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White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS

White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS

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White Wall Cinema presents the 4K restoration of the film What Happened Was at Wagner Hall in Brighton and Hove on 29 September 2026 at 20:10. This independent American film won the Sundance Festival Jury Prize in 1994. Tickets cost £8.50.

NEW 4K RESTORATION @ One of the most remarkable independent American films of all time, and the Winner of the Sundance Festival Jury Prize in 1994, What Happened Was began life as a stage play by actor Tom Noonan, perhaps best known for his extraordinary performance in the original Hannibal Lecter movie, Michael Mann’s Manhunter. Taking place over the course of a single evening in a New York City apartment, two work colleagues embark on perhaps the most awkward and revealing date in cinema history. As the pair navigate the social expectations and emotional strains of a first date, something much more profound about modern loneliness is revealed in this starkly real, darkly humorous, and relentlessly probing film, which asks: who are we really on the inside? Awkwardly mismatched timing, casual misunderstandings, and veiled dark confessions converge with expert direction and beautiful camerawork to create one of the most thrilling, emotionally resonant, and intriguing films in all of American cinema. DOORS: 7.10pm * START TIME: 7.40pm * RUN TIME: 91 mins CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) *Please note – doors open at 7.10pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.40pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence + Booking Fee Tickets & More Info

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White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS takes place on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 20:10.

White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS is held at Wagner Hall in Brighton (Regency Road, Brighton and Hove, BN1 2RU).

Tickets for White Wall Cinema: WHAT HAPPENED WAS are priced at £8.50. Live prices and availability are shown on wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk.

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