Sunday 23rd September Loving Vincent UK (2017) 1 hr 37 mins Dir: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Loving Vincent takes place a year after Vincent van Gogh’s death following Armand Roulin as he investigates what exactly caused van Gogh to take his own life. We follow Armand as he explores the people and places surrounding Vincent in his final weeks. The entire film was hand painted in oil by over 125 different artists bringing about 80 of Vincent’s most famous paintings to life
Sunday 14th October I am not a Witch UK/ France (2017) 1hr 33mins Dir: Rungano Nyoni In a remote Zambian village, a nine-year-old girl is accused of being a witch and given a stark choice: accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered lifeas a sorceress, or cut her ties with local tradition and be transformed into a goat that may be killed and eaten for supper. Bewilderingly, strange yet terrifically sure-footed feature debut from writer-director Rungano Nyoni
Sunday 11th November Aurore - I Got life France (2017) 1hr 29 mins Dir: Blandine Lenoir Aurore is 50-ish and soon to become a grandmother. She feels she might as well be invisible as far as the world is concerned. Her boss can’t remember her name and even automatic doors fail to react as she approaches them. Is her future just a desert of loneliness and physical decline? Blending comedy, drama and romance. Starring Amelie’s Audrey Tautou.
For full details of Cinema Obscura’s 2018 -19 season of films contact Eddie Gaines on 01984 624657