Foyle Film Festival Programme 2018

31S T F OY L E F IL M F E S T I VA L

FRIDAY 16–SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2018 WWW.FOYLEFILMFESTIVAL.ORG

VOICES: The 31st Foyle Film Festival marks a number of important milestones with special screenings and events that, in one way or another, give voice to significant world events.

100 years of women’s suffrage is acknowledged by placing women’s voices at front and centre of this year’s programme – with Keira Knightley headlining the opening night film Colette about a young woman extracating herself from her domineering husband to carve out her own path in life. In The Wife, the brilliant Glenn Close plays a devoted wife who eventually finds her voice after forty years of marriage to an unfaithful husband.

For decades Yayoi Kusama’s work pushed boundaries. She was an underdog with everything stacked against her – the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II, life in a dysfunctional family, sexism and racism in the art establishment, mental illness in a culture where that was a particular shame. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that is inspiring.

Bad Reputation chronicles the life of Joan Jett, from her early teenage years as founding member of The Runaways to her enduring presence over four decades later as a Rock ‘n’ Roll icon. While Maggie Gyllenhaal closes the festival with The Kindergarten Teacher – a role that many have heralded possibly the finest performance of her career.

Special guest, acclaimed actress and political activist, Vanessa Redgrave brings her documentary Sea Sorrow to this year’s festival giving voice to present and past refugees in Europe,as she recalls her own childhood experiences as an evacuee during WWII. We’re also delighted to host a special weekend programme as part of Anim18, exploring the history of animation in Northern Ireland and introducing audiences to the often unsung local pioneers of the artform.

The programme responds to the events in Northern Ireland from 1959 to 1974 highlighted in Nerve Visual’s latest exhibition, Speeches, Strikes and Struggles: Curating Conflict, led by the Tower Museum. It offers the chance for the public to view rarely before seen collections.

Robert Redford’s retirement from the big screen is marked with a special screening of the film that launched his career as a major movie star, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, and his latest that also heralds his retirement from the big screen, The Old Man And The Gun. On a lighter note, Disney returns to the festival with a special preview screening of Ralph Breaks The Internet.

Bernie McLaughlin, Foyle Film Festival Director/Programmer

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FESTIVAL PASS

Opening & Closing Night Galas Special Guest Q&As Disney Preview Screening All other Brunswick Screenings

£7 £7 £6 £6

Screenings with Guest Panels/Q&As Shorts to Features Conference Cinematic Breakfast Santa Screens (Parent/Guardian free) Anim18 NI Animation Retrospective Parent & Baby Screenings All other Nerve Centre Screenings Special Cinema Screens

£5 £5 £4 £3 £3 £3 £3 £2

Ten Day Pass – All Events

£60

Please Note: Pass holder must ensure to book tickets for each individual event to avoid disappointment.

THANKS TO:

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL 2018 TEAM

Moyra C. Lock, Northern Ireland Screen, Caoimhin McClafferty, Eamonn McLaughlin, Paul Doherty, Brunswick Moviebowl, Michael Bond, City of Derry Crystal, Louise Melarkey, Lynn Wallace, Jim Norris, Dave Murray, Nerve Centre, Martin Bradley, John McCloskey, Dee Gribbon

Bernie McLaughlin

Christopher Morrison Karen Friel

Eavan King

Eamon Phillips

Colum Lynch

Tony Morrison

VENUE PARTNER Brunswick Moviebowl

LIM AWARDS SPONSOR City of Derry Crystal

PROGRAMME DESIGN whitenoisestudios.com

Festival Director/Programmer Education Co-ordinator PR & Marketing Competition Manager Competition Co-ordinator Box Office Manager Festival Driver

NERVE CENTRE Pearse Moore Martin Melarkey Paul Halpenny Richard Taylor

Chief Executive Creative Director Finance Facilities Manager

CONTENTS OPENING AND CLOSING GALAS

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FEATURED SCREENS

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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ANIM18 WEEKEND

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CURATING CONFLICT SCREENS

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FAMILY SCREENS

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PARENT & BABY SCREENS

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SANTA SCREENS

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SPECIAL CINEMA SCREENS

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CINEMATIC BREAKFAST

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LIGHT IN MOTION (LIM) SHORT FILM COMPETITION

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FROM SHORTS TO FEATURES

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MOVING IMAGES ARTS STUDENT PROGRAMME

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FESTIVAL CLUB

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ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION

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Foyle Film Festival is funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen, Derry City and Strabane District Council and Tourism Northern Ireland.

The festival acknowledges the ongoing support of venue partner Brunswick Moviebowl and sponsor of the Light in Motion competition City of Derry Crystal.

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NI PREMIERE

OPENING NIGHT GALA:

COLETTE FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM

“Not just the story of one woman’s coming into her own, but also a blueprint for how to do so when just about all the social, cultural, and legal forces in your world are stacked against you… Conveys a strong feminist message…”

SARAH BOSLAUGH, THEARTSSTL “Westmoreland’s Paris is scrumptiously decadent – and seedy – as Colette navigates the city’s eclectic, gossipy social scene.”

JOHNNY OLEKSINSKI, NEW YORK POST

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Based on the true-life story of French novelist and feminist icon Colette, née Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and starring Keira Knightley in the central role.

When she marries a successful Parisian writer known commonly as ‘Willy’ (Dominic West), Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendour of Paris. When Willy persuades Colette to ghostwrite for him, she pens a semi-autobiographical novel creating the brazen country girl named Claudine, which becomes a bestseller and a cultural sensation.

Following the novel’s success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionising literature, fashion and sexual expression.

AFTER PARTY RECEPTION in Martha’s Vineyard, Brunswick Moviebowl. Enjoy a selection of complimentary refreshments to help us launch the 31st Foyle Film Festival in style.

UK/USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Wash Westmoreland CAST: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Ray Panthaki, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart, Robert Pugh, Denise Gough, Eleanor Tomlinson DURATION: 1hr 51mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

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“Maggie Gyllenhaal offers a beautifully nuanced performance full of intelligence and desperation. She taps into something deep about the unmet emotional needs of a woman whose life is spent putting forth energy towards others.”

SHARON WAXMAN, THE WRAP

CLOSING NIGHT GALA:

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Forty years old, stuck in Staten Island and married to a sweet but oblivious husband with kids that largely ignore her, Lisa Spinelli spends her days teaching Kindergarten with growing numbness. Her one reprieve is a nighttime poetry class across the bay in Lower Manhattan. When she discovers that a five-year-old in her class may be a poetic prodigy, Lisa becomes fascinated, then obsessed, as she struggles to protect him from neglectful parents and a plagiarising babysitter. She soon finds herself risking her career, family and freedom to nurture his artistic promise.

The Light In Motion (LIM) Short Film Competition awards, sponsored by City Of Derry Crystal, will be announced by Vanessa Redgrave before the Closing Night Gala screening of The Kindergarten Teacher.

Followed by a reception in Martha’s Vineyard.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Sara Colangelo CAST: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rosa Salazar, Gael García Bernal DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Thunderbird Releasing

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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 12PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

A LITTLE KINDNESS MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE For over 30 years, Fred Rogers, an unassuming minister, puppeteer, writer and producer, was beamed daily into homes across America in his popular television programme, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at Fred Rogers, a creative genius who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination. There had never been anything like Mister Rogers on television before or since.

However, that beloved personality also hid Rogers’ deep self-doubts about himself and occasional misjudgments even as he proved a rock of understanding in times of tragedy for a world that did not always comprehend a man of such noble character.

“A masterpiece. One of the year’s best and kindest films.”

PETE HAMMOND, DEADLINE “Absolutely fantastic, brings tears to your eyes.”

JONATHAN BERKENFIELD, BERK REVIEWS “A balm of kindness and empathy.”

ENTERTAINMENT

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Morgan Neville CAST: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Betty Aberlin, David Bianculli, Al Gore, Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy DURATION: 1hr 34mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: PARK CIRCUS

THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

Orson Welles, is widely recognised as one of the greatest filmmakers of all times, with his 1941 debut Citizen Kane consistently voted the greatest movie of all time.

Director Mark Cousins provides a new insight into the life of the legendary filmmaker with a collection of Welles’s unseen sketches, drawings and paintings. The Eyes Of Orson Welles takes the audience behind the famous façade providing a fascinating glimpse into Welles’ Wisconsin childhood, youthful foreign travels, 1930’s activism, championing of African-American theatre and love life. Welles’ views on politics, race, power and its abuse are as resonant now as they’ve ever been.

“‘Who were you?’ asks Cousins at the outset. This wonderful portrait offers some fascinating answers.”

JEREMY ASPINALL, RADIO TIMES “Here Cousins’ canvas is the screen itself, but upon it we see not only other canvases, museum walls bearing them, films projected upon them. Herein advanced is a relatively robust and useful critical lens, one that holds attention. The Eyes Of Orson Welles deserves to be met with your own.” ★★★★ ANDREW ROBERTSON, EYEFORFILM

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Mark Cousins CAST: Mark Cousins, Beatrice Welles DURATION: 1hr 55mins CERT: 12A DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF

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“The Happy Prince…finds a firm anchor in Everett’s performance…

A rivalry of old boyfriends, between cherubic terror Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas (Colin Morgan) and sober-minded literary executor Robbie Ross (Edwin Thomas), pits head versus heart… charting the possible paths Wilde could take as he starts life anew as ‘Sebastian Melmoth’.”

MICHAEL LEADER, SIGHT & SOUND “Rupert Everett is an exceptional Oscar Wilde in his own directorial debut.”

FIONNUALA HALLIGAN, SCREEN DAILY “A powerful parable of passion and redemption.” ★★★★ PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN

THE HAPPY PRINCE SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

In a dilapidated hotel room in Paris, Oscar Wilde lies on his deathbed. The past comes cascading back, taking him on a poignant journey through his past to other times and places. From the time he was the toast of London society to his downfall when he was crucified by a public that once adored him. The Happy Prince is particularly strong on the horrifying homophobic prejudice that Wilde suffered during his downfall – notably in the heart-breaking sight of Wilde the convict being spat at on a station platform while on the way to jail. This is a portrait of the dark side of a genius who lived and died for love.

Rupert Everett writes, directs and assumes the role of Oscar Wilde in his final years following his release from Reading Gaol. However, The Happy Prince could be viewed as much as a career-defining project for Everett, and a fitting culmination of a lifetime interest in Wilde – from leading An Ideal Husband and The Importance Of Being Earnest on the big screen to portraying Wilde in the revival of David Hare’s ‘The Judas Kiss’ in the West End in 2012.

The Happy Prince showcases Rupert Everett at his very best.

Edwin Thomas will introduce the screening Edwin Thomas is an English actor who works in theatre, TV and film, including ITV’s Lewis, Restless for the BBC, and Irwin in Michael Longhurst’s production of The History Boys at the Sheffield Crucible. He co-founded the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s first ever outreach project, running community workshops. He returns to screens in his feature film debut, and biggest role to date, starring as Robbie Ross in The Happy Prince. Edwin is currently filming Victoria Series 3, and has just been nominated as one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow, 2018.

UK/BELGIUM/ITALY/GERMANY 2017 DIRECTOR: Rupert Everett CAST: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor DURATION: 1hr 45mins CERT: 15 LANGUAGE: English/Italian/French with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: LIONSGATE

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THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Tim Wardle’s acclaimed documentary proves the saying that “life is stranger than fiction”. Three complete strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story immediately becomes a global sensation bringing them fame and celebrity. However, the fairytale reunion sets in motion a series of events that unearths an unimaginable secret that will have radical repercussions for us all.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival

“It’s a really engaging watch, totally engrossing and absolutely heartbreaking, a film which dares to go beyond the headlines and expose the realy story behind the tabloids. Hugely recommended.”

