Chapters by Consent Without Metaphors is a film anthology made by the young creatives of Manchester.
This piece aims to spread awareness on consent by breaking taboos and being open and honest about all different aspects of consent while celebrating life, connection and the creativeness of young people.
Consent Without Metaphors is all about re-educating the youth to fight against the epidemic of sexual violence, now in film format.
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, and the film start time is as advertised above.
Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles. Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
Sat 30 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Sat 30 May
On day one of the Interference Film Festival you can bask in the glory of the 1988 horror/comedy classic HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS!! The name of this film really does say it all - whilst private detective Jack Chandler is hot on the heels of a teenage runaway in L.A, he runs into a chainsaw worshipping cult of beautiful women...will Jack become the next victim? Find out in this riotous b-movie r...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Short Film Programme #1
Sat 30 May
Short Film Block #1: Sat 30th: 15:55 - 17:05 Tickets are free for this event/ included in the Interference Pass. Donor Dir: Wesley Boone USA A grieving mother struggles to process her reality when she meets the recipient of her stillborn daughter's heart. The Bothy on the Cold Mòr Dir: Lucinda Lewis UK Folk horror, of a mans decent into madness through the thoughts of a local missing girl. F...
We have to go back! And rediscover the hit television show LOST! This is the orientation for THE LOST ALL CAPS PODCAST: LIVE. In a moment, you will be given a simple set of instructions for how you and your partner, friends or dharma initiative coworkers will fulfil the responsibilities associated with coming along and having a good ol laugh with us. But first, a little history… THE LOST ALL CA...
Interference is excited to announce the inclusion of this ridiculous piece of 90's cinema to the line-up of the Interference Film Festival 2026. To say it's taken a long time to track down the screening rights to this super schlocky movie is an understatement. A forgotten gem of a creature feature starring Seth Green and Alfonso Ribeiro amongst others. TICKS (aka Infested) follows a group of trou...
Interference is excited to announce a special screening of the infamous Singapore Sling as part of the Interference Film Festival. This notorious slice of Greek extreme cinema is a tour-de-force of psycho-sexual madness. Shot in stunning black and white with gorgeous cinematography - the film follows a private detective dubbed 'Singapore Sling' as he searches for a missing person named Laura....h...
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Sun 31 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Short Film Programme #2
Sun 31 May
Short Film Block #2: Sun 31st 13:15 - 14:15 Tickets are free for this event/ included in the Interference Pass. Nothing at all Dir: Leszek Cygan UK When was the last time you did something you really wanted to do? A happy couple's relationship is thrown into chaos when they discover that they may have never truly known one another. ------- Fister Dir: Anthony Moran UK In a bleak, concrete d...
From cult director Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik) comes SCHRAMM ... a twisted tale that follows serial killer Lothar Schramm aka the 'Lipstick Killer' as he recounts his terrible deeds and deranged decisions. Dropping two years after Nekromantik 2, Jörg Buttgereit yet again ups the ante with this grimy tale that pulls no punches whatsoever. Pushing the boundaries of acceptability once more (hammer...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Anatomia Extinction (Genkai Jinkô Keisû)
Sun 31 May
Prior to the screening of TOKYO GORE POLICE, Interference is excited to announce a super rare treat in the form of Anatomia Extinction - Nishimura's first foray into the same universe of Tokyo Gore Police. Here Nishimura introduces the engineers, a group of mutants who try to control Japan's overpopulation problem in their own special way. When a man witnesses a murder on the subway, he is pursue...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Tokyo Gore Police
Sun 31 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Boredom, bikinis and a blistering critique of the beauty myth. From its first seconds, Vera Chytilova’s ever-fresh Daisies kicks wickedly against the pricks and feels as if it was made today. This feminist milestone is an anarchic comedy of subversion whose approach to montage is as exuberant as the film’s two protagonists. An innovative and brilliantly absurd masterpiece of the ’60s Czech New Wa...
