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2023
2023 Programme
2040
Forum Cinema Hexham
Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. He meets with innovators and change makers in many fields to draw on their expertise.
Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. He meets with innovators and change makers in many fields to draw on their expertise.
Another Round
Wylam Institute
Four high school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
Four high school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
Belfast
Acomb Village Hall
A semi-autobiographical film from Kenneth Branagh, which chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital.
A semi-autobiographical film from Kenneth Branagh, which chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital.
A Clever Woman
Forum Cinema Hexham
Sisters Phoebe and Dot return to their family home on the Isle of Wight a year after the death of their mother. Clearing decades of family clutter, they face up to their complex relationship with their mother and her serial infidelities.
Sisters Phoebe and Dot return to their family home on the Isle of Wight a year after the death of their mother. Clearing decades of family clutter, they face up to their complex relationship with their mother and her serial infidelities.
Dr Suess' The Lorax
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre
Animated adaptation of the beloved children’s book from Dr Suess screened in the beautiful historic setting of Hadrian’s Wall at The Sill.
Animated adaptation of the beloved children’s book from Dr Suess screened in the beautiful historic setting of Hadrian’s Wall at The Sill.
The Edge of the World
Tarset Village Hall
The people of St. Kilda, a tiny Scottish island, have maintained the same simple lifestyle for generations. When the younger adults that inhabit the island begin to leave for more satisfyingly modern lives, the elders start to realise that their culture is disappearing.
The people of St. Kilda, a tiny Scottish island, have maintained the same simple lifestyle for generations. When the younger adults that inhabit the island begin to leave for more satisfyingly modern lives, the elders start to realise that their culture is disappearing.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Forum Cinema Hexham
Spielberg's classic sci-fi in which a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth and befriends a young boy named Elliott, who summons the courage to help his new friend home.
Spielberg's classic sci-fi in which a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth and befriends a young boy named Elliott, who summons the courage to help his new friend home.
The Favourite
Forum Cinema Hexham
During an 18th century war with France, the frail Queen Anne of England occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.
During an 18th century war with France, the frail Queen Anne of England occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.
How Green Was My Valley
Forum Cinema Hexham
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change.
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change.
Hugo
Forum Cinema Hexham
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up ib a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up ib a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
If Beale Street Could Talk
Forum Cinema Hexham
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Jimmy's Hall
Ye Olde Cross Inn
In 1930s Ireland, political activist Jimmy Gralton faces deportation for running a community hall for the arts.
In 1930s Ireland, political activist Jimmy Gralton faces deportation for running a community hall for the arts.
Lady Bird
Forum Cinema Hexham
Award winning coming-of-age comedy-drama in which a teenager navigates a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the course of an eventful and poignant senior year of high school.
Award winning coming-of-age comedy-drama in which a teenager navigates a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the course of an eventful and poignant senior year of high school.
The Lady in the Van
Forum Cinema Hexham
The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who ‘temporarily’ parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for the next fifteen years.
The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who ‘temporarily’ parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for the next fifteen years.
The Last Picture Show
Forum Cinema Hexham
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Lawrence of Arabia
Humshaugh Village Hall
Widley regarded as one of the best films ever made, Lawrence of Arabia is a must see for all cinema fans.
Widley regarded as one of the best films ever made, Lawrence of Arabia is a must see for all cinema fans.
Leonor Will Never Die
Forum Cinema Hexham
Fiction and reality blu when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television falls on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
Fiction and reality blu when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television falls on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.
The Lodger
The Queen's Hall Arts Centre
A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London. Inspired by the notorious Jack the Ripper killings of 1888, this early Hitchcock classic will be accompanied by an original live score.
A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London. Inspired by the notorious Jack the Ripper killings of 1888, this early Hitchcock classic will be accompanied by an original live score.
Manon des Sources
Allendale Village Hall
Manon, a beautiful shepherd in Provence, has lost her father and seen her family's livelihood ruined through the greediness of her neighbours. Now grown and living in isolation from the village, she plots revenge against the men for their misdeeds.
Manon, a beautiful shepherd in Provence, has lost her father and seen her family's livelihood ruined through the greediness of her neighbours. Now grown and living in isolation from the village, she plots revenge against the men for their misdeeds.
Mo Better Blues
Forum Cinema Hexham
Bleek Gilliam is a talented and self-centred jazz trumpeter, whose single-minded concentration on his music leaves many, especially the women in his life, scrambling for his attention. Bleek forms his own band The Bleek Gilliam Quartet, and a rivalry emerges with a bandmate Shadow that threatens to tear up the quartet.
Bleek Gilliam is a talented and self-centred jazz trumpeter, whose single-minded concentration on his music leaves many, especially the women in his life, scrambling for his attention. Bleek forms his own band The Bleek Gilliam Quartet, and a rivalry emerges with a bandmate Shadow that threatens to tear up the quartet.
My Thoughts Are Silent
Forum Cinema Hexham
A sound engineer tries to record the song of a rare bird that dwells in the Ukrainian mountains.
A sound engineer tries to record the song of a rare bird that dwells in the Ukrainian mountains.
Nomadland
Newbrough Town Hall
Academy Award winning and touching drama following a retiree who lost everything during the Great Recession and began living a new life as a modern-day nomad.
Academy Award winning and touching drama following a retiree who lost everything during the Great Recession and began living a new life as a modern-day nomad.
Paterson
The Hearth Arts Centre, Horsley
Exhausted by the repetitive nature of his life as a bus driver, Paterson finds beauty in the small observations he picks up whilst dropping off and picking up his passengers and puts their stories into heartfelt written poems.
Exhausted by the repetitive nature of his life as a bus driver, Paterson finds beauty in the small observations he picks up whilst dropping off and picking up his passengers and puts their stories into heartfelt written poems.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Forum Cinema Hexham
A modern take on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles starring Dev Patel, Hugh Lauire and Tilda Swinton.
A modern take on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles starring Dev Patel, Hugh Lauire and Tilda Swinton.
Summer of Soul
The General Havelock, Haydon Bridge
Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music, and fashion.
Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music, and fashion.
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