Aftersun is a 2022 coming of age drama written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal (Normal People, God’s Creatures), Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film follows an 11-year-old girl Sophie, on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday. The […]
An epic and intimate journey filmed through five years during which Waad al-Kateab tells the story of how she fell in love, married and gave birth to her daughter. For Sama is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad […]
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian drama/ comedy/ romance about the central finance officer (Géza Morcsányi) of a slaughterhouse, and the newly appointed meat quality inspector (Alexandra Borbély) who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. On Body and Soul won the Berlin Golden Bear […]
Wild Tales is a 2014 Spanish-language black comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron. The film, a Spanish-Argentinian co-production, is composed of six stand-alone shorts with a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance. The film has an ensemble cast which includes Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes, Carancho), […]
Mustang is a 2015 Turkish-language film co-written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s in her feature debut. Set at an unspecified time in the 2010s in a remote Turkish village, Mustang depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and the challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society. The event that […]
Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter, The Revenant), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth), and Oscar Isaac (Drive, Dune, Inside Llewyn Davis), it follows a programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the […]
On 2 September 1942, Eric Ravilious joined the crew of a military plane that was embarking on a search party for a missing aircraft off the coast of Iceland. Four days after that plane also failed to return, the RAF declared the crew lost in action. Eric Ravilious is as compelling and enigmatic as his […]
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished, he recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family. Starring Aleksei Serebryakov (MacMafia), Elena Lyadova, and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, the film was selected […]
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959. Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell (in his film debut), as […]
Following their parents divorce, three sisters live in the house of their grandparents in Kamakura. One day, they receive news of the death of their father, whom they have not seen in fifteen years. At the funeral, they meet their fourteen year old half-sister, who is living with her stepmother and stepbrother. After observing the […]
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian film written and directed by Ildiko Enyedi. The story revolves around Endre, the chief finance officer at a slaughterhouse and Maria, the newly appointed meat quality inspector, who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. The film won the […]
We are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural Chippenham Film Festival, a ground-breaking event that promises to be a new cultural cornerstone in our vibrant community. Join us as we celebrate the art of cinema with a dynamic line-up of films and special events. Secure your seat by purchasing a festival pass or individual […]
