[3] The Exploding Cinema was founded at the Cooltan Arts Centre, a squatted suntan lotion factory in Brixton, South London in 1991.
[5] Through screenings, events, agitation and propaganda they developed and inspired a new popular movement of independent live cinema and D.I.Y.
[6] Over twenty five years the group has screened thousands of unfunded no-budget films/videos in pubs, squats, clubs, microcinemas and cafes.
They staged one-off shows in disused factories, ships, museums, car parks, roofs, a circus tent and an outdoor swimming pool.
[7] Internationally they have staged shows in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Malta, North America and Australia.