FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS
SPRING CINEMA PROGRAMME @ NERVE CENTRE AND BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL
MONDAY 3 APRIL – WEDNESDAY 31 MAY 2017 COMING THIS SEASON: AMERICAN HONEY // DANCER // PATERSON // TONI ERDMANN // SILENCE //
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APRIL FILMS
MONDAY 3 APRIL @ 7PM
WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL @ 7.30PM
UK/USA.2016. Director: Andrea Arnold. Cast: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough. Duration: 2hrs.43mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre
UK/USA.2016. Director: Antonio Campos. Cast: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Timothy Simons, Tracy Letts. Duration: 1hr.59mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre
AMERICAN HONEY
Star is an 18 year-old living in poverty with no direction or goals in her life – apart from taking care of her stepsiblings. On one fateful day, Star comes across Jake and his band of ‘lost children’. What follows is a road trip full of wild times, self-reflection, and discovery as Star faces the inevitability of adulthood. “Magnificently realistic, unquestionably hip, truly authentic and full of exceptional performances from its young cast…” Paul Heath, The Hollywood News
2 APRIL/MAY FILMS
CHRISTINE
The true story of Christine Chubbuck, an ambitious TV news reporter in the 1970s. Christine is struggling with depression, loneliness and professional frustrations as she tries to develop her career. The tragic outcome is Christine’s on air suicide. “Hall’s intense performance is unflinching and gives a real sense of a woman desperate for connection who, instead, finds herself gradually imploding.” Amber Wilkinson, EyeForFilm
MONDAY 10 APRIL @ 7PM
BLEED FOR THIS
USA.2016. Director: Ben Younger. Cast: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal. Duration: 1hr.57mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he’d ever walk again, made one of sport’s most incredible comebacks. “Teller fights ‘til he wins or drops.” Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
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MONDAY 8 MAY @ 7PM
DANCER
UK/Russia/Ukraine/USA.2016. Director: Steven Cantor. Cast: Jade Hale-Christofi, Sergei Polunin. Duration: 1hr.25mins. Cert: 12. Venue: Nerve Centre
WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL @ 7PM
PATERSON
USA/France/Germany. 2016. Director: Jim Jarmusch. Cast: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Duration: 1hr.58mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre Paterson is a bus driver in the town of the same name, who writes poetry in his spare time. At home, he lives with his wife, Laura, who dreams of making her fortune, perhaps with a cupcake business, or perhaps by becoming a country singer. As we experience a week in his life, we follow his daily routine at work and at home, meet his friends, acquaintances and strangers, listen to his poetry and learn more about him. “Beautifully observed, deceptively simple and crammed with loving little details, Paterson is an unassuming gem.” Freda Cooper, Talking Pictures
Ukrainian Sergei Polunin is a talented ballet dancer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest talents of his generation. However, after just two years dancing professionally with the Royal Ballet, he suddenly quit the company. Polunin’s story is far from unique. His family sacrificed everything to get him the training and education he needed to reach his potential. He is also not the first dancer to suffer from depression or substance abuse problems, and Polunin has never been quiet about his struggles or his disillusionment with dancing. “An extraordinary film.” Amanda Clarke, Toronto Film Scene APRIL/MAY FILMS 3
MAY FILMS
MONDAY 22 MAY @ 7PM
WEINER
MONDAY 15 MAY @ 7PM
SILENCE
USA/Taiwan/Mexico.2016. Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson. Duration: 2hrs.41mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre
Silence follows the 1640 mission of two Portuguese Jesuit priests, Father Rodrigues and Father Garrpe, as they sneak into Japan to propagate the outlawed faith of Christianity and to search for their missing mentor, Father Ferreira. News has reached Portugal that Ferreira was tortured until he apostatised by stepping on an image of Christ. Refusing to accept this rumour, Rodrigues and Garrpe arrive to discover a land of crumbled churches and blood-soaked soil. Nominated for an Oscar
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“One of Scorsese’s most tortured accounts of spiritual exile.” Richard Combs, Sight & Sound 4 MAY FILMS
USA.2016. Directors: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg. Cast: Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Jordan Zain Weiner. Duration: 1hr.36mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre Anthony Weiner was a young congressman on the brink of higher office when a sexting scandal forced a humiliating resignation. Just two years later, he ran for Mayor of New York City, betting that his ideas would trump his indiscretions. He was wrong! Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award “All on camera: a politician unbound – and stranger than satire.” Leigh Singer, Sight & Sound
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WEDNESDAY 24 MAY @ 7PM
MONDAY 29 MAY @ 7PM
New Zealand.2016. Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve. Cast: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr. Duration: 1hr.32mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre
USA.2016. Director: Clay Tweel. Cast: Steve Gleason, Mike Gleason, Michel Varisco-Gleason, Scott Fujita. Duration: 1hr.15mins. Cert: 15. Venue: Nerve Centre
It turns out that tickling is no laughing matter. At least, not when young men are recruited to appear in tickling fetish videos only to be later blackmailed and threatened by an elusive production company, as New Zealand journalist David Farrier discovers in his intriguing debut documentary.
