Unthinkable film festival

Unthinkable film festival UNTHINKABLE is a hull based film festival set up as a charity with the aim of giving back to the local creative community.

We push originality and cross discipline exploration

WARM THE OUTSIDE POOL UP // Wed 01.12HARI and UNTHINKABLE Film Festival warmly welcome you to join us for the opening ni...
25/09/2025

WARM THE OUTSIDE POOL UP // Wed 01.12

HARI and UNTHINKABLE Film Festival warmly welcome you to join us for the opening night of the exhibition WARM THE OUTSIDE POOL UP in HARI’s atmospheric space to kick off our film festival!

WHEN: Wednesday 1st October 6:00pm
WHERE: HARI, 25 Francis St, HU2 8DT

Featuring a wonderful variety of responses by artists to this provocative prompt, both thematically and in material presentation, visitors are encouraged to explore the diverse readings and artforms, and share their own ideas for representations of what the pool is - and how it’s warmed.

The opening event is free, but please book tickets through the eventbrite link in our bio.

*please note, the exhibition is on the first floor, only accessible by stairs.

Within the exhibition, HARI will be hosting two exciting UNTHINKABLE Film Festival events:

18+ // 09.10.25: Weeks & Whitford, Finn Darrell, Richie Culver and Industrial Coast
SONIC FOR SCULPTURES // 11/10/25: WILD: MILD, jam session + make your own instruments

I.JORDAN // HULL FAIR WALTZERSFresh off the boiler room and levelling up to the waltzers, it’s I.JORDAN coming to make y...
24/09/2025

I.JORDAN // HULL FAIR WALTZERS

Fresh off the boiler room and levelling up to the waltzers, it’s I.JORDAN coming to make your evening at everyone’s favourite fair just that much better.

WHEN: Friday 10th October 6:00pm
WHERE: Albert Evans waltzers, Hull Fair, Walton Street

Can’t believe we’re on our third year already, and after past legends Richie Culver and Rainy Miller joined us in Hull at the best time of year as part of our festival, I.JORDAN is now welcomed to that hall of fame. Cheers n see you there 🫡🎶🎡

I. JORDAN is a pivotal influence in UK dance music culture. Since their debut release, the Doncaster-born, London-based DJ and producer has blazed trails with rave-infused house and techno steeped in Northern culture.

FIRST TIME FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP: CREATE A MUSIC VIDEO // SCREENINGOver the course of two weekends, learn the skills neces...
24/09/2025

FIRST TIME FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP: CREATE A MUSIC VIDEO // SCREENING

Over the course of two weekends, learn the skills necessary to make a music video with tracks provided by local artists - we are also proudly working in collab with The Warren Youth Project and The Curve to bring this incredible opportunity to the people of Hull!

Your mentors will include local film and music industry pros such as Stewart Baxter, Downtown Kayoto, Callum Ahmed, Tarik Skalli, and Alex Davies, who will all guide you through the exact processes of shooting and editing a music video. Your films will then be proudly displayed at their very own screening on Friday 10th at 7:15pm!

🔗Follow the link in bio to our eventbrite page to book a space on the workshops and grab a ticket for the screening!

To stay accessible, please let us know if you’re a student - we’re also open to discussing ticket prices for those who need to!

STOP. LOOK. LISTEN: EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS // Thur 02.10UNTHINKABLE’s experimental shorts will be screening as part of our ...
22/09/2025

STOP. LOOK. LISTEN: EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS // Thur 02.10

UNTHINKABLE’s experimental shorts will be screening as part of our launch night in just a couple of weeks - that means these films are free of charge to watch as you enjoy the bar in our comfy Sofa Cinema, before heading upstairs to view the opening night of the new Cosey Fanni Tutti exhibition, and after viewing ’s debut solo show at the pop-up gallery on Pier Street.

WHEN: Thursday 2nd October 7:45pm

These films deliver a mood and an atmosphere, focused less on narrative and more on visual chemistry and the human experience.

WOMB/TOMB (Zane Crowther, Samuel Carson)
No Ball Games (Sam Brewster)
Spinning Days (Anne Chpakovski)
(more synthesis) (Wren Adobe)
It’ll Be Fine, Probably (Matt Warlow)
DuPhomf’s Passing (Alan Halls)
Inside You (Erik Sémashkin)
Boulés (Tom Norman Griffin)
Amphitrite (Genevieve Craven)
Catch Sight of it (Grace Marshall)
Aber (Quentin Bernard)
Overexposed (Joab Harrison)
Seek Beyond (Louis Scantlebury)

🎟️ You can book your free ticket for the launch night via the link in our bio to our website or eventbrite page.

