The Festival Closing Event in collaboration with Studio 18

THE SUB ROOMS, 3 GEORGE ST, STROUD GL5 1AE,
STROUD GL52SE

BYOB is an international movement of DIY one-night-exhibitions where artists collaborate on-site to create an installation of moving image. Films will be simultaneously projected- around the walls, in every corner, floor, ceiling…

PARTICIPATE? BYOB Stroud will present work from artists and filmmakers who respond to the event’s Open Call in Jan 2020. The artist moving image programme is curated by Anna Cady. Click here to register or email: anna@annacady.com

Got a film and a projector? It’s free. We welcome visual experiments, animations, DIY, cutting edge video art … - come and share what you’ve created!

BYOB was started by Rafael Rozedaal. More than 350 BYOB’s have happened internationally – check out the website for more info byobworldwide.com

£5 / £6 OTD

BYOB 7.30 – 9.30pm Bar / DJ party continuing on…

ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE CINEMA, 18A MARKET STREET
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE GL12 7AE

Dir: Céline Sciamma, 122 mins, subtitles

Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Romance and art entwine in a sumptuous new masterpiece from Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood). Set in late 18th century France, painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), in the hope it will find her a wealthy husband. While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night. However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance.

7.30pm £7.80 for adults, £6.70 for concessions.

Book via: wottoncinema.com or 01453 844601

THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

Another chance to appreciate Halas & Batchelor’s genius at the Museum, this time with a free screening of their short animated films. Beautifully crafted, technically brilliant, wonderfully inventive and full of humour...we love them and hope you do too!

Magic Canvas (1948); Flying Free (1980); The Owl and the Pussycat (1952); The Figurehead (1953); The History of the Cinema (1957); FooFoo The Stowaway (1960); HabaTales (1960); Snip and Snap: Top Dogs (1960); Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961); Automania 2000 (1963); DoDo the kid from outer space: The Kidnapped Kid (1964); The Symphony Orchestra (1964); Flow Diagram (1966); The Question (1967); Children

2pm | Free

Book a space below or just come along on the day (max 40 places)

Tel: 01453 763394

museuminthepark.org.uk

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

Followed by Q&A with the film’s producers.

Bait tells a stark story of local Cornish culture and community facing up to a changing world. Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has re-purposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now an Airbnb get-away for London money and stag parties, Martin is displaced to the housing estate above the harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world. Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera using monochrome Kodak stock, Bait is a poignant, humorous film that gets to the heart of a community facing unwelcome change.

7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm) £6/£5

ATELIER, 19A LOWER STREET, STROUD GL5 1DZ

Soup Versammlung - Soup & Bread in conversation with producers of ‘Bait’, Kate Byers and Linn Waite. Come and meet two Bristol based producers and learn about their work with award winning feature fi lm Bait which was shot entirely in Cornwall in Autumn 2017. ‘Bait’ is being screened at Lansdown Hall 7.30pm that same evening (Sun 22nd March)

Kate and Linn, BAFTA winning producers, are the founders of Early Day Films.

Hosted by Stroud Women’s Filmmakers Collective

4pm | £8 (incl. soup, bread and a drink)

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

The Strictly Cinema crew are really excited to bring a family friendly night to Stroud Film Festival 2020 with Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. As well as the original 1971 movie, starring Gene Wilder, the ticket includes food, a free drink, games and a few surprises…some of which will be chocolate shaped! Look out for that golden ticket….

We are an environmentally friendly festival, so please bring your own mug! Willy Wonka respectfully requests that all young people must be accompanied by an adult.

Chocolate Factory Doors open for games and surprises: 6pm
Food served (bring your own mug!) : 6:45pm
Film screening : 7:30pm
Chocolate Factory doors close : 9:30pm
Adults - £12, Under 16’s- £6

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

Films about Stroud, films made in Stroud and films by people from Stroud.

Hosted by BBC Gloucestershire’s Faye Hatcher, with films by over a dozen local film-makers.

Stroud film maker Nick Philips directed 30 minute drama Scrambled: ‘MI5 street operative Jake Donnelly picks up a strange diagram during a surveillance job and everything gets Scrambled.’

