Documentary Screenings London

DocHouse: Steal This Story, Please! – Bloomsbury matinee

We're seeing Steal This Story, Please! at Curzon Bloomsbury, the 2:20 screening, part of their DocHouse documentary strand — it starts on time, no adverts. It runs 1h 42m — a portrait of Amy Goodman, the Democracy Now! journalist who's spent thirty years reporting from places most newsrooms won't go, made by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. A documentary about journalism under pressure should give us plenty to talk about afterwards.

"Sherman's March" (1986) & Drinks

Hey, let's meet and watch the classic 1986 documentary "Sherman's March" at the Dochouse in Curzon Bloomsbury, in September. This cult classic documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1987 Sundance Film Festival, and was later selected to be added to the United States' National Film Registry, for preservation for its cultural, historical and aesthetic value. Doc starts at 3pm. There is also a Dochouse Documentary Meetup of this doc scheduled two weeks later, on Sunday 27th September too. Drinks afterwards at Exmouth Arms, Coin Laundry, or Mikkeller Brewpub afterwards.

"The Watergate Caper" (2026) & Drinks

Let's meet and watch the new archival documentary, "The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream" at the Dochouse in Curzon Bloomsbury, a documentary narrated by Spinal Tap's Harry Shearer, which traces the rise and fall of United States of America 37th president Richard Nixon (1969 - 1974), particularly through the infamous Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. Doc starts at 6.15pm. Let's head to Exmouth Market for drinks at Exmouth Arms, Coin Laundry, or Mikkeller Brewpub afterwards.

The People's Emergency Briefing - Community screening

A community screening of [The People's Emergency Briefing](https://nebriefing.org/), the 50-minute film based on the [November 2025 Westminster briefing](https://www.nebriefing.org/the-event) where ten leading UK experts set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. The film brings that evidence to a wider audience: the same facts, presented together, followed by a post-screening discussion and Q&A facilitated by our volunteers. 🎟️ **Free entry**, just RSVP 🗓️ **Saturday** 12 September, 6pm 📍 [Karamel](http://www.musicglue.com/karamel) - [4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/9pKfu6McuPZ9N3hF7) 🎥 [Trailer 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-dHgh65Q) - [Trailer 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tLUnWHkGG4) All welcome. The recommended minimum age for this film is 16.

Deep Impact (1998)

Please meet on the ground floor of 184 Shepherds Bush Road just before 6pm and we will escort you to the 1st floor where our secret cinema is!

The Story

Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography @ Dulwich Picture Gallery

**Join us at the Dulwich Picture Gallery for the 'Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography' exhibition.** Step into a century of American city life through photographs that capture the people who built, inhabited, and transformed urban spaces into living, breathing communities. The exhibition explores one hundred years of American urban life through the people who lived, worked, and moved through its streets. Featuring works by 34 influential photographers from 1907 to 2012, the exhibition traces how photography evolved alongside the modern city, capturing individuals and communities shaped by and shaping their environments. Set in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, the photographs reveal cities as dynamic stages for social change. From mass immigration and industrial growth to moments of counterculture and protest, photographers used urban spaces to examine identity, labour, and belonging. Adapting the traditions of portraiture, they recorded faces and lives that reflect the inner story of a nation in flux. Highlights include works by Alfred Stieglitz, Helen Levitt, Dorothea Lange, Lewis Hine, Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, and Bruce Davidson. Seen together, these portraits and cityscapes form a collective narrative that is both intimate and expansive, capturing the human experience at the heart of America’s evolving cities. **Read more here:** **[https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/portrait-of-a-city-a-century-of-american-photography/](https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/portrait-of-a-city-a-century-of-american-photography/)** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 1.45pm: MEET AT Dulwich Picture Gallery CAFE (optional)** Address: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 14 Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table and host who will be wearing LoMAZ badges. **2.30pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION** Address: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 14 Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD **4pm-Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head to a local pub for a social chit chat over drinks. *Location tbc 48 hours before event.* **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for this event.** **Please book here:** **[https://secure.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/11813/11874](https://secure.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/11813/11874)** and choose the 2.30pm slot (or thereabouts). Adults: £14.50 Disabled: £7 Universal Credit: £1 **GETTING THERE:** **[https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/visit-us/](https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/visit-us/)** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE NOTE:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Arthur Leipzig, Divers, East River 1948 © Estate of Arthur Leipzig, Courtesy ofHoward Greenberg Gallery, New York

LoMAZ Extra @ the cinema (a Dracula Daily event)

