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Framed black and white photograph of two people reading beside red glass candle holder on wooden table in dimly lit restaurant.
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Inside The Arzner, the UK’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ cinema

by Blake Simons

Community lies at the heart of the UK’s first venue solely dedicated to queer cinema, which has opened its doors in Bermondsey.
Projection screen displaying various book covers and magazine front pages; woman seated in foreground with book in hand.
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Inside TGirlsOnFilm: An archive for the future of Trans cinema

by Xoey Fourr

A quick-witted one-woman programming collective offers sisterly guidance for audiences traversing the complicated, misunderstood history of Trans femme narratives in film.
Opulent theatre auditorium with red velvet curtains, tiered seating, and a large projection screen.
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Inside the cinema hidden beneath a London pub

by Lee Wakefield

Nestled beneath a local boozer in Lewisham, there’s a lovingly restored, 86-seat cinema waiting to be discovered.
A parent and child in wheelchairs sit in a cinema auditorium with colourful seats and 'MEDICIN3MA' signage visible.
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How MediCinema brings the magic of movies to hospital patients

by Natasha Jagger

Based inside various hospitals across the UK, MediCinema recognises the power of movies for people undergoing medical treatment.
Assorted fabric, chairs, and stool in a market stall; blue and red elements create a visually striking composition.
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Inside Atlas Cinema, the space democratising film exhibition

by Rógan Graham

Nestled beneath a railway arch in Brixton, a group of curators and community activists come together to share cinema free of prohibitive ticket prices and think beyond the constraints of the British film industry.