PAUL HEATH, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS “The latest chapter in a larger, sprawling chronicle of abuse that, in certain queasy moments, invokes memories of Josef Mengele and his twin experiments.”

MANOHLA DARGIS, NEW YORK TIMES

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Tim Wardle CAST: Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF

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NERVE CENTRE

The remarkable, untold story of Leon Vitali who gave up fame and fortune to serve as Stanley Kubrick’s righthand man. After Vitali’s acclaimed performance as ‘Lord Bullingdon’ in Barry Lyndon in 1975, the young actor abandoned his own thriving career to become Kubrick’s right-hand man. For more than 20 years, Leon played a crucial role behind-the-scenes helping Kubrick create and consolidate his legendary body of work.

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FILMWORKER SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 1.30PM In Filmworker, Leon’s candid, often funny, sometimes shocking memories of working with the legendary director are woven together with the use of previously unseen photos, videos, letters, notebooks, and memos from Leon’s own private collection. But what compelled Leon Vitali to make such a surprising and unusual choice? Filmworker explores the bittersweet consequences of Leon’s life-changing decision, and the overwhelming excitement of working closely with one of the most brilliant and demanding artists in cinema history.

“Filmworker is a revealing and stirring celebration of one of cinema’s unacknowledged heroes.”

THE GUARDIAN

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Tony Zierra NARRATION: Chris Boardman, Leon Vitali, Ryan O’Neal, Danny Lloyd, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Stellan Skarsgård, Marie Richardson DURATION: 1hr 34mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF

WHY WE CYCLE SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 3.30PM NERVE CENTRE

Foyle Film Festival is delighted to host this screening in conjunction with Cycle Derry and Cyclist.ie To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. They don’t think about it, they just do it. The fact that they don’t think too much about it may be the key to the bicycle’s success in the Netherlands. However, because they do not give cycling a second thought, they are not really aware of what the deeper needs of cyclists are. Why We Cycle takes a journey with ordinary cyclists and specialists from a number of disciplines. The resultant conversations uncover the impact that cycle-friendly cities can have on society.

NETHERLANDS 2017 DIRECTORS: Arne Gielen, Gertjan Hulster DURATION: 57mins CERT: U

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THE WIFE SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 6PM

“Jonathan Pryce and Max Irons travel around Glenn Close like planets to her sun, notable planets in her orbit but out of her league, not just the actress but the character she creates with an enviable intensity.”

ADRINA PALMER, IRISH FILM CRITIC

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

How does the famous saying go?

Behind every great man, there’s a greater woman, and that is exactly the case in The Wife. Glenn Close is Joan Castleman, a highly intelligent and beautiful woman, and the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams

and ambitions in order to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his very successful literary career. She has overlooked infidelities and excuses because of his ‘art’ with grace and humour. Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises. But Joan has eventually

reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan’s coup de grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career. Glenn Close packs an emotional punch in a movie already gaining an Oscar® buzz.

UK/SWEDEN/USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Björn Runge CAST: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Elizabeth McGovern, Max Irons, Harry Lloyd DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: PICTUREHOUSE

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EIGHTH GRADE

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

“It’s a hoot and will have you stood in the lobby discussing your own formative years immediately afterward. I absolutely loved it.”

PAUL HEATH, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Kayla, like most kids of her age, is obsessed with social networking, especially Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, where she regularly posts videos offering life lessons to a tiny following. She’s the quiet kid at school with seemingly no friends. Kayla longs to make friends among her peers, but specifically craves the attention of her handsome classmate Aidan. Whether online or in the real world, Kayla struggles to find anyone she can truly relate to. In Kayla’s own words: “My life is like constantly being in line for a roller coaster but never having that feeling you have after the ride’s done.”

Eighth Grade perfectly provides an insight into alienated youth, offering up a post-human spin on Pretty In Pink.

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NI PREMIERE

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Bo Burnham CAST: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Luke Prael, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan DURATION: 1hr 33mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: SONY PICTURES RELEASING

NI PREMIERE

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRÉ

MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

“A captivating, unique form of ‘The American Dream’ that is both inspiring and honest.”

NATHANIEL BRIMMER-BELLER, EDINBURGH49.ORG “A cinematic ride.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate documentary takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to become one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times. Novack’s film draws fascinating, heretofore unexplored connections, between the elegance of André’s beloved grandmother and the Black Church of his youth and his later iconic, barrierbreaking work at publications like Women’s Wear Daily, W and Vogue. Weaving together a wealth of archival footage from the most glamorous moments in fashion history with André’s poignant reflections on his life and career, The Gospel According to André is a cinematic monument to one of the most unique figures of 20th century American culture.

Produced by the team behind The First Monday in May and Page One: Inside The New York Times, this is an indispensable addition to the growing canon of fashion documentary.

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Kate Novack CAST: André Leon Talley, Anna Wintour, Manolo Blahnik, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, will.i.am, Valentino Garavani, Divine, Tom Ford, Diane de Furstenberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Isabella Rossellini DURATION: 1hr 33mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: THUNDERBIRD RELEASING

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POSTCARDS FROM LONDON MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Postcards From London is set in a vibrant, neon-lit, imaginary vision of Soho, this morality tale manages to be both a beautifully shot homage in the spirit of Derek Jarman and a celebration of the homo-erotic in Baroque art.

With a script that keeps you in thrall to Jim’s journey, Postcards from London illuminates the potency of high art in queer history.

Beautiful Essex boy Jim (British rising star Harris Dickinson) who, having travelled from the suburbs, finds himself in Soho searching for fame, fortune and cultural stimulation. Down on his luck, he meets with a gang of unusual high-class male escorts, The Raconteurs, who specialise in postcoital conversation. What follows is Jim’s comic descent from unsuccessful escort, to artist’s muse and art authenticator – a journey complicated by a rare psychosomatic condition called ‘Stendhal Syndrome’. Rendering him painfully over sensitive to art, the condition threatens to bring about his downfall whilst opening him up to new opportunities – but is Jim willing to grab them?

NI PREMIERE “Art, sex, and sub-culture collide in this unique film experiment.”

SARAH BUDDERY, FILMORIA “McLean’s film is undoubtedly (witty and eccentric)… and certainly worth a double watch.”

ALEXANDER RYLL, GAY ESSENTIAL

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Steve McLean CAST: Harris Dickinson, Jonah Hauer-King, Alessandro Cimadamore DURATION: 1hr 28mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: PECCADILLO PICTURES

CLASSIC FILM:

DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Thirty years after its initial release, one of the most acclaimed films in British cinema history returns to the big screen in a new 4K digital print restored by the BFI from the original camera negative. Terence Davies’ partly autobiographical tale evokes his upbringing in Liverpool after the war in a working-class home dominated by the violence of his father, fearsomely played by then newcomer the late Pete Postlethwaite. Using dynamic lighting, a superb soundtrack and a fragmented structure, Davies constructs a distinctive drama suffused with both beauty and horror. The film was voted the third greatest British film of all time in a 2011 Time Out poll.

UK 1988 DIRECTOR: Terence Davies CAST: Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams, Lorraine Ashbourne, Debi Jones DURATION: 1hr 27mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: BFI DISTRIBUTION

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30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

“Contains some of the most beautiful, poetic filmmaking in British cinema.”

MAXIMILIAN VON THUN, CINEVUE “A brilliant emotional and powerful film full of great acting… Unique and highly recommended.”

EMILY B., SUPER REVIEWER

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“From Jett’s ground-breaking recordings with The Runaways to how she defied a narrow-minded media establishment, Bad Reputation is a case study in how a musician stays relevant.”

NOEL MURRAY, LOS ANGELES TIMES

BAD REPUTATION TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 7PM NERVE CENTRE

HELLO WORLD I’M YOUR WILD GIRL Bad Reputation chronicles the life of Joan Jett, from her early teenage years as founding member of The Runaways to her enduring presence over four decades later as a Rock ‘n’ Roll icon. Following the break-up of The Runaways, Jett met songwriting partner and producer Kenny Laguna, and formed Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. After being rejected by 23 labels, Laguna and Jett formed Blackheart Records, selling records out of the trunk of Kenny’s Cadillac. Then, “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” went number one all over the world.

The friendship and tenacity exhibited between Jett and Laguna proves to be both entertaining and inspiring.

Jett’s relentless passion for music and her revolutionary spirit has allowed her to defy great odds and find success, credibility and respect among her peers.

The film shows the evolution of a young girl with a radical notion that girls could play electric guitars, into a woman whose place in history will be marked by perseverance, authenticity and incredible Rock ‘n’ Roll. Jett’s activism and commitment to all living beings are captured in her work on behalf of animals’ rights and travels to war zones to entertain the troops. Her humanity and candid reflections reveal a side seldom seen of the seminal rock star.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Kevin Kerslake CAST: Joan Jett, Billie Joe Armstrong, Rodney Bingenheimer, Carianne Brinkman, Debbie Harry, Kenny Laguna, Iggy Pop, Miley Cyrus DURATION: 1hr 33mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF

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“An endlessly fascinating documentary about an inspiring life, but it is also a universal story.”

ALCI RENGIFO, ENTERTAINMENT VOICE “A visually exuberant documentary that tenderly traces the enthralling career of the maverick, mentally ill Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.”

LISA JO SAGOLLA, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL “Like her work, the film sneaks up on you. The pieces move from interesting to mesmerizing.”

ELEANOR RINGEL CATER, SAPORTA REPORT

KUSAMA: INFINITY TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 9PM NERVE CENTRE

Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame countless odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from her peers and those in power in the art world. Kusama was an underdog with everything stacked against her – the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II, life in a dysfunctional family that discouraged her creative ambitions, sexism and racism in the art establishment, mental illness in a culture where that was a particular shame, and eventually growing old and continuing to pursue and be devoted to her art full time. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation art, performance art, poetry and novels. After working as an artist for over six decades, people around the globe are experiencing her Infinity Mirrored Rooms in record numbers, as Kusama continues to create new work every day.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Heather Lenz CAST: Yayoi Kusama DURATION: 1hr 16mins CERT: 12A DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF

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“The embers are banked up so gradually and relentlessly that it’s not until a few hours after the ending of this elusive, riveting masterpiece that you are far enough away to appreciate the scale of the conflagration.”

JESSICA KIANG, SIGHT & SOUND “A movie that makes you reconsider all the other times you called movies haunting because this one gets under your skin in completely unexpected ways.”

BRIAN TALLERICO, ROGEREBERT.COM “Lee Chang-dong’s latest is among his greatest work, a smouldering study of jealousy, anger as well as indulgence.

Burning is masterful.”

KAMBOLE CAMPBELL, BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH

BURNING (BEONING) TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Burning follows the story of three individuals and a mysterious incident they experience. Jongsu bumps into an old friend, Haemi, on a part-time delivery job. Haemi asks Jongsu to take care of her cat while she leaves on a trip to Africa. When she returns, Haemi introduces Jongsu to Ben, a man she met in Africa. One day, Ben and Haemi pay Jongsu a visit, and Ben reveals his secret interests to Jongsu.

DIRECTOR: Chang-dong Lee CAST: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jongseo Jeon, Jong-seo Jun, Ja-Yeon Ok, Joong-ok Lee DURATION: 2hrs 28mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: THUNDERBIRD RELEASING

@ 7PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

“This is Stanton’s movie and his interactions with this world in microcosm and its star-crossed inhabitants constitute a master class in acting… No one who cares about movies and those rare actors who can elevate them into something unforgettable would dream of missing this scrappy, loving tribute to a virtuoso. Lucky may not believe in God. But what kind of fool doesn’t believe in Harry Dean Stanton… The late, great character actor gets the perfect send-off in this character study about an elderly man not going gently into the night…”

PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE

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LUCKY WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER Lucky, the title character, is a crabby old eccentric who is fond of a drink and is keenly aware of his own mortality. It’s the kind of character that the Paris, Texas actor can make a soulful meal out of. Director John Carroll Lynch has created a real love letter to Harry Dean Stanton with this drama, showcasing his hangdog expression and wounded eyes. Come to admire the unique acting talent of Stanton, and stay to watch David Lynch delivering the most moving soliloquy on tortoises ever. Harry Dean Stanton sadly died just a few weeks before the film’s release.

