Tyneside Cinema holds a rich cultural history and has become integral within the community after being established 86 years ago.
At Tyneside Cinema, the staff have launched a fundraising campaign as it faces a threat to its survival.Last year, The Lighthouse in Wolverhampton and Edinburgh's Filmhouse shut their doors for good.According to the UK Cinema Association, between 2010-2020 the sector saw consistent growth, and the number of cinemas increased by 15%.
"It's also a community asset, it's a place where parent and baby screenings and silver screenings for older customers and accessible screens for disabled customers allow the community to mix and there are increasingly few of those places where that can happen.