Georgia / Germany / France, 2013, 102 mins. Dir. Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß
Eka and Natia are 14-year-old best friends living in cramped family high-ris apartments in Georgia, 1992. Big problems loom in the background: the aftershocks of the Soviet Union collapsing and deadbeat fathers. But like all prepubescent schoolgirls, Eka and Natia are far more preoccupied with classroom gossip, dodging the attention of local bullies and the budding sexual power they exert over neighborhood boys. Loosely based on Ekvtimishvili’s childhood memories of growing up in newly independent...
Exeter’s Northernhay Gardens will host Big Screen in the Park, which starts on Wednesday 13 August.
A different film for each of the four nights is played on a 10 metre wide screen in the picturesque Northernhay Gardens.
Along with the entertainment there are also several places to get a drink or something to eat. The Little Devon Pizza Co will be serving up delicious wood fired pizzas, Bar Belafronte will be offering specially selected craft beers and there will also be some homemade butter fudge popcorn on sale.
‘An unexpectedly affecting film’ – The Times ‘A complex, oddly moving portrait’ – The Guardian ‘Poignant and compelling’ - Bizarre
Exeter University filmmaker Toby Amies presents The Man Whose Mind Exploded Picturehouse Cinema, Exeter, July 1, 6.30pm
When you can’t remember yesterday, why worry about tomorrow? The only time that matters is the present.
For Drako Zarharzar, a landmark eccentric on the Brighton scene – so well-known that you could find him on Google Maps - the philosophy of the now was a way of coping with the ‘broken recorder’ in his brain.
Sundance-winning documentary RETURN TO HOMS will be screening at the Exeter Picturehouse on WEDNESDAY 9 JULY at 6:30pm, followed by Q&A with director, Talal Derki.
The film follows nineteen-year-old goalkeeper-turned-insurgent, Abdul Basset, as he and a ragtag group of comrades fight to protect the captive inhabitants of the besieged city of Homs. As one of the unlikely leaders of the Syrian rebellion Basset has become something of a totemic figure, with Le Monde labelling him an 'icon of the revolution'. His protest songs and dark sense of humour reflect his dream of...
Newton Abbot writer/director, Luke Jeffery, 22, has been commissioned to make his film Seeing Red by Exeter Phoenix as part of their Devon Short Film Commission scheme, and is currently auditioning actors and crew.
Set in the 1960s, the surreal comedy is about a straight-laced wedding photographer who is prescribed LSD in a misguided attempt to cure his colour blindness, and will be filmed in and around Exeter and Newton Abbot. The film willpremiere at the Exeter Phoenix’s Two Short Nights film festival on December 12th.
Playing the role of photographer Drake Dalton is...
Tony Hawks is well-known for his appearances on the Radio 4 shows ‘Just a Minute’ and ‘I’m sorry I haven’t got a clue’ among others. However, he is also a best-selling author, stand-up comedian, and now a film maker, producing the film versions of his own best-selling books ‘Round Ireland with a Fridge’ and ‘Playing the Moldovians at Tennis’.
In 2010, he toured with his ‘Random Fun’ show. Now he’s coming to Whimple on 6th July with ‘Fridges, Frolics & Films’, a 2-hour combination of storytelling, comedy and film clips. Tony will explain the fraught progression from ‘Comedian...
The ROC Exeter Buddy Scheme is hosting its first movie night on Saturday 15 March at the Riverside Centre, Okehampton Street, Exeter. This is an evening for everyone – all ages, all families and all those affected by addiction. You are invited to come along at 6.30pm for popcorn and soft drinks, followed by a screening of the film 'Anonymous People', a moving documentary about recovery.
There will be an opportunity to find out about some local resources for families, such as CAP, FoodBank and Exeter Community Family Trust. The evening is free to everyone and is organised...
The children are due to break up for the Christmas holidays this week and it coincides with a brilliant new film release.
The much loved online game, Moshi Monsters, is set to see six of it's lead Moshlings make the leap from the small to the big screen in an action packed animation, at Vue Entertainment from tomorrow (Friday 20th December).
As well as being a great way to keep the kids entertained during the holidays, parents can also get their little ones an extra treat if they order the cinema tickets online.
Vue customers who book tickets online will receive a...
Four of Swords presents Gawain and the Green Knight
Camelot is coming to the Exeter Phoenix in December and you are invited to attend an extravagant Christmas party hosted by King Arthur himself. Four of Swords Theatre, fresh from the sell-out success of Jekyll and Hyde at Poltimore House, is presenting a new adaptation of the classic Arthurian legend, Gawain and the Green Knight.
The story starts in Camelot at Christmas time and spins into a sweeping tale of chivalry, romance, truth and temptation, featuring a gruesome game of heads.
