Hull Independent Cinema: I Want Your Sex

Hull Independent Cinema is screening Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex at Middleton Hall on Tuesday 27 October, starting at 19:30. It's a 2026 American production, 90 minutes long, and it's rated 18.

The film follows 23-year-old Elliot, who lands a studio assistant job with Erika, a boundary-pushing artist. From there, he gets tangled up in a web of desire, art and crime. It's a story that doesn't shy away from its subject matter, and the critics have picked up on that. Joey Shapiro of the Chicago Reader called it 'an oasis in a desert of movies too timid to show sexuality as both dangerous and alluring', while Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times noted that Araki directs 'with an appealing joyfulness'. The cast features Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Mason Gooding.

It's worth knowing a bit about the setup. The screening is presented with Descriptive Subtitles, so if you're coming with someone who needs them, they'll be there. The venue is Middleton Hall, a versatile space in Hull that usually hosts classical music concerts, but with its adaptable acoustics it also works as a surround-sound cinema and theatre. The screening is brought to you by Hull Independent Cinema, a local charity that screens art house, world, independent, cult, classic and short film.

So, I Want Your Sex runs for 90 minutes, it's rated 18, and it's on at Middleton Hall on Tuesday 27 October at 19:30.