The Flicks Hut community cinema
The Flicks Hut is an independent pop-up community cinema that forms part of our Saturday Nights In - Our Speakeasy series and Rooted in Rhythm series. We programme independent and classic films that open up conversation - on mental health, poverty, gender and racial equality, the NI conflict, sexuality and more - and we host relaxed, inclusive post-film discussions (no jargon, all welcome).
As well as running themed movie nights as part of our regular programme, The Flicks Hut is also available to host film screenings by request. We collaborate with community groups, schools/colleges and local organisations to host bespoke screenings. If you’d like to partner with us, get in touch - let’s bring thought-provoking cinema to new audiences in an informal, friendly setting.
Current season: Rooted in Rhythm (Nov–Dec, Sunday afternoons)
A special autumn film season celebrating 100 years of community cinema - exploring creativity, identity and the lived experiences of Black communities whose music and movement shaped modern culture.
Venue: Our Social Space @ Dance Addiction Studios, 1A Parkgate Avenue, Belfast
Supported by: Cinema For All bursary (Festival of Community Cinema)
Tickets: via Ticket Taylor (see below)
🗓️ 2025 Schedule of What's On
Date | Event | Time | Details |
Sat 19 July | 🎬The Flicks Hut Screening | 7.30 - 10.30 pm | Blues Brothers screening |
Sun 9 November | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rhythm: Do the Right Thing + post-screening discussion |
Sat 15 November | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 7.30 - 10.30 pm | Movie (to be confirmed) |
Sun 23 November | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rhythm: I Am Not Your Negro + post-screening discussion |
Sun 30 November | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rhythm: Drylongso + post-screening discussion |
Sun 7 December | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rhythm: Night of the Kings + post-screening discussion |
Sun 14 December | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rythm: Moonlight + post-screening discussion |
Sun 28 December | 🎬 The Flicks Huts Screening | 2.30 - 5.00 pm | Rooted in Rhythm: Singin in the Rain + post-screenign discussion |
🎞️ Do the Right Thing (1989)
Part of Rooted in Rhythm, Do the Right Thing opens the series with a vibrant, provocative look at race, identity, and social justice. Spike Lee’s landmark film captures the rhythm, heat, and tensions of a single Brooklyn neighbourhood, asking urgent questions about community and equality that still resonate today.
🗓 Sunday 09/11/2025
🎞️ I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro - James Baldwin’s powerful words and archival footage trace the history of race in America - past, present, and uncomfortably close to home. This screening invites audiences to reflect on how art and activism intertwine.
🗓 Sunday 23/11/2025
🎞️ Drylongso (1998)
In Drylongso, a young Black photographer captures portraits of the men in her Oakland neighbourhood - ordinary young men she fears are disappearing from her community.
Through her lens, the film becomes a meditation on creativity, identity, and the quiet power of everyday activism.
🗓 Sunday 30/11/2025
🎞️ Night of The Kings (2020)
Inside an Ivorian prison, a young man must captivate fellow inmates with tales blending myth, music, and movement. Night of the Kings expands the series globally, exploring how rhythm and storytelling help us survive and belong.
🗓 Sunday 07/12/2025
🎞️ Moonlight (2016)
A tender, visually breathtaking story of identity, masculinity, and belonging within Black American experience. Moonlight forms the emotional heart of the season - a story of quiet resilience and transformation.
🗓 Sunday 14/12/2025
🎞️ Singin in the Rain (1952)
Our festive finale! Singin’ in the Rain celebrates the magic of classic cinema while inviting reflection on the Black musical and dance traditions that shaped its style.
🗓 Sunday 28/12/2025
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