Wokingham Film Society
See schedule below
Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3EU
Formed in 2013 to bring independent cinema back to Wokingham, Wokingham Film Society usually screens on the 2nd Thursday each month, at:
The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road, Wokingham RG40 3EU. (How to get there)
WOKINGHAM FILM SOCIETY Autumn 2024/Winter 2025 FILM PROGRAMME:
| DAY DATE TIME | FEATURE FILM | DESCRIPTION |
| Thursday 10th October 7.30pm | Anatomy of a Fall (15) | At an idyllic mountain chalet, a woman is suspected of her husband’s murder and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness. French and German with English subtitles. |
| Thursday 24th October 7.30pm | Io Capitano (15) | Two Senegalese teenagers leave Dakar to travel to Europe where they believe opportunities await. On a journey neither could have imagined, the boys face the dangers and the beauty of the desert, the shock of detention centres in Libya, and the perils of the sea in their pursuit of a better life, in a powerful, epic story that offers a deeply human perspective on the migrant crisis. Directed by two-time BAFTA-nominee Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Tale of Tales), IO CAPITANO has been nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, and won the Silver Lion and Best Young Actor Awards at Venice Film Festival. Wolof and French with English subtitles. |
| Thursday 7th November 7.30pm | Boiling Point (15) | Andy Jones, Head Chef at one of the top restaurants in London, is battling debts, addiction and an imploding personal life. The pressure is already on when health and safety services unexpectedly show up for inspection.Multi BAFTA nominated. |
| Thursday 21st November 7.30pm | Zone of Interest (12A) | The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. Written and directed by Jonathon Glazer (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast). Oscar nominated for direction and screenplay. |
| Thursday 5th December 7.30pm | The Holdovers (15) | A curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged, brainy troublemaker -- and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam |
| Thursday 9th January, 2025 7.30pm | Radical (12A) | In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect and corruption, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new method to unleash the curiosity and potential of his students... and maybe even their genius. Based on an incredible true story. Winner of the "Festival Favorite" award at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| Thursday 23rd January, 2025 7.30pm | The Bikeriders (15) | Married to a wild, reckless biker named Benny, Kathy recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes and respect for their strong leader Johnny. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.Stars Tom Hardy and Jody Comer. |
| Thursday 6th February 7.30pm | Perfect Days (PG) | Hirayama lives a life of blissful contentment, spending his days balancing his job as a caretaker of Tokyo’s public toilets with his passion for music, literature, and photography. His structured routine is slowly interrupted by unexpected encounters that force him to reconnect with his past. |
Tickets are competitively priced at £6.50, £4 for members (see website for details of how to join) and can be booked online at wokinghamfilmsociety.com/coming-soon.
More information: wokinghamfilmsociety.com.
