The premiere screening of Down & Out was a closed doors private screening at the Lucem House Cinema in St Helens on the evening of Tuesday 21st January 2025. A lovely community cinema with a warm feel, a full house was achieved a full month prior to the event. With several cast members attending, the premiere followed established broadcast format with an on-screen pre-roll as guests arrived, leading in to the film title heralded by a fanfare and a warm welcome by the film director as the pre-roll led into the actual screening of Down & Out.
Following the screening of Down & Out, Assistant Director Peter Woodroffe led a cast panel of Heidi Robinson, Robbie Manners, Mark Haldor and Director Ian Bennett in an in-depth Cast & Crew Q&A where many aspects were laid bare in a fascinating behind the scenes snapshot on movie production, particularly a zero budget movie of this stature.