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: John Carroll Lynch CAST: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Tom Skerritt, Yvonne Huff, Beth Grant, James Darren DURATION: 1hr 28mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT LTD

THE GUILTY (DEN SKYLDIGE) WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 7PM NERVE CENTRE

Police officer Asger Holm is working alarm dispatch when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realises that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought.

“Tom Hardy in Locke meets Halle Berry in The Call… (N)ot entirely the wrong number for The Guilty, a high-concept, lowbudget and skillfully muscle-tensing Danish thriller to which you can imagine more than a couple of eager Tinseltown execs angling for the remake rights.”

GUY LODGE, VARIETY

Won the World Cinema Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival

DENMARK 2018 DIRECTOR: Gustav Möller CAST: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi DURATION: 1hr 25mins CERT: 15 LANGUAGE: Danish with English subtitles

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“Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart bring a modern feminist twist to a classic 19th century true-murder tale…”

LIAM LACEY, ORIGINAL CIN “Lizzie is a rare thriller about illicit love and desperate plotting.”

KATE TAYLOR, THE GLOBE AND MAIL

LIZZIE

WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry) stars as Lizzie Borden, the notorious woman at the heart of one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. After a lifetime of loneliness, Lizzie finds a kindred spirit in housemaid Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart) and their secret intimacy sparks an unthinkable act. Director Craig William Macneill explores the days leading up to the savage crimes in a dark tale of repression, exploitation and thwarted dreams.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Craig William Macneill CAST: Kristen Stewart, Chloë Sevigny, Kim Dickens, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O’Hare, Jeff Perry DURATION: 1hr 48mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: BULLDOG FILM DISTRIBUTION

COLD WAR THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Set in post-war Poland, director Pawel Pawlikowski’s mesmerising romantic drama is loosely inspired by his parents’ relationship, with the closing line before the main credits roll reading ‘For my parents’. This is the story of an intense love affair, between beautiful young Zula and pianist Wiktor, that exposes the positives and negatives of a romance that spans multiple countries across two turbulent decades from the 1940s to the swinging 1960s.

POLAND/FRANCE/UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski CAST: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza DURATION: 1hr 28mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE

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“Cold War is glorious, sophisticated film-making…”

FIONNUALA HALLIGAN, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL “Shot in gorgeous monochrome…

Cold War is a seductive tale of love in age of borders.”

NICK JAMES, SIGHT & SOUND

THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

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THE LONELY BATTLE OF THOMAS REID Thomas Reid is a 55-year-old eccentric Irish farmer who lives and works the farm of his ancestors.

“A beautifully made and extremely important documentary. It’s both technically and narratively excellent.”

JASON COYLE, SCANNAIN “A wonderful film which weaves a modern David versus Goliath fable in such an extraordinary way.”

ROB ALDAM, BACKSEAT MAFIA

Worn out clothes, self-cut hair and weathered hands expose a life working hard on the land. But Thomas’s home is under threat from the American multinational corporation Intel who want his property to build a manufacturing facility.

Thomas rejects all approaches to sell his farm but finds his world in turmoil as higher forces conspire to remove him from his own land. What starts as a story of one man’s struggle to retain his way of life and land, develops into a universal exploration of a battle between principle and power.

IRELAND 2017 DIRECTOR: Feargal Ward CAST: Thomas Reid DURATION: 1Hhr 16mins CERT: 12 DISTRIBUTOR: FSE FILMS

“A compact masterpiece about a scruffy family that isn’t what it seems, and love that’s the real thing.”

JOE MORGENSTERN, WALL STREET JOURNAL “Shoplifters is so gently observed and generous and careful with its characters that when misfortune finally befalls this family group, it’s almost unbearable to watch.”

WALTER CHAW, FILM FREAK CENTRAL

SHOPLIFTERS THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces.

Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them...

Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

JAPAN 2018 DIRECTOR: Hirokazu Koreeda CAST: Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sôsuke Ikematsu DURATION: 2hrs 1min CERT: 12A DISTRIBUTOR: THUNDERBIRD RELEASING

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NI PREMIERE “The Heiresses is the kind of story Hollywood doesn’t tell anymore; a 50-something woman daring to rekindle her lost spirit of discovery.”

J.R. KINNARD, SEATTLE TIMES “This is definitely the best film about an ageing Paraguayan lesbian couple you’ll see this year.

It’s also one of the best films of any sort you’ll see, a haunting story with a rich sense of character and place.”

ED POTTON, TIMES UK

THE HEIRESSES (LAS HEREDERAS) FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years.

But recently their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. Driving for the first time

in years, she begins to provide a local taxi service to a group of elderly wealthy ladies. As Chela settles into her new life, she encounters the much younger Angy, forging a fresh and invigorating new connection. Chela finally begins to break out of her shell and engage with the world, embarking on her own personal, intimate revolution.

PARAGUAY/GERMANY/URUGUAY/BRAZIL/NORWAY/FRANCE 2018 DIRECTOR: Marcelo Martinessi CAST: Ana Brun, Margarita Irun, Ana Ivanova DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: 12A LANGUAGE: Spanish, Guarani with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: THUNDERBIRD RELEASING

BEAST FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE

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A troubled young woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider who is suspected of a series of brutal murders.

“A warped adult fairy tale.”

VARIETY

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Michael Pearce CAST: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James DURATION: 1hr 44mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: ALTITUDE FILM ENTERTAINMENT

“(C)onjures a tantalising mix of eroticism and paranoia, as its heroine struggles with agonising doubts about her mysterious new lover.”

PHILIP KEMP, SIGHT & SOUND

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RETURN OF THE HERO

(LE RETOUR DU HÉROS) FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 9PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

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Captain Charles-Gregoire Neuville (Jean Dujardin) arrives at Beaugrand manse to ask for the hand of the beautiful Pauline, who happily accepts. However, Napoleon is at war with the rest of Europe and Charles is called up to fight, but promises to write to his beloved every day. But months pass without a word from the handsome Captain, and the heartbroken Pauline falls into despair with failing health.

Then her clever sister Elisabeth hatches a plan to write Charles’s non-existent letters herself, and this works a treat until the Return Of The Hero.

“Director Laurent Tirard… brings a charming romance and a challenge to the concept of what heroes are.”

THE DRAGON LADY FILES

FRANCE/BELGIUM 2018 DIRECTOR: Laurent Tirard CAST: Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant DURATION: 1hr 30mins CERT: TBC LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: STUDIOCANAL

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“The obvious pitch for Assassination Nation is Mean Girls meets The Purge for the era of social media.”

BRIAN TALLERICO, ROGEREBERT “A biting and unsettling social commentary…”

JOSH POND, NIGHTMARE ON FILM STREET

ASSASSINATION NATION

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 11PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Assassination Nation follows Salem high school student Lily Colson and her three best friends Bex, Em and Sarah, who are typical American teenagers. They gossip about boys, party, spend time posting on social media, and all have their own secrets. Lily, for example, is secretly sexting a man who she calls “Daddy”, and who turns out to be Nick, the father of a girl she used to babysit. However, when Mayor Bartlett is hacked and his secrets posted online, then shared with the entire Salem high school community, it triggers a chain of events that lead to a bloody confrontation.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Sam Levinson CAST: Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, Abra, Bill Skarsgård, Joel McHale, Cullen Moss, Bella Thorne DURATION: 1hr 48mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: UNIVERSAL

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THE RIDER

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 2PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

The story of a young rodeo cowboy of Sioux descent who’s been sidelined by an injury after falling off his horse.

Warned it could be fatal if he rides again, Brady (played by real-life rodeo star Brady Jandreau, whose own life and career-ending injury inspired the film) struggles with the idea of a future devoid of the one activity that gives him meaning.

Working with a cast of non professionals who play themselves – this includes Brady’s autistic sister and his paraplegic best friend and fellow rodeo casualty, Lane Scott – and are often re-enacting events from their own lives, Zhao achieves a lovely balance between unflinching realism and the hauntingly lyrical.

Won the Art Cinema Award in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes 2017

“The craft, the knowledge, the deep communication with the animal, shown without words – this is breathtaking, transcendent cinema.”

ANNE-KATRIN TITZE, EYE FOR FILM “The feel of the real has rarely felt so real in this very special film.”

DAVE ALDRIDGE, RADIO TIMES “The Rider may very well be the best film of 2018.”

RICHARD PROPES, THE INDEPENDENT CRITIC

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Chloé Zhao CAST: Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier DURATION: 1hr 44mins CERT: 15 LANGUAGE: Spanish, Guarani with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION

“Green’s film shows that the loaded system is as much of a threat to minority communities as a loaded gun.”

AMBER WILKINSON, EYE FOR FILM

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“Monsters And Men is clearly motivated by its pain and frustration, but is has a refreshing sensitivity that demonstrates a clear ability to start many conversations.”

NICK ALLEN, ROGER EBERT

MONSTERS AND MEN SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

At a time in the US when people are burning their Nike apparel for the company’s association with activist Colin Kaepernick, rather than looking at the root cause of the athlete’s peaceful protest, Monsters And Men feels both timely and important.

When local man Big D is gunned down outside the local store following a confrontation with police, a community is left to deal with the aftermath. The police line is that the large man was reaching for their guns, but Manny’s cell phone footage of the

incident tells another story. Manny must decide whether he is willing to put his family in danger by releasing the footage.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Reinaldo Marcus Green CAST: Anthony Ramos, Chanté Adams, Samuel Edwards DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: 15 (TBC) DISTRIBUTOR: ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION

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“Blindspotting is one of the best movies I’ve seen… This movie aligns craft with content to perfectly carry the audience through its joys and sorrows. I say it’s uplifting, heart-wrenching, brave in its content, and bold in its aesthetic.”

DANIEL PAPPAS, IRISH FILM CRITIC “Funny, vibrant, insightful, tragic, achingly timely, and yet with an underlying message about empathy that is timeless, Blindspotting may be the summer’s most essential movie.”

ICHARD WHITTAKER, AUSTIN CHRONICLE

BLINDSPOTTING

SIOBHAN

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NERVE CENTRE

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 9.30PM

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 7.30PM

After returning home just a few minutes after his curfew, Collin (Daveed Diggs) is reminded by his probation officer, James (Kevin Carroll), that he’s a convicted felon until proven otherwise. “Prove otherwise at all times,” James adds. It’s a stern warning spoken not as a parole officer to a parolee but as one black man to another – to prepare Collin for the prejudices he’ll face as a young black man who also happens to be an ex-con.

A man’s girlfriend, Siobhan, has been murdered. A year later he journeys to the beach where Siobhan died and sees her ghost. He then meets a nearby farmer and his enigmatic wife who offer him shelter. A build up of strange tension, leading to an eerie release... A suspenseful short about love and loss and the slow seeping impact of sexual assault on all. Has Robert gone mad or do eternal bonds exist beyond the grave...

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Carlos López Estrada CAST: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Kevin Carroll, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry DURATION: 1hr 35mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: LIONSGATE

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Maeve Murphy PRODUCER: Amanda Brennan CAST: Scot Williams, Charlotte Peters, Orla Brady, Cliff Barry DURATION: 10mins

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

“The charmingly named musician Ray Gunn, who sadly died after filming, talks movingly about his late wife’s battles with alcoholism. Peter and Kathleen Cullen remember plates of chips in the long-defunct Cafe Ritz on Abbey Street (the sign still hangs spookily). Philippa Ryder offers fascinating insights into life as a trans woman 20 years ago.”

