LUNANA – A Yak in the Classroom
Wednesday 8 December 10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji Drama Bhutan/subtitled 110 mins An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan […]
THE TOLL
Wednesday 24 November 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Ryan Hooper Thriller/Black Comedy United Kingdom 83 mins Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. His problems begin when the toll is robbed by a trio of women dressed in balaclavas; they make […]
MARTIN EDEN
Monday 15 November 10.00am, 6.30pm Directed by Pietro Marcello Drama Italy/subtitled 129 mins Thirty-something sailor Martin Eden is inspired to remake himself as a novelist, following a chance encounter with the sophisticated, wealthy Elena. She immediately becomes not only the object of his passionate affections, but also the symbol of the status Martin aspires to achieve. […]
SUMMER OF SOUL
(OR When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Monday 18 October 10am, 6.30pm Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Documentary United States 117 mins Over six weeks during the summer of 1969, three hundred thousand people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music and fashion. The Festival was a series of free […]
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
Wednesday 10 November 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Haifaa Al Mansour Drama Saudia Arabia/subtitled 101 mins The film offers a candid view on Saudi Arabian society that will pique the curiosity of Western audiences. When a hardworking young female doctor in a small-town clinic is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without […]
THE MOLE AGENT
Wednesday 27 October 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Maite Alberdi Documentary Chile/United States/subtitled 90 mins An 83-year-old man poses as a resident in a Chilean nursing home to see if he can find signs of abuse. Seeking to hire someone to be the mole in the nursing home, the director conducts an hilarious casting […]
BYE BYE MORONS
Wednesday 13 October 2021 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Albert Dupontel Comedy/Drama French, subtitles 87 mins It often takes a tragedy to force us to do something we have always wanted to. Suze Trappet is dying. Aerosols have ruined the 43-year-old’s lungs and ovaries, the result of continued exposure during her hairdressing career. While […]
BREAKING BREAD
Monday 13 September 2021 10am, 6.30pm Directed by Beth Elise Hawk Documentary English & Hebrew (with subtitles) 86 mins This delicious documentary follows a group of chefs who take part in a unique food festival in the Israeli city of Haifa. The story has its origins in MasterChef and is about the A-Sham Arabic Food Festival, […]
WHILE AT WAR
Wednesday 8th September 2021 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Alejandro Amenábar Drama Spanish, subtitles 107 mins An historical drama set in the first months of the Spanish Civil War, depicting how the country slid inexorably into nearly four decades of fascism under dictator Francisco Franco. In July 1936, The Spanish army declared a state […]
HEROIC LOSERS
Wednesday 25 August 2021 10am, 2pm, 5pm, 7.30pm Directed by Sebastián Borensztein Comedy Argentina Spanish, subtitles 116 mins The year is 2001, and Argentina is hitting the lowest point in its great depression. His glory days far behind him, retired soccer star Fermín (Darín senior) now runs a service station in a sleepy provincial town. Hoping […]