Banksy's first film premieres at pop-up cinema

Banksy's first film has premiered at his very own pop-up cinema.

The famous graffiti artist's film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, (click for trailer) has been premiered in a dingy tunnel beneath London's Waterloo station.

The film debuted at the Sundance film festival in January and screened at the 60th anniversary of the Berlin film festival last week.

The pop-up cinema, dubbed The Lambeth Palace by its creator, is described as "a makeshift 150-seat auditorium in a tunnel under Waterloo train station with popcorn stall, lounge bar and stunning temporary toilet facilities."

Showings, which predictably almost immediately sold out, are 6pm and 9.30pm daily until 4 March.

The Rio Cinema in Dalston will not be showing the film, despite the local controversy about Banksy after one of his designs was removed from Stoke Newington High Street by Hackney Council.

Time Out have written a piece on the pop up cinema, with some great pictures.

Does anyone agree that the film should be shown locally?