DONALD CLARKE, THE IRISH TIMES

“The brilliant, tortured fashion designer…gets a documentary portrait worthy of his strange, sensual artistry.”

GUY LODGE, VARIETY

MCQUEEN UNDER THE CLOCK SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE

Under The Clock is a new film produced by Snackbox Films, the award-winning production company behind the hit documentary Older Than Ireland.

This heartwarming film explores the social history of Ireland told through the moving tales of ordinary people whose relationships began at one of Ireland’s most famous meeting places. Whether it was the romance of a first date, a nostalgic reunion of old friends or the curious excitement of a visiting tourist, Under The Clock unites stories of love and loss, hope and disappointment that all began under one of Dublin’s most iconic landmarks – Clery’s clock.

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Colm Nicell CAST: Chris McMorrow DURATION: 1hr 16mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: SNACKBOX FILMS

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SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

A personal look at the fearless, rebellious and extraordinary life, career and artistry of Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family, recovered archives, exquisite visuals and music, McQueen is an authentic celebration and thrilling portrait of an inspired yet tortured fashion visionary. McQueen’s rags-toriches story is a modern-day fairytale, laced with the gothic.

Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this film is an intimate revelation of McQueen’s life and work, both tortured and inspired. McQueen celebrates a radical and mesmerising genius of profound influence.

Nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival UK 2018 DIRECTORS: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui CAST: Alexander McQueen DURATION: 1hr 51mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: FILMBANK

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“Unfolding with all the force of a classic political thriller by Costa-Gavras or Francesco Rosi…”

ALLAN HUNTER, SCREEN DAILY “Silence is not golden in post-Franco Spain.”

STEPHEN DALTON, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

THE SILENCE OF OTHERS SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

SCREENING AT FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH GASYARD WALL FÉILE The amnesty law in Spain protects those who committed atrocities under the rule of General Franco. Endorsed by Pedro Almodovar, this powerful documentary reveals the cost of that amnesia to the victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows an almost decade-long journey led by a group of those who had been tortured, whose families had been killed or whose babies had been stolen, revealing how even seven decades after these atrocities the past needs to be acknowledged.

UK/SPAIN 2018 DIRECTORS: Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo CAST: María Martín, José María Galante, Carlos Slepoy DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: 15 (TBC) LANGUAGE: Spanish with English subtitles

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ROBERT REDFORD DOUBLE BILL

MARKING ROBERT REDFORD’S RETIREMENT FROM ACTING AFTER SIX DECADES ON THE BIG SCREEN

THE FILM THAT LAUNCHED HIS CAREER AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STAR

THE FILM THAT HE ANNOUNCED WILL BE HIS LAST

OLD MAN & THE GUN BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE 24 NOVEMBER @ 5PM THE SUNDANCE KID SATURDAY BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 2PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

The two lovable outlaws Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) rob trains and banks all over the American West until the law starts catching up with them. To avoid jail they flee to South America where they continue to rob banks. However, Pinkerton detectives (early incarnation of bounty hunter) are now closing in…

The legendary Robert Redford, in what is apparently his acting swan song, plays Forrest Tucker, a career criminal who has spent his life in and out of prison. Tucker relies more on his charm than the gun in his pocket, a technique that has served him very well for many years. After his latest bank job, he stops to help a woman called Jewel (Sissy Spacek) whose vehicle has broken down on the side of the freeway.

But this is not a completely altruistic act on Forrest’s part as he is trying to shake the cops who are on his trail.

Won four Oscars® USA 1969 DIRECTOR: George Roy Hill CAST: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katherine Ross DURATION: 1hr 50mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: PARK CIRCUS

“While Newman was at the height of his career, Redford was just getting his feet wet. All of his best roles were still ahead of him. Nevertheless, for someone with only a handful of credits to his name (including, most notably, Barefoot In The Park), he has no trouble holding his own with someone of Newman’s stature.”

JAMES BERARDINELLI, REELVIEWS

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USA 2018 DIRECTOR: David Lowery CAST: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, Ari Elizabeth Johnson DURATION: 1hr 33mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

“A love letter to a cinematic legend, serving as a perfect final film for someone who long ago surpassed mere actor status to become an icon.”

BRIAN TALLERICO, ROGER EBERT “A massively enjoyable, very-light hearted, sometimes funny feature, a perfect and fitting end to the career of an acting legend.”

PAUL HEATH, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

SPECIAL EVENTS

CALAIS CHILDREN: A CASE TO ANSWER FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE

FILMMAKER AND ACTIVIST SUE CLAYTON WILL INTRODUCE THE FILM AND TAKE PART IN A POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION As the Calais ‘Jungle’ refugee camp was set to be dismantled in October 2016, there were over 1,900 unaccompanied minors stranded there – many of whom had a legal case to enter the UK. Sue tried to get these children recognised and their cases heard. But with the camp soon to go up in flames, could they be rescued in time?

What happened to them next is a shameful indictment of the UK’s human rights record, as the young people suffered delays, denials and dismissal from the UK government,

and were finally left abandoned in France with no support at all. Several have since died, others have been injured, trafficked and abused, or simply disappeared.

Sue and her legal team responded by suing the Home Office in the High Court for their failure to adhere to the law on this issue and this film was the primary evidence.

A unique example of filmmaking in action to challenge the government and its ‘hostile environment’ policy.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Sue Clayton DURATION: 1hr 2mins

CLOSE-UP ON SUE CLAYTON: Sue Clayton has been producing and directing films for over 30 years.

Her debut feature film The Song Of The Shirt on women in the garment trades was distributed globally. She made a number of award-winning documentaries for UK Channel 4 and Central Television including the Commodities series, Turning Japanese, How To Survive Lifestyle and Theme Park Britons.

She then went into writing and

directing fiction with films like Heart Songs, The Last Crop and The Disappearance Of Finbar starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which was distributed by Buena Vista International. All her films have won international awards.

Sue made an earlier film concentrating on displaced people, Hamedullah:The Road Home, where she gave a camera to a refugee boy forcibly removed to Afghanistan from the UK when he reached 18.

The film was distributed internationally and was submitted to the Select Committee on Child Refugees and Asylum Seekers in 2013. It has also been requested regularly as evidence in court cases appealing the forced removal of turned-18s from the UK. Sue also co-runs a website called Uncertain Journeys: Exploring the Challenges Facing Separated Young People Seeking Asylum: www.uncertainjourneys.org.uk

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SEA SORROW

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SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 6PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

VANESSA REDGRAVE WILL INTRODUCE THE FILM AND TAKE PART IN A POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION Sea Sorrow marks Vanessa Redgrave’s debut as a director, with her son Carlo Nero acting as producer. The film was shot in Greece, Lebanon, Italy, Calais, London and Twickenham Studios, where Vanessa focuses on the present and past history of refugees in Europe. Vanessa tells her own story beginning as a twoyear-old evacuee from London at the outset of the Second World War; later as a student volunteer helping Hungarian refugees; and concluding with her return to Lebanon to visit Palestinian three-year-olds in a refugee camp nursery school.

Sir Peter Sutherland, who has been advising the UN General Secretary on international refugee protection, explains simply and forcefully why European governments must not break the conventions on asylum for refugees.

Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson and Simon Coates contribute unique scenes for the refugees, while the valiant Juliet Stevenson, who spent nine months working for the Calais children alongside Help Refugees, Citizens UK and Safe Passage, speaks out at a rally in Parliament Square.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Vanessa Redgrave PRODUCER: Carlo Gabriel Nero CAST: Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson DURATION: 1hr 14mins CERT: PG

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“Vanessa keeps her aim directly at the audience’s heart to hopefully overcome prejudices. The next campaign in the UK her family is pursuing is to allow in the close relatives of refugee children.”

NORA LEE MANDEL, MAVENSNEST.NET

SPECIAL EVENTS

CLOSE-UP ON VANESSA REDGRAVE: Called ‘the greatest actress of our time’ by Tennessee Williams, Vanessa Redgrave is an acclaimed actress of stage and screen. Vanessa made her professional debut in the play A Touch of the Sun (1957). In the late 1960s and early ‘70s, Redgrave showed her mastery of both classical and commercial fare, winning an Oscar® and getting nominated for two more, and more followed.

In the late 1960s, Redgrave took on a number of iconic roles. She played Anne Boleyn, the doomed wife of King Henry VIII, in 1966’s A Man for All Seasons, as well as another famous English royal, Guenevere, opposite Richard Harris’s King Arthur in 1967’s Camelot.

Moving on to more contemporary material, she starred in Isadora (1968), a biopic of the famed modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan.

Redgrave lent a certain gravitas and regality to the title role of 1971’s Mary Queen of Scots. But it was her performance in 1977’s Julia that brought her Oscar® gold. Redgrave earned an Academy® Award nomination for her supporting role in James Ivory’s Howards End starring Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins.

While in 1997, Redgrave brought to life another literary character, playing the title role in Mrs. Dalloway, based on the Virginia Woolf work.

Now in her eighties, Redgrave continues to work steadily. She appeared in Coriolanus (2011) with Ralph Fiennes as his mother in this Shakespearean film adaptation. That same year, Redgrave lent her distinctively stately voice to the animated movie Cars 2.

Sea Sorrow is Vanessa Redgrave’s directorial debut.

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AN BÉAL BOCHT

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 7PM AN CULTURLANN, DERRY ADMISSION: £3PP

PRE-SCREENING TALK ON FLANN O’BRIEN AND THE POOR MOUTH BY SEAMAS MAC ANNAIDH

Anim18 is a year-long celebration of creative talent in animation across the UK. Throughout November, Anim18 is supporting a series of screenings, workshops and special events across the region exploring the history of animation in Northern Ireland and introducing audiences to the often unsung local pioneers of the artform.

Special screening of the Irish language short film which won the Animation Award at the 2018 Celtic Media Festival.

An Béal Bocht (The Poor Mouth) is an adaptation of the comic novel by Irish writer Flann O’Brien, and was created in Derry by Raw Nerve Productions and De Facto Films.

November also sees the start of the new Northern Ireland Screen Animation Academy, a unique collaboration between Northern Ireland’s three Creative Learning Centres and the local animation industry, that will provide training opportunities for over 50 young people (aged 16 to 19) who are keen to develop a career in animation.

Foyle Film Festival is proud to host a special weekend residential for the aspiring young animators participating in the Northern Ireland Screen Animation Academy.

THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION IN IRELAND SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 11.30AM DOG EARS STUDIOS, BISHOP STREET, DERRY ADMISSION: FREE Dublin animator Steve Woods will give an illustrated talk tracing the history of animation in Ireland from small-scale production to the triple Oscar® recognition of the stunning animated feature films of Cartoon Salon.

Part of 'Anim18: A Celebration of British Animation'.

For activities and events across the UK in 2018 visit www.anim18.co.uk Led by Film Hub Wales and Chapter (Cardiff) working with the BFI Film Audience Network and project partners, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery,

by Arts Council England and the organisations above.

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Dog Ears are one of Northern Ireland’s leading producers of animation for a global market currently enjoying enormous success on Nickelodeon with their animated series, Puffin Rock. At 2pm, Fionnuala Deane, Managing Director, will present an industry case study on Dog Ears while Donal Mangan, the company’s Animation Director on Puffin Rock, will explore the development process in animation production focusing on story, screenwriting and character design.