When he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and family work to raise money for other patients as his own health declines.
TICKLED
“By the time Tickled fades out no-one is laughing.” Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
GLEASON
“There’s no escaping the devastating sight of a man leaving messages for a son that he’ll never see grow up.” Matt Looker, Total Film ****
WEDNESDAY 31 MAY @ 7PM
THE SALESMAN (FORUSHANDE)
Iran/France.2016. Director: Asghar Farhadi. Cast: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Nellie. Duration: 2hrs.5mins. Cert: PG-13. Language: Persian, English. Venue: Nerve Centre Forced to leave their home, Iranian couple Ranaa and Emad rent an apartment from a work colleague. Unaware that the previous tenant was a prostitute with many clients, they settle into their new home. By a nasty turn of events, one of the clients pays a visit to the apartment one night while Ranaa is home alone, and the aftermath has a devastating impact on the couple’s lives. Winner of the Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film. MAY FILMS 5
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MONDAY 24 APRIL @ 6PM
TONI ERDMANN PREMIERE
Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Romania.2016. Director: Maren Ade. Cast: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn. Duration: 2hrs.42mins. Cert: 15 A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter Ines by creating an outrageous alter ego (Toni) and posing as her CEO’s life coach. As Toni, Winfried doesn’t hold back, and Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life. Won the International Critics’ Prize at Cannes 2016. Nominated for an Oscar® “Strikingly original, brilliantly acted, this serio-comic masterpiece constantly swerves expectations.” Jamie Graham, Total Film *****
6 MAY FILMS
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WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL @ 7PM
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE PREMIERE
UK/USA.2016. Director: André Øvredal. Cast: Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond. Duration: 1hr.26mins. Cert: 15 Detectives investigating a break-in at a house have found a family massacred and, in the basement, a young woman half buried in dirt looking as if she just stepped out of a shower. There are no obvious marks on her body of what might have killed her. But as her body gives up its secrets, it becomes clear that the young woman has suffered a shocking death. The English language debut film from André Øvredal, the Norwegian director of cult hit Trollhunter. “One of the best horror movies of the year.” Jennie Kermode, EyeForFilm
THURSDAY 27 APRIL @ 7PM
PREVENGE PREMIERE
UK.2016. Director: Alice Lowe. Cast: Gemma Whelan, Jo Hartley, Alice Lowe. Duration: 1hr.28mins. Cert: 15 In her directorial debut, writer-director Alice Lowe demonstrates that she has learnt a few tricks of the trade over the years. Her work on the script for Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers peers through and for anyone who has seen the 2012 cult classic will know just what to expect from Prevenge. After the death of her husband, Ruth (Lowe) learns she is pregnant but rather than take her pregnancy lightly, she sets out on a path of vengeance against those who caused her husband to die – prompted by strange voices coming from her unborn baby. Nominated for a British Independent Film Award “Prevenge is an exceptional, original take on the revenge thriller.” Kat Hughes, The Hollywood News
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