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THIS IS GOING TO BE BIGTOWN HALL
Sunday 17 March Doors 11:00 AM | Session 11:20 AM | End 1:35 PM Director: Thomas Charles Hyland | 2023 | Australia | 100 mins | 12 | Documentary A humorous and heart-warming story unfolds when a cast of neurodiverse teenagers confront their own challenges, dreams and desires as they prepare for their first high school musical. Followed by Q&A with Thomas Charles Hyland (director) and Dan English (deputy principal Ravenscliffe School) |
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PICTURE HOUSE
Sunday 17 March Doors 11:00 AM | Session 11:30 AM | End 1:50 PM Director: Kaouther Ben Hania | 2023 | Tunisia/France | 107 mins | 15 | Documentary | Arabic with subtitles
Kaouther Ben Hania blends documentary and drama in this Oscar-nominated film that explores the case of two missing sisters in Tunisia, and the family that mourns them. Followed by Q&A with Elhum Shakerifar (producer/ curator with Hakawati) |
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FROM CUBA TO BRADFORD AND BEYONDTOWN HALL
Sunday 17 March Doors 11:15 AM | Session 11:30 AM | End 12:55 PM Louise Wadley in conversation with director Kim Hopkins and producer Margareta Szabo for an exploration of documentary filmmaking, including exclusive preview footage from an upcoming project.
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TOWN HALL
Sunday 27 March Doors 2:00 PM | Session 2:20 PM | End 4:50 PM Director: Lea Glob | 2022 | France | 116 mins | 15 | Documentary | French with subtitles
A mesmerising film about art, love, motherhood, friendship, sexuality, representation and how to succeed in a world dominated by patriarchy, capitalism and war without losing oneself. Followed by Q&A with Lea Glob (director) |
An elderly lama sees the extraordinary change coming to Bhutan with democracy and sends his young disciple on an unusual quest to get him two guns before the full moon.
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | 2023 | Bhutan | 107 mins | PG | Some Bhutanese with subtitles
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Promising young volleyball player Sofia is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost.
Director: Lillah Halla | 2023 | Brazil | 99 mins | 15 | Portuguese with subtitles |
SHORT FILM COMPETITIONPICTURE HOUSE
Sunday 17 March Doors 6:00 PM | Session 6:30 PM | End 9:00 PM Eleven short films, including one WORLD PREMIERE, followed by Q&A with filmmakers and festival awards ceremony.
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