The camera is a fantastic machine. To explore, explain and expose how our unchecked obsession with image has grown, filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck turn their cameras directly on society itself to take a look at how this obsession has begun to change our behaviour.

From the Camera Obscura and the Lumière brothers to YouTube and the world of social media, Fantastic Machine chronicles how we went from capturing an initial image of a backyard to a multi-billion-pound content industry in just 200 years. With exclusive use of both archival and found footage, this outstanding new film uses the very medium it examines in an exhilarating, hilarious and thought-provoking way.

“A searing and shocking examination of our popular culture” - RogerEbert.com

On the first week of every month, we screen a brilliant film and then host a post-film discussion in our café bar.

Forum Film Club screenings are open to all and no signing up is required. All you have to do is book a ticket, come along, and enjoy meeting with likeminded cinema lovers!

Each week we are selecting a new film for our 16-25 members to discover with the reduced ticket cost of just £3.

To claim your £3 ticket for Fantastic Machine simply book using your 16-25 membership, online, by phone or at our box office. You can sign up for a free 16-25 membership by any of these methods.

Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.

This Homeric odyssey, astonishingly led by two nonprofessional acting newcomers with Sedou Saar and Moustapha Fall, powerfully utilises surreal elements of magical realism to tackle the harsh realities of the migrants journey.

Friends of the Forum members can claim a £5 ticket to any performance of Io Capitano by simply booking with their membership.

We will be regularly offering selected films at the reduced cost of £5 to our members in the hopes of you discovering a new film, so be sure to check our website listings frequently to see what’s on offer.

Fran is a loner with a vivid imagination. She likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. Her drab, near identical days in the office take a turn however, when she unexpectedly makes the new guy at work laugh, opening up Fran to a new world of social possibility.