Show Me Shorts - Film Festival 2025
Thursday 16 October 2025
7:00 PM
The Sampler Highlight short films from the festival are collected in this tasty package. Inspiring and thoughtful stories include a boxing nun, an AI robot, a dedicated teacher and a Palestinian man trying to return home. Much loved stars Hugh Bonneville, Marlon Williams, Thomas Sainsbury and Alison Bruce make an appearance. We have some fun with an out - of - his - depth dad at a twirling Rating: M Violence, offensive language, sexual references & content that may disturb
Space available: 50+
Sunday 26 October 2025
1:00 PM
Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 30 October 2025
7:00 PM
STARRING: Ralph Fiennes As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together. 114 MINUTES | RATING TBC - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival 2025 –
Space available: 50+
Friday 31 October 2025
2:45 PM
Molly has just six months to get housing and turn her life around before a judge in the family court makes the final determination whether her children will remain in long-term foster care, or return to live with her. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 – 100 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Friday 31 October 2025
5:00 PM
Broken English is a bold and imaginative documentary portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter and icon Marianne Faithfull. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Venice International Film Festival 2025 - - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2025 - DOCO | 99 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Friday 31 October 2025
7:15 PM
Witness British screen-legend Emma Thompson as you’ve never seen her before in this tense, gripping, and icy thriller... - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Locarno Film Festival 2025 - 98 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 1 November 2025
1:00 PM
STARRING: Twiggy, Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley Telling her story for the first time herself, Twiggy is an exploration of the model’s upbringing, career, relationships, and everything else that has made her the woman she is today. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2024 – DOCUMENTARY | 95 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 1 November 2025
3:00 PM
Funny, moving, and deeply human, I Swear tells the remarkable true story of John Davidson, a Tourette Syndrome campaigner whose humour and honesty helped the world better understand the disorder. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - 120 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 1 November 2025
5:30 PM
Part courtroom drama, part true crime documentary, the extraordinarily inventive Re-Creation delves into one of Ireland’s most shocking unsolved crimes. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Tribeca Film Festival 2025 89 MINUTES | M (Offensive language & content that may disturb)
Space available: 50+
Saturday 1 November 2025
7:30 PM
Words of War tells the powerful true story of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya. 117 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Sunday 2 November 2025
11:30 AM
With Islands, Festival audiences are in for a “scorching, sun-frazzled Hitchcockian delight”. OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - 123 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Sunday 2 November 2025
2:15 PM
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s star turns received rave reviews when The History of Sound premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, making this quiet but powerful drama a must-see at the British and Irish Film Festival 2025. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival de Cannes 2025 – 128 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Sunday 2 November 2025
5:00 PM
Beat the Lotto is a rip-roaring tale about the mathematician who, along with a ragtag syndicate, plotted to fix Ireland’s National Lottery in 1992, captivating the nation and sparking rabid debate. DIRECTED BY: Ross Whitaker DOCO | 85 MINUTES | G - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Dublin International Film Festival 2025 -
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Spinal Tap11 - The End Continues
Sunday 2 November 2025
7:00 PM
The long-awaited sequel to the comedy classic This is Spinal Tap is here to turn the Festival up to 11! COMEDY | 84 MINUTES | M (Offensive language & sexual references
Space available: 50+
Monday 3 November 2025
3:00 PM
STARRING: Twiggy, Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley Telling her story for the first time herself, Twiggy is an exploration of the model’s upbringing, career, relationships, and everything else that has made her the woman she is today. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2024 – DOCUMENTARY | 95 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Monday 3 November 2025
5:00 PM
From visionary British director Gurinder Chadha Christmas Karma sees ones of history’s greatest novels - Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol transformed into a joyous, colourful, feel-good Christmas musical that celebrates modern-day London and all of its vibrant communities and cultures. 110 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Monday 3 November 2025
7:15 PM
After Kate Moss reveals that one of her life goals is to have her portrait painted by Lucian Freud, the enigmatic artist invites Moss to his studio. Impressive feature debut from Oscar-winning New Zealand writer/director James Lucas. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2025 – 102 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 4 November 2025
3:15 PM
Dating back to neolithic times, few culinary traditions have survived as long as the hearty bowl of morning porridge. Despite its simple recipe of oats, salt and water there is a lot that can vary. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 - - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Telluride Film Festival 2025 - DOCUMENTARY | 75 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 4 November 2025
5:00 PM
The legendary Brian Cox makes his directorial debut with this compelling family drama, set in the stunning Scottish Highlands and co-starring Alan Cumming. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival – 97 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 4 November 2025
