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Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Running Date: Fri 1 - Sun 3 May 2026

Culture Shock is back for another weekend-long celebration of weird, wild world cinema.

Join us for the second edition of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film, a genre film festival from the makers of Celluloid Screams that celebrates classic and contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action and cult film.

Landing at Showroom from Friday 1 - Sunday 3 May 2026, the festival promises a diverse weekend of screenings and events, and a showcase of truly out-of-this-world cinema.

This year’s highlights include Julie Pacino’s Lynchian mystery I LIVE HERE NOW, Yerden Telemissov’s comical and heartfelt sci-fi tale STINKER and new 4K restorations of John Woo’s trailblazing Hong Kong action spectacle A BETTER TOMORROW, Guillermo del Toro’s award-winning debut feature CRONOS and Estonian psychedelic sci-fi odyssey DEAD MOUNTAINEER’S HOTEL.

Browse the full programme below:

Friday 1 May

  • Opening Gala: Stinker (UK Theatrical Premiere) - 7.00pm

  • A Better Tomorrow (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration) - 9.00pm

  • R.O.T.O.R - 11.00pm

Saturday 2 May

  • Saturday Morning Cartoons + All-you-can-eat Cereal - 10.00am

  • Cronos - 12.15pm

  • Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (4K Restoration - UK Premiere) - 2.15pm

  • I Live Here Now (English Premiere) - 4.10pm

  • Culture Shock SECRET SCREENING - 6.45pm

  • The Cult of AGFA Trailer Show - 9.15pm

  • American Rickshaw - 10.45pm

Sunday 3 May

  • Roar - 11am

  • Honey Bunch - 12.50pm

  • Culture Shock Shorts - 2.45pm

  • Possession - 4.30pm

  • A Chinese Ghost Story - 7.30pm

  • Closing Gala: Mag Mag - 9.30pm

Festival passes, day passes and individual tickets on sale Friday 27 March 2026 at 12 noon. Showroom Superior and Flex Members have priority access from 12 noon on Thursday 26 March.

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Dementia friendly
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Foreign Language
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Hard of hearing subtitles
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Dubbed