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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 2d

"★★★★ The Encampments proves essential as an exposé on wild distortion of messaging and the betrayal of institutions’ promoted values."
JOSH SLATER-WILLIAMS, LITTLE WHITE LIES
@lwlies.com

The Encampments (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 14th at 7.30pm.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 4d

"An eye-opening, timely and provocative human rights documentary. A powerful protest for truth, justice and democracy, and a protest against war, hatred and fascism."

AVI OFFER, NYC MOVIE GURU

The Encampments (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 14th at 7.30pm.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 9d

"★★★★ The pace is studied but there's plenty to see, not just in Santosh's compelling quest for answers but in two performances of remarkable restraint and subtlety, from Shahana Goswami as the titular widow and Sunita Rajwar as her superior."
Sean McGeady
@radiotimes.bsky.social
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 10d

"Shahana Goswami delivers a performance of astounding emotional depth."
Saibal Chatterjee @ndtv.com

Santosh (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th at 7.30pm. Read further in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/San_tosh

Advance booking available in-person, online and 051-855038.

Nothing is more dangerous than following orders.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 11d

“★★★★★ A phenomenal achievement… strikes a tricky balance between perceptive, issue-led film-making and propulsive entertainment."
@wendyide.bsky.social
The Observer

Santosh (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th at 7.30pm. Advance booking; in-person, online and 051-855038.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 12d

A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in Northern India. When a lowcaste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist Inspector Sharma.

Santosh(15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 16d

“Clear, direct, and compelling … At its core Beat The Lotto is a story about a group of underdogs trying to crack a complex system.”
Dale Kearney @filmireland.bsky.social

Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th.
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 16d

“Nicely pitched for a dramatic remake, Beat the Lotto is a ripping yarn from a director who’s good at telling them.”
Fionnuala Halligan
@screendaily.com.web.brid.gy

Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th at 7.30pm.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 17d

Beat the Lotto is a terrific yarn, with plenty of humour and drama as a group of ambitious schemers look back at their effort to best a national institution.

Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th at 7.30pm.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 20d

We're delighted to host @rosswhitakertv.bsky.social, the director of Beat the Lotto (G), on Tuesday, Sept 30th. Ross is no stranger to Garter Lane audiences. As best we recall, this will be his fourth time to introduce one of his feature length documentaries in Waterford.
Newsletter; bit.ly/B_lotto

Luck is For Losers.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 22d

"With Vermiglio, Delpero has solidified her bold voice as a writer, a creator and filmmaker. She once again presents a story that’s thoughtful, beautifully executed and at its very core celebrates the sheer resilience of women and mothers."
Gemma Creagh
@filmireland.bsky.social
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 23d

"★★★★ It is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism by its cast of professionals and newcomers and plays an extravagant, almost shameless pizzicato on the audience’s heartstrings.."
Peter Bradshaw @theguardian.com

Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tues, Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 24d

"★★★★★ Delpero’s dense, meticulous accumulation of intimate detail makes us feel that we’re really inhabiting this small universe, with all its harshness and its comforts, as much at home in it as the family."

Jonathan Romney
@financialtimes.com

Vermiglio (PG) screens on Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 26d

"★★★★★ Vermiglio is exquisite. There’s a rough, earthy tenderness to the picture and a kinship with other recent examples of Italian folk cinema."
@wendyide.bsky.social
@theobserveruk.bsky.social

Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 27d

Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio - a remote mountain village in the Italian Alps - the arrival of Pietro, a deserter from the Italian army, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever.

Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 23rd.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · 29d

"★★★★ The Ballad Of Wallis Island is a big-hearted, consoling hug of a movie."
Ian Freer @empiremagazine.bsky.social

The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) opens our autumn film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 16th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking online, in-person and 051 855 038.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Sep 14

'He's getting the band back together, whether they like it or not.' The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) is a winning crowd-pleaser with a perfect mix of humour and poignant character work.

Get full details of our autumn film programme by clicking on this link; bit.ly/autumn_25

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Sep 14

The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) opens our autumn film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 16th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available online, in-person and 051 855 038.

#tbowi #WallisIsland #TimKeay #TomBasden #CareyMulligan #HerbMcGwyer
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 8

"This sensational true-life tale from director Walter Salles depicts the abduction of a congressman in military-occupied Brazil in 1970 – and fully deserves its three Oscar nods."
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social @the-independent.com

I'm Still Here screens @garterlane Tuesday, June 10th, at 7.30pm.

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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 6

“★ ★ ★ ★ Based on a true story that spans four decades, this Brazilian drama is gorgeously well made, packed with earthy character detail that keeps it from turning melodramatic or sentimental.”
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

I'm Still Here (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on June 10th.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 5

"Walter Salles’ superb factually-based film -- he was a real-life friend of the Paiva family as a teenager -- is an engrossing, affecting tribute to a formidable woman and her family."
@wendyide.bsky.social @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy
I'm Still Here (12A) screens in @garterlane, June 10th.

waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 4

'Torres deserves her Oscar nod. She gives a wonderful performance as Eunice, whose stoicism even after she and one of her daughters are also carted off, whose pride in her identity and determination to protect her kids, drive the rest of the film.'
@vinerbrian.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 2

'There’s an ethereal quality to Jolie’s performance that matches Callas’ legendary persona, and despite the deep sense of melancholy that pervades the film like a ghostly veil, this is still a love story – and one where the heroine lives forever.'
@hannahstrong.co.uk @lwlies.com
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · Jun 1

'★ ★ ★ ★ La Divina, Jolie-style, is as much a performance as a person – a diva who never encountered a rococo staircase she couldn’t imperiously sweep down.'
@wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Maria (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 3rd, at 7.30pm.
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waterford film for all @waterfordfilm.bsky.social · May 30

'★ ★ ★ ★ More than half a year of vocal training was required for Jolie’s own singing voice to be blended in harmoniously with that of Callas – a task that contributes significantly to the exquisitely calibrated piece of filmmaking.'
Laura Delaney @rte.ie

Maria (12A) screens @garterlane June 3rd

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