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It’s Experimentica time (p6-7)! Not familiar with our live arts festival? If you visit Chapter during the first week of November, you soon will be. Featuring a programme of experimental and playful performance pieces by artists from around the world, Experimentica often spills out from the gallery and theatre into the caffi, the cinema and other spaces around the building, injecting fun and just the right amount of bonkers… Later this month we’ll be tapping our toes and enjoying some cutting edge dance, courtesy of the very first Cardiff Dance Festival (p14-16), for which we’re a proud host venue. And over in our cinema, we continue to be swept off our feet by the Love (p29-31) season. Whilst we love a trip to the cinema, we’re upping the romance stakes by taking some gorgeous love stories and screening them at castles (of course we are!) So why not wrap up warm and join us at Caerphilly Castle (p29) to watch a film with a steaming hot chocolate. What could be better on a dark November night? Thanks for reading and see you soon.
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George Barber, The Freestone Drone. HD video, 2013. Courtesy waterside contemporary, London
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GEORGE BARBER: AKULA DREAM Until Sun 10 Jan 2016 George Barber rose to prominence in the 1980s as a pioneer of the Scratch Video movement. Since then, Barber has developed a large and varied body of work, incorporating found footage, performative monologues and narrative films. We are delighted to present an ambitious solo exhibition entitled ‘Akula Dream’ which will premiere a new work of the same name, alongside presentations of significant recent works including Fences Make Senses (2014), The Freestone Drone (2013) and The Very, Very End (2014).
George Barber, Beyond Language Selected Video Works 1983 — 2008
Home Taping
To coincide with our exhibition of recent and new works by George Barber, we are delighted to present this LUX programme of films produced by the artist between 1983 and 2008. Amongst others, the screening features many of Barber’s most celebrated works including Absence of Satan (1985), Yes Frank No Smoke (1985), 1001 Colours Andy Never Thought Of (1989), Schweppes Ad (1993), I Was Once Involved In A Shit Show (2003), Walking Off Court (2003), Automotive Action Painting (2007) and Following Your Heart Can Lead to Wonderful Things (2008).
Sat 7 Nov 12pm In the early 1980s, the mainstream media was treated like a giant library to be plundered for provocative play and subversion. Whether by filming their television screens with a Super 8 camera or deftly copying tape-to-tape, artists appropriated and spliced together disparate material to disrupt the dominant ideologies of the age and produce new visual music. The programme features notable examples from the highly influential Scratch Video movement, including the seminal works Tilt and Branson by George Barber, plus films by the Duvet Brothers and Gorilla Tapes. ‘Home Taping’ is one of seven curated film programmes from the major new touring project THIS IS NOW: FILM AND VIDEO AFTER PUNK. Presented by LUX in partnership with the BFI National Archive, the series looks at artists’ film and video from the postpunk era (1978–85) when inexpensive, domestic technology gave rise to new modes of expression and a strident DIY approach. More information is available at www.lux.org.uk Total running time: 75 min The screening will be introduced by George Barber and will be followed by a conversation between Barber and Rik Lander (Duvet Brothers). FREE
With an introduction from and discussion with George Barber and Louisa Fairclough Sat 5 Dec 2pm
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Above from L to R: Still from Gorilla Tapes, The Commander in Chief, 1984; Still from Duvet Brothers, Blue Monday, 1984, All images courtesy the artists and LUX
Exhibition open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 12–6pm; Thursday & Friday 12–8pm; closed Monday
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EXPERIMENTICA15 ARE YOU ASKING FOR EVIDENCE OF THE TRUTH?
Wed 4 — Sun 8 Nov KATHRYN ASHILL, GEORGE BARBER, RICHARD BOWERS, TIM BROMAGE, GARETH CLARK, TOM CASSANI, HOLLY DAVEY, Sian Robinson Davies, GABRIEL DHARMOO, KARIN DIAMOND & DUNCAN BETT, DOG KENNEL HILL PROJECT, DOPPELGANGSTER, SARAH DUFFY, Tim Etchells, THOMAS GODDARD, HARANCZAK/NAVARRE, SamUEL Hasler, ANNA NATT, ROSA NUSSBAUM, PHIL OWEN & PHIL HESSION, PME-ART, MIKE PEARSON, JOHN ROWLEY & IAN WATSON, SLEEPDOGS, BEN TINNISWOOD & TRACY HARRIS, AARON WILLIAMSON, GREG WOHEAD & RACHEL MARS, DAWN WOOLLEY EXPERIMENTICA is a 5-day programme of live art, performance and interdisciplinary projects and offers a dynamic platform for UK and international artists. EXPERIMENTICA is entertaining, dangerous, confusing, life-affirming, playful, provocative, thoughtful, witty, engaging, irritating and everything in between. For full information on all participating artists pick up an Experimentica brochure. Information and Festival Passes can be found at www.chapter.org/experimentica15.
Clockwise from top left: Anna Natt, Uro. Image: Roger Rossell; HARANCZAK/NAVARRE, Seven Falls2 Image: Richard Kenworthy, PMEART. Photo: David Jacques; Kathryn Ashill, Poster Boy; Tom Cassani
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Magda Archer, Text Me Yeah?, 2014
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ART IN THE BAR
Magda Archer #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby Magda Archer’s #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby exhibition is an assault upon the peepers in our public spaces via saccharine-soaked, candy coloured scenarios, statements and speech-bubble philosophy that draws upon vintage packaging, greeting card design, retro graphics and a lemonsharp sweetness that belies the bitter truth beneath. Emblazoning the walls of our Caffi Bar Magda Archer showers the viewer with rainbow shards as she explores junk emotions and online validation. “In my show #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby, the internet is the modern day funfair: exciting, attractive, fast and flashy, but disappointing and upsetting too. Your heart can be broken in the time it takes to ride the dodgems. Your self-esteem can be shattered with a stray Facebook comment from a ‘friend’. Your ego smashed to smithereens when someone tags you into an unflattering photo… you don’t REALLY look like that — do you?
Don’t tell me, cos #ireallydontwannaknow. These emotions can lead to a sense of despondency, upset or heartbreak. We can empty our pockets out trying to win something we never really wanted in the first place. We vow never to go back and know in our hearts that ‘this shit will bring you down’. But you do go back, the lights are bright, the music’s loud and enticing, everyone else is there. You recognise a friend of a friend and now they’re you’re friend too, right?” — Magda Archer, April 2015 #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby is curated by Bren O’Callaghan and was first commissioned by HOME Arts Centre, Manchester. More information is available at www.homemcr.org
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Heather and Ivan Morison, Love Me Or Leave Me Alone. Image: Jaime Woodley
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HEATHER AND IVAN MORISON LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE
Artes Mundi 7
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE is a carefully crafted sculpture, as well as the artists’ first permanent building in the United Kingdom, intended to function as a kiosk with a unique food and drink offering. The artists were inspired by the shingled stave churches of Norway and the ad hoc beach shacks of 1960s West Coast America to create an animal-like form that is inventive and playful in design. Its high quality detailing and distinctiveness has been focused upon to create a very special artwork — sure to become a remarkable destination in this newly regenerated part of Cardiff. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE‘s aim is also to provide a nucleus for an array of programming in Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay, and Chapter is delighted to be working with Heather and Ivan and with the local community to develop an unfolding programme of engagement in and around the sculpture. LMOLMA is commissioned by Igloo and EMP Projects in association with Chapter
21 Oct 2016 — 26 Feb 2017 JOHN AKOMFRAH (UK), NEÏL BELOUFA (FRANCE/ALGERIA), AMY FRANCESCHINI / FUTUREFARMERS (USA/BELGIUM), LAMIA JOREIGE (LEBANON), NÁSTIO MOSQUITO (ANGOLA), HITO STEYERL (GERMANY/JAPAN), BEDWYR WILLIAMS (UK/WALES) Since launching in 2003 Artes Mundi has been committed to supporting groundbreaking, international, contemporary, visual artists whose work engages with social reality and lived experience. The Artes Mundi 7 exhibition of works by shortlisted artists will take place from 21 October 2016 to 26 February 2017 at National Museum Cardiff and Chapter.