ANIM18 WEEKEND

NORTHERN IRISH ANIMATION RETROSPECTIVE

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 5PM – 7PM NERVE CENTRE

ADMISSION: £3PP

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER @ 7PM – 9PM ALLEY THEATRE, STRABANE ADMISSION: £3PP

These insights into the creative process of the local animation industry will set the scene for our Northern Irish animation retrospective. From small beginnings, animation in Northern Ireland has steadily grown to its current share of 15% of the UK animation market. Talented animators such as Joel Simon, John McCloskey, Corrina Askin, Stephen McCollum and Glen Marshall began creating very personal works of animation in the 1990s before moving on to develop animation for broadcast television, in serial or short film formats. Many of their early works experimented with the medium in imaginative ways and found humour in the strangest of places. These lone pioneers of Northern Irish animation have since been joined by a new generation of animators, directors, producers and screenwriters working in local companies Sixteen South, Jam Media, Dog Ears and Paper Owl. Animation is now a vibrant industry bringing local stories, images and accents to a global audience.

Our Northern Irish animation retrospective will feature two hours of ground-breaking animation, including Joel Simon’s Macropolis (winner of 16 international awards) and IFTA winner Horn Please OK; Corrina Askin’s The Big Picture, produced under by the Irish Film Board’s Frameworks scheme; Glen Marshall’s film for Peter Gabriel, The Nest That Sailed the Sky, winner of the Prix Ars Electronica; Stephen McCollum’s Pulling the Devil by the Tail winner of the best short film at the Cork film festival; and John McCloskey’s The Crumblegiant, nominated for a BAFTA in 2008.

ANIMATED SHORTS:

WAR & CONFLICT

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 10AM – 11.11AM NERVE CENTRE

ADMISSION: £3PP A screening of animated shorts on the theme of War and Conflict: Ireland. The King’s Wake (35mins), Flipsides (30mins) and Guns, Bees and Tadpoles (6mins).

NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN ANIMATION ACADEMY WORKSHOPS SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 11.30AM – 4PM NERVE CENTRE

ADMISSION: FREE The Northern Ireland Screen Animation Academy will provide the opportunity for 35 young people to learn creative skills in animation from some of Northern Ireland’s leading animators.

CHOICE OF TWO HANDS-ON ANIMATION WORKSHOPS: OPTION 1: The principles of 2D animation with John McCloskey and Deirdre Gribbin. Places available: 20

OPTION 2: The techniques of Stop Motion Animation with Joel Simon. Places available: 15

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50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

“Even if it was originally intended for adolescent and post adolescent Beatles fans, it should still be a marvellous experience for children with its bright colors, flowing movement, and wonderful music.”

NEELY SWANSON, EASY READER

YELLOW SUBMARINE SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 4.30PM NERVE CENTRE

ADMISSION: £3PP

Yellow Submarine is an animated meandering journey filled with puns and dry British humour, where psychedelic music videos take precedence over any linear story. In a place called Pepperland, the Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, draining it of all its colour and music, firing anti-music missiles, bonking people with green apples, and turning the inhabitants to stone. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and goes to London to enlist the help of The Beatles (voiced by actors).

UK/USA 1968 DIRECTOR: George Dunning CAST: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Angelis, John Clive, Dick Emery, Geoffrey Hughes, Lance Percival DURATION: 1hr 30mins CERT: U COST: £3

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CURATING CONFLICT SCREENS

SPEECHES, STRIKES AND STRUGGLES: CURATING CONFLICT RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY 23 DECEMBER NERVE VISUAL GALLERY

The Speeches, Strikes and Struggles: Curating Conflict exhibition, led by the Tower Museum, offers the chance for the public to view rarely before seen collections highlighting key moments in Northern Ireland from 1959 to 1974. Foyle Film Festival responds to the events highlighted in the exhibition through a series of screenings and discussions.

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I, DOLOURS

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

“Of all the films that have been made about the IRA in recent years, this is by far the most powerful, honest and disturbing.”

SUZANNE BREEN, BELFAST TELEGRAPH “This is, by some distance, the most disturbing film of the year. It is also one of the best.”

HARRY GUERIN, RTE.IE

WRITER-PRODUCER AND VETERAN JOURNALIST ED MOLONEY WILL INTRODUCE THE FILM AND TAKE PART IN A POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION Here is a hypnotic, troubling study of a key agent in the Troubles. Maurice Sweeney’s picture, constructed around a lengthy interview between veteran journalist Ed Moloney and the late IRA volunteer Dolours Price, confirms the subject as a fiercely articulate woman with a chilling certainty of purpose.

I, Dolours does more. In charting Price’s journey from civil rights activist to convicted bomber to peace process sceptic, it offers an efficient history of the entire conflict.

This is among the most impressive interviews ever immortalised in a feature documentary. The story of her childhood nursing an aunt wounded handling explosives – blind and without hands – is chilling enough to demand attention. A sentimental part of the brain wonders what this icily intelligent woman could have achieved in different circumstances.

Price was actually on the 1969 People’s Democracy march that notoriously ended at Burntollet Bridge with loyalists attacking while security forces refused to intervene. Like many others in the movement, she sees that as the turning point. “I’m never going to convince these people,” she remembers thinking.

IRELAND 2017 DIRECTOR: Maurice Sweeney WRITERS: Ed Moloney, Maurice Sweeney CAST: Dolours Price, Lorna Larkin, Gail Brady, Mark Loughran, Rosamund Monteith, Enda Oates, Mimi Carroll, George Cummins, Shane Fallon DURATION: 1hr 22mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: ELEMENT PICTURES

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SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 5PM NERVE CENTRE

The feature debut of Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years A Slave), and launched the film career of Michael Fassbender.

Hunger is an intense portrait of the last days of Bobby Sands, who died after 66 days of a hunger strike protesting the British government’s refusal to bestow political status on Republican prisoners. It gives a fair portrayal of the British officers, who are shown dealing with daily threats to their lives and the trauma of their situation.

“The near-wordless depiction of the strike and resulting violence and repression in Long Kesh prison is powerful, while a long and brilliantly acted dialogue sequence between Sands (Michael Fassbender) and a priest (Liam Cunningham) is utterly electrifying…It is one of the greatest debuts in the history of British cinema.”

PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN

CURATING CONFLICT SCREENS

HUNGER

Won awards at Cannes, Venice and a BAFTA. Voted the Best Film of 2008 by Sight & Sound Magazine.

IRELAND/UK 2008 DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen CAST: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Laine Megaw, Brian Milligan, Karen Hassan, Liam McMahon DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: 15

NO STONE UNTURNED SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 7PM NERVE CENTRE

BARRY MCCAFFREY AND TREVOR BIRNEY WILL INTRODUCE THE FILM AND TAKE PART IN POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION

“Scrupulously even-handed, the film explores collusion between police and paramilitaries and the decidedly unstable foundations underpinning the Northern Ireland peace process.”

WENDY IDE, THE GUARDIAN “What Mr. Gibney uncovers is grave and shocking and could make a viewer concerned for the safety of the filmmaker.”

GLENN KENNY, NEW YORK TIMES

Oscar®-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) turns his sights on the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, a cold case that remains an open wound in the Irish peace process.

The families of the victims – who were murdered while watching the World Cup in their local pub – were promised justice, but 20 years later they still don’t know who killed their loved ones. Gibney uncovers a web of secrecy, lies, and corruption that so often results when the powerful insist they are acting for the greater good.

UK/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Alex Gibney DURATION: 1hr 51mins CERT: 15

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CURATING CONFLICT SCREENS “What Maze does impressively is blend historical context with genre filmmaking, managing to feel both important and exciting.”

STEPHEN PORZIO, FILM IRELAND

“Forget unionism and nationalism, what we have here is a masterfully crafted story of two men – who in another life, might have spent long hours fishing in each other’s company.”

SHAUNA CORR, BELFAST LIVE

MAZE & AFTER 68 MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE

AFTER 68

Stephen Burke’s 1994 short film is the story of Frieda, a young girl growing up in strife-torn Derry in the late sixties, and her struggles to live a normal adolescence despite the violence that is engulfing her city.

MAZE

Inspired by the true story of the infamous prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from the Maze prison in 1983, which has become the biggest prison escape in Europe since the Second World War.

UK/IRELAND/SWEDEN/GERMANY 2017 DIRECTOR: Stephen Burke CAST: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin McCann, Eileen Walsh, Aaron Monaghan, Niamh McGrady DURATION: 1hr 32mins CERT: 15 OVERALL DURATION: 1hr 57mins

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FAMILY SCREENS

30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

“This good and very funny movie…became a pop culture classic.”

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

BIG

All twelve-year-old Josh Baskin wants is to be big. But when his wish is granted beyond his wildest dreams, Josh finds a new face in the mirror...his own, at age 30. Now, aided only by his boisterous best friend, he’ll have to keep his true age secret as he tries to fill his own oversized shoes.

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Nominated for an Oscar®

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 2PM

USA 1988 DIRECTOR: Penny Marshall CAST: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, Robert Loggia, Jared Rushton DURATION: 2hrs 10mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

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©2018 Disney

FAMILY SCREENS

SPECIAL DISNEY PREVIEW:

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 5PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Ralph Breaks the Internet leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet – which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save

Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet – the netizens – to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site ‘BuzzzTube’.

USA 2018 DIRECTORS: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Cast: Kristen Bell, Gal Gadot, Many Moore, John C. Reilly, Kelly Macdonald, Alan Tudyk, Ming-Na Wen, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch DURATION: TBC CERT: 12 DISTRIBUTOR: Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures

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TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE “Sensitive translation of Ian McEwan’s elegy to inhibited England.”

PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN

Adapted by Ian McEwan from his best-selling novel, On Chesil Beach, is the story of a young couple from different backgrounds during the summer of 1962. The drama follows the couple through their romantic courtship, and explores sex and societal pressure that can impact on physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

PARENT & BABY SCREENS

ON CHESIL BEACH

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Dominic Cooke CAST: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Andy Burse, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff DURATION: 1hr 50mins CERT: 15

“The scenery is gorgeous, the music is rousing and the production design faultless as Newell’s tapestry of characters, place and emotions comes together. It’s about books, values, priorities, love, and above all having the courage to pursue your dreams. It’s as scrumptious as its title.”

LOUISE KELLER, URBAN CINEFILE

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 3PM NERVE CENTRE

A correspondence starts between Juliet Ashton and members of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as they share their experiences of Nazi occupation in Guernsey. When the idea for a book catches Juliet she goes to visit the island, and makes good friends and life-changing decisions along the way. This is a beautiful story of love, friendship and the sadness of friends lost.

UK/FRANCE/USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Mike Newell CAST: Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Michiel Huisman, Lily James, Matthew Goode, Katherine Parkinson DURATION: 2hrs 4mins CERT: 12

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SANTA SCREENS

THIS MAGICAL SEASONAL EVENT INCLUDES A CLASSIC ANIMATED FILM, POPCORN AND A VISIT WITH SANTA CLAUS HIMSELF ©Disney

©Disney

“Arguably Disney’s greatest masterpiece, this sophisticated animation is one that continues to delight audiences of all ages.”

LOUISE KELLER, URBAN CINEFILE

“A film you will never forget.”

BOSLEY CROWTHER, NEW YORK TIMES

BAMBI

DUMBO

NERVE CENTRE

NERVE CENTRE

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 11AM Walt Disney’s beloved coming-of-age story, will thrill audiences with its breathtaking animation and characters who will touch your heart: Bambi, the wideeyed fawn, his playful pal Thumper, the lovable skunk Flower and wise Friend Owl.

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 11AM Ostracised from the rest of the circus animals, Dumbo the elephant is separated from his mother. Only brashbut-lovable Timothy Mouse offers the hand of friendship to Dumbo, encouraging the sad little elephant to exploit his ‘different’ qualities (his unusually large ears) for fame and fortune.

