Independent cinema is less about one type of building and more about programming: films chosen with care, context and a reason to see them on a big screen.
A useful independent cinema page should help a reader decide where to go, not just repeat a venue's marketing line. The signals that matter are programme range, accessible booking information, subtitled or accessible screenings, local film nights, director seasons and how often the venue shows films outside the current commercial release cycle.
The next version of this page should become a county-by-county index, but only after the site has a source rule for verifying venues and current programme links. Until then, this page stays as a decision guide rather than an invented directory.