Western Ukraine, on the eve of a traditional carnival. Pamfir returns to his family after months of absence. Their love is so unconditional that when his only child starts a fire in the prayer house, Pamfir has no other choice but to reconnect with his troubled past to repair his son’s fault. He will be taken on a risky path with irreversible consequences.
Debut feature-length film for Ukranian director Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
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Following the successful ‘Short Season of 5 Films’ held in April and May of this year, the Committee met recently and agreed to present a further season of 10 films, beginning in November and running through to April 2024. The dates for your diary will be:
Tuesday 14 November
Thursday 7 December
Wednesday 17 January
Tuesday 23 January
Wednesday 14 February
Thursday 29 February
Wednesday 13 March
Thursday 28 March
Wednesday 3 April
Wednesday 17 April
As soon as film titles can be matched to these dates, we will let you know. Many of you will already be aware that, as for the short season earlier this year, the number of contemporary films available for hire and licensing by clubs like ours is now extremely limited as most are ‘streamed’. Sadly therefore, it is no longer practical to provide a list of films from which members can make a preferred choice, as we have done in the past. However, please do get in touch with me or with our Membership Secretary, Malcolm Reid, if you would like to recommend a title: it just might be available!
I’m sure you will also be aware that since 2019, when we last presented a Film Club programme, costs have risen considerably. Based on present membership numbers and the total costs of hiring our venue – The Studio in Chelmsford – and paying the licensing fees for the films, the Membership Fee for 2023-24 to cover these costs will be £70: the guest ticket will be £12. If you have been to any cinema recently, I feel sure you will see that the increased membership fee still represents extremely good value for money for our 10 films. Even the guest price compares favourably with The Studio’s charge for films (£13 to £16.50 plus £1.50 booking fee).
Given the Club’s present, modest, reserve fund, it is vital that current membership numbers be maintained and, hopefully, increased if the Club is to have a future. As a committee, we will do everything we can to reduce our costs – for example, in the way we publicise the programme.
I do hope you will be able to continue your membership and encourage as many new members as you can to join as we embark on our new season, our 34th in Chelmsford. I look forward to hearing from you and will be in touch with you again shortly.
Chelmsford Theatre Studio – Tuesday 9th May @ 8PM (Doors open 7:00)
Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman, is on trial in St. Omer for causing the death of her 15-month-old child by leaving her on a beach to be swept away by the tide. Roma, a budding novelist, is interested in the case, for personal reasons, and travels from Paris to observe the trial.