7:00 PM
Prepare to be transported to the striking beauty of the Scottish wilderness in The North, a visceral journey through sheets of rain, craggy cliffs and lonesome beaches. 133 MINUTES | M (Offensive language)
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 5 November 2025
3:15 PM
After Kate Moss reveals that one of her life goals is to have her portrait painted by Lucian Freud, the enigmatic artist invites Moss to his studio. Impressive feature debut from Oscar-winning New Zealand writer/director James Lucas. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2025 – 102 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 5 November 2025
5:30 PM
Christy draws inspiration from the lived experiences of the young people involved, assembling much of its ensemble cast from the Kabin Studio in Cork, a non-profit community space that has grown out of a love for hip hop and art. - WINNER: Grand Prix, Berlin International Film Festival Generation - - WINNER: Best Irish Film, Galway Film Fleadh - 96 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 5 November 2025
7:30 PM
Over a chaotic weekend Edward has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies. - WINNER: Audience Award, BFI London Film Festival 2024 – 89 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man
Thursday 6 November 2025
2:45 PM
Irish republican leader Gerry Adams is one of the most controversial political leaders and visionaries of our time, having led the people of the North of Ireland from conflict to peace. DOCUMENTARY | 117 MINUTES | RATING TBC - WINNER: Best International Documentary, Galway Film Fleadh -
Space available: 50+
Thursday 6 November 2025
5:15 PM
Broken English is a bold and imaginative documentary portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter and icon Marianne Faithfull. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Venice International Film Festival 2025 - - OFFICIAL SELECTION: BFI London Film Festival 2025 - DOCO | 99 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Spinal Tap11: The End Continues#2
Thursday 6 November 2025
7:15 PM
The long-awaited sequel to the comedy classic This is Spinal Tap is here to turn the Festival up to 11! COMEDY | 84 MINUTES | M (Offensive language & sexual references
Space available: 50+
Friday 7 November 2025
2:45 PM
STARRING: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliot, Julian Sands Bringing the novel by E.M. Forster to dazzling life in the Florentine countryside and in the well-appointed homes of the English Edwardian upper classes. DIRECTED BY: James Ivory 117 MINUTES | PG (Violence)
Space available: 50+
Friday 7 November 2025
5:15 PM
The legendary Brian Cox makes his directorial debut with this compelling family drama, set in the stunning Scottish Highlands and co-starring Alan Cumming. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival – 97 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Friday 7 November 2025
7:15 PM
Over a chaotic weekend Edward has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies. - WINNER: Audience Award, BFI London Film Festival 2024 – 89 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 8 November 2025
12:15 PM
Words of War tells the powerful true story of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya. 117 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 8 November 2025
2:45 PM
Christy draws inspiration from the lived experiences of the young people involved, assembling much of its ensemble cast from the Kabin Studio in Cork, a non-profit community space that has grown out of a love for hip hop and art. - WINNER: Grand Prix, Berlin International Film Festival Generation - - WINNER: Best Irish Film, Galway Film Fleadh - 96 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 8 November 2025
4:45 PM
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s star turns received rave reviews when The History of Sound premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, making this quiet but powerful drama a must-see at the British and Irish Film Festival 2025. - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival de Cannes 2025 – 128 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
Saturday 8 November 2025
7:15 PM
Witness British screen-legend Emma Thompson as you’ve never seen her before in this tense, gripping, and icy thriller... - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Locarno Film Festival 2025 - 98 MINUTES | RATING TBC
Space available: 50+
BIFF: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Sunday 9 November 2025
12:15 PM
Maggie Smith earned her first Academy Award for this beloved period drama, originally released in 1969. Smith plays the titular Jean Brodie, a headstrong and liberated young teacher at a private school in 1930s Edinburgh. 116 MINUTES | M
Space available: 50+
Sunday 9 November 2025
2:30 PM
Bill Nighy plays an aging literary superstar in this adaptation of David Gilbert’s critically acclaimed novel. 120 MINUTES | RATING TBC - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Space available: 50+
Sunday 9 November 2025
5:00 PM
STARRING: Ralph Fiennes As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together. 114 MINUTES | RATING TBC - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival 2025 –
Space available: 50+
Sunday 9 November 2025
7:15 PM
Beat the Lotto is a rip-roaring tale about the mathematician who, along with a ragtag syndicate, plotted to fix Ireland’s National Lottery in 1992, captivating the nation and sparking rabid debate. DIRECTED BY: Ross Whitaker DOCUMENTARY | 85 MINUTES | G - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Dublin International Film Festival 2025 -
Space available: 50+
Napier Night Shelter Fundraiser - Whale Rider
Tuesday 11 November 2025
7:00 PM
Whale Rider - Fundraiser for Napier's Night Shelter - Ahuru Mowai
Space available: 50+
Thursday 13 November 2025
7:00 PM
The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion.
Space available: 50+
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Sunday 16 November 2025
2:00 PM
The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion.
Space available: 50+
MET Opera: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
Sunday 7 December 2025
1:00 PM
Rossini’s effervescent comedy takes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production at the Metropolitan Opera.
Space available: 50+
