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HULL INDEPENDENT CINEMA

HULL INDEPENDENT CINEMA

13 January 2026
We’ve teamed up with Hull Independent Cinema to bring select standout films from their January-March season to REEL Cinema Hull.
 
With films that spark conversation and stay with you long after the credits roll. This season’s selections bring together international voices, insightful stories, and award-winners from around the world.
 
Find story blurbs, dates, and what to expect below.

👉 VIEW THE FULL LINE-UP AND BOOK TICKETS HERE

HOMEBOUND

Thursday 8 January | 19:30

Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises dignity after a lifetime of discrimination and hardship. But as the pressure builds, the bond between them is put to the test.

 

DRAGONFLY

Wednesday 21 January | 19:30

An unlikely friendship forms between Elsie, a lonely elderly woman, and Colleen, her troubled neighbour who steps in when care falls short. But as trust frays and suspicions grow, their fragile bond is pushed towards a quietly devastating breaking point.

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Eleanor The Great

Thursday 29 January | 19:30

After losing a lifelong friend, 94-year-old Eleanor leaves Florida for New York and finds herself painfully alone in her daughter’s busy home. In search of connection, she begins telling her friend’s Holocaust survival story as her own,  a choice that forces her to confront grief, identity and the deep human need to be seen.

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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

Wednesday 11 February | 19:30

This powerful film reconstructs the real-life ordeal of six-year-old Hind Rajab, trapped in a car in Gaza after an attack killed her family, using recordings of her real phone calls for help. As rescuers race against time under deadly conditions, it becomes a devastating portrait of the human cost of war.

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The Chronology of Water

Saturday 7 March | 14:00

Adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, this raw portrait follows a woman who turns a childhood marked by trauma and self-destruction into a fierce act of artistic survival. Through writing, she learns to reclaim her voice and reshape pain into purpose.

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TWINLESS

Thursday 19 March | 19:30

After losing his identical twin, Roman forms an intense bond with another grieving man he meets in a bereavement group. But as their friendship deepens, dark secrets surface, forcing both to confront grief, identity and betrayal.

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