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100 mins. UK 2025
A riveting psychological and emotional thriller about a woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who discovers a kidnapped teenage girl held hostage in an isolated cabin. Hours from the nearest town, and with no phone service, she realises that she is the young girl’s only hope for survival.
90 mins. UK 2026
The story follows a longtime married couple as they embark on a trip to Amsterdam which stirs up memories of the past. Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty, it explores themes of faith, commitment and love.
120 mins. UK 2025
The film, juxtaposing archival and contemporary footage, follows the life and career of George Orwell, particularly the lessons from his most famous 1949 novel ‘Nineteen Eighty - Four’, and how his political observations about authoritarianism are still relevant today, leaving vital lessons for our times and the future of our society.
105 mins. USA 2024
Based on the real - life ‘Rehabilitation Through the Arts’ programme in Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison. The film centres on a group of incarcerated men involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through this inspiring programme, which turns their lives around.
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Enjoy a morning at the Swanpool Community Cinema. See a slide presentation on the history of the Swanpool Hall and construction of Nillahcootie Dam, followed by the movie ’The Lost City of Melbourne’ a story of ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ before Whelan the Wrecker was there. Includes a country morning tea.
120 mins. UK 2025
Based on the extraordinary true story of John Davidson, a young man who developed severe Tourette Syndrome at a time when the condition was largely unrecognised. The film explores his struggles and triumphs, highlighting the challenges he faced in a society that misunderstood his condition.
95 mins. UK 2025
Captures the rise of a cultural icon who reshaped beauty, fashion and fame in the 1960s. Her striking look, wide eyes, sharp pixie cut and fearless individuality, catapulted her from London teenager to a global phenomenon overnight.
90 mins. Australia 2024
A romantic comedy about Grace, a mathematician with obsessive compulsive disorder, as she navigates her life and relationships. When a chance encounter with a man, Seamus, turns her world upside down, her meticulously ordered life starts to unravel. Based on the novel by Toni Jordan.
100 mins. USA 2024
The story centres around Naveen, an Indian-American doctor, who brings his fiancé Jay, a white man adopted by Indian parents, to meet his traditional family. They must come to terms with accepting his boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.
95 mins. Australia 2026
A cinematic celebration of Elvis Presley at the height of his powers. The film unveils never-before-seen
material of the iconic performer’s concerts at his Las Vegas residency, uncovered during Luhrmann’s
research for his 2022 film, Elvis.
Tickets $10.00. Complementary morning tea from 10.00am.
95 mins. Australia 2026
A cinematic celebration of Elvis Presley at the height of his powers. The film unveils never-before-seen
material of the iconic performer’s concerts at his Las Vegas residency, uncovered during Luhrmann’s
research for his 2022 film, Elvis.
Note: Screens Friday and Saturday nights. No Sunday night screening.
130 mins. USA 2025
A biographical musical drama about two struggling musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute act called ‘Lightning and Thunder’. They experience soaring success, and devastating heartbreak.
95 mins. USA 2026
Left heartbroken in Rome after a wedding disaster, a stranded groom finds his ruined honeymoon transformed by a determined local and a few meddling travellers. They join forces to ensure that he enjoys his unexpected adventure in Italy.
100 mins. New Zealand 2025
A documentary that chronicles Jacinda Ardern’s term as New Zealand’s Prime Minister, navigating crises
while redefining global leadership through her empathetic yet resolute approach.
100 mins. Italy 2024
A bittersweet portrait of a vanishing rural way of life. Dalia travels to the Piedmont region of Italy to care
for her aging grandfather, an expert forager of rare white truffles. Guided by his loyal dog Birba, she goes hunting for a prizewinning truffle to save her grandfather from eviction.
120 mins. Japan 2024
Follows the street cats of a coastal Japanese village, and their interactions with the local residents. The
documentary maker observes their coexistence, and explores the challenges and joys of living with them,
as well as the cultural and economic changes the cats have brought to the area.
120 mins. USA 2026
A sequel to the 2000 film with the same actors. Follows Miranda Priestly’s struggle against Emily Charlton, her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst
declining print media, as Miranda nears retirement.
Tickets $10.00. Complementary morning tea from 10.00am.
120 mins. USA 2026
A sequel to the 2000 film with the same actors. Follows Miranda Priestly’s struggle against Emily Charlton, her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media, as Miranda nears retirement.
123 mins. USA 2025
When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a cryptographer, seeking revenge, takes matters into his own hands.
130 mins. Italy 2025
A drama about a widowed Italian president navigating moral and personal crises with support from his daughter and confidante, Dorotea. This heartfelt film is an intimate meditation on fatherhood and conscience. Servillo won Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role.
90 mins. Russia 2025
This award - winning documentary follows a Russian teacher as he secretly documents the indoctrination
of students with pro-war propaganda following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Highlights the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda. Academy Award - Best Documentary Feature 2026.
UNRWA FUNDRAISING MATINEE
90 mins. Tunisia/France 2025
Screening followed by Q&A with Dr Jordana Silverstein, Jewish historian, writer, executive member of APAN.
Ticket price $20 includes an afternoon tea of Palestinian food.
Tells the story of a young Palestinian girl trapped in a car under fire during the conflict with Israel. Red
Crescent volunteers receive Hind Rajab’s phone call. She pleads to be rescued. While trying to keep Hind
Rajab on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. The film is based on an actual
phone call made in Gaza on 29th January 2024.
115 mins. Spain, France, Germany 2025
A mesmerising, surreal thriller that follows the search by a father, accompanied by his young son, for his missing daughter who vanished after attending rave festivals in the punishing Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
90 mins. Tunisia /France. 2025
Tells the story of a young Palestinian girl trapped in a car under fire during the conflict with Israel. Red
Crescent volunteers receive Hind Rajab’s phone call. She pleads to be rescued. While trying to keep Hind Rajab on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. The film is based on an actual
phone call made in Gaza on 29th January 2024.
100 mins. UK/USA 2025
A mystery comedy about a shepherd who reads aloud a murder mystery every night, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realise at once that it was a murder and think they know how to solve it. They have to leave their meadow and face the human world.
135 mins. USA 2026
A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth, with no memory of how he came to be there. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance from killing the sun, and save Earth.