**LoMAZ is going to the cinema! Come join us in the Nickel Cinema for Dracula in Istanbul, the very first film adaptation where Dracula had fangs!** Azmi is a lawyer from Istanbul. Drakula of Romania has assumed a new title. Azmi travels to Romania for legal matters. He is warned of Drakula, but Azmi is a strong believer in goodness. The film is set in 1953, and promises to be great fun - apparently it also introduced the image of Dracula scaling the castle walls, and in this version, Mina is a showgirl! Original title - *Drakula İstanbul'da* **THE PLAN:** **5.50-6.20pm: MEET in the cinema bar, accessed through the cinema, down the stairs in front of the screen** Look for the host wearing a LoMAZ badge/a LoMAZ sign on the table. Please join the WhatsApp group in the comments to help find us easily. **6.20-approx. 8.20pm: Film** Tickets available [here](https://thenickel.co.uk/screening/615). At time of writing, 30 tickets remain available. **8.20pm-LATE: PUB SOCIAL (Optional)** Address: The Wilmington, 69 Rosebery Avenue. We may not be able to reserve tables so please be prepared to stand and mingle. **This event is part of our Dracula Daily series of events to connect to the book Dracula running from May to November 2026. See [https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/events/312216865/](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/events/312216865/)** You can sign up for Dracula Daily here: [https://draculadaily.substack.com/about](https://draculadaily.substack.com/about) **WHATSAPP GROUP:** You will see the link to the WhatsApp group when you sign up in the comments section below. Please note that joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members. We also have a main LoMAZ WhatsApp group that you are welcome to join after your first event. **PLEASE READ:** **LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'.** **We remove members from the group who:** * **repeatedly sign up for events then 'no show'.** * **repeatedly change their RSVP to 'No'.** * **are on the event waitlist, or have not RSVPed, but turn up anyway.** **FINALLY:** Please please change your RSVP to 'no' if you can no longer attend, so the hosts know who to look out for. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.**

Monthly Film Club (September) - Anatomy of a fall (2023)

Join us for a discussion of Justine Triet’s 2023 Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall, a gripping and ambiguous courtroom drama exploring marriage, truth, and the limits of what we can ever truly know about another person. To help us keep the conversation engaging, space is limited. Please RSVP only if you plan to join us. No show policy: If you RSVP but don't plan to attend, please make sure to cancel your spot at least 24 hours in advance, so someone else can take it. Two no shows without cancelling or cancelling last minute will result in a ban from future film club events. This is for fairness the venue who require was accurate numbers to give us a good spot. You don't need any background in film studies, just watch the movie beforehand and come ready to share your thoughts, listen to others, and engage with the ideas the film raises. Whether you've seen it many times or are watching it for the first time, you're welcome. The most interesting conversations come from a variety of perspectives. Deeper Connection We have a mission at Deeper Connections to improve the quality of people's lives through conversation. All our events are centred around the concept of connecting deeply, because we believe we all deserve to be seen, felt and understood for who we really are. To have the 'deeper conversation' approach when relating with others can change our lives and can change the world Our Value \*\*\ *Respect: \*\*Treat everyone with kindness and consideration. ❤ \*\*\* Open-mindedness: \*\*Be open to different perspectives and ideas \*\*\ *Active Participation: \*\*Share your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussions. Staying in touc Interested in finding out about all the events sooner than on Meetup or staying in touch beyond the events, you can join our WhatsApp channel and community usin [ Deeper Connections WhatsApp Channe](https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6CBAdIN9ijrEYdv33z) [ Deeper Connections WhatsApp Communit](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EqGsmF3021RKTwBpGcuR80) Keep This Event Fre If this event brings you something meaningful, you can help others access the same transformational experience. Whether it's £5 or £15, every contribution keeps these events accessible to everyone in our community. You'll find a QR code on your conversation sheet during the event, or you can contribute here #SupportYourCommunit [ Ko-F](https://ko-fi.com/deeperconnections) [ Buy Me A Coffe](https://buymeacoffee.com/deeperconnections) [ PayPa](https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DDSNCCFCYUEB2)

Screening and Social (free)

The London Film-Jam Social (free) is an opportunity to meet and chat with other Jammers both past, present and future as well as to have a look at what we've been up to! Come along and see what we are all about or just catch up with old friends an relive those crazy days of filmmaking, or just chat about films in general. We'll start the day at about 12.30 by showing a few films made at previous Jams and then there will be the much awaited Premieres of the 1 Month Film Jam Films. After that everyone can mingle for a few hours to get know each other, until 3pm. Everybody welcome! Venue: Coldharbour blue, 259-260 Hardess Street, Loughborough Junction, SE24 0HN More tickets here : Free Event on Meetup Vegan food available 18+ Event

Film Club: Choice

This year’s films all revolve around the theme of “**choice**” – plenty of opportunity for philosophical exploration! Details of specific films will be revealed closer to the time of each event. PFA Film Club hosts free screenings of thought-provoking films, followed by a discussion about the raised philosophical issues, for general public. In 2026 meetings are held every third WEDNESDAY of the month at the Cafe of St. Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London E2 7EY. The nearest station is **Shoreditch High Street** on the Overground. The screening starts at 6:30 pm (or at 6pm for longer films) and we need to vacate the building by 9:00pm. We offer complimentary light refreshments during the event. For the most up-to-date schedule of the upcoming film club events, visit our [website](http://pfalondon.org/#rec767601373).

FREE Lesbian History Day Inaugural Launch

[Follow 👉this link👈 to reserve your spot before RSVP](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lesbian-history-day-inaugural-launch-tickets-1997693343567) (This event was at capacity last time I checked but you can still join to watch online) Join us for the Lesbian History Day Inaugural Launch in collaboration with the RSA LGBTQIA+ Network. *Lesbian lives have shaped this country's culture, its politics and its fight for liberation, yet the record keeps losing them. Names go missing from the archive. Stories get told about us instead of by us. Lesbian History Day exists to change that, and this is where it begins.* A panel discussion bringing together voices from activism, archiving, education and the arts, on how lesbian history has been kept alive, who has been left out of it, and what it takes to make sure the next generation inherits a fuller story. Doors: 6.30pm Event: 7pm to 8.30pm Networking: from 8.30pm *See comments below for updates*