Lost Reels All Day Film Event: Women on the Edge - All Day Pass

About Lost Reels All Day Film Event: Women on the Edge - All Day Pass

A day of forgotten, lost, or unavailable films from Lost Reels. Women on the Edge features stories of extraordinary women living beyond the boundaries. Four feature films screened mostly from 35mm, with filmmaker Q&As, raffle prizes and more!

This jam-packed event will highlight four feature films that exemplify the Lost Reels spirit – forgotten, lost or unavailable films shown mostly from analogue formats.

· Missing in Action – Fondly remembered films that are inexplicably missing
· Special 35mm Presentation – Ultra-rare 35mm screenings
· Forgotten Classic – Rarely shown gems ripe for rediscovery
· Deep Cut – Deep cut/cult picks for curious minds

Introductions and Q&A’s to be announced in the coming weeks.

13:00: Butterfly Kiss (1995) dir. Michael Winterbottom (88mins)

Missing in Action: A one-of-a-kind serial killer lesbian love story set in the anonymous motorways and service stations cafés of Northern England. A heady cocktail of road movie, psychodrama, black comedy, and religious allegory as we follow unpredictable schizophrenic Eunice (Amanda Plummer) wandering through petrol stations in search of a mysterious woman named Judith. Miriam (Saskia Reeves), her hard of hearing and hopelessly in love companion, joins her on the road, becoming her lover, caretaker, and murderous assistant.

Lost Reels is proud to present the UK theatrical premiere of the 2025 digital restoration of Butterfly Kiss.

15:00: Safe (1995) dir. Todd Haynes (119mins)

Special 35mm Presentation: A Todd Haynes masterpiece about middle-class suburban housewife Carol (Julianne Moore), who contracts a mystery illness and gradually descends into sickness and possibly madness.

Lost Reels is pleased to present a rare 35mm screening of Safe to mark the 30th anniversary of its UK release.

17.00-18.00 Break

18:00: Girlfight (2000) dir. Karyn Kusama + online Q&A with Karyn Kusama (112mins)

Forgotten Classic: Karyn Kusama’s debut feature follows a rebellious Latina teenager (a star-making turn for Michelle Rodriguez) who channels her aggression into boxing. It successfully combines urban social drama, romance, coming-of-age, and sports action to create a rewarding, uplifting, and emotionally satisfying whole.

Unavailable on any streaming platform and with the DVD long out of print, Lost Reels is pleased to present Girlfight from a rare original 35mm print, with an online Q&A with Karyn Kusama post-screening.

20:30: Kissed (1996) dir. Lynne Stopkewich (78mins)

Deep Cut: A hauntingly beautiful and breathlessly romantic film about necrophilia is a tricky proposition, but that’s exactly what writer-director Lynne Stopkewich delivers.

Lost Reels is excited to be showing Kissed from a beautiful 35mm print. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this extraordinarily bold, stimulating and controversial film.