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IMPERFECT CINEMA is a socio-participatory film collective co-founded by Allister Gall and Dan Paolantonio in 2010.

We make films and explore the transformative potential of DIY approaches to cinema, community and culture making.

29/10/2025

15 years ago today (that’s a decade and a half folks!) Imperfect Cinema held our first ever event - a micro cinema extravaganza at Jack Chams Bar (now The Pit & The Pendulum) on Ebrington Street in Plymouth! Plans were hatched in the Summer before and now, some 800 films later, and having taken our project all over the globe, IC is still going strong, with its focus, as always, on exploring the potential of participatory film, providing opportunities for self representation, and challenging hierarchical structures through creativity. 15 years! And who ever said there was ‘no future’ in punk rock?!! Happy anniversary and a sincere thank you to everyone who has been part of the IC family and journey since 29th October 2010! Big love always. Dan & Al IC xx

01/05/2025

Imperfect Cinema Presents - Reels of Curiosity
Tuesday 6th May | Manor Street Galleries
Doors: 6:30pm | Show starts: 7:00pm

Come down to Manor Street Galleries for Reels of Curiosity, a night of the funny, the bizarre, the weird, and the wonderful — a celebration of pure-micro-cinema!

Produced by Imperfect Cinema in collaboration with second-year BA (Hons) Filmmaking students, this screening promises a mix of creativity, experimentation, punk energy, and new ideas for curious minds!

Expect sock puppet, punk cinema, issue-based Drama/ Docs, new DOGME95 methods and desktop filmmaking!

Hey ho! Lets Goooooooooo! 🌪️ Find out more about the films here on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reelsofcuriosity/

30/04/2025

This Saturday! Sensorium: An exhibition screening event showcasing exciting new moving image work by emerging creative media artists! 7.00pm, Saturday 3rd May 2025, Manor Street Galleries, PL1 1TL. Entry is free of charge. Hope to see you there!

10/04/2025

Today was a great day at Imperfect Cinema Towers! We finally completed our latest film ‘A Film For Gwynfi’ after an edit which took almost nine months! For a short! It was absolutely worth it and we’ll be sharing it at a special screening event in the not too distant future. 15 years together in our project & still loving creating participatory film! 😀😀😀

05/04/2025

Sensorium: An exhibition and screening event showcasing exciting new moving image work by emerging creative media artists! 7.00pm, Saturday 3rd May 2025, Manor Street Galleries, PL1 1TL. Entry is free of charge. Watch this space for more info soon!

16/01/2025

IMPERFECT CINEMA kicks off 2025 with a screening of a new collaborative short film, followed by a screening of Independent Miss Craigie—Lizzie Thynne’s remarkable documentary about Jill Craigie, the visionary director behind the 1946 film, The Way We Live. Link to free of charge tickets in bio.

📅 Saturday, 18th January
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 The Jill Craigie Cinema, The Arts Institute

Can I Be Me

Created by Imperfect Cinema and Plymouth’s secondary school students during an exciting two-day workshop, this short poetry/diary film dives into what it’s like to grow up in Plymouth today. Inspired by Jill Craigie’s innovative and daring hybrid film, ‘made for the people by the people’, The Way We Live.

Independent Miss Craigie

An incredible documentary by filmmaker Lizzie Thynne, delving into the life, work, and legacy of Jill Craigie — one of Britain’s first female filmmakers and a champion of bold, innovative and daring cinema.

Followed by a Q&A session featuring Imperfect Cinema, poet and sound artist, Rachel Gippetti, and filmmaker & Professor Lizzie Thynne!

🆓 FREE ENTRY! Don’t miss out — Reserve your spot now:
👉 https://buytickets.at/universityofsussex18/1484235

Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and presented in partnership with .

07/01/2025

Exciting Screening Event! Imperfect Cinema Returns in 2025!

📅 Saturday, 18th January
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 The Jill Craigie Cinema, The Arts Institute Plymouth

Join us for a special double-screening event celebrating Plymouth’s rich filmmaking heritage and the remarkable legacy of Jill Craigie:

Can I Be Me
A short film created by Imperfect Cinema and Plymouth secondary school students during a two-day workshop, offering a glimpse into their lives in the city today. Inspired by Jill Craigie's pioneering film, The Way We Live.

Independent Miss Craigie
A feature documentary by Professor Lizzie Thynne, delving into Jill Craigie's extraordinary career, the challenges she faced as a filmmaker, and her commitment to capturing the aspirations of young women in post-WWII Britain.

The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with Imperfect Cinema, writer and poet Rachel Gippetti, and filmmaker/University of Sussex Professor Lizzie Thynne.

🆓 FREE Entry — Reserve your spot here: https://buytickets.at/universityofsussex18/1484235

This event is proudly supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

25/12/2024

Season’s Greetings from IC and Happy Christmas to Imperfect Cineastes everywhere! Watch this space for news of an exciting IC event in January 2025, and in the meantime, eat tons of mince pies, drink a little too much of what you fancy, smile with friends and family, and most of all, make merry! IC 2024 X

29/10/2024

This Thursday (31st October) and Friday (1st November), Imperfect Cinema will be hosting a two-day free of charge filmmaking workshop at The University of Plymouth especially for young people from Plymouth aged 16-18!

Over the two days we'll explore creative writing, sound recording and filming together in the creation of a brand new film in which will be screened at the University's Jill Craigie Cinema in January 2025!

The film will be written and filmed by the workshop participants under the guidance of experienced creative writers and filmmakers and will focus on their hopes, dreams and aspirations for a future city of Plymouth in addition to expressing their contemporary experience of our city.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided completely free of charge! To register (it's free!) please use the link below:

https://buytickets.at/universityofsussex29/1435674

For further information & the schedule for the two day workshop please contact [email protected].

It's going to be fun! IC 2024 X

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http://www.imperfectcinema.com/

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