A FESTIVAL OF SCOTLAND ON SCREEN. CELEBRATING SCOTTISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE. THE BEST OF SCOTTISH SCENERY, TALENT AND CREATIVITY FROM THE PAST 50 YEARS.
Welcome everyone to our third Inverclyde Film Festival hosted at the Waterfront Cinema in Greenock. Following the success of 2023, we are back with a festival of Scotland on screen. Celebrating Scottish culture and heritage with the best of Scottish scenery, talent and creativity from the past 50 years.
Festival lead Carys Knox says "Reflecting on IFF23 we saw many fantastic films bring new audiences, so it was only natural that I worked on maintaining a space for those customers after our general manager John left us last year to emigrate to Australia. I hope that this year will be just as successful in showcasing the talent in front of and behind the camera and highlights the variety of content out there."
Whether you are looking for a big-screen classic or a new title, a day out for the family or an archive film we have you covered. Why not use our festival to try something new, and support local filmmakers and the team here at IFF24? We’d love to see you.
Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.
Purchase tickets from the Waterfront Cinema or online at www.waterfrontcinema.co.uk.
Tickets can be shown on your phone or you can print off the email.
Each film in the programme has a certificate from U to 18 Please check each certificate prior to law we must abide by these certificat Visit www.bbfc.co.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 22ND MARCH: 7PM
Learn more about the life and work of acclaimed Scots artist George Wyllie before the gallery opening. The film discusses Wyllie’s play ‘A Day Down a Goldmine’ with Bill Paterson and explores the creator of the Straw Locomotive and The Paper Boat.
FRIDAY 22ND MARCH: 9PM
Sergeant Howie arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed. This film is well regarded by critics and is often listed as one of the "greatest British films of all time". A unique mix of mystery, musical and horror, the film is one of the most eccentric ever produced in Britain.
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH GENERAL 11AM LOW SENSORY: 11:30AM
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In a bid to get his land back, Shrek agrees to retrieve Princess Fiona for the fairytalehating Lord Farquaad of Duloc, but falls in love with her on the way.
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH: 2PM
How far would an ordinary father go to spend more time with his children? Daniel is no ordinary father, so when he learns his exwife, needs a nanny, he applies for the job. With the a wig, a little makeup, and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British nanny who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
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SATURDAY 23RD MARCH: 4:30PM
Made entirely of Scottish film archive material A journey into our collective past, the film explores universal themes of love, loss, resistance, migration, work and play. Ordinary people, some long since dead, their names and identities largely forgotten, appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role.
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SATURDAY 23RD MARCH: 6PM
Jessie Buckley delivers an unforgettable, star-making performance as Rose-Lynn, a rebellious country singer who dreams of trading the working-class streets of Glasgow for the Grand Ole Opry of Nashville. With the support of her boss, she embarks on a lifechanging journey that challenges her sense of self and helps her discover her true voice.
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH: 8PM
SUNDAY 24TH MARCH: 3PM
Janey Godley takes centre stage in John Archer’s engaging and insightful documentary about the fearless and funny comic. Capturing the life of the comedian, blending personal stories with her Not Dead Yet tour following a cancer diagnosis, is both sincere, poignant, and at times, amusing.
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH: 8PM
A young poet defies his bourgeois father by moving to Montmartre, Paris. He is taken in by the eccentric Toulouse- Lautrec, whose life centers around the Moulin Rouge, a world of sex, drugs, electricity and the shocking Can-Can. The poet soon falls into a passionate but doomed love affair with Satine, the most beautiful courtesan in Paris and star of the Moulin Rouge.
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SUNDAY 24TH MARCH: 1:15PM
After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony struggles to make friends at his new school. A kindly clan of Scottish vampires befriend him but, when Rudolph's life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ruthless vampire hunter, Tony must find the courage to save his best friend.
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SUNDAY 24TH MARCH: 3PM
An unexpected, deeply personal account of the referendum as seen through the eyes of a pregnant filmmaker, as she follows her idealist father's relentless activism and reveals the heart behind the politics during this historic crossroads for Scotland. A film which encourages empathy, self-reflection and open and constructive dialogue about the future.
TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING (2023)
SUNDAY 24TH MARCH: 6PM
A dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between two very different women as they hit the road looking for endings Part road movie and part buddycomedy, the film effortlessly shifts from tender social commentary to fantastical magical realism filled with humour, vivacity and adventure, proving it's not the destination but the journey that matters.
FUN FACT: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST EVER FEMALE MANAGER OF A CINEMA WAS HERE IN GREENOCK? HER NAME WAS ANGES CLAYTON, WHO IN 1930 AFTER THE BB CINEMA REOPENED AS A ‘TALKIE’ , TOOK ON THE ROLE AFTER HER HUSBANDS PASSING.
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SUNDAY 24TH MARCH: 8PM
Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum. At 11-years-old, as the world of adolescence creeps into Sophie's view, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Sophie's recollections become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
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Travel Information: Our customers can use the free parking in the Club 3000 Bingo car park when visiting us. If using public transport Greenock Central train station and Greenock bus station are only a 10 minute walk fromus,andtherearefrequenttrainandbusservices.
Accessibility: The cinema is fully accessible with wheelchair bays in all four hallsandanaccessibletoiletlocatednexttothehalls.Forinformationon subtitlesperformances,pleasevisitourwebsite.
Please note that during the Inverclyde Film Festival there are only 10 minutes of adverts screened before the film, therefore please arrive at or before the advertised start time. We recommend purchasing tickets in advancetoavoiddelayswhenattendingperformances.
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Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, andfundedbyScreenScotlandandNationalLotteryfundingfromtheBFI.
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FRIDAY 22ND MARCH
The Why?s Man
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH
SUNDAY 23RD MARCH
Fun Film Club: Shrek The Little Vampire
The Wicker Man Mrs Doubtfire
To See Ourselves With Q&A
From Scotland With Love Janey Wild Rose
Typist Artist Pirate King
Moulin Rouge Aftersun
Janey
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