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ChapterLive
Save the date!
ChapterLive is a live music series curated by seasoned promoters Jealous Lovers Club, bringing the music they love from around the UK, Europe and other distant lands to Chapter. ChapterLive takes place in the Caffi Bar every first and third Friday of the month. With no set genre it’s a chance for you to discover brilliant new artists and, as if you needed another reason to come along, it’s free entry. A great way to start the weekend!
Sun 13 Dec 11am–6pm
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Fri 6 + Fri 20 Nov 9pm
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Pop Up Produce Wed 4 Nov 3–8pm
Our popular monthly market features local food producers selling scrumptious treats for you to take home and enjoy. On the first Wednesday of every month we host some of your old favourites and also some new stallholders selling chocolates, jams, speciality breads, Welsh cakes, wine, gluten-free cakes, tea, honey and homeware. Are you a food producer? Spotted a gap in the Pop up Produce market? If you’d like to join us once a month to sell your products then get in touch with Paul — paul.turton@chapter.org — to apply for a stall.
Festive Food Fair Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Chapter’s annual festive food fair, so don’t miss this opportunity to buy some tasty Christmas treats and have a sing song under the tree.
Hire We have a number of spaces and facilities for hire at Chapter, many of which are booked regularly by an eclectic mix of day and evening classes. Check out our website or pick up a leaflet at the box office to see what’s on offer. And if you’re looking for a room for a party, meeting, conference, video shoot, rehearsal or team building extravaganza, then our great facilities, technical know–how and friendly staff will help you to create a comfortable, distinctive and memorable event. We’re also able to supply a variety of catering options for your event. If you have any hires queries or would like more information, give our hires manager Nicky a ring on 029 2031 1058 or email nicky.keeping@chapter.org.
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SUPPORT US Chapter is a registered charity and we rely on support from individuals and businesses to deliver our varied artistic programme and important education work. We are grateful for every penny we receive and are able to offer some fantastic benefits in return. There are numerous ways to be involved…
As an individual Friends Become one of Chapter’s Friends and enjoy a variety of benefits ranging from discounts on tickets and in our Caffi Bar to invitations to special events such as gallery previews and film premieres. Also doubles as a CL1C card. The Friends Christmas party will take place on Thursday 17 December. Please look out for your invitation and RSVP to Jennifer (jennifer.kirkham@chapter.org) at your earliest convenience. Bronze Friend: £25/£20 Silver Friend: £35/£30 Gold Friend: £45/£40
Donors Sign up to give a one off or a regular donation to Chapter to become even more involved and to support our charitable work. Donations can be made online at www.chapter.org/support-us or by visiting our Box Office. Donations can now also be made by text — simply text ‘Chap14’ plus the amount you wish to give to 70070. It doesn’t cost you a penny to send the text and we get 100% of the donation.
Students Are you a student? Did you know that you can get free membership and enjoy some great benefits such as discount in our Caffi Bar and concessionary prices on cinema tickets. Sign up today via www.chapter.org/chapter-student-membership.
Legacies A legacy gift will help us to safeguard our work for the future. If you would like to consider leaving a gift to Chapter in your Will, in the first instance you should contact your solicitor for advice. If you have already mentioned Chapter in your Will please let us know so that we can recognise your donation in the most appropriate way.
As a Business Clwb Chapter’s very own business membership scheme. For a small fee each year your business can enjoy some great benefits at Chapter including networking opportunities, use of our hires spaces and discounts for your staff on cinema and theatre tickets as well as on food and drink in our Caffi Bar. For more information please visit www.chapter.org/chapter-clwb.
Sponsorship In 2014 Arts & Business Cymru awarded Chapter with the overall Arts Award for the outstanding way we work with businesses. We have a number of sponsorship opportunities available which offer fantastic benefits including staff involvement, corporate hospitality and brand promotion.
For more information on any of the above please contact Elaina Gray on 029 2035 5662 or email elaina.gray@chapter.org
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Stories From A Crowded Room. Image: Chris Nash
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Stories From a Crowded Room. Image: Gemma Chapple
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Earthfall present
Stories From A Crowded Room Tue 27 Oct — Sun 1 Nov (Tue — Thu 8pm, Fri + Sat 6pm + 8.30pm, Sun 2pm) Touch, smell, and breathe as you walk the room or hide amongst the crowd. In this 25th Anniversary production Earthfall explore stories in motion, through highly physical dance with live music, text and encircling film. Surrounded by broken dreams and bodies in flight; Earthfall physically embed you within the action, moving fast and close around you. This production is an all embracing experience for the audience. The performance lasts approximately an hour and is an unseated and accessible performance. Workshops are available on request, please contact education@earthfall.org.uk for further details. £14/£12/£10 (Suitable for age 14+, due to use of language, and sexual references) Become part of the production and send us your #EFsorry. Discover more at www.earthfall.org.uk @earthfall #EFStories
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From L to R: Idiot-Syncrasy. Image: Alicia Clarke; Yellow Towel. Image: Maxyme G Delisle
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Cardiff Dance Festival Dance you’ll want to talk about. Dance makers you’ll want to meet. Tue 10 — Sun 22 Nov Cardiff Dance Festival is a new biennial festival, presenting events at Chapter, Dance House and Wales Millennium Centre. There are performances to see, projects you can get involved in and workshops and discussions to get your mind and body moving. The CDF programme includes pieces by some exceptional international artists and a rich seam of work made here in Wales. Find out more and book online at www.dance.wales.
Igor and Moreno
Dana Michel
Idiot-Syncrasy
Yellow Towel
We started out wanting to change the world with a performance. We felt like idiots. Then we danced a lot. We jumped. We called on the folk traditions of Sardinia and the Basque Country. We sang. We jumped some more. We committed. Now we promise to stick together. We promise to persevere. We promise to do our best.
As a child, Dana Michel would drape a yellow towel on her head in an attempt to emulate the blonde girls at school. As an adult, she revisits the imaginary world of her alter-ego in a performance free of cover-ups or censorship. Yellow Towel digs into black culture stereotypes, turning them inside out to see what is revealed. From deep memories a strange creature slowly emerges that adjusts to its surroundings in a slow and disconcerting metamorphosis. Initially attracted by the aesthetics of fashion, video clips, queer culture and comedy, Dana has made a strong mark as part of Montréal’s independent dance scene. One of Time Out New York’s top ten best dance shows in 2014.
