BELLINGEN FILM LOVERS
28 April - 4 May
Catch the best films of 2024 on the big screen … before they disappear into streaming land forever
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Bellingen Memorial Hall
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ALL OF US STRANGERS
Mon 28 Apr 7:00 PM
Nominated for six BAFTA Awards
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.
CONCLAVE
Tue 29 Apr 7:00 PM
Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay
In the wake of the unexpected death of the beloved Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself tasked with the fraught responsibility of running the covert and archaic process of the conclave: assembling all the cardinals of the Catholic Church for a papal election.
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Wed 30 Apr 7:00 PM
Oscar nominated for Best Animated Film
This bittersweet memoir tells the story of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel, hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs. Shot in stop-motion animation, it is superbly directed and edited and has many hilarious moments, particularly via visual gags.
LA CHIMERA
Thu 1 May 7:00 PM
Just out of jail, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices –a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and selling the ancient treasures they dig up.
Cannes Palme d’Or nominee
KNEECAP
Fri 2 May 6:30 PM
Kneecap is set in West Belfast in 2019. Fate brings together disillusioned music teacher JJ with self-confessed 'low-life scum' rappers Naoise and Liam Og, their form of hip hop changing the sound of Irish music forever.
BAFTA Awards winner for Outstanding Debut
THE SUBSTANCE
Fri 2 May 8:45 PM
Ever dreamed of a better version of yourself? You, but better in every way. All within reach with a new product called the Substance, which very literally generates another you. A new, younger, more beautiful, more perfect, you.
Nominated for five Oscars
THE WILD ROBOT
Sat 3 May 3:30 PM
In the aftermath of a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
Nominated for three Oscars
LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Sat 3 May 6:00 PM
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.
Nominated for best film at the BAFTAs
ANORA
Sat 3 May 8:30 PM
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at her own real-life Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as her new in-laws set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Winner of five Oscars
RUNT
Sun 4 May 2:00 PM
Nominated for four AATCA Awards
An Australian story which follows 10-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT
Sun 4 May 4:15 PM
Nominated for Best Documentary Oscar
Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this Cold War era historical rollercoaster that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
POOR THINGS
Sun 4 May 7:30 PM
The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn.
Nominated for eleven Oscars, won four