Archive 2024

Wednesday 13 November 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Paul Goldman Drama Australia 127 minutes   When a washed-up tent boxer, Kid Snow, gets one last shot to make a name for himself he’s forced to choose between old dreams and

Monday 18  November 10am, 6:30pm Director Joachim Lafosse Mystery/Thriller Belgium France French (English subtitles 99 minutes   Cocooned in a life of privilege, 50 something Astrid, is the wife of the suave Francois, a prominent and media-savvy lawyer approaching a

Sunday 20 October 2:30pm FOR THE LOVE OF FILM…..that’s our motto, and we’ve been loving films for 45 years now. 
To celebrate NOOSA FILM SOCIETY’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY, we are shouting our members to a special afternoon on October 20th, 2pm, at

Monday 14 October 10am, 6:30pm Director Rich Peppiatt Comedy Drama Ireland English Gaelic (English subtitles) 106 minutes When a Belfast schoolteacher crashes into the orbit of two unpredictable and raucous best friends, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like

Wednesday 23 October 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Lea Domenach Comedy France French (English subtitles) 93 minutes Legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve plays Bernadette Chirac in this uproarious comedy based on actual events. 1995, Jacques Chirac is elected President of

Wednesday 9 October 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Baltasar Kormakur Drama Romance Iceland English Icelandic Japanese (English subtitles) 121 minutes Based on the bestseller by Olafu Johann Olafsson, Touch is a deeply moving, delicate and spellbinding romance that spans several

Monday August 19 10am, 6:30pm Director Lee Tamahori Drama Action New Zealand 119 minutes Guy Pearce stars as a British preacher (Thomas Monro) caught up in 1830s Maori wars in this sweeping historical drama.  When he arrives in the tiny

Wednesday 14 August 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Julia von Heinz Drama Comedy USA/Poland English 112 minutes A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, Treasure, follows Ruth (Lena Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Stephen Fry),

Wednesday 28 August 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Gilles Legardiner Comedy Romance French (English subtitles) 110 minutes Widowed British businessman (John Malkovich) takes a job as butler of a manor house in France to keep alive the memories of his

Monday 2 September 10am, 6:30pm Director Tony Goldwyn Comedy Drama US 101 minutes Stand-up comic Max Bernal and his 11 year-old autistic son, Ezra, set off on a road trip in this vivid portrait of a family figuring out how

Wednesday 11 September 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Pat Boonitipat Drama Thailand Thai (English subtitles) 127 minutes The movie centres around M, a struggling game streamer and college dropout from a Thai family.  M’s life lies stagnant, until his grandma

Wednesday 10 July 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Eric Besnard Drama Comedy France French (English subtitles) 95 minutes   Directed by Éric Besnard {Delicious), this film was a festival favourite earlier this year. In a nutshell: Hyperactive successful businessman meets

Monday 15 July 10am, 6:30pm Director Ilker Catak Drama Germany German (English subtitles) 98 minutes   Oscar-nominated for best international film this is a scintillating drama about the power dynamics in a school system where every decision feels like a

Wednesday 24 July 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Christopher Zalla Drama Mexico Mexican (English subtitles) 127 minutes   Winner of the Sundance Film Favourite Award, RADICAL is based on a a true story of an inspiring educator who refuses to

Monday 17 June 10am, 6:30pm Director Sean McDonald Documentary Australia 98 minutes The film is a story of art, true love and triumph over darkness.  Australian artist, David Bromley was a lost soul, until he found that art appeased the

Wednesday 12 June 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Babak Jalali USA English Afghani (English subtitles) 91 minutes Troubled 20-something Donya, an Afghan translator who used to work with the US government, has trouble sleeping. She lives by herself in Fremont

Monday 13 May 10am, 6:30pm Director Vincent Perez French (English subtitles) Historical Drama 101 minutes It is 1887 and Parisian society is going through transformations that will resonate for decades to come. The supposedly outlawed practice of men fighting duels

Monday 22 April 10am, 6:30pm Director Andrew Haigh Drama England 105 minutes One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm

Wednesday 8 May 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Mohamed Kordofani Drama Sudan Arabic (English subtitles) 120 minutes Across the divides of rich and poor, Muslim and Christian, north and south, light-skinned and dark, Mona and Julia become friends. Goodbye Julia

Wednesday 22 May 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Goran Stolevski Drama Macedonia Macedonian (English subtitles) 107 minutes From acclaimed filmmaker Goran Stolevski comes a story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and ones we

Wednesday 17 April 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Wim Wenders Drama Japan Japanese (English subtitles) 123 minutes Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine, he

Wednesday 13th March 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Jean-Albert Lievre Documentary France English 82 minutes A humpback whale is beached on a remote shore. During the fight to save its life, scientists discover the story of these extraordinary creatures, denizens

Monday 18 March 10am, 6:30pm Director Anthony Shim Drama Canada English/Korean (English subtitles) 117minutes So-Young is a Korean single mother raising her adolescent son Dong-Hyun in the suburbs of Canada during the 90s. Determined to provide a better life for

Wednesday 27 March 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm A diverse selection of six powerful short films from emerging young film-makers, this program includes three award-winning films from the 2023 Heart of Gold International Film Festival: Voice Activated (comedy/Australia), directed by Steve

Wednesday 14 February 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Michele Placido Biography, History, Drama Italy Italian (English Subtitles) 119 minutes Italy 1610. Michelangelo, better known as Caravaggio, ignores Catholic Church rulings that dictate how religious subjects are to be represented. Having been informed

Monday 19 February 10am, 6:30pm Director Madelaine Gavin Documentary USA English, Korean  (English subtitles) 119 minutes A suspenseful, riveting portrait of the lengths people will go to gain freedom, BEYOND UTOPIA follows various families as they attempt to flee North

Wednesday 28 February 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm Director Alexander Payne Comedy, Drama USA English 133 minutes The Holdovers follows teacher Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) who nobody likes – not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all

Wishing you a happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year from the NFS Committee. See you on Wednesday 24 January for our 1st screening of 2024!