The Poly
24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
What's On Calendar
Have a look at the calendar text here to see what's coming up.
Films // Coming up
Films // All
Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo (12A)
Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old.
More information Check times : Book
Resurrection (15)
In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld.
More information Check times : Book
The Great Trek of the Transport Party Mexico
An epic tale of tragedy and triumph, following the British men who brought the Industrial Revolution to Real del Monte, Mexico
More information Check times : Book
NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World (12A)
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
More information Check times : Book
Mother Mary (15)
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.
More information Check times : Book
Rose of Nevada (15)
‘A Cornish modern classic. Eerie, heart-breaking, wonderful.’—Mark Kermode
More information Check times : Book
The Stranger (15)
In his bold adaptation of Albert Camus’s existential classic, François Ozon doesn’t simply retell the story; he reinvents its emotional core with a daring, contemporary slant.
More information Check times : Book
Our Land (12A)
OUR LAND dares to tread where few have trespassed before, asking the timely question of who has the right to roam in the English countryside?
More information Check times : Book
Rose of Nevada (15)
‘A Cornish modern classic. Eerie, heart-breaking, wonderful.’—Mark Kermode
More information Check times : Book
Hen (15)
Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece.
More information Check times : Book
Time and Water (PG)
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time and water.
More information Check times : Book
Obsession (18)
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
More information Check times : Book
Time and Water (PG)
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time and water.
More information Check times : Book
Backrooms (15)
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
More information Check times : Book
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
More information Check times : Book
Kokuho (15)
Kokuho traces the extraordinary journey of two performers chasing greatness, as one rises to become a legendary master of Kabuki.
More information Check times : Book
RTR: Ocean Culture & Film Shorts
As part of Reinventing The Ride, join Ocean Culture for an evening of ocean stories and film shorts.
More information Check times : Book
RTR: The Big Sea with Q&A
Don’t miss this special screening of the multi award winning environmental documentary The Big Sea accompanied by a filmmaker Q+A. Part of Reinventing The Ride Exhbition 23rd June - 1st July.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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?
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
Disclosure Day
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.
More information Check times : Book
Disclosure Day
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
Enzo (15)
In this French-language coming-of-age drama, a teenager from a wealthy family starts a bricklaying apprenticeship, where he finds himself drawn to an older colleague from Ukraine.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
Blue Heron
Drawing on her own memories, filmmaker Sophy Romvari shapes a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
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.
More information Check times : Book
Sword Fighting Workshop (Ages 8-12)
Sword Fighting workshop for young Knights, Warriors and Pirates! ...
Find out moreAn Evening with Jack the Ripper
‘An Evening with Jack the Ripper’ will attempt to finally unmask the killer who cast a shadow over Victorian London....
Find out moreSword Fighting Workshop (Ages 5-7)
Sword Fighting workshop for young Knights, Warriors and Pirates! ...
Find out more
Calendar