Launch Event:
All Of Us Strangers
Fri 9 Oct 2026
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Upper Norwood LibraryJoin us for the Crystal Palace Community Cinema launch event. For our very first screening, Crystal Palace Community Cinema presents Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed ALL OF US STRANGERS - a beautiful, haunting love story rooted in South London.
Fri 9 Oct 2026 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Upper Norwood Library, SE19 1TQ
A beautiful story of love, loss and memory, Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS stars Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal against a distinctly South London backdrop. With Haigh himself born locally, there’s something especially fitting about beginning our own story as a South London community cinema with one of his most personal films.
About the Film
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
Director: Andrew Haigh. United Kingdom. 2023. Certificate: 15. 105 mins.
“Andrew Haigh’s mysterious, beautiful and sentimental film is a fantasy-supernatural romance about loneliness and love” ★★★★★ – Guardian
About the Event
This event marks the launch of Crystal Palace Community Cinema, a new non-profit cinema bringing great films to spaces across Crystal Palace. We’re starting at Upper Norwood Library, with plans for regular screenings that bring people together through film.
We’ll have drinks, popcorn and snacks available to buy on the night and there's an option to make a donation when buying your ticket. As a non-profit cinema, every purchase and donation will help us get the cinema off the ground, support future screenings and build a sustainable community cinema for Crystal Palace.
Accessibility
We want Crystal Palace Community Cinema to be welcoming and accessible to everyone. If you have any access requirements or would like to discuss how we can make your visit more comfortable, please get in touch with us via access@crystalpalacecinema.co.uk.
The screening will take place in the Burgundy Room at Upper Norwood Library. The space is wheelchair accessible, with a step-free guest entrance via a lift and accessible toilets nearby.
Venue
Upper Norwood Library Hub
39 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TQ
Our screening takes place in the Burgundy Room, on the first floor of Upper Norwood Library Hub, right in the heart of the Crystal Palace Triangle.
Getting here
The library is within walking distance of Crystal Palace and Gipsy Hill stations and is served by numerous local bus routes. There is no general guest parking at the venue, so we recommend travelling by public transport where possible.