Reopened university cinema's first public film
University of SunderlandA university cinema which was badly damaged in a storm will host a public screening for the first time since it was refurbished.
The venue, on the University of Sunderland's St Peter's Campus, will show a range of films to celebrate independent cinema and North East filmmakers.
Head of the School of Media and Creative Industries, Lee Hall, said the programme was a chance to "demystify independent cinema".
The screenings, which start on Monday with Ridley Scott's war epic The Duellists, are free.
The cinema was damaged beyond use during Storm Arwen in 2021 but it relaunched in November after a £1.3m renovation.
"Our new screening programme is an opportunity to demystify independent cinema and introduce audiences to brilliant films that may not be on their watchlist – as well as some more familiar titles," Mr Hall said.
"We hope people come along and discover our wonderful cinema and fantastic films."
The public screenings are supported by funding from Film Hub North.
Partnership manager Huttson Lo said the body was "delighted" to highlight "north-east filmmaking, past, present and future".
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