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Films // Coming up
Films // All
Three Identical Strangers
The astonishing true story of three 19-year-old men who make the chance discovery that they were identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents - but then later go on to uncover an extraordinary, disturbing secret about their unique situation.
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Free Solo
One of climbing’s most extraordinary feats is captured in this stunning, scary and unflinching documentary about free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing the face of the El Capitan in Yosemite National Park... without a rope.
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The Wrecking Season with Q&A
The Wrecking Season is essential for anyone who wants to understand the Gulf Stream and what if brings across the Atlantic from the Americas. The film is written and narrated by Nick Darke and filmed and directed by Jane. It is an expression of Cornwall’s place in the Atlantic community.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) rejects the expectations for her to remarry and returns to Scotland to claim her rightful throne, but Scotland and England fall under the rule of the defiant Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie). Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty and throwing the idea of a peaceful kingdom into turmoil. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the course of history.
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RBG
The Notorious RBG, AKA Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is a radical ground-breaker. Nominated as 107th justice to the United States Supreme Court, the quietly formidable 84 year-old with a Rockstar following works out and works hard. Through home movies, archive footage and interviews, this is an intimate portrait of a woman who has tirelessly and patiently fought to bring women into formerly exclusively male spaces, with a devoted husband as her most valued ally.
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Beautiful Boy
Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell star in this raw and powerful tale based on the acclaimed memoirs from a father and son dealing with the son’s addiction to crystal meth.
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Poly Parents // Beautiful Boy
POLY PARENTS: We believe that mums and dads shouldn't have to miss out on great cinema, which is why we are now offering special daytime screenings just for them. Bring your under 3 for free and we'll create a friendly, half-lit and low sound atmosphere to keep them calm while you enjoy the film.
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Shextreme Film Tour 2019
Shextreme Film Tour is back by popular demand! Our action-packed programme exclusively showcases U.K.'s first Women of Colour longboarding crew in Boarders without Borders bringing positive change alongside mountain biking through Iceland, weightlifting in Pakistan and many more mountain adventures.
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Wild Cornwall: Out on the Edge w/ Q&A
The film follows the turning year in Cornwall – ‘one of the most beautiful and dramatic places in Europe’ – winning a prestigious Silver Dolphin Award at Cannes. It showcases Cornwall’s ‘wild hear’ – the dramatic lives of many of our much loved species including breeding seabirds and peregrine falcons on the cliffs, dolphins, seals and basking sharks in the ocean, and bats and otters hunting in the streams that flow from moor to sea.
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Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku)
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Like Father Like Son) returns with this Oscar-nominated, Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece about the forces holding an impoverished family together on the outskirts of Tokyo.
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Alien: 40th Anniversary
Join us to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ridley Scott's groundbreaking sci-fi film Alien - a must-see on the big screen!
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If Beale Street Could Talk
In 1970s Harlem, newly pregnant Tish races against the clock to prove the innocence of her lover Fonny when he is falsely accused of rape. As he awaits trial, Tish desperately tries to find justice while her mother must decide how far she will go to secure her daughter's future.
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Home of Springs, Trengwainton with Q&A
The lyrical story of the people, plants and place, set within the West Cornwall landscape. With stunning panoramic aerial photography and specially commissioned music score, the documentary has been filmed over three years with unprecedented access. This film will be followed by a director Q&A.
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Boy Erased
Boy Erased tells the courageous, true story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe).
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Cornish Slates Vol. II
The first Cornish Slates event was such a roaring success that we’re doing it all again. A chance for new and emerging filmmakers to show Cornish work on a big screen, meet like-minded creators and discuss future projects. Whether you have some work that you'd like to share or want to see what Cornish filmmakers are currently producing, come along to this FREE event.
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Three Identical Strangers
The astonishing true story of three 19-year-old men who make the chance discovery that they were identical triplets,...
Find out moreRBG
The Notorious RBG, AKA Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is a radical ground-breaker. Nominated as 107th justice to the...
Find out moreThe Countrymen
Six middle-aged musicians with tight four-part harmony vocals and a token Cornishman. With a relaxed and light-hearted...
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