A classical musician in need of a bone marrow transplant, finds the brother he never knew he had. Their developing relationship explores the unpredictability of life chances, the spectre of mortality and the healing power of music. Powerful performances from both leads in this moving drama set in northern France.
Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight
An adaptation of the eponymous memoir by Alexandra Fuller. This is a nuanced portrayal of a period of turmoil during the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe cleverly seen through the unjudging eyes of an almost feral white seven-year-old girl. Both her parents and her black nanny face an uncertain future.
Sentimental Value
This 2026 Oscar winning drama offers a compelling look at the art of film-making. An aging, egocentric film director attempts to rekindle his fading career by making one last movie exploring the nature of his fractured relationships with the wife and two daughters he abandoned many years before.
Short Films evening
A selection of award winning films, spanning 50 years, including Oscar nominated and Oscar winning; famous actors and film makers. There is a mix of ten short films covering a variety of genres: animated, live action, musical, true stories, romance, conflict, drama and comedy.
Palestine 36
1936 saw an Arab revolt against the British who had a League of Nations mandate to keep the peace between newly arrived Jewish settlers and native Palestinians. This epic film dramatizes events through Arab eyes and is a powerful reminder of the roots of subsequent, intractable Arab/Jewish conflicts over land.
Suleymane’s Story
Souleymane is a young African migrant earning a precarious living as a delivery driver in Paris. With his make-or-break asylum application interview looming, will his ‘story’ stand up to scrutiny? This moving drama about illegal migration created a storm of political debate in France.
How To Make Million Before Grandma Dies
A break-out success in Thailand for this light-hearted drama about a terminally ill grandma whose drop-out grandson sees an opportunity to win her favour and secure his inheritance. She is suspicious of his motives, other family members vie for attention, and it’s not going to be as easy as he thought.
Don’t Look Now
Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland star in this acclaimed classic, a psychological thriller set in Venice. Famous for a little red coat and a memorable sex scene, this newly restored version, shown on the big screen, offers a rich and rewarding viewing experience of ‘a melancholy masterpiece’.
It Was Just An Accident
This absorbing drama was filmed in secret in Iran. When the brave director picked up the Palme D’or in Cannes, he was given a prison sentence in absentia. How a film about torture, live burial and deep moral dilemmas can conjure moments of humour is an absolute triumph.
Crossing
A moving and tender tale of acceptance and unlikely connections. A retired teacher from Georgia travels to Turkey with a young neighbour in search of her estranged niece. In Istanbul they explore the hidden depths of the city with the help of a trans lawyer. A caring and compassionate film.