Chippenham Film Club- September 2025 Screening ‘Bird’

Chippenham Film Club was formed in 2022 to bring films to the town that would not normally be seen on the big screen in Chippenham. Screenings will be on the second Monday of each month at The Reel cinema in Chippenham – you do not need to be a club member to attend, but if you pay the annual membership fee, there is a 35% discount off entry to all Chippenham Film Club screenings.

The club is run by a small group of volunteers, with stewarding provided by the Reel Cinema staff. The monthly screening films on the programme are all selected by the members, and all are films which have not been shown locally or received wide exposure nationally.

This month’s film is ‘Bird’ (15 certificate) Bird is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Nykiya Adams in her debut role, alongside Barry Keoghan (Chernobyl, Saltburn, Banshees of Inisherin), and Franz Rogowski (Transit, Passages, Great Freedom, Disco Boy). Bailey (Adams) lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug (Keoghan), who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent, Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them. Bailey meets an eccentric, troubled guy called Bird (Rogowski) and while everything else in her life is alienating, her friendship with Bird provides her with some degree of stability.

Although Bird was largely overlooked by the main award ceremonies, Arnold did receive BAFTA and Palme d’ Or nominations, Adams also received a number of nominations for her incredible debut performance.