Films

Following two unofficial brokers who sell orphaned infants, avoiding the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children. An infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building their own unlikely family. Hot on their heels are two detectives who want to stop their work. A funny and heart warming film by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Two friends in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of highwaymen style robberies on a motorbike. They dress up in funny masks armed with sneezing powder and rob coach loads of tourists in the highlands, becoming folk heroes to the locals in the process. A modern classic with soundtrack by ‘Big Country’.

After his father’s death eighteen year old Totone is left to run the failing family farm and look after his little sister. Short of money Totone becomes determined to win the lucrative and prestigious Conte cheese competition and the 30,000 euro prize.
Holy Cow was filmed in the Jura region of the French western Alps with a non professional cast of young first time actors.
This is a tender, funny coming of age film about youth and Conte cheese.

Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a vibrant teacher trying to improve the lives of her friends and family while navigating the highs and lows of London life. With cheerfulness and an irrepressible spirit, she touches the lives of everyone around her. Poppy’s journey carries us along while posing important questions about belonging and inclusion.

Lia is a retired teacher who has made a promise to find her long lost niece, Tekla, a transgender woman. When Lia discovers from a neighbour that Tekla might now be living in Turkey, she sets off to try to find her, hoping to bring her back home after a period of estrangement. As Lia explores the backstreets of Istanbul, she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, who can hopefully help in the search for her niece. This is a compassionate film that has won multiple awards.

Following the lives of two women who live in separate apartments but are not just neighbours. They share the affections, friendship and pleasures of daily life until a major event brings chaos to there secret world. A tender and moving portrayal of a love that they cannot show to or share with family or the world.