Won an Oscar®

USA 1942 DIRECTORS: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand CAST: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn DURATION: 1hr 8mins CERT: U

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USA 1941 DIRECTORS: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson CAST: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, James Baskett DURATION: 1hr 4mins CERT: U

THE SNOWMAN & MICHAEL MORPURGO’S GRANDPA CHRISTMAS SATURDAY 24TH NOVEMBER @ 2PM

SANTA SCREENS

CHILDREN’S CORNER: SHORT FILM & BOOK READING

NERVE CENTRE

This family friendly event presents the Oscar®-nominated Christmas favourite The Snowman (Cert: U/26mins) and a special reading by Santa Claus himself, from Michael Morpurgo’s Grandpa Christmas.

This is the charming story of Mia and how each Christmas she and her family read a letter sent to her by her Grandpa when she was a little girl.

His letter is a heartfelt wish for a better world for Mia to live in. In the letter, Grandpa remembers fondly the times they spent in the garden finding frogs and planting seeds, but he worries that all the things they love so much are in danger of disappearing and he wants Mia to protect them. Grandpa Christmas is a wonderful, hopeful and timely story about looking after our planet and making a better world for future generations.

There will be a free copy of Grandpa Christmas for the first five places booked for this event.

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SPECIAL CINEMA SCREENS

SPECIAL CINEMA SCREENS Foyle Film Festival presents a series of screenings targeted at those living with special needs, such as dementia, physical and mental challenges, their families and carers.

Films will screen with lights on low level, with no adverts or trailers and the audience will be free to move around, or sing along to any musical number if they so wish. Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits will be served before the film to give people the chance to meet and socialise, and to familiarise themselves with the venue.

COCO

MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

Coco follows the extraordinary journey of a young boy who unlocks the real story behind his family history. This charming film explores the cultural and personal impact of music and its ability to inspire, spark memories, and bring people closer together through an uplifting shared experience.

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Lee Unkrich CAST: Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: U

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“The animation is artistically beautiful…”

UK FILM REVIEW

©DisneyPixar

SPECIAL CINEMA SCREENS

“Finding Nemo is filled with great characters, has an exciting story line, is able to entertain both children and grown up types… is sumptuous to watch… I highly recommend this one.“ JEN JOHNSTON, TALKING PICTURES

15TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

©DisneyPixar

FINDING NEMO WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

In the colourful and warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, a clownfish named Marlin lives safe and secluded in a quiet cul-de-sac with his only son, Nemo.

Fearful of the ocean and its unpredictable risks, he struggles to protect his son. Nemo, like all young fish, is eager to explore the mysterious reef. When Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home and thrust into

a dentist's office fish tank, Marlin finds himself the unlikely hero on an epic journey to rescue his son. In his quest, Marlin is joined by a good Samaritan named Dory, a regal Blue Tang fish with the worst short-term memory and biggest heart in the entire ocean.

Won an Oscar®

USA 2003 DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich CAST: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Barry Humphries DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: U

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CINEMATIC BREAKFAST

CINEMATIC BREAKFAST SIT BACK AND RELAX WITH A COFFEE AND CROISSANT WATCHING SOME ALL TIME CLASSIC FILMS ON THE BIG SCREEN. NO BETTER WAY TO SPEND YOUR WEEKEND.

“It’s A Wonderful Life is a pretty wonderful movie.”

TIME MAGAZINE “The inspirational, thoroughly festive ending is guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes.”

MARC LEE, DAILY TELEGRAPH “Audrey Hepburn’s wide-eyed looks and swoony mannerisms are perfect for the part of the dreamy teenager in love…”

SUSANNA KRAWCZYK, EYEFORFILM “There is a fuzzy fairytale logic to this film that director Billy Wilder converts into abundant charm and humour.”

ALMAR HFLIDASON, BBCI

SABRINA

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

Linus and David Larrabee are the sons of a wealthy family.

Linus is busy running the family business, and has no time for a wife and family. While David spends all his time being a playboy. Sabrina Fairchild is the daughter of the household chauffeur, who has always loved David. But he only starts to notice her when she returns from Paris a beautiful young woman. But just as she gets David’s attention, Sabrina also finds herself falling in love with Linus.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

This is director Frank Capra’s classic bittersweet comedy/ drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), the eternally in debt guiding force of a bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls. As the film opens, it’s Christmas Eve 1946, and George, who has long considered himself a failure, faces financial ruin and arrest and is seriously contemplating suicide. High above Bedford Falls, two celestial voices discuss Bailey’s dilemma and decide to send down eternally bumbling angel Clarence Oddbody (Henry Travers), who after 200 years has yet to earn his wings, to help George out.

Nominated for five Oscars®

Won an Oscar® UK 1954 DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder CAST: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden DURATION: 1hr 53mins CERT: U

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USA 1946 DIRECTOR: Frank Capra CAST: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell DURATION: 2hrs 10mins CERT: U

“Funny Face’s opening credits, designed with fashion stills by Richard Avedon, immediately introduce us into a world suspended between reality and dream.

For Stanley Donen, there is no conflict between the two and it is magic for us.”

ANNE-KATRIN TITZE, EYEFORFILM

CINEMATIC BREAKFAST

50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

“An irresistible double act from Lemmon and Matthau.”

TOM MILNE, TIME OUT

ODD FUNNY FACE THE COUPLE SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

Paris, the City of Light, shines even brighter when Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire team up for the only time and bring their luminous star power to this exquisite musical featuring songs by George and Ira Gershwin. In the role of a bookstore clerk transformed into a modelling sensation, Hepburn showcases her singing and dancing skills performing “How long has this been going on?” Astaire, as the fashion photographer who discovers her, conjures up his inimitable magic for sequences that include “Let’s Kiss And Make Up”, and a heavenly dance with Hepburn to “He Loves And She Loves” and, again with Hepburn, the title-tune, “I Love Your Funny Face”. Now and forever, so do we.

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

The second pairing of Lemmon and Matthau resulted in a film that rivals Some Like It Hot in fans’ affections. Again based on a Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple finds Lemmon as Felix Unger, bereft and suicidal after his wife leaves him, who moves into the apartment owned by his pal Oscar Madison (Matthau). The trouble is that Felix is a fussy, neurotic, cleanliness-fanatic and Madison is emphatically not. Cue comedic squabbles and a firework display of classic repartee.

Nominated for two Oscars®

Nominated for four Oscars® USA 1957 DIRECTOR: Stanley Donen CAST: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson DURATION: 1hr 43mins CERT: U

USA 1968 DIRECTOR: Gene Saks CAST: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Herb Edelman, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley DURATION: 1hr 45mins CERT: PG

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Oscar® Affiliated

BAFTA Recognised

BIFA Recognised

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL LIGHT IN MOTION (LIM) SHORT FILM COMPETITION BEST IRISH SHORT FILM BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Recipients of the Light In Motion (LIM) Awards qualify for consideration in the Live Action Short Film Category and Animated Short Category of the Annual Academy® Awards without the standard theatrical run.

Since 1999, the Foyle Film Festival has been an Oscar®affiliated festival – one of only a handful of festivals to enjoy this honour. In addition, Foyle Film Festival also enjoys BAFTA recognition since 2009 and BIFA recognition since 2010.

Previous Foyle Film Festival winners and finalists who have proceeded to win the Oscar®: • Chris Overton (LIM Finalist 2017) Oscar® winner 2018 for The Silent Child • A lexandre Espigares & Laurent Witz (LIM Finalists 2013) Oscar® winner 2014 for Mr Hublot • Terry George (LIM Finalist 2011) Oscar® winner 2012 for The Shore • Martin McDonagh (LIM Winner 2004) Oscar® winner 2006 for Six Shooter • Andrea Arnold (LIM Finalist Highly Commended 2004) Oscar® winner 2005 for Wasp • Adam Elliot (LIM Winner 2002) Oscar® winner 2004 for Harvie Krumpet • Eric Armstrong (LIM Winner 2001) Oscar® winner 2003 for The Chubbchubbs

The Light In Motion Awards are sponsored by City of Derry Crystal.

Previous festival winners and finalists who received Oscar® nomination: • A ndrew Coates & Lou Hamou-Lhadji (LIM Finalists 2015) Oscar® nominee 2017 for Borrowed Time • Talkhon Hamzavi (LIM Winner 2013) Oscar® nominee 2015 for Parvaneh • Michael Lennox (LIM Finalist 2014) Oscar® nominee 2015 for Boogaloo & Graham • Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi (LIM Winner 2014) Oscar® nominee 2015 for The Dam Keeper • Bryan Buckley (LIM Finalist 2011) Oscar® nominee 2013 for Asad • Peter McDonald (LIM Finalist 2011) Oscar® nominee 2012 for Pentecost • Grant Orchard (LIM Winner 2011) Oscar® nominee 2012 for A Morning Stroll • Michael Creagh (LIM Finalist 2009) Oscar® nominee 2011 for The Crush • Juanita Wilson (LIM Winner 2008) Oscar® nominee 2010 for The Door • Fabrice O. Joubert (LIM Winner 2008) Oscar® nominee 2010 for French Roast

“Foyle was a real treat for myself and Rachel Shenton. We absolutely loved being part of a festival that selects such incredible films. We really couldn’t believe the quality we were amongst. Every film was outstanding and that is down to the guys behind Foyle FF. It had a real intimate feel and the care for the filmmakers is absolutely brilliant” CHRIS OVERTON & RACHEL SHENTON, 2018 OSCAR® WINNERS LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

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IRISH SHORT FILM

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 2.30PM NERVE CENTRE

PSYCHIC A charismatic television psychic is forced out of retirement by his two manipulative sons and taken on the road but a sceptical TV show host is determined to bring them down. A light and dark tale of family, showmanship and the suspension of disbelief.

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Brendan Gleeson DURATION: 19mins

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PROGRAMME

THE LAST LETTER A battle weary soldier must deliver to his dead friends fiancée a farewell letter that was never written.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Terry Loane DURATION: 12mins

THE MUSIC ROOM Supported by his teacher, young Ben finds refuge from his warring parents in the most imaginative way possible. His future depends on it.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Mick Gordon DURATION: 15mins

THE TATTOO A Holocaust survivor working in a New York funeral home in 1980 makes a life-changing discovery.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Mick Gordon DURATION: 15mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 4PM

NERVE CENTRE

DETAINMENT Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Vincent Lambe DURATION: 30mins

TOMATO CAN Danny ‘Danger’ Kelly is a retired journeyman boxer who accepts a last minute fight. The only problem is, it’s his weekend to look after his teenage daughter Leah.

IRELAND 2017 DIRECTOR: Ciaran Cassidy DURATION: 14mins

DON’T BE AFRAID A young, beautiful girl suddenly collapses and dies in the middle of Foyle Street in Derry. On rushing to her aid a young Detective on her first day as a CID officer immediately recognises the girl, Rosalind, and begins her own personal journey of investigation, discovery and revelation.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Mark McCauley DURATION: 13mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

INSIDE THE WARDROBE

In a world where appearance is more important than what’s inside, Frank has lost everything and now lives on the street. To survive and reintegrate into society he can only count on his ability to adapt, his imagination, his suit and his closet.

FRANCE 2017 DIRECTOR: Sebastien Carfora DURATION: 27mins

DODGY DAVE

An East End drug dealer has to take his son to work and spends the day struggling to connect with him.

LIGHT IN MOTION (LIM) SHORT FILM COMPETITION

PROGRAMME

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Charlotte Regan DURATION: 8mins

12 POINT KILL

The hunted becomes the hunter as a young girl takes revenge on her abusive stepfather.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Iain Mitchell DURATION: 14mins

PRINTS

A woman desperately tries to find a carer for her aging, senile mother. A short drama that looks into the life of a woman, whose loyalties rest firmly at odds with her future.

UK/JAPAN DIRECTOR: Jack King DURATION: 15mins

JEAN

Tired of spending every day alone, this Christmas, Jean decides she’ll do something about it.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: JD Hampton DURATION: 10mins

CC

CC is an AID (Artificially Intelligent Device) leased by Lena Howard to take care of her daughter Adelaide. When a violent incident occurs between CC and Lena, an investigative team must determine what happened.

