Our Cinema and Screen Producer's April 2023 Highlights

In Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote Icelandic village to establish a new parish church, but finds his faith and sense of reality put to the test by the harsh conditions of the landscape and community he moves into. Featuring stunning cinematography by Maria von Hausswolff, the film is a wonder to witness and simply has to be experienced on the big screen.

We screened Shona Auerbach’s Rudy last autumn as a special preview and we are absolutely delighted to welcome the film back into our programme for a full run. Filmed right here in Coventry and Warwickshire, the film follows a young girl struggling to find her place within her own home following the death of her mother. A touching father-daughter and coming of age story you won’t want to miss.

Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society is a contender for most original film of the year. Mixing martial arts, Bollywood, sci-fi and family drama, it packs a punch and is a joy to experience. Following a young woman who believes she must save her older sister from her upcoming marriage, Polite Society is an ambitious, fun and high-octane genre-bending cinematic outing that’s unlike anything else.

Lola Quiveron’s Rodeo follows a young woman struggling to fit anywhere. Her passion is motorcycles and she will stop at nothing to join the ‘rodeos’ organised by the local community of illegal stunt-riders. Exploring classism, misogyny, gender, sexual identity and political engagement, Rodeo is reminiscent of American Honey, 12 O’Clock Boys and MIA’s Bad Girls, and presents the Parisian banlieue under a different light.

Dalva is only 12 but from her clothes and make-up, you may think she’s much older. When her father is arrested, she sees her world turned upside down and finds herself in foster care. Struggling to fit at first, Dalva gets a second chance at being a child through the new relationships she builds. With Love According to Dalva, Emmanuelle Nicot offers a tender and beautiful portrait of a young girl trying to find herself again after surviving parental abuse.

Hope to see you there!

Meli