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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
What's On Calendar
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Films // Coming up
Films // All
Home is The Ocean
In the infinity of the sea, far from the comfort zone, a Swiss family of eight has found their home. Part of the UK Green Film Festival.
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Bait (15)
Simmering tensions between locals and newcomers in a modern-day Cornish fishing village reach boiling point in this hugely acclaimed British independent film.
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Melt
Nikolaus Geyrhalter journeys through frozen landscapes, from Alpine glaciers to Antarctica, capturing lives shaped by snow and ice as they face rapid disappearance. Part of the UK Green Film Festival.
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The Mandalorian And Grogu (12A)
The Mandalorian and Grogu embark on their most thrilling mission yet in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, an all-new Star Wars adventure.
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Under the Shadow (15) with Mary Wild
A haunting film screening and discussion on war, fear, childhood, and family, with Mary Wild, author of Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema.
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The Mandalorian And Grogu (12A)
The Mandalorian and Grogu embark on their most thrilling mission yet in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, an all-new Star Wars adventure.
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Enys Men (15)
A wildlife volunteer’s daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical, forcing both her and viewers to question what is real and what is nightmare. Is the landscape not only alive but sentient?
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David Hockney at The Royal Academy (U)
To celebrate the life of exceptional artist David Hockney, our 2017 film is returning to UK cinemas for a limited run.
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The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay (12A) plus Q&A
A daring band of unlikely explorers, named the Carbis Bay Crew, venture into Cornwall’s forgotten mines, unearthing not just history but a powerful journey of connection, resilience and self-discovery.
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Edge of Summer with Q&A
Set on the Cornish coast in the early 90s, a pre-digital era, where childhood was so different, where holidays were spent fighting the boredom and finding new adventures, children had their secret lives, and parents had theirs.
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Effi o Blaenau (15)
Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, 'Effi o Blaenau' is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales.
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Rose of Nevada with Live Score (15)
‘A Cornish modern classic. Eerie, heart-breaking, wonderful.’—Mark Kermode
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Disclosure Day (12A)
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
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Disclosure Day (12A)
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
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Nowhere with Q&A
A troubled American living in England spends his days self-medicating and working as a reluctant substitute teacher until events force him to face the past and reclaim his life.
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FFTB: Call Me By Your Name (15)
In the summer of 1983, 17-year-old Elio is spending the days with his family at their villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets 24-year-old Oliver, an intern working for Elio's father. They discover the heady beauty of awakening desire.
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Familiar Touch (12A)
An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.
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Blue Heron (12A)
Drawing on her own memories, filmmaker Sophy Romvari shapes a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection.
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The Fastest Bicycle (15)
The film tells the amazing story of Sir Roger Bannister’s grandson Barney Townsend and his team’s attempt at the World Human Powered Vehicle land speed record at Battle Mountain Nevada which stands at an eye watering 89.5 mph.
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The Severed Sun (15) with Q&A & Short Film
Magpie lives in an isolated church community ruled over by her father, The Pastor. When a man is murdered, paranoia sets in and people start to whisper about a strange ‘Beast’ that lives in the forest.
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Brown Willy (15) with Q&A
Ten Year Anniversary Screening. Michael is about to get married. He doesn’t want a traditional 'stag do' and instead opts for a quiet weekend camping on the wilds of Bodmin Moor. Pete, however, has other ideas.
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Salathé - Blood, Sweat & Bagels
Rich Heap and Neil Bentley, two of Britain's top free climbers, journey to Yosemite to try and make a free ascent of the Salathe Wall.
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Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC (PG)
SURFILMUSIC is more than a documentary, it’s an intimate insight into Jack Johnson’s evolution from rising North Shore surf star, to iconic surf filmmaker to world-renowned, stadium filling, 25 million album-selling musician.
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Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie (15)
When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.
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Kerdroya & The Vanishing Labyrinths of the Isles of Scilly
Two short films exploring Cornwall’s ancient labyrinths, culture, and heritage.
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Ish
Ish follows 12-year-old best friends Ish and Maram, who wrestle to hold on to their friendship in the wake of a police stop and search.
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Rose of Nevada (15)
‘A Cornish modern classic. Eerie, heart-breaking, wonderful.’—Mark Kermode
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Gentle, Angry Women (12A) with Q&A
Unaware of the longest female-led protest in British history, a new generation of young female activists is standing up to fight for the issues of their time, as well as being teenagers and finding their place in a turbulent world.
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Salathé - Blood, Sweat & Bagels
Rich Heap and Neil Bentley, two of Britain's top free climbers, journey to Yosemite to try and make a free ascent of the Salathe Wall.
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Ish
Ish follows 12-year-old best friends Ish and Maram, who wrestle to hold on to their friendship in the wake of a police stop and search.
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Long Way Back (12A) with Q&A
Reluctant father David has spent his life running away: from his foster home, from his marriage, from responsibility. Now his estranged daughter Lea is leaving university under tragic circumstances, and David is the only person who can make the trip to drive her home to Cornwall.
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Pieces of Us with Q&A
Pieces of Us is an intimate, emotional drama about two strangers — an American author (Tim Seyfert) and a young woman (Sinead Ferguson) in Cornwall — whose lives unexpectedly collide.
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The Odyssey
Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.
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The Odyssey
Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.
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NT Live: The Misanthrope
Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes.
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Mare's Nest (PG) with Q&A
A girl called Moon adventures in a world without adults in Mare’s Nest, the latest feature by acclaimed British artist and filmmaker Ben Rivers.
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Abstract Landscapes with Oil & Coldwax
A fun and experimental 3-day workshop that focuses on painting abstractly with oil and cold wax (Coldwax is a wonderful...
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Squashbox Theatre Presents: Secrets of the Hidden Realm. This show delves into the strange, dark and beguiling world of...
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Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. ...
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