Current Films

Tickets are $15.00 across the board, unless noted otherwise

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Rating: M - contains coarse language and sexual reference

Running time: 2hr 3mins

DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING - one night only!

Sunday, 6 Oct at 6:30pm

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. On arrival in Jaipur they find not a romantic idyll (as promised by enticing advertisements), but a dusty, run-down shell of the Marigold's former self. Encouraged by the hotel's over-optimistic young manager (Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) and the beauty of India, the group of retirees tentatively embark on a new adventure...Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.

Starring British acting royalty Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson.

Shirley Valentine

Rating: M

Running time: 1hr 48mins

DOME SPOTLIGHT SCREENING - one night only!

Friday, 4 Oct at 7pm

Directed by Lewis Gilbert

1989 British romantic comedy drama about a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. She compares scenes in her current life to how she used to be, and feels stagnated and in a rut. But when she best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a better light. On her trip, she begins to enjoy her new-found independence while she rekindles her childhood dreams and youthful love of life.

Winner of BAFTA Best Actress award 1990
Oscar Nominee for Best Actress 1990

Iris and the Men

Rating: M - Sex scenes & offensive language

Running time: 1hr 38mins

STARTING 10 OCT

Directed by Caroline Vignal

After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a new comedy about reignited desire in the modern age, a playful, joyous and conversation-starting delight.

“They’re not”. This is how Iris (Calamy) answers her doctor when she is asked how things are going with her husband (Vincent Elbaz). The words slip from her mouth like a brutal realisation: how long has it been since they last made love? Yet everything else is great: her partner loves her, they have two happy daughters, she runs a successful medical practice, lives in a beautiful apartment and has the best friends one could hope for... But soon Iris will be turning 50. It is a stranger who whispers the seed of an idea: “Take a lover”. So she dares open Pandora’s box, and hesitantly registers herself on a dating app. Immediately, men start to appear, as if it were raining…

French with English subtitles

Rosalie

Rating: M - Sex scenes & self-harm references

Running time: 1hr 51mins

STARTING 11 OCT

Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto

Set in 1870s France, Rosalie, portrayed by the radiant Nadia Tereszkiewicz, is an extraordinary young woman harboring a secret. Abel (Benoît Magimel), an indebted tavern owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. When Rosalie defiantly decides to embrace her unconventional appearance, the central question emerges: Can Abel truly love her and see beyond her physical differences, once he discovers the truth?

Rosalie draws inspiration from the experiences of historical figures, weaving a passionate and empowering drama that serves as a beautifully crafted parable on intolerance and attitudes toward body diversity.

Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto, known for her acclaimed debut The Dancer, Rosalie tenderly explores the triumph of hope and love in a world marked by prejudice.


French with English subtitles

SHOW ME SHORTS - The Sampler

Rating: M - Offensive language, nudity & suicide references

Running time: 1hr 45mins

Friday, 18 October at 7pm

***$20 tickets***
Text 027 590 2117 to reserve a beanbag or sofa

The Sampler

Highlights of the festival are collected together in this package of short films. Equal parts moving and silly, you’ll find here stories of triumph, friendship, fantastic creatures, and familial love. Stars include the likes of Joanna Lumley and Ben Whishaw, alongside local actors who shine. An excellent way to sample Show Me Shorts like a box of chocolates. Join us for some sweet treats!


My Week With Maisy
Drama, 18 mins, United Kingdom

The Sea Inside Her
Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand

Room Taken
Drama, 18 mins, Ireland

Good Boy
Drama, 16 mins, United Kingdom

Rochelle
Drama, 20 mins, New Zealand

African Family Dinner
Comedy, 13 mins, Norway

Favourites
Comedy, 5 mins, Australia


SHOW ME SHORTS - Aotearoa Ka Awatea

Rating: M - Violence, domestic violence, offensive language & drug use.

Running time: 1hr 37mins

Saturday, 19 October at 7pm

***$20 tickets***
Text 027 590 2117 to reserve a beanbag or sofa

Aotearoa - Ka Awatea

The characters in this collection of homegrown short films are making sense of the world after a difficult time or crisis. They rise to meet their challenges, be they connection, redemption, justice, closure, understanding or peace. Ka pō, ka ao, ka awatea. From within the darkness comes light and a new day.


Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue)
Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand

My Dying Place
Documentary, 20 mins, New Zealand

Bottle Money
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand

Diary of a Head Injury
Documentary, 7 mins, New Zealand

Payback
Drama, 12 mins, New Zealand

Honey Kaha
Blaxploitation, 19 mins, New Zealand

What'll It Be Today?
Comedy, 2 mins, New Zealand


Scrapper

Rating: M - violence

Running time: 1hr 24mins

STARTING 26 SEPT

Directed by Charlotte Regan

Following her mother’s death, a resourceful 12-year-old girl, Georgie (Lola Campbell), continues to live alone in their London-outskirts flat. She makes money stealing bikes with her friend, Ali (Alin Uzun), and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. It works like a charm until Jason (Harris Dickinson, Triangle of Sadness) shows up. Apparently, he’s her father – so long estranged that she doesn’t recognise him. Sizing him up as a rubbish dad (absent, messy, can’t cook), Georgie wonders why he’s suddenly taking an interest. Especially when she’s doing just fine on her own, thank you very much.

Scrapper is a vibrant, joyful, imaginative story that is full of aesthetic energy and heart-warming charm. Dickinson and Campbell bring a magical quality to this father-daughter story of two emotionally tangled people: a grieving kid thrust into adulthood and father in over his head.

Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2023

Thelma

Rating: M - Offensive language

Running time: 1hr 37mins

STARTING 19 SEPT

Directed by Josh Margolin

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Thelma Post (Oscar nominee June Squibb) is a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (The White Lotus’ Fred Hechinger) sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend (Richard Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.

Inspired by a real-life experience of Margolin’s own grandmother, Margolin shines the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail (Posey), son-in-law Alan (Gregg), or grandson Danny might believe.