Also on the programme are films made through the film festival’s production project, a new film made by Flies on the Wall youth theatre and short films submitted by local film makers.

What can the people of Stroud do to reduce carbon emissions? Another short film explores this with a dozen local people.

As well as all this, we’ll be showing films selected from the range of entries to the 60 Second Challenge!

7.30 pm

Admission free

HAWKWOOD, PAINSWICK OLD ROAD, STROUD, GLOS GL6 7QW

Beyond Solastalgia - Reimagining the Future will look at how we need to use our imagination to create a positive, sustainable future to combat Climate Change & to cope from the upset of Solastalgia. Solastalgia, defined by Professor Glen Albrecht as a form of mental or existential distress caused by environmental change.

Featuring interviews with Jonathon Porritt, Rob Hopkins, Scilla Elworthy, Polly Higgins, Satish Kumar, Charles Eisenstein, Caroline Lucas, Tim Smit, Bruce Parry, Fiona Reynolds & Kate Raworth.

We will examine the causes and possible solutions to Climate Change. Particularly the importance of local communities coming together - showing how in Stroud, grassroots groups have played a significant part in community engagement and support.

We will look at new economic thinking, energy solutions, waste management and the importance of well being for positive change.

The film, directed by Peter Moseley, is a tribute to Polly Higgins, an inspiration to many in the environmental movement and the Stroud community.

Doors open 7.30pm – bar

8.00pm £7 / £5 concessions

THE STROUD BREWERY, LONDON RD, BRIMSCOMBE,
STROUD GL5 2BY

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-anddance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.

Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Graziellia de Villa, Noel Baye, Michel Robin
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Screenplay: Sylvain Chomet
Music: Benoit Charest

“This delightful animated feature is touching, hilarious and so French you can taste it.“ The Guardian

“This impressively inventive French animated feature from comic-book artist Sylvain Chomet is far too entertaining to be enjoyed only by children.” BBC Films

“Belleville Rendez-Vous is hugely inventive, visuallystriking and often delightful story.” Screen Daily

PLUS GOMA CYCLE CLUB (10 mins)

Welcome to Goma introduces you to Goma CC a cycle group in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film is celebration of the universality of cycling and thrill of the open road on two wheels.
See the trailer- https://vimeo.com/359263545

7.30pm | £6.00 includes a drink / £5.00 for Seniors and under 18s

THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

Enjoy two more animated films from the Halas & Batchelor studio which was based in Stroud for many years. ‘Tales from Hoffnung’ immerses you in a world of rich humour and musical fantasy from Gerald Hoffnung. Ruddigore is the H&B’s unique version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta made with the cooperation of the D’Oyle Carte Opera Company.

2pm | Free

Buy tickets below or just come along on the day (max 40 places)

Tel: 01453 763394

museuminthepark.org.uk

ATELIER, 19A LOWER STREET, STROUD GL5 1DZ

This short documentary film takes viewers on a journey through the vast universe of microscopic life that comprises over 99% of the DNA, and between 50-90% of the cells in our bodies. Science is only just waking up to the deep and fundamental connections that we humans have to our microbial ‘parts’, whether that be to their role in our development as infants, in noncommunicable diseases from Alzheimer’s to cancer, or in maintenance of health. Debbie Cotton, a Naturopath and Lucy Rothwell, MSc from Invivo will follow this short, creative film - which uses dancers, body models and painting to bring the microbiome to life - with a panel discussion to continue the conversation. Ticket sales will be matched by Invivo and donated to Thrive, a charity that uses gardening to bring about positive changes to the lives of people living with disabilities ill health, or who are isolated. And of course, helping them to reconnect with their environmental microbiota.

invivo Healthcare, a Stroud-based B Corp company will be screening The Human Microbiome, episode one of ‘The Edge of Wonder’ series by Osmosis Films.

7pm | £6/£5

RUSH SKATE PARK, UNIT 3, BRIMSCOMBE GL5 2QQ

Rush Skate Park is excited to be holding the ‘Rush Film Fest!’ in partnership with Stroud Film Festival. This will be an evening of gnarly films, curated to show off the local, (and not so local), action sports scene in all its glory! We will be showing a variety of film types ranging from full length documentaries all the way down to video parts and 2-5 minute ‘edits’ which we feel provide an insight into the world of action sports.

