{"title": "Big Girls Don't Cry", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse Central", "address": "Great Windmill Street, W1D 7DH London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://thearzner.com/TheArzner.dll/WhatsOn?f=313550", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/coming-of-age-drama"], "description": "A preview screening of Big Girls Don't Cry followed by an in-person Q&A with writer/director Paloma Schneideman, hosted by Selina Robertson from Club des Femmes. 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Best friends Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha must rely on each other to survive, while fear and religious differences strain their friendship and hope for escape. Based on horrifying true events, it is a powerful story of friendship, survival, and the impossible choices we're faced with.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/girls-63385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be696a14d6f1fbd31e42caf227f4129951e8f69029932842e4429828ebe32211-600.webp"}, {"title": "Truly Naked", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/coming-of-age-drama"], "description": "A screening of the film \"Truly Naked\". 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When they are kidnapped by militant insurgents and forced towards an uncertain future, they have only each other to turn to. As fear and religious differences begin to fracture their bond, their friendship is tested to see how far it can stretch before it breaks. 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But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium. The film runs 112 minutes and is rated 15.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-38966/", "official_url": "https://thearzner.com/TheArzner.dll/WhatsOn?f=361479", "image": "https://noky.io/images/716e2f09db95a0cd82615d12be11c9c020cafb5bd19d9c074579cd9bb79f00b8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Dreamed Adventure", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse Central", "address": "Great Windmill Street, W1D 7DH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ica.art/shop", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A screening of the film 'The Dreamed Adventure'. In the verdant Bulgarian mountains, archaeologist Veska crosses paths with Saïd, an old acquaintance whose car has been stolen; as she takes him to her excavation site, she is drawn into his shady business world. From Western writer-director Valeska Grisebach, it is a skilfully directed drama with a strong feminist spine, set in a small town gripped by violence and led by a non-professional cast, including Yana Radeva in a resplendent debut. The film won the Cannes Jury Prize.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dreamed-adventure-37783/", "official_url": "https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018685/cff-the-dreamed-adventure", "image": "https://noky.io/images/088fe60d927db68040c34e82857865afb9ac04ef552c6b093af1c831eb32e3e0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Autumn Term Film Writer/Director Ideas Lab", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["film/screenwriting"], "description": "Film Writer/Director Ideas Lab is a project for aspiring screenwriters and directors aged 18-25 that explores screenwriting and directing, turning an initial concept into a professionally structured short film project. Participants dive into script analysis, learn directing methodologies, sharpen writing skills, and map out career steps in film. The programme is led by Nadira Amrani, a British-Algerian director working in film and TV, with personalized mentoring from BAFTA-winning director Stella Corradi. It takes place at Roundhouse Studios and requires an online application by 31 August.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/autumn-term-film-writerdirector-ideas-lab-64953/", "official_url": "https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/writer-director-ideas-lab-au26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/73a3b1f3bcc3c528d9f41a222e22c15257d9eb279c1649a8f0bb19edf55fba84-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Better Go Mad in the Wild", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Garden Cinema", "address": "Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/gifts/", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary"], "description": "An award-winning, playful documentary about identical twins František and Ondřej, who live on their own terms on a ramshackle farm deep in the Šumava Mountains, tending animals, swimming in forest lakes, writing poetry and bickering. It is made by Miro Remo, who blends semi-staged vignettes, striking visuals, a talking cow and anarchic humour to blur reality and fairy tale. The film follows František, who dreams of freedom and adventure, and Ondřej, who longs for the familiar, as their bond is put to the test. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the director.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/better-go-mad-in-the-wild-39234/", "official_url": "https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/better-go-mad-in-the-wild-qa/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5fc64233c4f7f1fb949bb66eed73fdb04e7c39e61a93394bebc0045d4bfc76fe-600.webp"}]}