SHOWTIMES AND TICKETS

We're thrilled to welcome the co-directors of Mother Vera to Picturehouse for a Q&A tour. Read on for details.

In a hidden Orthodox monastery in Belarus, Mother Vera weaves the inner world of an unorthodox young nun with the community that saved her life. After 20 years as a monastic, Vera faces deep inner conflict. Now, she must confront her past and trust her instincts to find the liberation she desires.

Mon 01 Sep  |  Cinema City, Norwich: Q&A with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Rose Higham-Stainton.
Rose Higham-Stainton is a writer and critic whose work explores gender and art-making

Wed 03 Sep  |  Harbour Lights, Southampton: Q&A with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Joseph Owen.
Joseph Owen is a film critic and research fellow at the University of Southampton

Wed 03 Sep  |  Phoenix, Oxford: with co-director Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with cultural historian Rowan Tomlinson. 

Thu 04 Sep  |  Hackney Picturehouse: with co-directors Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with writer and curator Gareth Evans.

Mon 08 Sep  |  Duke's at Komedia, Brighton: with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Sam Moyo.

Wed 10 Sep  |  Central : Reclaim The Frame presents Mother Vera followed by a Q+A with directors Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson

Thu 11 Sep  |  FACT, Liverpool: Reclaim The Frame presents Mother Vera followed by a Q+A with co-director Cécile Embleton and Reclaim The Frame Impact Producer Sammy Holden

Wed 24 Sep  |  Little Theatre, Bath: with co-director Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with photographer, writer, and educator Colin Pantall.

Further cinema details to come.

  • Director :
  • Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson
  • Release Date :
  • 29 Aug 2025
  • Certificate :
  • 12A
  • Rate This Film :
  • Rating Description :
  • references to drug misuse, suicide and sexual violence