Past Events

Viewing Archived Events: Talks

Reclaim the Frame Double Bill: Women and Obsession

Thursday 25th July 2019

Join us for a double bill of two unique and under-screened female-made thrillers from the 80s plus creative writing workshops tapping into one’s own obsessive capacities!

REBEL FILM FESTIVAL: South African Spook Hunter (FEATURE FILM SCREENING + CAST & CREW Q&A)

Saturday 29th June 2019

Specially selected feature film, followed by Q&A’s with the directors, cast and crew. South African Spook Hunter Matty Vans hires a film crew to document his paranormal ghost hunting business.

Free

REBEL FILM FESTIVAL: Festival Formula (Talk)

Saturday 29th June 2019

Free - Advance booking recommended Founded by Katie McCullough, Festival Formula is the culmination of over thirteen years experience strategising film festival submissions. They cater for a large slate of films, offering consultancy at different po...

Reclaim the Frame: Birds of Passage (15)

Thursday 6th June 2019

This screening is part of Birds' Eye View's Reclaim The Frame campaign to bring ever greater audiences to films by women to offer a wider perspective of the world. Join us after the film for a free workshop on interpreting the meaning of dreams.

My Friend the Polish Girl (tbc)

Friday 31st May 2019 - Wednesday 5th June 2019

Katie, a young American documentary maker, casts a Polish woman as protagonist in her film about the life of migrants in London after the Brexit referendum. This documentary soon becomes the report of a questionable game in which the two women challe...

The Road to Sparta + Intro

Thursday 16th May 2019

Runners in the West Country will have their first chance to see this award-winning documentary when it screens at the Plymouth Arts Cinema on May 16 just three days before thousands of people take to the streets for the Plymouth Half Marathon.

Reclaim the Frame: Styx (12A)

Thursday 9th May 2019

This screening is part of Birds' Eye View's Reclaim The Frame campaign to bring ever greater audiences to films by women to offer a wider perspective of the world. There will be a post-screening panel discussion hosted by Jo Duncombe of Birds' Eye V...

Screening + Talk: How do you fix a town like Plymouth?

Tuesday 7th May 2019

Join us for a docudrama presentation and discussion about Plymouth Chief Constable Joseph Sowerby’s (1892-1917) role in clearing up the city as the youngest chief constable ever appointed.

Star Wars event: Elstree 1976 (12A) + Special Guests Q&A

Saturday 4th May 2019

May the Fourth be with you! Elstree 1976 explores the lives of the actors and extras who worked on one of the most celebrated franchises in cinematic history - Star Wars! This exclusive event includes an opportunity to meet and greet some of the act...

Engineering Plymouth + Talk

Saturday 26th January 2019

Engineering Plymouth is a film commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers South West, as part of its 200th anniversary.

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