Autumn Season 2009 (and special events) |
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Saturday 5th September 2009 - Slumdog Millionnaire 8.30pm, outdoor screening at the Cafe on the Rye, Peckham Rye Park Come along to a free screening of one of the most popular films of the past year. Outdoors, just by the Cafe on the Rye, which will be open to serve you food and drink. Bring a rug to sit on or your own garden chair! In collaboration with Cafe on the Rye and FabFilm Co. |
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Saturday 17th October - Monsters vs Aliens (U) 4pm (doors 3.30pm). Special autism-friendly screening at Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, Homestall Road, London SE22 0NR. Popcorn and drinks provided. Open to children with autism, their parents/carers and siblings, with popcorn and drinks provided. No need to book, just come along!Screening held in the main school hall (level access except for one small step into the hall). In conjunction with the National Autistic Society Southwark Branch and Southwark Autism Support. |
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Tuesday 3rd November - Of Time and the City (12) A spectacular return to form by Davies, long-hailed as one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers. This is no simple documentary about Liverpool; it is an entrancing piece of autobiographical cinema that reaches far beyond the city in which it is set, weaving a rich tapestry from archive and contemporary footage, music, voice, literary quotation and wickedly funny observation. “What a lovely film this is, and what a welcome comeback for one of Britain's greatest film-makers.” The Guardian PLUS The Vanishing Street (1962, 20 mins), about Hessel Street in London's East End. A lyrical documentary of a Jewish community filmed by acclaimed Hungarian director Robert Vas moments before bulldozers started pulling down the shops and houses. |
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Tuesday 10th November - I Am Happy The 2009 London Latin American Film Festival comes to SE22 with this special screening of a new film by documentary filmmaker Soraya Umewaka. Far from being just another example of 'poverty porn', this beautiful documentary reveals the vivacious culture of Rio's slum communities in the face of prejudice and deprivation. A positive representation of the decent and hardworking folk of the favelas, and a joyous celebration of the power of human creativity. Programme will include another Latin American short film. |
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Tuesday 17th November - The Class (Entre Les Murs) (15) Armed with the best intentions, François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighbourhood. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, where François’ extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods. Cannes Film Festival 2008 - Palme d’Or |
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Tuesday 24th November - Tony Takitani (U) Adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami. Born after the war and given a Western name by his forward-looking but misguided father, Tony struggles to make friends, develops an aptitude for technical illustration and eventually meets a young woman whose passion for fashion mirrors his own fetishistic fascination with the look of things. |
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Tuesday 1st December - Drum Henry is an ace reporter for Drum magazine who is giving the government headaches over his articles about apartheid injustice. His editor is at first reluctant to print the articles until they prove to be big selling points for the magazine. But the next story, about how the government plans to flatten the city’s liveliest township, could be trouble for them all. Based on true events from 1965 Johannesburg. |
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Tuesday 8th December - Old London on film FREE EVENT! An evening of short films on the theme of old London. Includes The Big Smoke: Films from a Lost London 1896-1945 – a tantalising film journey into London’s not-so-distant past. Plus a rare chance to see archive footage of Southwark and Lambeth from the 1910s to the 1960s including Rye Lane in 1913, the last tram at the Elephant and Castle and an escaped monkey on Camberwell Green! Special thanks to BFI and London Transport Museum. Free event. |
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