Wed 11 + Thu 12 Nov 8pm
£14/£12/25 years and under £7 www.igorandmoreno.com @igorandmoreno
“A warm, fabulous and funny show” The Guardian
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Nov 8pm
One of Time Out New York’s top ten best dance shows in 2014. £14/£12/25 years and under £7
Theatre
Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion
Jan Martens
Cheap Lecture and The Cow Piece
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From L to R: The Cow Piece. Image: Flavio Romualdo Garofano; ODE TO THE ATTEMPT
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Thu 19 Nov 8pm Over the past ten years Burrows and Fargion have built a body of duets which mix the formality of classical music composition with an open and often anarchic approach to performance and audiences, bringing them a worldwide following. In Cheap Lecture the two men steal the shape of John Cage’s Lecture on Nothing to make an impassioned and increasingly unhinged explanation of their work. It’s followed by The Cow Piece, which restages the lecture as a riotous celebration of the limits of logic, where two tables become the staging ground for 12 plastic cows who dance, sing, speak, think, sleep, go, come and die in a series of ritual executions which have delighted and disconcerted audiences around the world. £14/£12/25 years and under £7 www.jonathanburrows.info
“Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion have created a performance that dances in your head. It’s superb” De Morgen, Belgium
Fri 20 Nov 8pm + Sat 21 Nov 9pm Perfection is boring. ODE TO THE ATTEMPT is a solo Martens has made for himself. Authenticity, manipulation, coolness, perfectionism, humour and melancholy form the extremes between which he moves. The result a selfportrait laying bare choices he makes about his way of working and living. “After creating a group work for eight dancers being alone on stage is like coming home. But at the same time it starts a fight with yourself, because that is what creating art is about: having something to say, and doubting the next day whether what you say is of any importance to anyone.” Jan’s performance on Friday 20 November will be accompanied by a solo made during the festival by an artist selected through an open-call process. Friday (including accompanying open-call solo performance): £14/£12/25 years and under £7 Saturday: £10/£8/25 years and under £5 Tickets for ODE TO THE ATTEMPT are half price for the Saturday performance if you book tickets for Good News from the Future at the same time. www.janmartens.com
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Good News From The Future
Joanna Young
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Studies For Maynard. Image: Ray Jacobs
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Sat 21 Nov 7pm “We are happy in our own skin — our maturity brings a whole new set of delights.” Good News from the Future brings together pioneering physical theatre practitioners, a clutch of people who haven’t performed for a long time and some people who’ve only just started. It marks and celebrates the wisdom of older bodies and the adventurousness of time-travelled heads. £10/£8/25 years and under £5
Simon Whitehead
Studies For Maynard Sat 14 Nov 2–6pm A live installation with movement, dance, image and sound. A dancer lies on the ground, looks at the sky and inhales the clouds. A spacewalking Apollo 9 astronaut describes his views of earth. Dice roll. Home is a fabric, woven out of things that move and merge. Having spent many years taking himself and his work to distant places, Simon’s been taking time with Studies for Maynard to think about what it is to be located at home. FREE www.simonwhitehead.net @studiesmaynard #maynard
Don’t Think About A Purple Daisy Sun 15 Nov From 2pm Joanna Young and her collaborators Jamie McCarthy and Belinda Neave will be resident in Chapter during the first week of Cardiff Dance Festival working on the final production phase of her project Don’t Think About a Purple Daisy. The Sunday sharing of the work that’s been made will include a performance and installation. Drop an email to info@dance.wales if you’d like to be invited. Joanna will be holding a series of open sessions during the residency. Details will be posted on her website (joannayoung.co.uk) and on the notice board in the foyer. FREE
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Theatr Ffynnon & Theatr Iolo present
The Unique Me Thu 19 + Fri 20 Nov 7.30pm It was a drizzly, grey November day when I was wandering the streets of our little town wondering where am I going? Where have I been? Where have I come from? WHO AM I REALLY? In the distance I could see the Old Library and there outside a curious man ushering people in and people out, rather hypnotically. Then something caught my eye — I looked down — there in a puddle floating on a leaf was an envelope and it had my name written on it. Intrigued I bent down and picked it up. As I shook the droplets of water off the envelope which had made the ink run — I could still see a name, my name! My heart was racing — I took a deep breath… and carefully opened the envelope and pulled out a note. There in bold letters the words… YOUR APPOINTMENT AT THE ARCHIVE BUREAU OF DISTINCT POSSIBILITIES IS FOR THIS EVENING AT 7.30PM. DO NOT BE LATE! Join Theatr Fynnon & Theatr Iolo for an illuminating and insightful evening where we search for that something that makes us uniquely ourselves and wonderfully human. Theatr Ffynnon is a professional theatre company working with young people and adults with learning disabilities.
The Unique Me
Directed by Kevin Lewis. Creative Assistants: Angharad Evans, Alastair Sill. Set & Costume Design: Saz Moir. Lighting Design: Hristo Takov. Producer: Patricia O’Sullivan. £8.50/£6.50
These are accessible performances: Sign Language Interpreted and featuring Audio Description.
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Everyman Theatre Present
Familia de la Noche
Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings
The Greatest Liar In All The World
Tue 24 — Sat 28 Nov 7.30pm Matinee performance on Sat 28 Nov 2.30pm
Tue 24 Nov 7pm
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The Greatest Liar In All The World
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Half a dozen friends and relatives come together one Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day at the house of Neville and Belinda. Typical of any family Christmas, the characters squabble, and just like any family disagreement, some rows hit more nerves than others. There are children among the party and though unseen by the audience, their presence is always felt. Highlights include a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene that sets off a fearful din among mechanical Christmas toys. The play was originally presented at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in September 1980. £10/£8 (only on Tuesday + Thursday performances)
“Whoever said Christmas was for kids? It’s Armageddon for grown-ups” Independent
Familia de la Noche’s roller-coaster of a show follows the story of The Liar. A world weary mentalist act who has reached the end of his tether and threatens to end it all live on stage. His company of glamorous and not so glamorous assistants manage to distract him from his imminent demise and convince him to tell the story of his infamous origins. Using a hilarious mix of clowning, puppetry, music and shadowplay, The Greatest Liar in all the World has enchanted audiences aged 8 to 88. £10/£8 Supported by Arts Council of Wales, Pontardawe Arts Centre and Wiltons Music Hall.
“What it would be like to take a stroll through the inside of Tim Burton’s and Terry Gilliam’s Minds” Such Small Portions
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CHAPTER MIX Cardiff Storytelling Circle Sun 1 Nov
Tales for the turning year — stories and songs to welcome the winter in. £4 (on the door)
First Thursday Of The Month New Fiction And Poetry Thu 5 Nov 7.30pm
Tamar Yoseloff will be reading from her new collection A Formula for Night: New and Selected Poems alongside poet Carrie Etter who will be presenting A Crater the Size of Calcutta by Linda Lamus (Mulfran) and Mary-Ann Constantine who will be reading from her new Seren debut novel, Star-shot. + Open mic. Sponsored by Seren Press, Mulfran Press and Literature Wales.
