Union Films
Union Films is your student-run cinema, right at the heart of Highfield Campus. Located in the Union, we're completely run by volunteers; from the front of house staff who sell tickets and refreshments, to the projectionists who show the films on our 35mm and digital projectors. You can help out as much or as little as you like, and when you do, you get to see films for free!
The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Union Films this year are:
Cinema Manager
- Organises the running of Union Films
Front of House Manager
- In charge of what the customers see on a typical screening.
Logistics Officer
- Responsibilities Include: Making sure refreshments are fully stocked, including placing orders on a weekly basis Being the main point of contact with bars and raising any issues which may come up. Ensuring prices on the tills are current and that bars are aware of our screenings. Knowing everything and anything about the financial situation of Union Films, including the current balance and all spending and income Obtaining and keeping receipts or records for all transactions, if applicable. Offering guidance to the rest of the committee in terms of budgeting Establishing contact with the SUSU Finance team when required Keeping track of audience takings
Communications Manager
Deputy Head Projectionist
- Assist the Head Projectionist and maintain advert packs, trailers and screen ads.
Design Officer
Design Officer
Head Projectionist
- In charge of projection and all projectionists.
Marketing Officer
- Manages social media and distribution.
Programme Officer
- Helps select the lineup and run Audience Choice.
Publicity Manager
- Takes care of publicity and design.
Web Officer
- Takes care of the website.
Membership Information
These are the current membership fees offered by Union Films, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.
| Name | Cost | Valid Period | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Films 26/27 | FREE | 15/08/2026 - 31/05/2027 | Welcome to Union Films! We are a student-run cinema where like-minded individuals can meet and volunteer. We collaborate with a film club, Phoenix Films, on Wednesdays, where they showcase the best of world cinema and on Sundays, we project films which our line-up officer has picked out for students to watch! With each film you volunteer for, you get a free refreshment, and you’ll be able to watch the film afterwards. There are three different roles you can be picked for: Box Office, Door or Refreshments! Later on in the year, there will be opportunities to learn how to project films on our digital projector. We also plan to have socials, some drinking and non-drinking. For example, we host an annual potluck for Christmas, and there is much more to look forward to! |
Products
Available products to purchase for Union Films
Union Films: Vive L'Amour (1994) - Free!
Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
Union Films: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) - Free!
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Union Films: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Free!
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Union Films: The Hunger Games (2012) - Free!
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which 'Tributes' must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Union Films: Pitch Perfect (2012) - Free!
A comedy set in the middle of a war between rival a cappella groups and centered on a rebellious girl who joins one of the groups as an escape from her unhappy life at school.
Union Films: Obsession (2026) - Free!
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Union Films: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026) - Free!
When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.
Union Films: Let the Right One In (2008) - Free!
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
Union Films: Kung Fu Hustle (2004) - Free!
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Union Films: Gozilla Minus One (2023) - Free!
In postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive... let alone fight back?
Union Films: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Free!
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Union Films: Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - Free!
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
Union Films: Arrival (2016) - Free!
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Union Films: Alien (1979) - Free!
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Union Films & Sudan Soc: Khartoum (2025) - Fundraiser
Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two young bottle collectors — reenact their stories of survival and freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war.
Union Films - The Raid: Redemption (2012)
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it.
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Upcoming Events
Check out our upcoming events below:
Sunday 01 Nov
Free Screening: Obsession
The Cube B42
Sunday 01 Nov
Paid Screening: Leviticus
The Cube B42