CANADA 2018 DIRECTORS: Kailey and Sam Spear DURATION: 14mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 3PM NERVE CENTRE

LIKE A GOOD KID Sara babysits Matin (a six-year-old boy) whilst his mother is at work. In the morning Matin tells Sara a story of a fight with his mother from the night before which puts in motion a series of events that will change Matin and Sara for the rest of their lives.

IRAN 2018 DIRECTOR: Arian Vazirdaftari DURATION: 20mins

THE DEN Mario is driving in the rain on a dark and lonely road. Suddenly he stops and sees a woman, disorientated and covered in blood.

Mario seeks assistance in a nearby bar where people kindly help them out. Then the truth starts to surface.

SPAIN 2018 DIRECTOR: Iago De Soto DURATION: 15mins

MAN OF THE HOUR Gemma receives an invitation to the birthday party of an enigmatic millionaire Jeremy. She must pass herself off as Jeremy’s old friend and mingle with his guests. But who is Jeremy and why has he tasked her with such a peculiar job?

UK 2018 DIRECTORS: Linda Ludwig, James Curle DURATION: 18mins

ENTRE DEUX EAUX Catherine lands in Marrakech to complete the purchase of a luxury villa. But when she accepts her local taxi driver Ali’s proposal to play the estate agent, she embarks on a whole other trip.

FRANCE 2017 DIRECTOR: Patrice Cordonnier DURATION: 28mins

SPECIAL DELIVERY On Valentine’s Day an anxious young woman is forced to take action when the postman walks past her house.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Robert Hackett DURATION: 4mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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BRINK

The peace and quiet of a family home is shattered as a mysterious stranger breaks in during the dead of night. In the aftermath of the break in a woman held captive desperately fights for her freedom.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Jonathan Blagrove DURATION: 5mins

THIN AIR

Georg goes on a skiing vacation with his wife Anna and their two-year-old daughter Livia. Strange encounters and unusual incidents occur which makes Georg question, is he being watched? Or is his daughter?

SWITZERLAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Jonas Ulrich DURATION: 14mins

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KANARI

Vala and Benni are leaving Reykjavik for a simpler life in the countryside and are struggling to find common ground about what their future holds. Their journey comes to a violent stop when they get in to a head on collision with another car.

ICELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Erlendur Sveinnson DURATION: 14mins

SEVEN

In just seven seconds, Yohanna, a teenage girl from a remote community in the Norwegian Arctic, must choose the fate of an oil rig worker who has killed her father.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: James Morgan DURATION: 11mins

EVERYDAY

Françoise is a company director. She is under the perverse psychological influence of her superior. But is it real or is it a hallucination caused by her anguish?

FRANCE 2017 DIRECTOR: Phillippe Orreindy DURATION: 14mins

AS IT IS ON EARTH

The village was small, and now it’s even smaller; only four houses still standing and a street. There is no one around. This is the story of two souls, trying to mend a wound in a torn town.

ITALY 2018 DIRECTOR: Pier Lorenzo Pisano DURATION: 13mins

HEADS OR TAILS

Panicked at the idea of losing his position, incumbent mayor Joseph L’Heureux refuses to accept the result of his hometowns municipal elections.

CANADA 2018 DIRECTOR: Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas DURATION: 15mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

LITTLE MATCH GIRL Scandinavia 1846. A poor young girl forced to sell matchsticks desperately lights one match to survive the winter night. She is drawn into a dream world where the flames give her hope for a better life whilst the cold creeps closer.

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTOR: Björne Larson DURATION: 19mins

SYLVIA A family set off in their car on what seems to be like a carefree family outing.

However over the course of the journey it becomes clear that their destination is not a happy one.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Richard Prendergast DURATION: 20mins

PIGGY Sara is an overweight teen who lives in the shadow of the cool girl’s clique holidaying in her village. Bullied at the pool and her clothes stolen, Sara’s long walk home will change her life.

SPAIN 2018 DIRECTOR: Carlota Martínez Pereda DURATION: 14mins

ULYSSES Warned by Circe, the Goddess, Ulysses orders his men to tie him to his ships mast thus preventing him from surrendering to the enchanted mermaid’s call, which devoured the unwary man seduced by it.

MEXICO 2017 DIRECTOR: Jorge Malpica DURATION: 8mins

I MADE THIS FOR MUM Seven years after losing her Mum to cancer, 11-year-old Eve still struggles to communicate her feelings to her father. In order to connect with her past, she makes a film for the mother she never got to know.

NETHERLANDS 2018 DIRECTOR: Melaine Essink DURATION: 22mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 3PM NERVE CENTRE

TIMMY

When an alienated mother returns to Bulgaria to abduct her 12-year-old son, she learns that it’s not always easy to avoid making the same mistakes.

GERMANY/BULGARIA/BELGIUM 2018 DIRECTOR: Lyubo Yonchev DURATION: 15mins

ALL MY GUARDIAN ANGELS

Madrid, Christmas 2009, a newborn baby is abandoned in the middle of the street. Sheltered in a sports bag, the baby undertakes a journey of survival at the hands of nocturnal beings, who will act as unexpected guardian angels.

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SPAIN 2018 DIRECTOR: Bernabé Rico DURATION: 15mins

QUIET LAND GOOD PEOPLE

Sybille, a headmistress and politician, is in the middle of an election campaign for municipal council president. When her son is accused of mistreating a classmate, Sybille has to choose between morality and career.

SWITZERLAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Johannes Bachmann DURATION: 25mins

THE THERAPIST

An unstable therapist is haunted by his own issues, while struggling to deal with a challenging patient.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Ron Eyal DURATION: 15mins

SEATTLE

Seattle is a love story between Ivån, a pilot and Amanda, a stewardess through their meetings in hotels around the world.

SPAIN 2018 DIRECTOR: Marta Aledo DURATION: 19mins

THE WAIT

Two people find comfort in one another after striking up a conversation at a bus stop.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Jason McColgan DURATION: 5mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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THE JUGGLER We live in the same house, but in different apartments. Each in our own compartment, we fool ourselves that the world is one and that it exists.

Sometimes it seems that an incomprehensible thread becomes visible and I am on a verge of understanding…

FRANCE/LITHUANIA 2018 DIRECTOR: Skirmanta Jakaité DURATION: 11mins

THE FALLEN TREE A composer struggles to write his song. A librarian cares for her silent forest of books. One day they meet.

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Andrew Hodges DURATION: 9mins

CARLOTTA’S FACE As a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around her to have faces, she even doesn’t recognise her own face. Years later she learns about a rare, untreatable deficit of her brain, it was art after all that offered her a way to finally recognise herself.

GERMANY 2018 DIRECTOR: Valenti Riedl DURATION: 5mins

COYOTE A coyote loses his wife and children from an attack of wolves. Anguished and trying to process the experience, grief and delusion give way to evil.

SWITZERLAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Lorenz Wunderle DURATION: 10mins

SPACE BETWEEN STARS A group of ethereal creatures explore a derelict space station. As they’re drawn out into the vast unsettling environment of space and their fate begins to crystallise, questions are raised about the nature and ambiguity of conflict.

CANADA 2018 DIRECTOR: Samuel W. Bradley DURATION: 10mins

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After a trial adoption Christine finds herself struggling to adapt to her new home. The couple that adopted her also face difficulties beyond a child’s ability to comprehend.

NEW ZEALAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Paul James DURATION: 12mins

LA NORIA

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TRAP

A young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down.

SPAIN 2018 DIRECTOR: Carlos Baena DURATION: 12mins

INANIMATE Inanimate is a classic stop motion film about Katrine, who realises the fakeness in her world and how she’s a mere puppet herself.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Lucia Bulgheroni DURATION: 9mins

THE BIRD & THE WHALE Inanimate is a classic stop motion film about Katrine, who realises the fakeness in her world and how she’s a mere puppet herself.

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Carol Freeman DURATION: 7mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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ANIMATED SHORT FILM SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 12.30PM NERVE CENTRE

TWEET TWEET Life is like walking on a tightrope. In scary times we lose balance. When we are happy or excited we forget we walk on a rope. So it is for Luba and her friend Sparrow.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2018 DIRECTOR: Zhanna Bekmambetova DURATION: 11mins

THE WIREMAN When electricity is first brought to rural Ireland, a six-year-old girl believes an actual faerie has entered her home with ‘the light’.

IRELAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Jessica Patterson DURATION: 8mins

SONDER For years Finn and Natalie walked the same path but when their time together comes to an end, Finn finds himself lost in a mysterious forest.

At risk of losing himself, Finn must gather the strength together to forge a new path.

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Neth Nom DURATION: 13mins

THE CHRISTMAS RABBIT On Christmas Eve, an old lady finds her beloved cat dead. All day long she tries to find him a fitting resting place, but remains unsuccessful until an option she hadn’t considered comes her way.

UK 2018 DIRECTOR: Christophe Lopez Huici DURATION: 11mins

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Jiro a little boy feels sick. His father takes him to the doctors. She diagnoses a harmless condition. But it shakes the boy’s identity to the core.

GERMANY/JAPAN 2018 DIRECTOR: Jon Frickey DURATION: 11mins

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CAT DAYS

THE BOX The Box is full of miserable creatures. One of them doesn’t belong there. He’s thinking outside the box.

SLOVENIA 2017 DIRECTOR: Dusan Kastelic DURATION: 13mins

SISTER A man remembers his childhood growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990’s China. What would his life have been if things had gone differently?

USA 2018 DIRECTOR: Siqi Song

DURATION: 8mins

TAKE RABBIT Take Rabbit is a humorous take on an age old conundrum – a man attempts to transport some unlikely passengers across a river in his tiny boat but soon realises he’s taken on more than he bargained for.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Peter Peake DURATION: 15mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, content and scenes that may be upsetting. For viewers under 18 years of age, parental discretion advised as programme may not be suitable.

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FROM SHORTS TO FEATURES #CONF18

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 10AM – 6PM NERVE CENTRE

SNACKBOX FILMS: GARRY WALSH, ADAM H. STEWART AND COLM NICELL Snackbox is the award-winning film and television production company based in Dublin, creating uniquely Irish content with broad international appeal, for the big and small screen both in Ireland and beyond. Established in 2014, the team at Snackbox have a wealth of experience in the film and television industry with diverse backgrounds in writing, production, distribution and exhibition. With an eclectic portfolio of projects under their belt, and more in production, Snackbox Films are one of Ireland’s most dynamic independent production companies, responsible for the award-winning documentary Older Than Ireland. Their new documentary, Under The Clock, explores the social history of Ireland through the moving tales of ordinary people whose relationships began under one of Dublin’s most iconic landmarks, Clery’s clock.

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GARRY WALSH is an award-winning filmmaker with over 16 years’ experience in the film/theatrical industry, ten years of which was spent running one of Ireland’s most successful multiplex cinema chains.

Gary is also an accomplished writer, currently working on a slate of projects for cinema and television.

ADAM H. STEWART is an awardwinning animator, director and editor.

He graduated from the American Film Institute in California. He is a highly experienced production designer and visual effects artist and has worked for all the major Hollywood Studios as well as leading Brand Design agencies Landor and Bluemarlin in London.

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COLM NICELL is an award-winning Director of Photography with over 12 years’ experience in the film and television industry. He has worked in Ireland, the UK and the Middle East for broadcasters such as RTE, BBC, ITV, CNN and Al Jazeera as a camera/lighting supervisor. www.snackboxfilms.com

Bulldog Film Distribution is a fully independent UK film distributor releasing films across all platforms. Bulldog has a rapidly expanding library of high quality titles including Margin Call and Night Train To Lisbon.

