NightSignal
Three nights of open-air cinema on the roof of a closed car park. Twelve films.
18–20 June 2027Gates 20:30Level 7, Calder Street
No. 0000001Valid three nights£18
Twelve films, three nights
Four films a night on a 14-metre screen hung from the stair tower. The first starts as the sun goes down; the last ends after one. Headphones on every seat.
An open-air screen in Böblingen, 2020.
The programme
All films in their original language, subtitled in English.
Friday 18 June
Low Tide, Grey Gulls21:00A short: a harbour town filmed on one roll of 16mm. 14 min.
The Long Ramp Up21:40Two parking attendants and one stolen car. Comedy, 96 min.
Signal Fires23:30Lighthouse keepers on a rock in the North Sea. Drama, 108 min.
Nothing After Midnight01:25The late one. A city thriller shot entirely at night, 84 min.
Saturday 19 June
Concrete Garden21:00A short about the moss on this very roof. 11 min.
Every Light in Marlowe21:30A whole town counts its windows for a census. 102 min.
Two Seats, Row J23:25A romance told in the same cinema across forty years. 99 min.
Static01:15Late-night radio, one caller, no cuts. 78 min.
Sunday 20 June
Level Seven21:00Our own short, filmed here in March. 9 min.
The Summer Line21:25A night train, a lost dog and the longest day. 94 min.
Projectionist23:15A documentary about the last man to run 70mm in the city. 88 min.
Exit, Pay at Machine00:55The closer: a heist set in a car park. Of course it is. 91 min.
Ramp opens 19:30 · gates to level 7 at 20:30
Last car down by 03:00
Take a ticket at the barrier.
It is how every car park starts, so it is how ours does. Choose a night and press: the machine prints your film, your row and the time to be up the ramp.
How a night runs
19:30, the ramp opens
Walk or cycle up from Calder Street. No cars this time: the levels are for people.
Level 4, the kiosk
Hot food, cold beer and the deckchairs, stacked where the pay machine used to be.
20:30, the gates to 7
Find your row. Each bay is painted with a letter and holds four chairs.
20:58, the leader runs
Ten, nine, eight: the old countdown before the first film, on the big screen.
21:00, the short
Every night opens with a short film while the sky is still blue behind the screen.
Midnight, the interval
Ten minutes to refill, walk the edge and look at the city from seven floors up.
03:00, the last car down
Our one exception: the projection van, rolling down the ramp with the reels.
Before you climb
Calder Street multi-storey, level 7
Ramp opens 19:30, gates 20:30
18, 19 and 20 June 2027
What if it rains?
We move one level down to 6, which has a roof and the same view of the screen. The film still runs; ponchos are free.
Is there a lift?
Yes. The stair-tower lift runs to level 7 all night, and two bays at the front are kept for wheelchairs.
Can I come for one film?
Yes, the ticket covers the night, so come and go. The gates close to new arrivals at midnight.
Can I bring food?
Bring what you like except glass. The kiosk on level 4 is open until the last film starts.
How do I get home after one?
Night buses 4 and 11 stop on Calder Street every 20 minutes until four. Bikes park on level 2.