£2.50 (on the door)
The Drones Comedy Club
Fri 6 + Fri 20 Nov. Doors: 8.30pm. Start: 9pm Clint Edwards brings you the best from up–andcoming stand–ups, as seen on Rob Brydon’s ‘Identity Crisis’, every first and third Friday of the month. One of The Big Issue’s ‘Top Ten Things to Do in Cardiff.’ £3.50 (on the door)
South Wales Decorative And Fine Arts Society Lecture
Thu 12 Nov 2pm Behind the Scenes — Curating the Art Museum Anna Harnden BA MA We are offered an insight into who decides what, where and how a blockbuster exhibition is staged; the selection process, the drama, the time scale and the practicalities of climate-controlled packaging and the transportation of very delicate objects from places like The Vatican to the British Museum. This is a look behind the scenes and at the inner workings of the world’s major museums. Visitors £6 (on the door, space permitting) www.swdfas.org
Sunday Jazz Sun 15 Nov 9pm
Our monthly evening of melodic acoustic jazz in the Caffi Bar with the Chapter Four Jazz Quartet, featuring Glen Manby, Jim Barber, Don Sweeney and Greg Evans. FREE www.glenmanby.com
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch Every Monday 6.30–8pm
Are you learning Cymraeg? Come and join us for a great chance to practice your Welsh with other learners. Croeso i bawb! FREE In partnership with Menter Caerdydd and Cardiff University
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Mississsippi Grind
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Mississippi Grind
Oska Bright Film Festival
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From L to R: Taxi Tehran, Sons and Mothers
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Fri 6 — Thu 12 Nov USA/2015/108mins/15. Dir: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. With: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Alfre Woodard.
Gerry is a talented poker player, but his habit is getting the best of him. Meeting charismatic Curtis, Gerry deems him his lucky charm and together they hit the road, gambling their way towards a highstakes poker game in New Orleans. An intoxicating story of the seedy world of compulsive gamblers, and the addictive atmosphere of alternating hope and paranoia.
Tue 10 Nov
“Mendelsohn proves conclusively that he’s one of the best film actors we’ve got right now” Jordan Hoffman, Guardian
Community filmmaker, Tom, is trying to help an autistic animator and artist, Michael, create his dream film. The artist is determined to make a Hollywood drama about a violent demon fox from another dimension, while the filmmaker knows he must make a documentary film that delves into the strange imaginary world of the artist, whilst staying in the real world.
Taxi Tehran Fri 6 — Wed 18 Nov Iran/2015/82mins/subtitles/ctba. Dir: Jafar Panahi.
When you’re a filmmaker who’s been banned from directing films you have to retrain. So why not become a taxi driver? Or better still, why not pretend you’re a taxi driver and make a film despite everything? This is what Jafar Panahi has done. Now he invites you to get into his cab and ride through the streets of Tehran to discover its people.
Join the Oska Bright Film Festival broadcast live from Brighton as they showcase an evening of exciting new talent.
Dawn Of The Dark Fox (work in progress) UK/2015/15mins/ctba. Dir: Tom Stubbs, Michael Smith.
This will be followed by a short Q&A with the directors.
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Sons And Mothers Australia/2013/80mins/ctba. Dir: Christopher Houghton.
An all-male theatre troupe set out to create a theatrical love letter to their mothers. As they offer their hearts for the sake of a theatre show complications set in and not everyone makes it to opening night. Sons and Mothers is a poignant and intimate portrait of seven surprising individuals whose disability does not stop them from revealing themselves with honesty, grace, and a healthy dose of irreverence.
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From L to R: They Will Have To Kill Us First, The Martian
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“ They want to ban music? They’ll have to kill us first” Disco Walet Oumar
They Will Have To Kill Us First
The Martian
UK/2015/105mins/15. Dir: Johanna Schwartz.
USA/2015/130mins/12A. Dir: Ridley Scott. With: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig.
Fri 30 Oct — Thu 5 Nov
In 2012 Islamic extremists took over Northern Mali imposing harsh sharia law and banning all music. In Mali, music is the fabric of society, its lifeblood, and the most revered citizens are musicians. This story follows Mali’s musical superstars as they fight to get their country, livelihoods and freedom back.
Man With A Movie Camera + live score Sun 22 Nov
USSR/1929/65mins/subtitles/U. Dir: Dziga Vertov.
In this pioneering film, named the best documentary of all time by Sight and Sound magazine, a man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, capturing a kaleidoscopic evocation of life in Odessa. The battle between organic life and modernist industrial geometry is fought in a “city symphony” in this thrilling and dazzlingly inventive journey with a live musical score. + Live score composed and performed by Harmonie Band.
“This is an exuberant manifesto that celebrates the infinite possibilities of what cinema can be” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Fri 13 — Thu 19 Nov During a manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meagre supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
The Program Fri 13 — Thu 19 Nov UK/2015/104mins/15. Dir: Stephen Frears. With: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Jesse Plemons, Dustin Hoffman.
The incredible true story behind Lance Armstrong; how he gained success and the quest for the truth about his claims. An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong’s performances during the Tour de France victories are fuelled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence to expose him, uncovering one of the biggest deceptions in modern history. Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
BAFTA Cymru presents Wed 11 Nov Our regular screening of the best in contemporary and archive Welsh film. www.bafta.org/wales
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Spectre
Sicario
Fri 20 Nov — Thu 3 Dec
Fri 20 — Thu 26 Nov
UK/2015/150mins/12A. Dir: Sam Mendes. With: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes.
US/2015/121mins/15. Dir: Denis Villeneuve. With Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal.
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
FBI Agent Macer makes an unpleasant discovery whilst working on uncovering a drugs ring and is called on by her superior Matt and his enigmatic associate Alejandro to investigate the powerful cartels channelling drugs into the States. In this brutish and confident thriller we see the amoral grey area that exists in battling the war on drugs.
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution Fri 20 — Thu 26 Nov USA/2015/113mins/ctba. Dir: Stanley Nelson.
This documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century’s most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world’s attention for nearly 50 years.
Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
Under Milk Wood Fri 27 Nov — Thu 3 Dec Wales/2014/86mins/15. Dir: Kevin Allen. With: Rhys Ifans, Charlotte Church, Sharon Morgan.
A lavish, star-studded update of Dylan Thomas’ play for voices Under Milk Wood. The inner lives of the residents of Llareggub are revealed as they pine for old loves and relive old triumphs.
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2015: The Year of Women in Film
From L to R: Make More Noise! Suffragette
Currently women filmmakers are only involved in 26% of feature length films released in the UK, and within that only 7% directed blockbusters during 2013-14. In a bid to redress the gender imbalance we are offering a rare chance to see some films by pioneers of experimental cinema and celebrating our suffragette sisters.
“You have to make more noise than anybody else, you have to make yourself more obtrusive than anybody else, you have to fill all the papers more than anybody else. ” Emmeline Pankhurst
Thursday’s Child Wed 4 Nov
Wales/1989/54mins/no cert. Dir: Michelle Ryan. With: Sharon Morgan, Gwyn A Williams.
Historian Gwyn Williams takes us through the origins of Sylvia Pankhurst. Best remembered as a suffragette, she was also a passionate supporter of the Russian Revolution, a founder of the first British Communist Party and a talented visual artist. + Join us for a panel discussion with Women’s Equality Network Wales prior to the screening.
Suffragette
Fri 30 Oct — Thu 12 Nov UK/2015/106mins/12A. Dir: Sarah Gavron. With: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Meryl Streep.
