The Screening Room is hosting the annual film festival Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair from June 12 to 18, 2026. The seven film lineup will be announced Wednesday April 8, so watch this space.

Presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair is an annual film festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.

The fifth annual edition in June 2026 expands to nearly 100 theaters across the U.S., Canada, U.K. and South and Central America, with each venue presenting its own original curated lineup of uncompromising films defined by unpleasant truths and raw empathy.