Sci-Fi and Fantasy Society

The members of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Soc meet three times a week to take advantage of the BIG screens in lecture halls to watch awesome films and programmes. For free.

Sound good?

We're not all about aliens, spaceships and trolls (though there's a little bit of that, too). What you get with Sci-Fi is a real mixture - introspective artsy stuff, explosive action and special effects, hilarious comedy, stunning international films and more - we've got something for everyone. (We hope.) Your membership fee covers all the screenings we show and you're free to come to as few or as many as you like. We're also the closest thing the uni has to an anime society. :)

Classic Screenings: Every Tuesday

There are some films that everyone's heard of. Here there's a bundle of nostalgic childhood favourites, all-time greats, and cult classics we think you'll love. They're mostly from the 80s and 90s, but some are even older. After cherry-picking these films from a VERY long list, we think you'll like what we have to offer.

Contemporary Screenings: Every Wednesday

We expect you'll know most of these - they were the summer and Christmas blockbusters of the last few years. Expect famous names, big budgets - and a few gems that should have been more noticed than they were.

Anime Screenings: Every Friday

Anime is often overlooked - these are cartoons, but don't let that put you off - they're definitely not just kids stuff. Screenings are shown in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Expect everything from wistful fantasy to giant robots of death to dark dystopic futures. A third to a half of a series is shown per night - about 6-9 episodes of 20 minutes duration makes for quite a long evening and we finish about 11:00pm so come prepared with snacks to keep you awake! (There is a short 15 minute break in the middle.)

Location

The location for our screenings can be found in our weekly email or by looking at the calendar.

Special Events

Sci-Fi is a very social society and there is often something happening besides screenings. Keep your eyes peeled for events such as the bi-annual quiz (with prizes!) and trips to Bristol and Cardiff. There'll be a fair few meals out along with events at "Sci-Fi Headquarters" to show triple bills of films and television miniseries.

Forums

Our forums over at http://people.bath.ac.uk/su8scifi/phpbb3 provide a great place for you to give your feedback on our screenings. We want to show what you want to watch but we won't know if you don't tell us!

Join, Sign-Ups and Screenings

Please see the links in the navigation box in the top left part of the page.