Maud, a working wife and mother, finds her life changed forever when she is recruited to join the UK’s suffragette movement. Galvanised by Emmeline Pankhurst she joins the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women from all walks of life forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Inspired by true events, this moving drama explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote. Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
Make More Noise! Suffragettes In Silent Film Mon 2 + Thu 5 Nov
UK/1899 — 1917/80mins/PG. New archival compilation from the BFI National Archive.
THE TIME IS NOW is a UK-wide film project, launching Oct 15, celebrating women forcing change, curated and produced by Showroom Workstation and Film Hub North in partnership with Pathé and Twentieth Century Fox. THE TIME IS NOW is a BFI Film Audience Network initiative with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst’s legendary speech of November 1913 reflected the energetic and determined tactics of suffragette women, which was to stand up at every public event and cry out ‘votes for women!’ Cinema was born just as their campaign was gathering momentum, and this is a chance to see how women were being portrayed on the screen, while their battles were being waged on the streets outside.
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Onwards and Outwards Happy Bees
A unique programme of films made by British women filmmakers over the last 50 years. It draws attention to the lack of knowledge surrounding the conditions for women working in the UK’s film industry, highlighting women filmmakers who have excelled in making works of independence and originality and raising the profile of these key issues. Led by the ICA, in partnership with eleven other UK venues in cultural centres throughout the country, the programme serves as a public platform for productive debates amongst a diverse range of audiences.
Chapter Moviemaker Mon 2 Nov
A regular showcase for short films by independent filmmakers. This month there will be a special focus celebrating the exciting and challenging work of female filmmakers.
Happy Bees + short films for children Sun 1 Nov
A celebration of Orcadian author, poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait, an early pioneer of cinema. Beautiful short films featuring poetic imagery of childhood and nature.
Happy Bees UK/1955/16mins/U. Dir: Margaret Tait.
An evocation of what it’s like to be a small child when it’s sunny all the time and everything is bursting with life.
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The Orquil Burn UK/1955/36mins/U. Dir: Margaret Tait.
A voyage of exploration up the length of an Orkney Burn, a walk in the Isles where we discover the wildlife along the banks.
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Splashing UK/1966/5mins/U. Dir: Margaret Tait.
Three children at play in a burn and garden, splashing and having fun playing with water.
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All These New Relations UK/1955/21mins/U. Dir: Margaret Tait.
An affectionate look at maturity and maturing, a beautiful showcase of human progression in a film conceived as a letter that tenderly locks away Time.
Mam
Tue 3 Nov Wales/1988/52mins/no cert. Dir: Michelle Ryan. With: Sharon Morgan, Rachel Thomas.
The Welsh ‘mam’ has played a central role in the social, cultural and economic life of the South Wales valleys for generations. In literature and film she has been portrayed as a powerful matriarch within the confines of the miner’s home and family. Through interviews, drama and archive films, we can look behind these myths to examine the reality of Welsh women both past and present and how the myth disguises the reality of oppression and subordination. + Join us for a Q&A with director Michelle Ryan.
Onwards and Outwards is made possible with support from the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
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He Named Me Malala
The Lady In The Van
Fri 27 Nov — Thu 3 Dec
Fri 27 Nov — Thu 3 Dec
USA/2015/87mins/PG. Dir: Davis Guggenheim.
UK/2015/104mins/12A. Dir: Nicholas Hytner. With: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, James Corden.
From L to R: He Named Me Malala, The Lady In The Van
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An inspiring look at the events leading up to the Taliban’s attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls’ education and the aftermath, including her powerful speech to the United Nations. This is an intimate portrait of the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Adventure Film Festival Tue 17 Nov + Tue 24 Nov + Tue 1 Dec Celebrating its fifth year and featuring the best in extreme sports and adventure films, come and experience an evening of adrenaline-pumping action through a selection of films that celebrate pushing mind and body to the limits. From mountain biking to skiing, kayaking to BASE-jumping, arduous expeditions and world-firsts, each of our three exciting film programmes includes something for everyone. For a full list of films and more information, please visit www.adventurefest.co.uk. * Not included in Bargain Tuesday. Regular ticket prices apply.
This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Bad Film Club:
The Apple Sun 1 Nov USA/1980/90mins/PG.
Allow The Bad Film Club to brighten your November with some 80s disco glitz and glamour set amongst the backdrop of a dystopian world where the X Factor seems to control the populace. The Apple tells the all-singing, all-dancing journey of a young couple drawn into the world of music and drugs accompanied by strange musical numbers and even stranger acting. Please note there is a live commentary during this movie. Please check on the night as movies are subject to change.
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From L to R: NT Live: Of Mice And Men, F For Fake
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Of Mice And Men
F For Fake
USA/2015/240mins/ctba. Dir: Anna D. Shapiro. With: Chris O’Dowd, James Franco.
France/1975/89mins/PG. Dir: Orson Welles. With: Orson Welles, Oja Kodat, François Reichenbach.
The hit Broadway production, filmed on stage in New York is a landmark revival of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play. A powerful and enduring portrait of the American spirit and a heart breaking testament to the bonds of friendship.
A twinkly eyed meditation on fake, front and movie make-believe. Welles presents the remarkable story of notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory, whose biography was being written by American journalist Clifford Irving, apparently intoxicated by the occult fabrication of talent and identity. There’s a wintry sadness and poignancy in his penultimate film, an elegant retreat into a hall of mirrors.
Thu 19 Nov
NT Encore:
Hamlet Sun 15 Nov
UK/2015/240mins/12A. Dir: Lyndsey Turner. With: Benedict Cumberbatch.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Mon 16 Nov
+ introduction and post-screening discussion with filmmaker and cult film fan Ben Ewart-Dean as we delve in to the realms of fact versus fiction.
Home Taping Sat 7 Nov
UK/1980-1985/72mins/no cert.
In the early 80s mainstream media was treated like a giant library to be plundered for provocative play and subversion. Whether filming their TV screen with a Super 8 camera or by deftly copying tape-to-tape, artists grabbed and juxtaposed disparate material to disrupt the dominant ideologies of the age and create new visual music. + Join us for an introduction from George Barber. See p5 for further details of the event and his exhibition at our gallery. Free but ticketed
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Clockwise from top: Brooklyn, Wings Of Desire, The Lobster, Gone With The Wind, Letter From An Unknown Woman
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Over this autumn we are bringing you films to fall in love with and films to break your heart. The magic act of falling in love can move mountains, but when things go wrong dizzying emotions can tear the world apart. Part of BFI Love, in partnership with Plusnet bfi.org.uk/love.
The Lobster
Brooklyn
UK/2015/118mins/15. Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos. With: Colin Farrell, Léa Seydoux, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Olivia Coleman.
Ireland/2015/112mins/12A. Dir: John Crowley. With: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Zegan.
A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a mate within forty-five days, with additional days won by capturing The Loners who live in The Woods. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choice. A man arrives with his brother (in the form of a dog) to navigate this dangerous dating scene.
Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant lured by the promise of America, departs the comfort of her mother’s home for New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis off her feet. But soon, her new life is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Fri 30 Oct — Thu 12 Nov
Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details. + Join us for a post-screening presentation, discussion and debate on Mon 9 Nov with Tinted Lens, a new collaboration between Chapter, Cardiff University and the BFI.
Wings Of Desire Sun 1 + Tue 3 Nov
Germany/1987/128mins/12. Dir: Wim Wenders. With: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander.
