancy a drink, dinner or somewhere to meet friends, our Café Bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked food, and drinks you can take into our cinema screen if you wish.
For many customers, our staff make the difference. With a clear passion for our work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.
As a local charity, all our earnings go back into developing our creative programmes, enabling us to reach out to more people.
We hope to see you soon.