Preview

Mare’s Nest

+ Q&A with director Ben Rivers

A child’s near-future road journey unfolds through layered storytelling, blending climate anxiety, imagination and wonder in a quietly uncanny world.

  • Director

    Ben Rivers

  • With

    Moon Guo Barker

  • UK-France-Canada 2025. 98min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

Emerging from the emotional aftershocks of the pandemic and shaped by Don DeLillo’s one-act play The Word for Snow, acclaimed British filmmaker Ben River’s latest takes us on a child-led journey through a fragile future. Written for and starring Moon Guo Barker, Mare’s Nest unfolds across landscapes in Menorca and the UK, which were filmed over a three-year period. It incorporates a film-within-the-film structure that blends unease, wonder and collaborative imagination.

Tickets £17, concessions £14 (Members pay £2.50 less).