Damien and Cassiel are angels who watch over and move invisibly through the divided city of Berlin, watching, listening and comparing notes. They cannot directly change events and listen to the thoughts of citizens below, until Damien falls in love with a beautiful, lonely trapeze artist. A seductive and masterful reverie buoyed by the beautiful cinematography of the legendary Henri Alekan.
Gone With The Wind Sun 8 + Tue 10 Nov
USA/1939/238mins/PG. Dir: Victor Fleming. With: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell.
A sumptuous and unrivalled epic from the golden age of filmmaking and one of the first to be made in splendid Technicolor, the story of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler swept the Oscars in 1939. Scarlett is a petulant belle wreaking havoc on the lives of others in her pursuit of Ashley Wilkes and her dealings with Rhett. Their intimate stories are balanced gorgeously against the backdrop of seismic changes in the South during the American Civil War.
Fri 13 — Thu 26 Nov
Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
Brief Encounter Fri 13 — Tue 17 Nov
UK/1945/86mins/PG. Dir: David Lean. With: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway.
After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor and a suburban housewife enter into a muted but adoring, ultimately doomed, love affair. With its evocative noir-ish setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score and piercing performances veering from frazzled cynicism to an exquisite English trance of unhappiness, Lean’s defining drama is a classic of passionate reserve.
Letter From An Unknown Woman Sun 22 + Tue 24 Nov
USA/1948/86mins/U. Dir: Max Ophüls. With: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan, Mady Christians.
With sweeping, fluid camerawork and devastating central performances, this is the story of young Viennese dreamer Lisa and her desire for an unattainable man and the high-style world he inhabits. A grand, heart-breaking masterpiece suffused with opulence that resonates with sad and simple truths — just because one loves does not mean one is loved.
Doctor Zhivago Sun 29 Nov + Tue 1 Dec
USA/1965/193mins/PG. Dir: David Lean. With: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness.
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Lean’s adaptation is a sweeping epic spanning the Russian Revolution and beyond. Poet and physician Yevgraf Zhivago attempts to track down the long-lost daughter of his half-brother Yuri and his lover Lara. A tale of desire, infidelity and reignited love in the grand tradition of the Russian novel. + Join us for Adaptations on Sun 29 Nov. Adaptations is a monthly book-to-film discussion group.
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Cadw + Chapter Pop Up Screenings Caerphilly Castle: Fri 20 + Sat 21 Nov Join us in a truly extraordinary setting as we set off to Caerphilly Castle to continue our programme of site-specific screenings. There may be some warmth to be had in the twisted and tangled stories screened and the musical interventions by Welsh National Opera but that won’t be enough to stave off the winter chill of these all-but outdoor screenings so please dress warmly. Tickets are £15/£12 for 8pm screenings and £10/£8 for 5pm screenings and are available from our website www.chapter.org or from our Box Office 029 2030 4400.
Beauty And The Beast
Frozen Singalong
USA/1991/84mins/U. Dir: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson.
USA/2013/102mins/PG. Dir: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee. With: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad.
The spirited village girl Belle enters the Beast’s castle after he imprisons her father Maurice. With the help of his enchanted servants, including the matronly Mrs Potts, Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff for an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.
Fri 20 Nov
Sat 21 Nov
+ With a singalong warm up provided by Welsh National Opera.
Princess Bride Fri 20 Nov
UK/1987/98mins/PG. Dir: Rob Reiner. With Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Peter Falk, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant.
A beautiful young woman is captured by an arrogant prince to be his bride, but her heart belongs to her one true love who must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to find her. A delightful fairy tale adventure, with an intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance and comedy.
Phantom Of The Opera Sat 21 Nov
USA/1925/93mins/PG. Dir: Rupert Julian. With: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry.
A crazed masked man living in the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera falls in love with the voice of a young opera singer. Infatuated, he kidnaps her, dragging her to the depths below where she will sing only for him. A classic silent horror masterpiece. + With a live score performed by Steepways Sound Collective and pre-event musical intervention by Welsh National Opera.
Caerphilly Castle: Setting for Cadw + Chapter Pop Up Screenings
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Watch Africa Sat 21 Nov
Lamb
Celebrating the best of African cinema, covering areas across the continent, with engaging and interactive activities that bring fresh perspectives on its economic, social, political and cultural life. This year we focus on love stories that will make your heart beat faster. Part of BFI Love, in partnership with Plusnet bfi.org.uk/love.
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Egypt/1958/77mins/subtitles/ctba. Dir: Youssef Chahine. With: Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Youssef Chahine.
Zarafa
France/2015/78mins/PG. Dir: Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie.
Under a baobab tree, an old man tells a group of children the story of the undying friendship between Maki, a child aged 10, and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, who was sent as a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, Charles X. Hassan, Prince of the Desert, is instructed by the Pasha to deliver Zarafa to France. But Maki has made up his mind to do everything in his power to stop him, and makes it his mission to bring the giraffe back to its native land, even if it means risking his life.
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Lamb Ethiopia/2015/96mins/subtitles/ctba. Dir: Yared Zeleke. With: Rediat Amare, Kidist Siyum, Welela Assefa.
Young shepherd Ephraim is abandoned by his father and sent away to be looked after by relatives. He isn’t very good at farming, but he has a hidden talent: he is an excellent cook. One day, his uncle tells him that they have to sacrifice his sheep for the next religious feast. The young boy, however, is ready to do anything to save his only friend and return home. Official selection at Cannes 2015
Cairo Station Qinawi, a disabled peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma, an attractive young woman who sells cold drinks. While she treats Qinawi in a sympathetic way, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station. When she rejects Qinawi’s advances obsession turns to madness. + Join us for a Q&A following the screening.
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Stories Of Our Lives Kenya/2014/60mins/subtitles/ctba. Dir: Jim Chuchu.
In 2013 the Nest Collective in Kenya began collecting the stories of persons identifying as LGBTI and turned these stories into a series of short films. Sharing the often unheard queer experience in Africa, this is a powerful and inspiring anthology. + Join us for a Q&A following the screening.
8.30pm
Breathe Umphemulo South Africa/2015/90mins/subtitles/ctba. Dir: Mark DonfordMay. With: Noluthando Boqwana, Zamile Gantana, Sifiso Lupuzi.
This film adaptation of Puccini’s La Bohème under the musical direction of Malefane and Mandisi Dyantis tells the story of two star-crossed lovers Mimi and Lungelo who fight against the brutal realities of contemporary South Africa. Struggling for food, shelter and medication their attachment to each other strikes a chilling chord in our modern world. Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available.
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A selection of fabulous, family–friendly films every Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 3pm. Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact us for details of our Supportive Environment Screenings for families.
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Bill
USA/2015/89mins/U. Dir: Genndy Tartakovsky. With: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Nick Offerman.
UK/2015/94mins/PG. Dir: Richard Bracewell. With: Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas.
Dracula is now a grandad as Mavis and Jonathan welcome their own little monster into the family. Mavis is still torn between Transylvania and California, so Drac needs to teach his grandson the ways of the family before it’s too late.
When hopeless lute player and general layabout ‘Bill’ Shakespeare leaves his hometown to pursue his fortunes in London, he finds himself caught in a conspiracy to assassinate the queen in the latest offering from the creators of the BBC’s ‘Horrible Histories’.
