The Cube
Independent cinema which also hosts regular gigs and music.
The Cube is a real asset to Bristol, an independent cinema run by volunteers with original programming. In addition to films and live music the 105 seat cinema is also used for workshops and discussions.
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
For film times check www.cubecinema.com
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experimental
noise
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spoken word
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Our recent recommendations for The Cube
Sell out warning! The word for world is forest, and the forest is flailing. These three films explore the forest as it butts up against capitalist hegemony, colonial extractivism and tech-fuelled destruction. Delve deep into the undergrowth with indigenous scientists, shamans, lasers and the eternal spirit of resistance as these astonishing films negotiate the terrifying world we have created.
Forest Ecologies, Colonial Legacies at The Cube.
Our city’s very own outsider mecca continues its exploration of anti-establishment movements and subcultures with a screening of this inspiring DIY doc. From the shop floors of the '70s to the street struggles of the present day, Every Acre, Every Factory traces a radical reimagining of work against the backdrop of capitalism's mounting crises – filmmakers Johanna Schellhagen and Marco Bauer join for a Q&A.
Every Acre, Every Factory - Ideas for a necessary revolution -Film and Q&A at The Cube.
Sell out warning! Free entry!? En Masse spoils ya with three brain-expanding sessions ft. a processed bamboo flute listening odyssey from Rai & Koshiro (of Goat infamy), sonic ritualist Nkisi presenting her research into uncanny aural phenomena + a multimedial seminar on global resistance music from arch-archivists Mississippi Recs.
En Masse 2026: Rai Tateishi & Koshiro Hino, Nkisi, Mississippi Records at The Cube.
Radiophonic boffins assemble for this loopy evening of concrète eccentricities, centred around the curious world of F.C. Judd. An overlooked early pioneer of UK library music, synthesis, and tape manipulation, Judd's the subject of suitably DIY doc Practical Electronica; screening alongside live bleeps, bloops and gargles from Attacked By Wolves and Bristol's The Twelve Hour Foundation.
Early Electronics for Music at The Cube.
Talked of in hushed tones by wild-eyed Turbo Island elders, we thought Ashton Court Free Festival was just an urban myth. The Microplex gathers together the brains behind the UK's largest free festival to talk through its 30+ year history, covering every major musical shift in Bristol culture, and whether they could pull it off now.
Ashton Court Festival: It's History and Counter Cultural Legacy at The Cube.