MUNTJAC screening // Sat 05.11At the door of an ancient forest, Sinus loses his newfound friends, and descends into a fr...
20/09/2025

MUNTJAC screening // Sat 05.11

At the door of an ancient forest, Sinus loses his newfound friends, and descends into a frenzied trip towards the depths of his psyche. Blind wizards, clouds of bees, and giddy demons - all manner of evils await him in the shadows. In this darkness, will he ever find the elusive other half - Möbius?
Join us for Finn Darrell's award-winning film Muntjac, screening in our comfy pop-up cinema on Humber Street for just £3 - follow the link in our bio to the eventbrite page where you can secure your ticket now.

WHEN: Saturday 5th October 5:00pm
WHERE Sofa Cinema, Humber Street Gallery

About the artist: Finn Darrell is a multidisciplinary artist, working across filmmaking, photography, performance art and stained glass. Finn grew up in rural Essex, UK and moved to London in 2018, studying animation at UAL for a year, before going on to study a BsC in psychology at King’s College London. Following this, they studied for a year at The New School in New York, all the while developing their creative practice. Finn has performed at an array of venues across London and New York, using visceral body modification techniques to explore themes of mental health, fe**sh, magic, Christianity, ritual and rebirth. Finn made their debut short film, Muntjac, during the pandemic in 2021, releasing it in 2023. The film examines the esoteric and archetypal through a distinctly q***r lens, and has screened at festivals across the UK and Europe.

MADAKLASHT, MAY YOU HAVE A LONG LIFE screening // Sat 11.10In the empty meadows of the Shishikuh valley in Chitral, nort...
18/09/2025

MADAKLASHT, MAY YOU HAVE A LONG LIFE screening // Sat 11.10

In the empty meadows of the Shishikuh valley in Chitral, northern Pakistan, the Madaklashti found their home. But as an Ismaili Shia minority, surrounded by Sunnis; and with the ever-looming threat of flooding, safety is not guaranteed. Through an ensemble of felled trees, religious rivalry, cascading water, eagle dance and irrigation, this film shares that sense of being in place.

Join us for Matt Feurtado's feature film Madaklasht, Zenda Boshi for as little as £3 - follow the link in our bio to the eventbrite page where you can secure your ticket now.

WHEN: Saturday 11th October 4:00pm
WHERE: Sofa Cinema, Humber Street Gallery

ELEPHANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS: Student Films screening // Sun 05.10Can't do a film fest without shining a light on the crea...
17/09/2025

ELEPHANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS: Student Films screening // Sun 05.10

Can't do a film fest without shining a light on the creativity of filmmaking students tbh, so that's just what we've done as part of our SOFA CINEMA in Humber Street Gallery.

WHEN: Sunday 5th October 3:00pm

Filmmaking has fast grown as a popular university course in recent years. We present a collection of student films, national and international, to show off what young people can come with when they take a crack at the camera. An opportunity for young aspiring filmmakers to meet and to be inspired by what graduate students have made.

Daydreaming (Aleksandra Szczyrek)
It All Comes Down (Meg Earls)
Sea Isn't Salty Today (Dariia Andriivna Teruk)
The Springsbury Bird Hoax (Ben Heath)
We're Not in Essex Anymore (Grac Talbot)
The Sky Family (Stella Dalgleish)
Where the Hand of Man Hath Not Trod (Oscar Fox)

Grab some cheap tickets from our website/eventbrite via the link in on bio!

EROTIC CINEMA: JOURNEY THROUGH DESIRE // 05.10 6:00pmThis evening opens with an informative talk from Valen, founder of ...
15/09/2025

EROTIC CINEMA: JOURNEY THROUGH DESIRE // 05.10 6:00pm

This evening opens with an informative talk from Valen, founder of Kinky Erotic Nature - Hull’s leading fe**sh cabaret night - exploring the history of po*******hy and its shifting place in culture. Following the talk, filmmaker and curator Finn Darrell presents a handpicked programme of short erotic films that traverse genre and form.

