Garter Lane Arts Centre and Waterford Film for All and delighted to present our Autumn/Winter film season!
Showcasing some of the very best of independent, Irish, European and World cinema.
Tony – September 22nd
After lying to his parents about a writing scholarship, 19-year-old Anthony ‘Tony’ Bourdain instead decides to spend his summer in Cape Cod in pursuit of Nancy, a classmate he has a crush on. Brash and broke, Tony wrangles a dishwashing job in a local seafood restaurant run by a talented Brazilian chef
The Blue Trail – October 6th
In the near future, older citizens in Brazil are sent to distant ‘colonies’ for their final years. 77-year-old Teresa, however, refuses to accept that fate. She is instead determined to fulfill her ultimate dream – to fly in an airplane.
nirvanna the band the show the movie – October 13th
For nearly two decades, Toronto musical duo Nirvanna the Band (Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, playing exaggerated versions of themselves) have dreamed of only one thing, playing the local Rivoli theatre.
A Private Life – October 20th
Dr. Lilian Steiner, an American psychiatrist living in Paris, is already struggling with professional and family life stress when she receives the news a patient, Paula, has died. Attending the wake, Steiner receives a hostile reception from Paula’s husband and becomes convinced there’s more to her patient’s death than meets the eye
Blue Heron – October 27th
Vancouver Island in the 1990s. Eight-year-old Sasha’s parents have moved their family fromHungary to Canada. As Sasha and her siblings enjoy the new environment, their parents have become increasingly concerned about the unpredictable behaviour of their eldest son Jeremy
La Grazia – November 3rd
As President of Italy Mariano De Santis starts to reach the end of his term, he reflects on his past, whilst grappling with one final duty – to decide whether to grant a presidential pardon on two prisoner petitions. Paolo Sorrentino reunites with his The Great Beauty lead actor Toni Servillo, to deliver this intelligent, stylish and darkly humourous drama.
Everybody Digs Bill Evans – November 24th
New York, 1961. The Bill Evans Trio, led by the acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, are operating at the height of their creative powers. When bass player Scott LaFaro tragically dies in a car accident, Evans is consumed by grief.
Hen – December 1st
Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece. As she fights to protect her eggs, she becomes an unwitting witness to the complex human lives around her as the restaurant is caught up in greed, smuggling, and the migrant crisis.
