Built for the millennium. Deserted for a decade. Revived by the people.
The Big Picture uncovers the untold story of a state-of-the-art cinema quietly forgotten in the center of Bristol, a vibrant UK city known for its countercultural spirit. Once a cutting-edge IMAX theatre, the building was abandoned for over a decade—until a collective of cinephiles reclaimed it. Blending DIY ingenuity with punk ethos, they’ve transformed a forgotten relic into the beating heart of a grassroots cinema movement—reviving not just a building, but a shared vision of what cinema can be.
Arthur Cauty
Director
David Taylor
Self
Timon Singh
Self
Tessa Williams
Self
Anthony Nield
Self
Andy MacLean
Self
Tracey Guiry
Self
Marie Banks
Self
Mark Cosgrove
Self
David Sproxton
Self
Everything or Nothing72%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
The Class of ‘9271%
McQueen74%
Wick Is Pain74%
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch70%
Public Speaking70%
The Walking Dead: The Return74%
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey77%
Room 23761%
The Director and the Jedi72%
Baraka82%
Sherman's March67%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button69%
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 573%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
For Sama82%