Melding melodrama with screwball farce, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern European cinema. Starring frequent Almodóvar collaborators Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas, this unimpeachable black comedy was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and won five Goyas in Spain...
Counterfilms is proud to present Bicycle Theives by Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini. The classic of Neorealism, One of the most beautiful films of Italian cinema. Bicycle Thieves is the emotional journey Of a father and son, Through impoverished post-war Rome. By exploring the layers of meaning In a mundane act - A bike being stolen It lays bare the tensions and poignance Of working class li...
Presented by Bigger Than Life with a pre-recorded introduction and short film (Shitty Drum!) by director Pascal Plante. Kelly-Anne, a fashion model and online poker player, is fixated on the high-profile trial of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier, accused of live-streaming a series of murders to paying customers. We’re left guessing as to her true motives as Kelly-Anne’s spiralling obsession leads...
Neon Genesis Evangelion Marathon + End of Evangelion
Sat 6 Jun
Humanity stands at the edge of Third Impact. Join us for a complete Neon Genesis Evangelion marathon, culminating in The End of Evangelion — the apocalyptic finale that changed anime forever! This ground breaking, action-packed series from creator Hideaki Anno has been hailed as one of the most important anime series of all time – a remarkable fusion of genres, and a powerful examination of the ...
October, 1957. Nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes hears stories of a UFO that crashed into the sea. Always on the lookout for mutant aliens, Hogarth finds a huge, metal-eating robot with an insatiable curiosity and equally insatiable appetite. But the extra-terrestrial's presence unleashes a wave of Cold War paranoia that threatens to engulf Rockwell unless Hogarth and his 50-foot friend can stop it. Lo...
Chapters by Consent Without Metaphors is a film anthology made by the young creatives of Manchester. This piece aims to spread awareness on consent by breaking taboos and being open and honest about all different aspects of consent while celebrating life, connection and the creativeness of young people. Consent Without Metaphors is all about re-educating the youth to fight against the epidemic o...
Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles. Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
Sat 30 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Sat 30 May
On day one of the Interference Film Festival you can bask in the glory of the 1988 horror/comedy classic HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS!! The name of this film really does say it all - whilst private detective Jack Chandler is hot on the heels of a teenage runaway in L.A, he runs into a chainsaw worshipping cult of beautiful women...will Jack become the next victim? Find out in this riotous b-movie r...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Short Film Programme #1
Sat 30 May
Short Film Block #1: Sat 30th: 15:55 - 17:05 Tickets are free for this event/ included in the Interference Pass. Donor Dir: Wesley Boone USA A grieving mother struggles to process her reality when she meets the recipient of her stillborn daughter's heart. The Bothy on the Cold Mòr Dir: Lucinda Lewis UK Folk horror, of a mans decent into madness through the thoughts of a local missing girl. F...
We have to go back! And rediscover the hit television show LOST! This is the orientation for THE LOST ALL CAPS PODCAST: LIVE. In a moment, you will be given a simple set of instructions for how you and your partner, friends or dharma initiative coworkers will fulfil the responsibilities associated with coming along and having a good ol laugh with us. But first, a little history… THE LOST ALL CA...
Interference is excited to announce the inclusion of this ridiculous piece of 90's cinema to the line-up of the Interference Film Festival 2026. To say it's taken a long time to track down the screening rights to this super schlocky movie is an understatement. A forgotten gem of a creature feature starring Seth Green and Alfonso Ribeiro amongst others. TICKS (aka Infested) follows a group of trou...
Interference is excited to announce a special screening of the infamous Singapore Sling as part of the Interference Film Festival. This notorious slice of Greek extreme cinema is a tour-de-force of psycho-sexual madness. Shot in stunning black and white with gorgeous cinematography - the film follows a private detective dubbed 'Singapore Sling' as he searches for a missing person named Laura....h...
