Scalarama Leeds 2026: Happy Returns and 5th QTR – Thingy Double Bill

Join Daniel Hutchings as he attempts to host a matinee screening of Happy Returns and 5th QTR!
After Mission:G.I.G.GL.E. premiered at Scalarama Leeds 2024, Thingy returns to Scalarama Leeds in 2026 with a double bill of Happy Returns and 5th QTR at The Palace Picture House at The Leeds Industrial Museum.
The Palace Picture House is a reconstruction of the Armley Palace Picture hall in 1912 and boasts being the UK’s smallest cinema with just 26 seats. A wonderful setting to experience cinema’s smallest epics with other Thingy Fans! This event is free to Thingy Fan Club members and will include the usual Thingy Fan Club social afterwards.
Sign up to The Thingy Fan Club for free here and complete the RSVP for your free seats and come have an afternoon of total Thingyness with other Thingy Fans. The screening starts at 12 noon, with doors opening at 11:45, and will have an intermission between the Thingys. Now, more about the Thingys….

Happy Returns Synopsis
Ema, a frustrated wife and mother, spends a day caught between her old teenage expectations of romance and her current domestic obligations after she gets an invitation to meet a mystery man at 8pm. Will she stay or will she go?
73mins – 2019 – English

5th QTR Synopsis
Like’s very own Curtis Victor hosts a day in a fictional Northern city where the lives of three ambitious strangers intersect through the game of basketball as they all strive their own little victories on their way to the 5th QTR.
73mins – 2023 – English

What Thingy Fans say….

“Happy Returns is a very heartfelt ode to the everyday grind and the difficult feelings of detachment and subsequent desire towards escapism that come with it. It does a great job of addressing this but also reminding the audience why rekindling passion and sincerity in the face of that is so so important.”
Shaun, Lettterboxd Reviewer

“5th QTR is like a hip-hop Godfrey Reggio. Another fantastic addition to the Thingverse from an artist who refuses to stand still. The thing that’s most exciting about Thingys, is not knowing where the Thingy will thingy you next.”
M62 Films, Film Distributor

“Happy Returns is a proper corker like.”
Leif Clayton, Lettterboxd Reviewer

“Hutchings expands the Thingyverse and takes it to new heights with 5th QTR.”
Alfie Appleby, Letterboxd Reviewer

“Happy Returns is a must-watch for cinephiles and fans of character-driven narratives. It successfully combines powerful storytelling with impressive technical execution. This film’s exploration of the human experience and the significance of our past in shaping our present will resonate with viewers long after the credits roll.”
jacbrown, Lettterboxd Reviewer

“I must say came out of the 5th QTR screening with a headache. Couldn’t be better.”
elizabeth, Letterboxd Reviewer

“Okay Dan, you were cookin with 5th QTR!”
James Palmer, Letterboxd Reviewer

WARNING:
These Thingys feature rapid editing similar to flashing lights. Thingy Fan discretion is advised.