Wild World Sensory Friendly Cinema Weekends
Weekends of inclusive, interactive and immersive cinema screenings for all the family to enjoy together.
Different Planet Arts are thrilled to be bringing their new innovative Sensory Friendly Cinema to Depot, Lewes.
Introduction
This event is a beautifully curated programme of films and animations based around the natural world, delivered in an innovative experiential way, SEND inclusive, immersive, interactive and fun!
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Experience films uniquely
For one weekend every season in 2023, we will watch and experience films in a unique new way, with specialist performers bringing stories to life through sensory moments, live music, activities, movement and play!
Tickets are £5
Carers/parents with CEA cards go free. Buy online via Depot’s website
“Cinema has no boundary, it is a ribbon of dream”
Orson Welles
Sensory Friendly Cinema explores and embraces how we all see the world in different ways.
Think secret cinema meets autism-friendly relaxed cinema meets sensory cinema… a cinematic event for the whole family. So get your creature costumes on, and come and sing, dance and make some noise with us!
What will happen
When you arrive at Depot you and your families and carers will be welcomed by our friendly team of performers in the foyer and given a bag of interactive sensory surprises. You will be shown around the space and have time to get used to the environment. You will meet our team who will greet you with music, puppetry and a playful welcome. We will then settle into our screening room and get comfy, ready for the screening. There will be lots of music, interaction and sensory activities and all performances will be tailored to the needs of the audience.
The films and animations
In this carefully selected programme of epic, funny and heartwarming acclaimed films and animations, you and your family and caregivers will become part of the adventures as we explore each of the films through sensory moments, bringing the stories to life with puppets, live music, props and special effects by Different Planet Arts’ team of specialist facilitators, performers and musicians. You will be part of the experience as we transform the cinema into a Wild World quest, across land, sea and mountains.
Weekend dates
10.45 am - 12.35 pm
Weekend Screenings 1 - July Sat 1st & Sun 2nd
Weekend Screenings 2 - September Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd
Weekend Screenings 3 - October Sat 7th & Sun 8th
Weekend Screenings 4 - December Sat 9th & Sun 10th & Mon 11th
SATURDAYS Screening
10.45am - 12.35pm
Enter the world of the Wildlings and their friends. The Saturday programme will be a collection of several short films, with a cast of animated characters like Twoot The Newt, Rock, Spinikey the Hedgehog and Ink the Octopus. Our performers and musicians will help you become part of the stories, taking you into the faraway wild worlds through imagination, music, interactive sensory activities, puppets, play and fun.
Come dressed as your favourite animal!
Saturdays Timings, just to give you an idea…
All screenings are interactive and as such will vary in length, according to the live adventures that unfold!
10.45 am The fun begins in the foyer where the team will meet and greet
11.00 - 11.30 am First screening
11.30 - 11.50 am Break
11.50 - 12.20 pm Second screening
12.20 - 12.35 pm Goodbye and exit
SUNDAYS Screening
10.45am - 12.35pm
Different Planet Arts sensory film Squirrel and the Midnight Forest will feature in Sundays programme. Join Squirrel, Stag, Owl and other magical adventures in the midnight forest. Loads of interactive fun for all the family to join in together as we join Squirrel and his friends in The Midnight Forest to help him on his quest to find his hidden stash of nuts, and solve the mystery of the face at the bottom of the pool. Our team will once again draw you into the wild, transporting you into the forest and over the ocean with music and performance. This programme will run for the same duration as Saturday but there will be no break. The audience are welcome to come and go and take a short break if they wish.
Come dressed as your favourite animal!
Sundays Timings, just to give you an idea…
All screenings are interactive and as such will vary in length, according to the live adventures that unfold!
All screenings are interactive and as such will vary in length, according to the live adventures that unfold!
10.45 am- 11.00am The fun begins in the foyer where the team will meet and greet
11.00 - 12.00 pm Screening
12.00 - 12.15 pm Goodbye and exit
MONDAYS Screening
5.15pm - 7:00pm
Enter the world of the Wildlings and their friends. The Saturday programme will be a collection of several short films, with a cast of animated characters like Twoot The Newt, Rock, Spinikey the Hedgehog and Ink the Octopus. Our performers and musicians will help you become part of the stories, taking you into the faraway wild worlds through imagination, music, interactive sensory activities, puppets, play and fun.
Come dressed as your favourite animal!
Mondays Timings, just to give you an idea…
All screenings are interactive and as such will vary in length, according to the live adventures that unfold!
5.15 pm The fun begins in the foyer where the team will meet and greet
5.30 - 6.00 pm First screening
6.00 - 6.20 pm Break
6.20 - 6.50 pm Second screening
6.50 - 7.00 pm Goodbye and exit
Age range
These films are particularly suitable for 5 -11 year olds, but will be immensely enjoyed by all age groups. Feel free to get in touch and ask us about suitability.
Depot Cinema
Audiences will be limited to 30 people, in Depot’s spacious cinema, so there’s lots of room to move around and get up for a wander. Alongside the DPA team, Depot staff will be on hand to help. The lighting and sound will be adjusted and Depot has an easy-going attitude to comings and goings and making noise, if people need to move around, be vocal or take a break from the screening. Entrances and exits will be monitored by Depot staff who regularly host relaxed cinema events. lewesdepot.org
Break out space
There will also be a designated break out space, just to chill. This will be next to the Cinema in Roberts Bar (closed for the event) and the team will be on hand to show you where it is, should you need it.