Director: Ben Sharrock (UK, 2020) Certification: 12 | 1h 44 min | Drama, Comedy | Language: English, Arabic with English subtitles Ben Sharrock’s critically adored deadpan comedy-drama Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience, shining a light on the hearts and lives… Read more »
Event Type: Film
-Stray
Director: Elizabeth Lo (United States, 2020, F-Rated) Certification: 18 | 1h 12 min | Documentary | Language: Turkish with English subtitles Through the eyes of its stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter,… Read more »
-I Never Cry
I Never Cry (Jak najdalej stąd) Director: Piotr Domalewski (Poland, Ireland, 2020) Certification: 15 | 1h 38 min | Drama, Comedy | Language: Polish, English with English subtitles Seventeen-year-old Ola (Zofia Stafiej) travels to Ireland to bring her father’s body back to Poland after he died working on a construction site. But never mind her… Read more »
-Herself
Director: Phyllida Lloyd (Ireland, UK, 2020, F-Rated) Certification: 15 | 1h 37 min | Drama | Language: English Sandra (Clare Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination… Read more »
-Belle
Director: Amma Asante (UK, 2013) Certification: 12 | 1h 40 min | Drama, Romance | Language: English “Belle” is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode). Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily… Read more »
-Poly Styrene – I am a Cliché
Director: Celeste Bell, Paul Sng (UK, 2020) Certification: 12A | 1h 29 min | Documentary | Language: English Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism,… Read more »
-Secret Spitfires – Starry Eyes Performance Foundation
Secret Spitfires Film Screening hosted by Starry Eyes Performance FoundationSaturday 16th October – 2pm (doors open 1.30pm). The unknown story of hundreds of women, girls and a handful of men who built Spitfires in secret during WW2. This is a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Support at £8 per ticket (to include cream tea). Pre film talk… Read more »
-Yuli
Director: Icíar Bollaín (Spain, Cuba, UK, Germany, 2018)Certification: 15 | 1h 55 min | Drama, Biography, Music | Language: Spanish with English subtitles The film follows Carlos Acosta – nicknamed Yuli by his father – from growing up on the streets of his native Cuba, through his time at the country’s National Dance School, to… Read more »
-The Secret Spitfires’ Charity Film Event
The Secret Spitfire Film is being shown here at the Town Hall on September 25th as a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Support Tickets include the film screening, cream teas in the Old Court and a talk from a guest speaker. There will be a 1940’s theme, so be sure to dress up! To purchase tickets please email… Read more »
-Kusama – Infinity
Director: Heather Lenz (United States, 2018) Certification: 12 | 1h 17 min | Documentary | Language: English, Japanese | F-Rated Kusama – Infinity explores Yayoi Kusama’s fierce determination to become a world-renowned artist. Kusama was born into a conservative family in rural Japan and she made her way to America on the heels of WWII…. Read more »