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🎟️ link in our bio to purchase tickets // 18+ no exceptions; we will be checking ID on the door

COSEY FANNI TUTTI: INCOGNITO // Thursday 02.10Alongside our official UNTHINKABLE launch night at , there will be an exhi...
11/09/2025

COSEY FANNI TUTTI: INCOGNITO // Thursday 02.10

Alongside our official UNTHINKABLE launch night at , there will be an exhibition upstairs in Space 2 for you all to immerse yourself in around networking, drinks, and the premiere of our experimental films in our Space 1 SOFA CINEMA 🛋️

INCOGNITO is a new exhibition by artist Cosey Fanni Tutti, curated by Cosey and Cabinet Gallery, London. It is the embodiment of multiple identities originally constructed by Cosey Fanni Tutti to function within the glamour industry between 1973 and 1981. This eponymous exhibition brings together film, vinyl music, costumes, performance documentation, press cuttings and correspondence; many rare material items from Cosey’s personal archive never previously exhibited.

Visit the website for more details, and the link in our bio to the UNTHINKABLE website or eventbrite to cop a free ticket our launch night on October 2nd at 6:00pm.

UNTHINKABLE × LEG~IT! × A63E // techno, jungle, and electro music night ft. The Last DJ. Also ft. Timothy J. Fairplay, N...
10/09/2025

UNTHINKABLE × LEG~IT! × A63E // techno, jungle, and electro music night ft. The Last DJ. Also ft. Timothy J. Fairplay, NICAEA, Steve Cobby, Misrule, Marianne Tina Sirrs.

This October brings a collaborative curation like you've never seen before.

Hull-based film festival UNTHINKABLE collude with local rave crew LEG~IT! & new kids on the block, A63E to construct a distinctive party for the people of Hull & friends of UNTHINKABLE, LEG~IT! & A63E.

Prepare yourself for an immersive soundscape experience down at Hull's legendary The Welly Club. The event will take place in the iconic Welly:2, the upstairs venue where rave music first began for The Welly & that brought pleasure to do many ravers.

Small dark room, big heavyweight soundsystem & a lineup of some of the most innovative artists that dance music will ever witness. Expect bass pressure, strobe lighting & an unparalleled presence from each of our artists.

Why not indulge yourself & enjoy what the city has to offer, before it's too late...

Don't sleep on this one 💤

🔗 LINK IN BIO to website or eventbrite for tickets - already selling fast, cheap as chips, don't waste your night watching telly, just bloody go to Welly.

SOME OF US: Documentary Films screening // Sat 11.10 & Sun 12.10This year we've got a handful of documentaries for our S...
09/09/2025

SOME OF US: Documentary Films screening // Sat 11.10 & Sun 12.10

This year we've got a handful of documentaries for our SOME OF US screening that show a variety of people from all nook and crannies of the world.

WHEN: Saturday 11th October 2:30pm // REPEAT: Sunday 12th October 2:00pm

Peering into the lives of a few everyday individuals; people who aren’t famous, or successful, but who are special or impactful nonetheless. Some of whom feel free and some who feel trapped. Some who go slow, some who go fast, some who are good, some who are evil. Here are SOME OF US.

Street Light (Romain Dumont)
Nonna (Aaron F Zeiss)
Taking Stock (Duncan Cowles)
Commute (Scott Lazer)
Santa Matrietta (Ben Young)
Feurworks (Timothy George Kelly)

🎟️ Follow the link below to our website or eventbrite page to purchase tickets for just £3, and check out our other screenings whilst you're at it (there's a full screening pass that'll save you some £££ in the long run, if you fancy).

SAT: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/some-of-us-documentary-film-screenings-tickets-1395269371249?aff=oddtdtcreator

SUN: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1626758712099?aff=oddtdtcreator

HULL + HUMBER: Local Filmmakers screening // Fri 10.10 & Sun 12.10We're bringing you a fantastic selection of local film...
08/09/2025

HULL + HUMBER: Local Filmmakers screening // Fri 10.10 & Sun 12.10

We're bringing you a fantastic selection of local films from our city 'ull, alongside Q&As from all the filmmakers involved which is just bloody brilliant to be honest. Tickets for this one are selling fast, but don't forget there's a repeat of the same films on Sunday.

WHEN: Friday 10th October 8:00pm // REPEAT: Sunday 12th October 3:30pm

We hope to make this a space which local creatives can share, meet, talk, collaborate and enjoy a relatively light-hearted mix of cinema set right here in the Humber region.

Bhajis (Pete Guttridge)
A Hidden Legacy (Tom Hopper)
Reparation (Jordan Dean)
Falling Rocks (William Sash)
Final Pill (Caylem Scott)
Grab (Joseph Monahan)
The Supermarket (Jay Sillence)
Hermit (George Brignall-McDougall)

Tickets can be purchased through the link in our bio to our website or eventbrite page for just £3.

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