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Sands 24: Mami Wata (12A)
Award-winning director C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, imagines a fictional African village, not yet affected by the Western norms shaping the lands around them, but instead reliant upon the water goddess, Mami Wata, for survival. When the authority of the Goddess' intermediary, Mama Efe, is challenged, and the village's synergy is threatened, it is up to...
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Sands 24: Mami Wata (12A)
Award-winning director C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, imagines a fictional African village, not yet affected by the Western norms shaping the lands around them, but instead reliant upon the water goddess, Mami Wata, for survival. When the authority of the Goddess' intermediary, Mama Efe, is challenged, and the village's synergy is threatened, it is up to...
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Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Pay what you can: £10, £8, £6
Anna Hints' atmospheric, almost mystical, feature-length documentary debut invites us to become part of a supportive, witty, sweaty female collective who gather in a traditional Estonian smoke sauna, as their mothers and grandmothers have done before them. With an ethereal soundtrack and intimate cinematography, the film is both deeply personal and strikingly universal as...
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Sands 24: Welcome to Collinwood (15)
Pay what you can: £20, £18, £16
The Russo brothers' second feature, Welcome to Collinwood, produced by Steven Soderbergh, is packed with offbeat charm and infectious energy. A motley crew of small-time crooks hatch a hilariously disastrous plan to pull off the ultimate heist in Collinwood, a rundown neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio (the Russos' beloved hometown). The ensemble cast featuring George...
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Sands 24: Silent Roar (N/C 15)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Meet Dondo, a teenage surfer on the Isle of Lewis, grappling with the unresolved grief of his father's mysterious disappearance at sea. As he navigates the challenges of school, his crush on Sas, and the arrival of an eccentric new minister, Dondo's world is suddenly rocked by cosmic visions. Louis McCartney's portrayal of Dondo...
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Sands 24: This Much I Know... with Debra Zane
FREE but please book
Award-winning US casting director Debra Zane offers a rare insight into how major films and TV shows are really cast, offering behind-the-scenes stories about how actors really land the parts. Zane has worked with some of the most successful directors in the business, including Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Bill Condon,...
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Sands 24: Sometimes I Think About Dying (N/C 12A)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Fran (Daisy Ridley) spends her days in a cubicle of a depressing Oregonian office, committed to avoiding any unnecessary contact with her coworkers. She functions like a ghost, and prefers daydreaming (mostly about her own death!) to small talk. But then a new colleague, Robert, joins the company. He is charming, friendly, and determined...
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Sands 24: Achilles (15)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
In his directorial debut, Farhad Delaram takes us on a journey between cities in contemporary Iran. Farid, nicknamed Achilles, is a Tehran-based filmmaker who gives up on his artistic ambitions and instead, works the night shift in an underfunded hospital, disheartened by a political system entrenched in corruption and abuse. In the psychiatric ward,...
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Sands 24: Wolfwalkers (PG)
Pay What You Can £8.00 / £6.00 / £4.00
Wolfwalkers is the third and final installment of Tomm Moore's Irish Folklore Trilogy of acclaimed animated films, following The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). Oscar-nominated, Wolfwalkers is a fantastical story of friendship, family, and fighting for what you believe in. Set in Ireland in 1650, we follow Robyn as...
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Sands 24: Maestra (N/C 12A)
Pay What You Can £10.00 / £8.00 / £6.00
Five remarkable conductors from across the globe prepare for and compete in La Maestra --- the world's only competition for female conductors. Maggie Contreras' debut feature documentary delves into the lives of these women through intimate footage capturing their everyday moments --- from studying and rehearsing with families by their side to navigating the...
