DIY FILM FESTIVAL

SCALARAMA
LIVERPOOL

2026
Scalarama

30 SEPTEMBER // 30 OCTOBER

A month of screenings programmed by independent film clubs across Liverpool. Cult films, documentaries, horror, Q&As and suitably unruly cinema.

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WHAT'S ON

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Educate to liberate

Welcome II The Terrordome

Wed 14 Oct // 6:00 pm

Croissant of Inequality

PWYCDrama

@educate.to.liberate

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Obscure Film x Button Masher

Scalarama! + Thundercrack! All dayer with DJ and intro

Sun 18 Oct // 1-6pm

81 Renshaw

£15 for all day, £7 each filmDoc/Horror

@obscurefilm @button__masher

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Obscure Film x Let's Make Films

Flux Gourmet with Peter Strickland Q&A

Sun 25 Oct // All dayer

FACT

Surreal Drama

@obscurefilm @lmfliverpool

Ticket link coming soon
LIV:DOX

Koyaanisqatsi

Thu 29 Oct // 7:00 pm

Unity Theatre

£10Doc

@liv_dox

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Obscure Film

Straight To Hell + I'm A Juvenile Delinquent, Jail Me! with Alex Cox intro and Q&A

Thu 29 Oct // 6:00 pm

artefact

£7Western Musical Comedy

@obscurefilm

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ABOUT

DIY CINEMA, ALL OVER THE CITY

Scalarama Liverpool is back!

This October, a month-long DIY film festival presented by 8 clubs of Liverpool DIY Cinemas takes place across the city. Find us in cafes, music and arts venues, a grand hotel, even a laundrette!

Bringing you carefully selected films for the time of year when darkness is starting to creep in. Transgressive, political, comedic, liminal, the popular and the rarely screened; come be a part of this spectacular celebration of DIY cinema!

PARTICIPATING CINEMA CLUBS

  • Tape Trove
  • Paraphysis Cinema
  • Button Masher
  • Educate to liberate
  • LIV:DOX
  • Obscure Film
  • Anfield Peoples Cinema
  • Fringe Flicks

SUPPORTED BY

BFI Film Audience Network and The National Lottery
Film Hub North

Scalarama Liverpool is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.