West Green Community Cinema is run not-for-profit by a small team of volunteers. The running of the cinema, the programme of events and maintenance of equipment is all funded entirely by ticket sales.
All screenings take place at St Peter's West Green. Film suggestions are always welcome!
Tickets for any film in this season can be purchased in person on Saturday mornings between 10am and 12 noon at St Peter's, and on the door from 6pm on film nights. All tickets are £5.
THE CINEMA CAFE
Meet up with friends and other film enthusiasts at our Cinema Cafe, open from 6pm on film nights for coffee, tea and delicious homemade cakes.
We are a member of Cinema For All, the British Federation of Film Societies with film licences obtained from Filmbank Media and the BFI.
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Lion
27th Sept at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Garth Davies
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
Starring: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham
Certificate: PGSynopsis: Five-year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) gets lost on a train travelling away from his home and family. He ends up thousands of miles away in chaotic Kolkata. He survives many challenges before being adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham). As an adult, Saroo (Dev Patel) yearns to find his lost family. Armed with only a handful of memories he sets out to return to his first home. PART SUBTITLED.
Lion
27th Sept at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Garth Davies
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
Starring: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham
Certificate: PGSynopsis: Five-year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) gets lost on a train travelling away from his home and family. He ends up thousands of miles away in chaotic Kolkata. He survives many challenges before being adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham). As an adult, Saroo (Dev Patel) yearns to find his lost family. Armed with only a handful of memories he sets out to return to his first home. PART SUBTITLED.
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The Fabelmans
11th Oct at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starring: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel Labelle
Certificate: 12Synopsis: Steven Spielberg’s film is a cinematic memory of the forces, and family, that shaped the filmmaker’s life and career. A universal coming-of-age story about a young man’s pursuit of his dreams. Spielberg’s film is an exploration of love, artistic ambition, sacrifice and the moments of discovery that allow us to see the truth about ourselves, and our parents, with clarity and compassion.
The Fabelmans
11th Oct at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starring: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel Labelle
Certificate: 12Synopsis: Steven Spielberg’s film is a cinematic memory of the forces, and family, that shaped the filmmaker’s life and career. A universal coming-of-age story about a young man’s pursuit of his dreams. Spielberg’s film is an exploration of love, artistic ambition, sacrifice and the moments of discovery that allow us to see the truth about ourselves, and our parents, with clarity and compassion.
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A Yak in the Classroom
25th Oct at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
Starring: Sherah Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup
Certificate: PGSynopsis: When a young teacher is posted to a school in Lunana, a remote village high in the Himalayan mountains, he is disheartened to find a simple yak herding community lacking basic amenities such as electricity. But the enthusiasm of his young students and the unassuming warmth of the village folk bouy his spirits and he must decide whether to return to the city before the gruelling winter sets in. SUBTITLED.
A Yak in the Classroom
25th Oct at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
Starring: Sherah Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup
Certificate: PGSynopsis: When a young teacher is posted to a school in Lunana, a remote village high in the Himalayan mountains, he is disheartened to find a simple yak herding community lacking basic amenities such as electricity. But the enthusiasm of his young students and the unassuming warmth of the village folk bouy his spirits and he must decide whether to return to the city before the gruelling winter sets in. SUBTITLED.
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They shall not grow old
8th Nov at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: History / War Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
Starring: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby
Certificate: 15Synopsis: Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there. Life on the front is explored through the voices of the soldiers, who discuss their feelings about the conflict, the food the ate, the friends they made and their dreams of the future.
They shall not grow old
8th Nov at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: History / War Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
Starring: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby
Certificate: 15Synopsis: Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there. Life on the front is explored through the voices of the soldiers, who discuss their feelings about the conflict, the food the ate, the friends they made and their dreams of the future.
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To kill a Mockingbird
22nd Nov at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Robert Mulligan
Genre: Crime / Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
Starring: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Robert Duvall
Certificate: PGSynopsis: Six-year-old Scout Finch and her older brother Jem, live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama spending much of their time spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbour Boo Radley (Robert Duvall). When Atticus (Gregory Peck), their widowed father and respected lawyer defends a black man named Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
To kill a Mockingbird
22nd Nov at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Robert Mulligan
Genre: Crime / Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
Starring: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Robert Duvall
Certificate: PGSynopsis: Six-year-old Scout Finch and her older brother Jem, live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama spending much of their time spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbour Boo Radley (Robert Duvall). When Atticus (Gregory Peck), their widowed father and respected lawyer defends a black man named Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.