Fri 23 Oct– Sun 1 Nov
Happy Bees + short films for children Sun 1 Nov
UK/1955-1966/78mins/U. Dir: Margaret Tait.
A celebration of Orcadian author, poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait, an early pioneer of cinema. Beautiful short films featuring poetic imagery of childhood and nature. See p25 for details.
Lady And The Tramp Sat 7 + Sun 8 Nov
USA/1955/76mins/U. Dir: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson. With: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts.
Pampered Lady feels left out when owners Jim Dear and Darling bring a baby into the house and Aunt Sarah introduces two nasty Siamese cats into the mix. On the wrong side of town, she bumps into the roguish and charming Tramp, who whisks her away on a romantic adventure.
Sat 14 + Sun 15 Nov
Audio descriptions and soft subtitles available, please see the calendar for details.
Zarafa
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Nov Belgium/2015/78mins/PG.
An old man tells the story of the undying friendship between ten year old Maki and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, who was sent as a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France. Maki makes it his mission to bring the giraffe back to its native land, even if it means risking his life. Part of Watch Africa, see p31 for full details.
Pan
Sat 28 + Sun 29 Nov USA/2015/111mins/PG. Dir: Joe Wright. With: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Jimmy Vee.
The story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
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Into Film Festival
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Mon 16 — Thu 19 Nov (Launch event on Wed 4 Nov)
Adult Beginners Animation
Chapter is proud to host a week of free film screenings and events for schools. For a full programme and information on how to book please visit www.intofilm.org/festival.
Learn a new craft at Chapter this November. Experiment with different hands-on animation techniques such as drawing, cut out, stop motion, paint on glass and sand animation, and experience the magic of bringing something to life. The course will be led by a professional animator from Winding Snake Productions and will run for six weeks.
Junior Moviemaker Sat 28 Nov 10.30am–12.30pm
If you’re aged 9–16 and an aspiring filmmaker, come and see what we have to offer. We watch and talk about short films and also screen the films you make. The short films shown at Junior Moviemaker screenings may contain scenes suitable for the BBFC’s PG certificate, therefore parental guidance is advised. Book tickets from our Box Office 029 2034 400. £1.50
Young Person’s Film Academy 2016 Throughout the year we run our popular Young Persons Film Academy. Aimed at young people between 9 and 12 years old who have a fledgling interest in film the Academy gives a great grounding in filmmaking processes and film language. The next Young Person’s Film Academy will run in January 2016, course spaces will be available from Tuesday 1 December. Email learning@chapter.org to register interest.
Sundays From Sun 1 Nov 4 –7pm (6-week course)
To book your place or for more information please visit www.windingsnake.com/workshops/adults/Animation-for-Adults.
Coming soon!
School Screening: We Went To War Mon 14 Dec 10am
School Screening and Launch of Interactive iPad resource followed by a Q & A with producer Rebekah Tolley.
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Associated Companies and Artists Chapter is home to theatre companies, dance companies, animation studios, printmakers, potters, graphic designers, motion designers, composers, filmmakers, magazine publishers, many individual, independent artists and more. Head to www.chapter.org for more details.
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They Will Have To Kill Us First (15) p22 10.30 Wings Of Desire (PG) p29 2.30 6.10 The Lobster (15) p29 Suffragette (12A) p24 8.45
The Lobster (15) p29 10.30 + 8.30 2.30 Suffragette (12A) p24 Suffragette (12A) + intro p24 6.10
Suffragette (12A) p24 10.30 They Will Have To Kill Us First (15) p22 The Lobster (15) p29
Carry on Screaming: Suffragette (12A) p24 11.00 2.30 The Lobster (15) p29 Mississippi Grind (15) p21 6.10 Suffragette (12A) p24 8.45
Lady And The Tramp (U) p32 Suffragette (12A) p24 Mississippi Grind (15) p21
Lady And The Tramp (U) p32 Mississippi Grind (15) p21 Suffragette (12A) p24
Suffragette (12A) p24 Mississippi Grind (15) p21
Mississippi Grind (15) p21 10.30 Gone With The Wind (PG) p29 2.00 6.15 The Lobster (15) p29 Suffragette (12A) p24 8.45
Suffragette (12A) p24 10.30 The Lobster (15) p29 Mississippi Grind (15) p21
Tue 3 Maw
Wed 4 Mer
Thu 5 Iau
Fri 6 Gwe
Sat 7 Sad
Sun 8 Sul
Mon 9 Llun
Tue 10 Maw
Wed 11 Mer
5.45 8.15
2.30 6.30 8.45
6.00 8.15
6.15 8.30
6.00 8.20
6.00 8.15
2.00–6.00
Bill (PG) p32 11.00 Bill (PG) p32 3.00 CDF: Don’t Think About… p16 2.00–5.00 NT Encore: Hamlet (12A) p27 1.30 Brief Encounter (PG) p29 5.15 The Program (15) 6.00 The Martian (12A) p22 7.15 Brooklyn (12A) p31 8.20
6.10 CDF: Studies For… p16 8.30
Sun 15 Sul
The Program (15) p22 Brief Encounter (PG) p29
Bill (PG) p32 11.00 + 3.00 5.40 Brooklyn (12A) p31 The Martian (12A) p22 8.15
Sat 14 Sad
Brief Encounter (PG) p29 6.30 The Program (15) p22 8.30
11.00 Carry On Screaming: The Martian (12A) p22 2.30 + 8.25 The Martian (12A) p22 Brooklyn (12A) p31 6.00
Fri 13 Gwe
8.00
8.00
6.00 8.45
Mississippi Grind (15) p21 10.30 CDF: Idiot-Syncrasy p14 Suffragette (12A) p24 2.30 The Lobster (15) p29 6.10 Taxi Tehran (ctba) p21 8.40
Thu 12 Mississippi Grind (15) p21 6.20 8.45 Iau Suffragette (12A) p24
Mississippi Grind (15) p21 Oska Bright (ctba) p21
The Lobster (15) + Tinted Lens p29 Taxi Tehran (ctba) p21
Experimentica: Richard Bowers Blow Up (18) p6 12.00 The Lobster (15) p29 2.00 Gone With The Wind (PG) p29 5.00
Home Taping + intro p5 12.00 Taxi Tehran (ctba) p21 6.00 The Lobster (15) p29 8.15
The Lobster (15) p29 Taxi Tehran (ctba) p21
