Exploding Cinema

Exploding Cinema EXPLODING CINEMA is a volunteer collective of filmmakers and film lovers who run open access film events in London and beyond.

It's THIRTY years since the Exploding Cinema was founded in a stone cold bunker at the back of a squatted sun tan oil factory in Brixton. At that time it was a gathering of media misfits rejected by the `Independent' film/video establishment who decided that rather than griping about the fu**ed up state of the industry they would stage their own screenings in cafes, pubs and disused buildings and

would set about fusing together the isolated and disenchanted fragments of the underground media. The Low/No Budget film is the source of so much talent and creativity, but they need a place to be shown. Not a sterile, unfriendly "arthouse" but a relaxed, open environment where the audience can watch, chat, discuss the film and meet film/video makers. We hold regular OPEN SCREENINGS of film/video for makers who want a popular audience for their work, we have no preference as to the kind of work ...drama, experimental, documentary, splatter, animation, true confessions, protest, pop promos, home videos, found footage....and we're looking for performance work and musicians. We have facilities for computer video files, DVD, Blu-ray, Super 8, 16mm, Standard 8, VHS, tape/slide, and performance. If you want to bring your own equipment or set up an installation that's no problem neither. The group is voluntary and totally democratic, anyone can contribute, anyone can join the group. Because the cinema is unfunded and non-profit making, we are unable to pay contributors but we do offer an exciting interactive public forum for work and ALL the money we make goes back into the events and buying better equipment.

A page from the latest Exploding Cinema programme...
24/05/2026

A page from the latest Exploding Cinema programme...

Whatever you do keep it off of social media ! Doors open TONIGHT 7pm !
22/05/2026

Whatever you do keep it off of social media !

Doors open TONIGHT 7pm !





Is the 22nd May show at ! With live band playing our interval set sandwiched inbetween a delicious smorgasbord of quir...
22/05/2026

Is the 22nd May show at ! With live band playing our interval set sandwiched inbetween a delicious smorgasbord of quirky short films! Doors 6pm / 7pm show start! 🐱 🌟 💕

Showing at Exploding Cinema at TONIGHT: “The Ones She Holds” by Violette Foley: A short documentary on a trans lady cal...
22/05/2026

Showing at Exploding Cinema at TONIGHT: “The Ones She Holds” by Violette Foley: A short documentary on a trans lady called Willow who is a teddy bear collector, following an emotional journey through her life and love for bears. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Drive” by Jammie Hickling: An exploration of memory and the product...
21/05/2026

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Drive” by Jammie Hickling: An exploration of memory and the production of the sublime Swiss mountains through a misremembered past. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Parallel Botany” by Magdalena Bermudez: Still lives of real fruit m...
20/05/2026

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Parallel Botany” by Magdalena Bermudez: Still lives of real fruit meet botanical illustrations of plant galls to expose the paradox of dissection: each time we cut something in two, we merely create a new exterior. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org https://www.magdalenabermudez.com/

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Money Maker” by Lola Pettit: Money Maker takes on an urban GTA-styl...
19/05/2026

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “Money Maker” by Lola Pettit: Money Maker takes on an urban GTA-style format to explore the struggle of making money and a living through artistic endeavours. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org on ig , www.bleachd.co.uk for website.

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “RadaR-b!Rds do 'O' Level Maths Exam” by RadaR-b!Rds - annA rydeR & ...
18/05/2026

Showing at Exploding Cinema at on Friday 22nd May: “RadaR-b!Rds do 'O' Level Maths Exam” by RadaR-b!Rds - annA rydeR & Nicky Cure: RadaR-b!Rds tackle a very difficult Mathematics exam using pencils, slide rules, protractors and measuring tools in this hilarious experimental short. tickets available www.explodingcinema.org www.radarbirds.com https://www.facebook.com/radarbirds

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2 Dugard Way
London
SE11 4TH

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