Friday 2 May 2025:

• The Martian (12A): Matt Damon stars as an astronaut stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead.
• First Man (12A): The riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon.

Saturday 3 May 2025:

• Explorers (U) [1985]: A group of adventurous teens construct a homemade spaceship in Joe Dante’s 1985 sci-fi voyage.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (U) [70mm]: Stanley Kubrick redefined the limits of filmmaking in this classic science fiction masterpiece.
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact (PG) [70mm]: The 1984 sequel to Kubrick’s masterpiece screens on a 70mm print from our own archive.

Sunday 4 May 2025:

• First Men in the Moon (U) [1964]: Spectacular adaptation of H. G. Wells’ novel of adventure and space travel, with eye-popping special effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen.
• BIFA presents: Moon (15) [35mm]: Sam Rockwell stars in the enigmatic 2009 debut of director Duncan Jones.
• Solaris (12A) [2002]: George Clooney stars in Steven Soderbergh’s bold remake of a sci-fi classic.

Kids' Club: Lightyear (PG)

• 3–4 May 2025: To infinity and beyond.

Beyond Earth is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a programme of independent film across the Bradford District. Co-Produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.