My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea is described by IndieWire as “by far the most original animated movie of the year, or any other in recent memory”.

What outcast high schooler hasn’t day-dreamed for a little disaster to shake things up? This lo-fi animation from graphic novelist Dash Shaw is throwing the cool kids to the sharks and painting its own pastel and ink picture of growing up.

When school newspaper writers Dash and Assaf are torn apart by the latter’s budding romance with their editor, Verti, the geeky Dash is left ostracised and digging around for his next scoop. What he finds is that Tides High School is perilously close to crumbling into the ocean.

Which is harder, surviving homework and cliques, or sharks and jellyfish?

My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea is a bizarre and inventive animation unlike anything you’d ever see from Disney, but despite the body count, it’s a sweet and slyly poignant trip through all the good and bad of getting through school.

Recommended for ages 12+. Length 75 minutes.

Meanwhile, Phantom Boy will screen at the hall from 1.30pm on January 19.

Young patient and bedridden Leo, desperate to escape the boredom of his hospital room, discovers he has a secret power – to become ‘Phantom Boy’ with the ability to leave his body at will to explore with complete freedom. Leo immediately puts his powers to use, volunteering his gift to an injured policeman in the hospital. A fearless journalist joins their detective team on the search for a super villain who is holding New York City to ransom.

Recommended all ages.