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Sun 31 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Short Film Programme #2
Sun 31 May
Short Film Block #2: Sun 31st 13:15 - 14:15 Tickets are free for this event/ included in the Interference Pass. Nothing at all Dir: Leszek Cygan UK When was the last time you did something you really wanted to do? A happy couple's relationship is thrown into chaos when they discover that they may have never truly known one another. ------- Fister Dir: Anthony Moran UK In a bleak, concrete d...
From cult director Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik) comes SCHRAMM ... a twisted tale that follows serial killer Lothar Schramm aka the 'Lipstick Killer' as he recounts his terrible deeds and deranged decisions. Dropping two years after Nekromantik 2, Jörg Buttgereit yet again ups the ante with this grimy tale that pulls no punches whatsoever. Pushing the boundaries of acceptability once more (hammer...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Anatomia Extinction (Genkai Jinkô Keisû)
Sun 31 May
Prior to the screening of TOKYO GORE POLICE, Interference is excited to announce a super rare treat in the form of Anatomia Extinction - Nishimura's first foray into the same universe of Tokyo Gore Police. Here Nishimura introduces the engineers, a group of mutants who try to control Japan's overpopulation problem in their own special way. When a man witnesses a murder on the subway, he is pursue...
Interference Film Festival 2026: Tokyo Gore Police
Sun 31 May
The Interference Film Festival 2026 is a two day celebration of independent cinema. From extreme shockers, camp cult classics, grindhouse madness, low budget oddities and short films by up and coming directors from around the world! With a focus on rare screenings of stone cold classics as well as forgotten gems, the event will be an experience you won't forget in a hurry! So come join our aweso...
Boredom, bikinis and a blistering critique of the beauty myth. From its first seconds, Vera Chytilova’s ever-fresh Daisies kicks wickedly against the pricks and feels as if it was made today. This feminist milestone is an anarchic comedy of subversion whose approach to montage is as exuberant as the film’s two protagonists. An innovative and brilliantly absurd masterpiece of the ’60s Czech New Wa...
Melding melodrama with screwball farce, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern European cinema. Starring frequent Almodóvar collaborators Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas, this unimpeachable black comedy was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and won five Goyas in Spain...
Counterfilms is proud to present Bicycle Theives by Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini. The classic of Neorealism, One of the most beautiful films of Italian cinema. Bicycle Thieves is the emotional journey Of a father and son, Through impoverished post-war Rome. By exploring the layers of meaning In a mundane act - A bike being stolen It lays bare the tensions and poignance Of working class li...
Presented by Bigger Than Life with a pre-recorded introduction and short film (Shitty Drum!) by director Pascal Plante. Kelly-Anne, a fashion model and online poker player, is fixated on the high-profile trial of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier, accused of live-streaming a series of murders to paying customers. We’re left guessing as to her true motives as Kelly-Anne’s spiralling obsession leads...
Neon Genesis Evangelion Marathon + End of Evangelion
Sat 6 Jun
Humanity stands at the edge of Third Impact. Join us for a complete Neon Genesis Evangelion marathon, culminating in The End of Evangelion — the apocalyptic finale that changed anime forever! This ground breaking, action-packed series from creator Hideaki Anno has been hailed as one of the most important anime series of all time – a remarkable fusion of genres, and a powerful examination of the ...
October, 1957. Nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes hears stories of a UFO that crashed into the sea. Always on the lookout for mutant aliens, Hogarth finds a huge, metal-eating robot with an insatiable curiosity and equally insatiable appetite. But the extra-terrestrial's presence unleashes a wave of Cold War paranoia that threatens to engulf Rockwell unless Hogarth and his 50-foot friend can stop it. Lo...
Chapters by Consent Without Metaphors is a film anthology made by the young creatives of Manchester. This piece aims to spread awareness on consent by breaking taboos and being open and honest about all different aspects of consent while celebrating life, connection and the creativeness of young people. Consent Without Metaphors is all about re-educating the youth to fight against the epidemic o...