Philip Hoile oversees theatrical and home entertainment release activity at Bulldog. Philip has a background in marketing with over ten years’ experience across a wide range of film and entertainment product and release platforms through roles at Tartan, Icon and the award-winning marketing and publicity agency Organic.

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BULLDOG FILM DISTRIBUTION: PHILIP HOILE

www.bulldog-film.com

HARRIS DICKINSON Aged 16, Harris won council funding to write and direct his first short film. His early TV jobs included the BBC cult comedy series, Some Girls playing the role of ‘Tonka’ and ‘Sam’ in the highly acclaimed drama series, Clique. March 2014 saw Harris performing in Pauline McLynn’s Angels at London’s Royal National Theatre.

Harris has since enjoyed constant work playing the leading role in Steve McLean’s feature, Postcards From London, which ultimately went on to be the closing feature in the 2018 BFI Flare Festival, ‘Frankie’ (an award-winning role) in Eliza Hittman’s Beach Rats, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and The Darkest Minds for Fox, opposite Amandla Stenberg.

He then had one day off before going on to play ‘John Paul Getty III’ in Danny Boyle’s latest TV project Trust which started screening in the USA on FX from 25 March 2018 and in the UK on BBC2 from 12 September 2018.

Harris recently finished filming the leading role of ‘Prince Phillip’ in Maleficent 2 opposite Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer.

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MAEVE MURPHY Belfast born Maeve Murphy is an award-winning Screen Writer and Director and co-founder of the women’s theatre company, Trouble and Strife. She made her short films Amazing Grace (|BFI), Salvage (NI Screen), and Sushi (award winner, Venice Film Festival).

CARLO NERO Son of Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero, Carlo is a writer, director and producer of a number of awardwinning films and documentaries including Roma Intorno A Roma (Rome Around Rome) – 3rd placed in the Documentary section at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival (1991), A Kid From Bensonhurst (“First Look” showcase at Tribeca Film Center, NY 1994), Larry’s Visit (Winner of Bronze Plaque at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival 1995). Carlo has also directed the costume drama short La Rosa E La Falce (The Rose And The Sickle), the documentary Casa Di Ghiaccio (House Of Ice), which was commissioned by the Italian Nuclear and Alternative Energy Organisation, and Letter From New York To Sarajevo, a concert film for UNICEF in New York.

Carlo co-wrote the screenplay for the feature length action-crime film The Touch (II Tocco), and then directed his first feature film Uninvited, based in the acclaimed novel

by James Gabriel Berman. It screened at international film festivals around the world – including Cannes, San Sebastian, Hollywood, Moscow and Karlovy Vari. The Fever (HBO Films) was his second feature which he co-wrote and directed, and starred his mother Vanessa Redgrave with Angelina Jolie and Michael Moore. It received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for its star. In 2013, Carlo wrote and directed the drama The Call Out for Sky Arts ‘Playhouse Presents’ series. His most recent documentaries are Russia/Chechnya: Voices Of Dissent about the history of the Russian-Chechen conflict. Other documentaries include Wake Up The World about the history of UNICEF (Ischia Global Social Documentary Award 2008). Short films include Bounce in association with Bill Kenwright Ltd, The Killing Fields and Bosnia Rising. Eyes Of St. John was produced in association with St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. Most recently, Carlo has produced the documentary Sea Sorrow which signals his mother Vanessa Redgrave’s directorial debut, and draws attention to the current global migrant crisis. Carlo is the founder of Production company Dissent Projects. www.dissentprojectsltd.com

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Maeve’s latest short film Siobhan received The President’s Award at last year’s Sochi International Film Festival, Russia. Maeve has made three award-winning, theatrically released feature films: Silent Grace, which stars Orla Brady and is the untold story of the IRA female prisoner’s dirty protest and first hunger strike (which screened at Cannes and Galway), and received wide acclaim when shown on TV3. Maeve’s next film Beyond The Fire was the controversial romance about love in the wake of rape and religious sexual abuse, awarded Best UK Feature at the LIFF. Maeve is currently developing her latest short film Siobhan (screening at 7.30pm, see page 23) for television and a feature biopic based on the true love story between Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke. www.maevemurphy.net

NUALA CUNNINGHAM Nuala is a Producer and Director with the Dublin-based production company, New Decade Films. Nuala has worked extensively in film and television, directing episodes of the RTE TV series Tales From The Big House, and produced the hard-hitting feature film Capital Letters (about the illegal trafficking of a young African girl in modern Dublin), starring Ruth Negga. More recently, Nuala has produced the powerful and disturbing hybrid documentary I, Dolours.

Archive footage is intercut with a face-to-face interview with Dolours Price, as well reconstructed scenes with Lorna Larkin as the younger Price. www.newdecade.ie

INITION is a London-based experiential production house using a combination of creative ideation with rigorous production processes. The team spans 3D artists, designers, creative technologists, filmmakers and project managers.

PETER COLLIS:

HEAD OF 360˚ FILM @ INITION Peter is a highly creative and multi-skilled innovator with a unique understanding of complex production workflows, utilising skills previously developed in the film and TV industry. Peter has headed up the 3D Stereoscopic team at INITION for eight years. His work has pushed the boundaries of stereoscopic 360˚ capture in both sound and image and includes exceptionally arresting 360˚ cinematography for high profile mixed filmed and CGI immersive projects.

In this talk Peter will introduce INITION’s journey into 360˚/3D filmmaking and showcase a selection of recent work. He will present an overview of recent developments in 360˚ filmmaking, including the evolution of both the capture and display technologies.

He will discuss the form as a new film-making format and the future implications for film-makers, business and the arts. There will also be opportunities throughout the day for delegates to experience some of INITION’s films on the Gear VR headsets.

MOVING IMAGES ARTS STUDENT PROGRAMME

VR AND THE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING

MOVING IMAGES ARTS STUDENT PROGRAMME

The Foyle Film Festival launched CCEA’s Moving Images Arts (MIA) Awards Showcase in 2003, with the support and sponsorship of Michael Bond from City of Derry Crystal. The showcase was conceived as a way of marking and celebrating the work produced by students undertaking the new Moving Image Arts subject.

To mark the 15th anniversary of the Moving Image Arts Showcase, the festival has introduced the Moving Images Arts Student Programme at this year’s Shorts To Features. The programme aims to give a platform to successful students to screen their work and network with industry professionals.

Screening as part of this inaugural event are the following first place winning films from the 2017 MIA Showcase at GCE Level: •M r L’s Limbo by Fiachra Gallagher Lawson, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School (AS Film): 3mins 49secs • D ysphoria by Quinn Barnett, Limavady Grammar School (Limavady High School) (AS Animation): 4mins 7secs •T he Wanderings of Oisin by Rory Fitzpatrick, Campbell College (A2 Film): 12mins 6secs •P sycho Man by Joe Gallagher, Holy Cross College (A2 Animation joint first): 7mins 10secs •A ntoine’s Dream by Jacob Matthess, Portadown College (A2 Animation joint first): 8mins TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 35mins 12secs

www.inition.co.uk

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FESTIVAL CLUB

MUM’S NIGHT OUT WITH THE SCUMMY MUMMIES FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER @ 7PM NERVE CENTRE

Mothership Events are excited to be bringing the Scummy Mummies to Derry for the first time! Get your girls together for an evening of laughs for less-than-perfect parents! Comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn will cover a wide range of parenting topics, from pelvic floors and play dates to fish fingers, drinking wine at tea time and hiding from the PTA. Expect songs, sketches, stand-up and very scummy stories! Based on the UK’s No.1 Kids and Family Podcast, as recommended by The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and BBC’s Woman’s Hour.

“Hilarious.”

BROADWAY BABY “Very funny.”

THE GUARDIAN “Utterly brilliant.”

CAMP BESTIVAL Ellie and Helen have also written a Scummy Mummies book and the ladies will be selling and signing them after the performance.

MARKING THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

BERNSTEIN: THE MAKING OF WEST SIDE STORY SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE BAR

SPECIAL INTRODUCTION by TIM BURDEN who will talk about Bernstein’s unique talent, his legacy and contribution to film and music. Watch this award-winning documentary with special introduction, and drink in hand, in the cool ambiance of the Nerve Centre Bar. An award-winning look at the making of the recording of West Side Story, as Leonard Bernstein had originally wanted it to be. Performances featured from Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Jose Carreras and the Kurt Ollmann Chorus and Orchestra.

TIM BURDEN is a film specialist, contributing to BBC Radio Ulster and Q Radio. Film music host for Poland’s Transatlantyk Film Festival. Producer of film music concerts, including some for the Ulster Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Occasional host of audio and video features for the London Symphony Orchestra. Member of the International Film Music Critics Association and a board member of the Film Music Foundation.

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award WEST GERMANY1985 DIRECTOR: Christopher Swann DURATION: 1hr 29mins CERT: U

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“A still vivid documentary that captures an extraordinary event, warts and all.

This isn’t just for leftover Bernstein groupies; it’s a fascinating record of a great composer/conductor‚ and a valuable reminder‚ if needed‚ that opera singers can find more in musicals than a sort of Elephant’s Graveyard.”

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BOOK CLUB TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 8PM GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT FILM AND COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF WINE

“The perfect girls’ night in movie, you’ll be laughing out loud.”

WOMAN & HOME “It’s Fifty Shades of great…

This dream cast delivers the perfect, fun, feel-good film.”

PETE HAMMOND, DEADLINE

Four lifelong friends’ (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen) lives are turned upside down to hilarious effect when their book club attempts to shake things up by tackling the infamous Fifty Shades Of Grey.

From discovering romance to rekindling old flames, like true friends they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.

CAST: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss DURATION: 1hr 44mins CERT: 12

27: GONE TOO SOON THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 8PM NERVE CENTRE

A DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE ADDICTIONS AND DEATHS OF ROCK MUSICIANS WHO ALL DIED AT THE AGE OF 27 Followed by a legend’s 27 disco with music by iconic stars who died far too young…

Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until the death of Kurt Cobain, about two and a half decades later, that the idea of a “27 Club” began to catch on in public perception. And this was resurrected by the death of Amy Winehouse in 2011. Through interviews with people who knew the tragic stars, such as musicians, critics, doctors and unseen footage, the lives, music and artistry of those who died at 27 are investigated in an attempt to find some answers.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Simon Napier-Bell CAST: Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie DURATION: 1hr 10mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: BULLDOG FILM DISTRIBUTION

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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN SING-A-LONG FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 9PM NERVE CENTRE

The movie box office hit of 2018 for adults only!

A bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from obscurity to create a mesmerising spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

“A wholesomely enraptured musical about the life of P.T. Barnum turns out to be a crowd-pleaser in the best sense.

It’s a concoction that soars.”

OWEN GLEIBERMAN, VARIETY

Nominated for an Oscar®, Golden Globe® winner

Over 18s only. Bar available. Mekong extended opening hours.

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Michael Gracey CAST: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson DURATION: 1hr 45mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: FILMBANK

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ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION REFUND POLICY We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

Please check that you receive the correct tickets at the time of purchase.

DISABLED ACCESS Box office and festival staff are able to provide information and assistance on access to the festival venues.

STARTING TIMES Films will generally start on time but delays can be possible, particularly when guests are in attendance.

CAR PARKING Parking facilities are available at Brunswick Moviebowl.

FESTIVAL CLUB The Nerve Centre Bar will be open for events during the festival dates. See programme for events guide.

CERTIFICATES U: Universal – suitable for all ages PG: Parental guidance with young children 12: Suitable for aged 12 and over 15: Suitable for aged 15 and over 18: Suitable for aged 18 and over The Foyle Film Festival reserves the right to make changes to the advertised programme. Special guests attend the festival ‘Schedule Permitting’ which can lead to last minute alterations. You will be informed if there is a problem or change with your booking. www.foylefilmfestival.org

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