01
Parallax
Director Terry Blade
Set in a desert landscape, Parallax uses fashion, movement and repetition to explore doubling, presence and connection through queer, Black and futurist aesthetics.
Close-Up Cinema ProgrammeFriday 25 September · 1:30–3:00pm← Full programme
E
Close-Up Cinema · Includes Q&A
What We Carry
Friday 25 September 2026 · 1:30–3:00pm
These films explore the hidden burdens people carry through isolation, parenthood, illness and mortality. Across moments of crisis and unexpected connection, private fears and long-held secrets are finally brought into the open.
Total film runtime1:19:41
02
Green Grass
Director Aram Atkinson
A disengaged biology student and an ambitious deaf eco-activist are reluctantly paired for a coastal field assignment, where clashing perspectives give way to hidden truths and an unexpected friendship.
03
Weekend One
Director Mykea Fairweather Perry
Amari moves into an unfinished flat with his two young sons, struggling against financial hardship and self-doubt as he tries to become the strong father they need.
04
Plastic Surgery
Director Guy Trevellyan
A doctor on her last day before maternity leave is thrown into chaos when a hidden threat emerges.
05
Body of Glass
Director Terry Blade
Body of Glass follows two figures as they move from isolation into encounter inside a gleaming maze of elevators, corridors, railings and reflective walls.
06
Before You Go
Director Matt Kennard
A cocky but troubled young man arrives at a hospital to visit a dying loved one on life support, but when faced with the grim reality of the situation, he is forced to face his own mortality.
07
The Dog That Couldn’t Bark
Director Henry Tomlinson
Rebecca, a woman on her deathbed, is visited by a new nurse, Angelica, who seems to have an ability to draw out her hidden secrets.
Close-Up Cinema · Shoreditch
Seven films.
The burdens we carry.
Friday 25 September 2026
1:30–3:00pm · Includes filmmaker Q&A
Close-Up Cinema
97 Sclater Street
London E1 6HR
Doors open before the advertised start time. Please arrive early to take your seat.
Block E · What We CarryFriday 25 September · 1:30pm
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