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Tickets Now Available
📅 Date Change: Underscore Cinema Now on February 7th, 2026
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Due to an unprecedented volume of submissions, we've made the decision to move Underscore Cinema from its original September date to February 7th, 2026.
This extra time allows us to give every entry the careful attention it deserves and to curate an event that truly showcases the breadth and creativity of the work submitted.
Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm — we can’t wait to share more details soon.
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Be a part of something vital
Your presence supports the celebration and amplification of working-class voices in UK cinema.
Underscore Cinema returns for its second edition — a bold and proudly grassroots festival that champions working-class filmmakers across the UK.
Presented by Underscore Studios and supported by the BFI, this year we’re once again taking over the iconic Rio Cinema in Dalston for a one-day celebration of radical, heartfelt, and boundary-pushing cinema from working-class voices.
Underscore Cinema is one of the very few festivals in the UK that unapologetically and explicitly champions working-class voices.
We don’t just include them — we’re built for them.
Seats are limited — secure your ticket early and support the voices that deserve the spotlight.
When & Where?
Rio Cinema Dalston
107 Kingsland High St,
London E8 2PB
February 7th, 2026 | 1pm to 3pm
CAPACITY
We have a limited number of concession tickets available on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you identify as working class, are currently on benefits, or consider yourself financially disadvantaged in a way that would stop you from purchasing a General Admission, then please consider our Concession tickets instead.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
Underscore Studios is a volunteer-run not-for-profit. We believe in what we do and hope to do more of it for a long time. The money towards events such as these means that we can keep them as low as they are, pay our Freelancers & support the organisation to be sustainable.
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We are aware that even the cost of a concession ticket may be a key barrier for many people.
If you are struggling to meet the cost of this event then please email info@underscorestudios.co.uk for more details.
