Sligo Film Society 2024/25

All We Imagine as Light

Thu. 16 Jan. 2025, 8pm

Director: Payal Kapadia
Cast: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
Info: 115 mins | India | 2024 |15

A delicate ode to female friendship, Payal Kapadia’s narrative debut brilliantly captures the pace, colours and atmosphere of life in modern Mumbai. Nurse Prabha’s routine is upset when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger, more rebellious roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her secret boyfriend. Their colleague Parvaty fights to stay in her home without the requisite paperwork from her late husband. A trip to a beach town allows them each to find a space for their desires to manifest.

Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat

Thu. 30 Jan. 2025, 8pm

Director: Johan Grimonprez
Stars: Louis Armstrong, Fidel Castro, Malcolm X
Info: 150 mins | France-Belgium | 2024

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the US State Department sends ‘jazz ambassadors’ Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, and Duke Ellington to Congo, a newly independent, resource-rich African nation, to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup that would lead to the assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. In the months that follow, drummer Max Roach leads Maya Angelou in a protest at the United Nations. Belgian director Johan Grimonprez’s bravura cinematic essay, drawn from a wealth of archival footage, newsreels, testimonials, and newly uncovered home movies, won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation at the Sundance Film Festival.

Bird

Thu. 6 Feb. 2025, 8pm

Director: Andrea Arnold
Stars: Nykiya Adams, Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski
Info: 119 mins | UK | 2024 | Cert: 15A

Gravesend, England. 12-year-old Bailey lives in a dilapidated apartment with her caring but immature father Bug. When Bug abruptly announces he’s marrying his girlfriend, a furious Bailey runs away and spends the night outdoors. The next morning, she meets a mysterious stranger named Bird who is searching for his own parents. It’s a chance encounter that sets off a series of strange and life-changing events for Bailey and those around here…

The latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, American Honey) elegantly combines social and magical realism in this unusual and heartfelt film. Bird is beautifully shot, boasts a killer soundtrack of smartly-utilised pop hits, and features exceptional performances from Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and newcomer Nykiya Adams.

How to make millions before grandma dies

Thu. 13 Feb. 2025, 8pm

Director: Pat Boonnitipat
Stars: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum, Sanya Kunakorn, Sarinrat Thomas, Tontawan Tantivejakul
Info: 125 mins | Thailand | 2024 | Club

Once top of his class as a child, M now wastes his days gaming and lives off his mother. When his cousin Mui inherits a large fortune after dutifully caring for their ailing grandfather, M decides to become carer for his maternal grandmother. She has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and he hopes to be rewarded once she passes away.

Despite his usual indifference to his family, M’s selfishness begins to dissipate in the face of his grandmother’s vulnerability and failing health. What follows is at times a greedy family farce, but also a feel-good, sunny, gracious portrait of family life. It’s a sentimental journey to redemption that is inspired by a true story. Don’t forget to bring your tissues!

Nickel Boys

Thu. 20 Feb. 2025, 8pm

Director: RaMell Ross
Stars: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Info: 140 mins | USA | 2024 | Cert: 12A

Florida, the 1960s. African-American teenager Elwood is sent to the Nickel Academy reform school after being falsely accused of car theft. There, he meets and befriends fellow inmate Turner. Together, the boys dream of freedom as they attempt to endure the abuses inflicted upon them by the school’s cruel officials. The two teenagers’ shared experiences create a bond that will have ramifications for decades to come.

In this extraordinary adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel, director RaMell Ross boldly tells the story almost exclusively from the first-person perspectives of the two main characters. It’s an audacious formal gambit that pays off to stunning effect: this is a vital reckoning with history and one of the best American films of recent years.

Sligo Film Society will meet every Thursday at 8pm. Admission €10 / €8 (conc.)

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All We Imagine as Light

The Last Dance

Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat

Bird

How to make millions before grandma dies

Nickel Boys

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Sligo Film Society will meet every Thursday at 8pm.
Admission €10 / €8 (conc.)

Anora CANCELLED