Experimentica: Richard Bowers Blow Up (18) p6 They Will Have To Kill Us First (15) p22 Make More Noise!...(PG) p24
They Will Have To Kill Us First (15) p22 Thursday’s Child (no cert) p25
Mam (no cert) + Q&A p25 They Will Have To Kill Us First (15) p22
Chapter Moviemaker (adv18) p25 Make More Noise!...(PG) p24
BAFTA (TBC) (ctba) p22 6.00 CDF: Idiot-Syncrasy p14 The Lobster (15) p29 8.30
6.10 8.25
11.00 + 3.00 6.00 8.20
11.00 + 3.00 5.10 7.30
+ 8.45 2.30 6.10
6.20 8.40
+ 6.00 2.30 8.20
Suffragette (12A) p24 The Lobster (15) p29
Theatre / Theatr
1.00 Stories From A Crowded Room p13 2.00 5.00 8.15
Mon 2 Llun
Onwards And Outwards: Happy Bees (advPG) p25 Wings Of Desire (PG) p29 Bad Film Club: The Apple (PG) p26
Hotel Transylvania (U) p32 The Lobster (15) p29 Suffragette (12A) p24
Sun 1 Sul
11.00 + 3.00 5.30 8.00
Cinema 1 / Sinema 1 Cinema 2 / Sinema 2
Sunday Jazz p19
SWDFAS p19
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch p19
The Drones Comedy Club p19 ChapterLive p10
9.00
2.00
6.30–8.00
8.30 9.00
7.30
3.00-8.00
Pop Up Produce p10 First Thursday Of The Month p19
6.30–8.00
8.00
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch p19
Cardiff Storytelling Circle p19
Gallery / Oriel Events / Digwyddiadau
November / TACHWEDD
EXPERIMENTICA15 (p6-7) Wed 4 — Sun 8 Nov / Mer 4 — Sul 8 Tachwedd
GEORGE BARBER: AKULA DREAM (p4–5) Thu 1 Oct 2015 — Sun 10 Jan 2016 / Iau 1 Hydref 2015 — Sul 10 Ionawr 2016
Into Film p33 Brooklyn (12A) p31 The Martian (12A) p22
Wed 18 Mer
10.00 6.00 8.25
10.00 6.00 8.40 + 8.20 CDF: Yellow Towel p14 2.30 6.10
Into Film p33 10.30 The Unique Me p17 2.30 CDF: Cheap Lecture The Martian (12A) p22 6.00 and The Cow Piece p15 The Program (15) p22 Brooklyn (12A) p31 8.15
The Program (15) p22 10.30 + 8.40 CDF: Yellow Towel p14 Brooklyn (12A) p31 2.30 Taxi Tehran (ctba) p21 6.30
The Martian (12A) p22 10.30 Brief Encounter (PG) p29 The Program (15) p22
7.30 8.00
8.00
8.00
F For Fake (PG) + Chapter 13 p27 6.30 The Program (15) p22 8.40
Brooklyn (12A) p31 Letter From An Unknown Woman (U) p29 Adventure Film Festival (ctba) p26 Spectre (12A) p23
Spectre (12A) p23 10.30 + 5.45 2.30 Sicario (15) p23 Brooklyn (12A) p31 8.50
Sicario (15) p23 Spectre (12A) p23 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Carry On Screaming: The Lady In The Van (12A) p26 11.00 Spectre (12A) p23 2.30 + 8.10 The Lady In The Van (12A) p26 5.50
Pan (PG) p32 Spectre (12A) p23 The Lady In The Van (12A) p26
Pan (PG) p32 The Lady In The Van (12A) p26 Spectre (12A) p23
Spectre (12A) p23 The Lady In The Van (12A) p26
Tue 24 Maw
Wed 25 Mer
Thu 26 Iau
Fri 27 Gwe
Sat 28 Sad
Sun 29 Sul
Mon 30 Llun
6.10 The Greatest Liar In All… p18 8.40 Season’s Greetings p18
He Named Me Malala (PG) p26 Under Milk Wood (15) p23
Under Milk Wood (15) p23 Dr Zhivago (PG) + Adaptations p29 He Named Me Malala (PG) p26
Spectre (12A) p23 He Named Me Malala (PG) p26 Under Milk Wood (15) p23
Under Milk Wood (15) p23 He Named Me Malala (PG) p26
Sicario (15) p23 The Black Panthers: Vanguard…(ctba) p23
2.30 + 7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.00 7.30
Disgrifiadau Sain
Is–deitlau meddal
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch p19
Junior Moviemaker p33
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch p19
Offsite at Caerphilly Castle: Frozen Singalong (U) p29 Phantom Of The Opera (PG) p29
Offsite At Caerphilly Castle: Beauty And The Beast (PG) p29 Princess Bride (PG) p29 The Drones Comedy Club p19 ChapterLive p10
Clonc Yn Y Cwtch p19
6.30-8.00
10.30-12.30
6.30-8.00
8.00
5.00
8.00 8.30 9.00
5.00
6.30–8.00
Nodwch os gwelwch yn dda y gall y ddarpariaeth o Ddisgrifiadau Sain neu Is-deitlau Meddal newid ar y fynud olaf. Ffoniwch ein Swyddfa Docynnau neu ewch i’n gwe-fan i gadarnhau yn ystod yr wythnos y caiff y ffilm ei rhyddhau.
Please note Audio Descriptions and Soft Subtitles with film titles are subject to change. Please call our Box Office or visit our website to confirm on week of release.
6.30 8.30
2.30 5.00 8.45
2.30 Season’s Greetings p18 6.00 8.00
6.30 Season’s Greetings p18 8.30
6.00 Season’s Greetings p18 8.30
The Black Panthers: Vanguard…(ctba) p23 6.00 Season’s Greetings p18 Sicario (15) p23 8.30
Sicario (15) p23 Brooklyn (12A) p31
We ask all our audience members to refrain from eating and drinking in the cinema auditoria, except for bottles of water. Gofynnir i aelodau’r gynulleidfa beidio â bwyta nac yfed yn y sinema. Gallwch fynd â photeli o ddŵr i’r sinema gyda chi. AUDIO DESCRIPTION / Soft SubtitleS /
5.45 8.45
11.00 + 2.30 5.10 7.30
11.00 + 3.00 5.45 8.45
10.30 2.30 + 8.10 5.50
10.30 2.30 6.00 8.00
3.00 5.00 7.00
1.00 CDF: Good News From… p16 7.00 3.00 CDF: ODE TO THE ATTEMPT p15 9.00 6.00 8.30
The Black Panthers: Vanguard…(ctba) p23 6.00 Sicario (15) p23 8.30
Spectre (12A) p23 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Mon 23 Llun
5.45 8.50
Zarafa (PG) p31 Letter From An Unknown Woman (U) p29 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Zarafa (PG) p31 11.00 Man With a Movie Camera (U) + Harmonie Band p22 5.15 Spectre (12A) p23 7.30
Sun 22 Sul
Watch Africa: Lamb (ctba) p31 Watch Africa: Cairo Stories (ctba) + Q&A p31 Watch Africa: Stories Of Our Lives (ctba) p31 Watch Africa: Breathe Umphemulo (ctba) p31
Sat 21 Watch Africa: Zarafa (PG) p31 11.00 + 3.00 Sad Spectre (12A) p23 5.15 8.50 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Fri 20 Carry On Screaming: Brooklyn (12A) p31 11.00 The Black Panthers: Vanguard…(ctba) p23 6.00 The Unique Me p17 7.30 8.30 CDF: ODE TO THE ATTEMPT 8.00 Gwe Spectre (12A) p23 2.30 + 5.45 Sicario (15) p23 8.50 + Solo Performance p15 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Thu 19 Into Film p33 10.00 Iau NT Live: Of Mice And Men (12A) p27 7.00
Into Film p33 Adventure Film Festival (ctba) p26 Brooklyn (12A) p31
Tue 17 Maw
10.00 6.00 8.25
Into Film p33 Brooklyn (12A) p31 The Martian (12A) p22
Mon 16 Llun
Art in the Bar: Magda Archer #givemeeverythingandnothingbaby (p8) Mon 16 Nov 2015 — Sun 24 Jan 2016 / Llun 16 Tachwedd — Sul 24 Ionawr 2016