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Bar 6:30pm - Film 8:30pm (15% Off all food and drink) Pride is a 2014 British historical comedy-drama film written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus. Based on a true story, the film depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners' strike in 1984, at the outset of what would become the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign.

Bar 6:30pm - Film 8:30pm (15% Off all food and drink) Tangerine is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean Baker, and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. The story follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her. The film was shot with three iPhone 5S smartphones.

In a rural east-coast trailer park, Link lives with his toxic father and younger half-brother Travis. When Link discovers his Mi’kmaw mother could still be alive, it lights a flame and they make a run for a better life. On the road, they meet Pasmay, a powwow dancer drawn to Link. As the boys journey across Mi’kma’ki, Link finds community, identity and love in the land where he belongs. "Wildhood combines the foundation of heartrending coming-of-age narratives with the feel-good elements of road trip flicks to create a delicate, not to mention visually appealing, sophomore film." -Hollywood Reporter. Use Promo Code RIVPRIDE001 for discounted tickets (£10)

This special lesbian double bill celebrating Pride month sees two women in two very different time periods thrown into intense circumstances that test both body and soul! Director: Paul Verhoeven. French with subtitles. Rated 18 for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity, bloody violence. ★★★★ “Delicious, visceral provocation… a tale of lust, lies and religious fervour” - Little White Lies From renowned provocateur Paul Verhoeven (Elle, Basic Instinct), BENEDETTA is a subversive erotic drama based on the true story of a 17th century nun entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair. Virginie Efira stars as the titular Benedetta, a nun whose religious fervor begins to manifest in increasingly sensual and violent visions of Jesus. These hallucinations arouse the suspicions of Charlotte Rampling’s shrewd abbess, Sister Felicita, whose distrust grows when a farm girl called Bartolomea (Daphné Patakia) enters the convent seeking refuge, and quickly develops an attraction to Benedetta. Premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Verhoeven’s intoxicating latest is a transgressive and alluring look at faith, power and religion, and is every bit as scandalous as you would expect from the controversial filmmaker. Use Discount Code RIVPRIDE001 for discounted tickets (£10)

Campbell X's acclaimed and award-winning London-set lesbian drama celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and this special Pride screening will see it screen with a short archival news piece that offers a fascinating look back at Black gay organising in the 1980's. STUD LIFE (2012, 91 mins) Director: Campbell X Rated 18. Contains strong sex and sex references. English. “Sexy, funny, intelligent and provocative, Stud Life serves up a rare slice of black lesbian life in east London.” - DIVA Winner of Screen Nation’s Independent Spirit Film Production Award Voted by the Guardian as one of the top 10 Black British feature films ever made. JJ is a Black Lesbian "Stud" who works as a wedding photographer with her best friend, Seb, a pretty white gay boy. Their clients are wild, weird and wonderful and like many of them JJ and Seb are both looking for love in the wrong places. So when JJ falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Elle, this long term friendship is tested for the first time as JJ has to choose between her hot new lover and her best friend. Set in East London, STUD LIFE is a sexy, young and cool gay romance revealing a unique a slice of British urban life and also boasts a memorable sound track combining Jamaican dancehall and underground British hip hop, rap and pop.

Bar 6:30pm - Film 8:30pm (15% Off all food and drink) Ammonite is a 2020 romantic drama film written and directed by Francis Lee. The film is loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning, played by Kate Winslet. The film centres on a speculative romantic relationship between Anning and Charlotte Murchison, played by Saoirse Ronan. Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu and Fiona Shaw also star.

Bar 7pm Film 9pm Grease needs no introduction as one of the most loved and popular musicals of all time. You all know the words, so we'll see you in the bar from 7pm for a preshow social with 15% off all food and drink.

Bar 6:60pm - Film 8:30pm (15% Off all food and drink) The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. It is an English-language remake of the 1978 Franco-Italian film La Cage aux Folles and the musical of the same name.

Bar 6:30pm - Film 8:30pm (15% Off all food and drink) The swan song (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before their death since they have been silent (or alternatively not so musical) for most of their lifetime. The belief, whose basis has been long debated, had become proverbial in ancient Greece by the 3rd century BC and was reiterated many times in later Western poetry and art. Swans learn a variety of sounds throughout their life time. Their sounds are more distinguishing during courting rituals and not correlated with death.

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