
Fishguard Film Society 2019/20













Fishguard Film is showing world cinema and independent films.
Thursday 3rd October 2019 at 7:30pm – Wajib (in Palestinian Arabic with English subtitles)
Wajib is a Palestinian drama film directed by Annemarie Jacir, it is about a father and his son travelling to deliver his daughter’s wedding invitations to each guest.
Thursday 17th October 2019 at 7:30pm – Do The Right Thing
Do The Right Thing is an American comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee. The film is about an Italian pizzeria owner who finds himself in a boycott of his place over racial tensions.
Thursday 31st October 2019 at 7:30pm – Ash is Purest White (in Chinese with English subtitles)
Ash is Purest White is a romantic film directed by Jia Zhangke. The film is about a young woman named Qiao who takes the blame for her boyfriend Bin. After she is released from prison she finds that China is quickly changing and her boyfriend has a new woman.
Thursday 14th November 2019 at 7:30pm – Tehran Taboo (in Persian Arabic with English subtitles)
Tehran Taboo is an animated film directed by Ali Soozandeh. The film’s story surrounds three women and a man coping with Iran’s religious laws
Thursday 28th November 2019 at 7:30pm – Capernaum (in Lebanese Arabic with English subtitles)
Capernaum is a Lebanese drama film directed by Nadine Labaki. The story surrounds Zarin, a streetwise boy who was jailed for a violent crime. He then decides to sue his parents for the life they gave hi
Thursday 12th December 2019 at 7:30pm – Too Late To Die Young (in Chilean Spanish with English subtitles)
Too Late To Die Young is a Chilean film directed by Dominga Sotomayor. The film focuses on the sixteen year old Sofia as she navigates through growing up
Thursday 16th January 2020 at 7:30pm – Birds of Passage (in Columbian Spanish with English subtitles)
Birds of Passage is an epic crime film directed by Ciro Guerra. The film surround the rise and fall of a Wayuu family as they enter the drug trade, and slowly begin to lose their traditions as they prosper
Thursday 30th January 2020 at 7:30pm – Disobedience
Disobedience is a romantic drama film directed by Sebastian Lelio. It tells the story of a New York photographer who returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that had shunned her years ago. A reunion with a friend reignites a burning love that pushes the boundaries of faith
Thursday 13th February 2020 at 7:30pm – So Long My Son (in Chinese with English subtitles)
So Long My Son is a Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xioshuai. The film focuses on a family whose adopted son runs away, the father and the mother then have to deal with a traumatic past
Thursday 27th February 2020 at 7:30pm – Happy as Lazarro (in Italian with English subtitles)
Happy as Lazarro is an Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. The film focuses on a young nobleman who forms a powerful bond when his friend asks him to plan his own kidnapping
In this beguiling fable of a golden, rural Italy trampled by modernity, Cannes winner Alice Rohrwacher has produced a magic realist fable which doubles as an origin myth for a modern Italy subsumed by corruption and decline.
Thursday 12th March 2020 at 7:30pm – Madeline’s Madeline
Madeline’s Madeline is a 2018 drama film directed by Josephine Decker. The story concerns the actor Madeline, who is encouraged to blur the lines between her character and herself.
Thursday 26th March 2020 at 7:30pm – Burning (in Korean with English subtitles)
Burning is a South Korean psychological mystery drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong. The story surrounds Jongsoo, whose obsessive love drives the film