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The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller’s rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. Watch out for Louis Armstrong leading a jam session on Basin Street Blues in a speakeasy in Harlem, and singer Frances Langford doing Chattanooga Choo-Choo in a well-boned strapless dress

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What a delight The Sapphires is! Set at the height of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement and brimming with Motown hits, this portrait of a late 1960s girl group – Australia’s answer to The Supremes – is a celebration of great music and triumph in the face of adversity.

The Sapphires are four young Aboriginal girls – Gail, Julie, Kay and Cynthia – who are discovered one night in a dusty outback tavern by lanky, often soused Irish-born talent scout Dave (Chris O’Dowd). With ...]]> Showing: Sunday 19 May  at 8pm 
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre

As part of Bealtaine Festival 2013

What a delight The Sapphires is! Set at the height of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement and brimming with Motown hits, this portrait of a late 1960s girl group – Australia’s answer to The Supremes – is a celebration of great music and triumph in the face of adversity.

The Sapphires are four young Aboriginal girls – Gail, Julie, Kay and Cynthia – who are discovered one night in a dusty outback tavern by lanky, often soused Irish-born talent scout Dave (Chris O’Dowd). With a sharp ear for honey-tinged voices, he convinces the girls to switch their act from country and western to rhythm and blues.

Dave vows to make The Sapphires shine. And against all odds, he pulls it off: the Sapphires’ first gig takes them to war-torn Southeast Asia, where they entertain the troops.

The affable O’Dowd is so endearing as Dave that he would nearly steal the show – if it weren’t for the sparkling presence and irrepressible charm of his co-stars. The Sapphires is a gem of a film – and be sure to stay for the closing credits for some final fun surprises. – Toronto International Film Festival 2012

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Pilgrim Hill tells the story of Jimmy Walshe, a middle-aged bachelor farmer living in rural Ireland. Regarded by his neighbours as a harmless misfit, Jimmy has spent all his adult life as the caretaker of the crumbling family farm on the outskirts of a small town. He is limited, non-educated, isolated, yet through relentless determination gets through each day as best he can by keeping a smile on his face. Jimmy also cares for his ill, bed-ridden father as well as dealing with the daily routine of running the farm. ...]]> Showing: Sunday 26 May at 8pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre

Pilgrim Hill tells the story of Jimmy Walshe, a middle-aged bachelor farmer living in rural Ireland. Regarded by his neighbours as a harmless misfit, Jimmy has spent all his adult life as the caretaker of the crumbling family farm on the outskirts of a small town. He is limited, non-educated, isolated, yet through relentless determination gets through each day as best he can by keeping a smile on his face. Jimmy also cares for his ill, bed-ridden father as well as dealing with the daily routine of running the farm. Life has been 
tough on Jimmy over the years, coping with isolation and loneliness, but things are about to get worse, as life hits a very rough patch. Pilgrim Hill aims to shed light on the dark side of rural Ireland, where middle-aged men and women are living out their lives in isolation and loneliness. – Galway Film Fleadh 2012

Winner – Best Irish Feature, Galway Film Fleadh, 2012
Winner – Gerard Barrett, IFB Rising Star, IFTA 2013

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Summer in the GDR in 1980. Barbara, a doctor, has submitted an application to emigrate to the West. She is punished by being posted away from the capital to a hospital in a small town. Jörg, her lover in the West, is busy planning her escape via the Baltic Sea. It’s a waiting game for Barbara. Her new flat, the neighbours, summer and the countryside no longer hold any charms for her. Although she is attentive to her young patients in the department for paediatric surgery under her new boss, ...]]> Showing: Sunday 28 April at 8pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre

Summer in the GDR in 1980. Barbara, a doctor, has submitted an application to emigrate to the West. She is punished by being posted away from the capital to a hospital in a small town. Jörg, her lover in the West, is busy planning her escape via the Baltic Sea. It’s a waiting game for Barbara. Her new flat, the neighbours, summer and the countryside no longer hold any charms for her. Although she is attentive to her young patients in the department for paediatric surgery under her new boss, André, she is deliberately cool to her colleagues. Her life, she thinks, will begin later. André confuses her. First there’s his unshakable faith in her professional abilities, then there’s way he cares, and his winning smile. What makes him cover up for her when she helps Stella, a young runaway? Is he spying on her? Is he in love? Barbara begins to lose her grip on herself, her plans and her heart.  The day of her planned escape approaches. After GESPENSTER (2005) and YELLA (2007) this marks Christian Petzold’s third outing in the Berlinale’s Competition programme. His new work once again centres on a woman who seems to drift through life like a phantom. Hers is a life in which the fear of surveillance seems to be firmly embedded in all interpersonal relationships

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A massive box office success in Québec, Ken Scott’s comedic Starbuck tracks a likeable middle-aged loser as he wrestles with regret and responsibility. Hapless deliveryman David Wozniak gets parking tickets at every single stop along his route, has thugs on his tail for massive overdue loans, and his girlfriend announced that she was pregnant just before dumping him. These, however, are the least of David’s concerns when he returns home to find a lawyer in his kitchen. The past is back to haunt him in the form of a class-action ...]]> Showing: Sunday 26 May at 8pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre

A massive box office success in Québec, Ken Scott’s comedic Starbuck tracks a likeable middle-aged loser as he wrestles with regret and responsibility. Hapless deliveryman David Wozniak gets parking tickets at every single stop along his route, has thugs on his tail for massive overdue loans, and his girlfriend announced that she was pregnant just before dumping him. These, however, are the least of David’s concerns when he returns home to find a lawyer in his kitchen. The past is back to haunt him in the form of a class-action lawsuit, launched by 142 of the 533 children who resulted from the 648 sperm donations he deposited over 20 years ago.

David turns to his best friend Paul, a lawyer and father of an unruly brood, who is eager to defend David’s right to privacy in this landmark case. But a package of photos of David’s progeny arrives, inspiring a clandestine search for his children and a poignant attempt at anonymous fatherhood. – Seattle International Film Festival 2012

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Sachi is an introverted little girl. Her mother dies unexpectedly and although she doesn’t shed a tear, her pain is nonetheless deep and keen. Helpless, Sachi’s father dons his starched shirt and perfect tie and tries his best pick up his work-a-day routine once more. Sachi’s only comfort is a necklace with a ring that belonged to her mother. This keepsake helps Sachi to believe that her mother is always near, protecting her. Bereft, lonely and consumed by grief, her father descends at home into a kind of dementia. And ...]]> Showing: Wednesday 25 April at 8pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre