The new Autumn season of movies from Waterford Film For All is here for you to enjoy, showcasing some of the very best of independent, European and World cinema
The Ballad of Wallis Island(2025) – Tues Sept 16th
Folk musician Herb McGwyer made his name in a duo with former creative and romantic partner Nell Mortimer. Now a struggling solo artist, Herb accepts a lucrative offer from eccentric lottery winner Charles Heath to perform a private gig on a remote island. But Charles has also invited Nell to play – forcing Herb into an unexpected reunion.
Vermiglio(2024) – Tues Sept 23rd
1944. Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio – a high, remote mountain village in the Italian Alps – the arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever.
Told in four chapters, each set in a different season, Maura Delpero’s film is powerful and stunningly beautiful – a story of women, war and family.
Beat the Lotto (2025) (With Q&A with Ross Whittaker) – Tues Sept 30th
Ross Whitaker’s playful and thoroughly engaging documentary looks back at an extraordinary scheme. In the 1980s, Cork-based Stefan Klincewicz devised a system he claimed could guarantee a Lotto win. When a rollover jackpot in 1992 finally offered the opportunity Stefan needed, a ragtag syndicate of investors set off across the country in an audacious bid to beat the system.
Santosh (2024) – Tues Oct 7th
In rural India, 28-year-old Santosh avails of a scheme to inherit her late husband’s job as a police officer. A diligent worker, she is taken under the wing of an older officer while investigating a woman’s murder. The investigation reveals disturbing truths about class divides, as well as the troubling lengths Santosh’s colleagues will go to to find a culprit.
The Encampments (2025) – Tues Oct 14th
This documentary focuses in on the pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment that emerged on the campus of New York’s Columbia University in 2024. As the protest grew and similar encampments developed across campuses across the US, the Columbia protesters faced increasingly aggressive pushback from the university administration, media, local police, prominent politicians and even the US government.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) – Tues Oct 28th
Betrayed on his wedding day and imprisoned for 14 years, Edmond Dantès escapes to reinvent himself as the mysterious Count of Monte-Cristo. Armed with wealth and cunning, he launches an epic quest for revenge — but discovers redemption is the hardest victory of all.
Deaf (2025) – Tues Nov 18th
Ángela, a deaf woman, and Héctor, her hearing partner, are in a loving, solid relationship, using sign language and lip reading to communicate. When Ángela becomes pregnant they are both very excited. However, the question of whether their baby will be deaf or hearing charges an unexplored tension between the couple in this tender, moving and brilliantly acted drama. 15A
Hidden (2005) – Tues Nov 25th
Affluent Parisian couple Anne and Georges start receiving mysterious videotapes of their own home. Under surveillance by persons unknown, the couple fear for the safety of their 12-year-old son. As the tapes continue to arrive, Georges suspects a figure from his past may be responsible – but confronting that person means revisiting dark secrets and transgressions.
Julie Keeps Quiet (2024) – Tues Dec 2nd
Fifteen-year-old Julie is a star student at a tennis academy, and her life revolves around the game. But the suicide of a fellow player initiates an investigation by management and the sudden suspension of Julie’s coach Jérémy. Forced to adjust her training regime, Julie also comes under pressure to share her experiences of Jérémy. But she remains stoically silent.
The Marching Band (2024) – Tues Dec 9th
Thibaut is a successful conductor, recently diagnosed with leukaemia. The search for a bone marrow donor leads to the revelation that he was adopted as a child – and that he has a secret brother, cafeteria worker Jimmy. They meet and discover a shared passion for music, and soon form a strong bond via an unexpected collaboration with Jimmy’s workplace band.