Our industry is made of several different sports, otherwise known as disciplines, and we will be covering the four industry heavyweights; Skateboarding, BMX, Scootering and Inline.

Join us on the evening of March 16th 2020 and immerse yourself in the world of action sports through the medium of film in the truly unique venue that is Rush Skate Park!’

4.30pm – 9pm

Please click here for ticket prices and booking for this unique event!

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

Silent movie with live musical accompaniment composed and played by luminary of American old-time country music, Kate Lissauer with arguably the UK’s finest Bluegrass guitarist, Jason Titley, plus internationally awarded 5-string banjo great, Leon Hunt. ‘Beggars of Life’ directed by William Wellman the year after he made Wings (first film to win an Academy Award) is a tense drama about a girl (Louise Brooks) dressed as a boy who flees the law after killing her abusive stepfather. With the help of a young hobo, she rides the rails through a male dominated underworld in which danger is close at hand. Picture Play magazine in 1920’s described the film as “Sordid, grim and unpleasant,” adding, “it is nevertheless interesting and is certainly a departure from the usual movie.” If you like country music and iconic silent movies, this is a rare treat not to be missed…

8pm (doors open 7.30pm) | £10

ATELIER, 19A LOWER STREET, STROUD GL5 1DZ

Opening the Earth: The Potato King tells the story of Julio Hancco, an ageing guardian of biodiversity living in the high Andes of Peru. His humble life is in contrast with the global significance of his work and how the modern world may one day depend on him in crisis. But this film is about more than just potatoes - it’s also about culture, diversity and loss of rural skills and knowledge.

After the screening we will draw parallels between the film and the emerging Fibreshed movement in the UK. Emma Hague, founder of South West England Fibreshed and co-founder of Fibreshed UK, began her journey with bioregional textiles 10 years ago in the Peruvian Andes. Grounded in soil-to-soil cycles, community and sense of place, Fibreshed is more than sustainable fashion – it’s also about celebrating our tangible culture and natural resources to rebuild our textile resilience and sovereignty.

4pm | £6/£5

THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

Back by popular demand! Join an expert from Aardman Animations for a fun, fast paced and fabulous model making workshop and make your very own clay character to take home. Learn how the pros make their models for animation, including step by step processes and professional tips and tricks. And if you are really inspired, why not carry on at home – have a go at animating your model using Aardman’s easy to use Animate It! App. These fantastic workshops are for families with children aged 6+... so go on Mums, Dads and Grandparents, don’t be shy, why not treat yourself and have a go too!

Advance booking required / Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent or carer / Parents who are not making a model can stay and watch or, if your child is over 8, you can look around the Museum and Art Gallery / Please arrive in good time ready for a prompt start.

11.30am – 12.30pm Shaun
1.30pm – 2.30pm Gromit
3.30pm – 4.30pm Feathers McGraw

To book call the Museum on 01453 763394. Any questions? Contact Abigail on the same number or museum@stroud.gov.uk

£10 per model maker per workshop

museuminthepark.org.uk

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

With pop-up bar serving cocktails and mocktails - Dress code: black tie.

This screening will have limited seating so book early.

High Society is a glossy Technicolor-and-VistaVision musical remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), decked out with million-watt star power. The story revolves around the wedding plans of socialite Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly). Tracy is all set to marry stuffy George Kittridge (John Lund), while magazine writer Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra) intends to cover the ceremony. Tracy’s ex-husband C.K. Dexter-Haven (Bing Crosby) is also in town for the Newport Jazz Festival. The Jazz Festival subplot features Louis Armstrong, participating in the Cole Porter score which includes the Crosby-Sinatra duet “Well, Did You Evah?,” the Crosby-Armstrong teaming “Now You Has Jazz,” the Kelly-Crosby romantic ballad “True Love,” and the Sinatra solo “You’re Sensational.”

8pm (doors open 7pm) | £6/£5

THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

“For me, garden design isn’t just about plants, it is about emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation. You try to move people with what you do. You look at this, and it goes deeper than what you see. It reminds you of something in the genes — nature, or the longing for nature.” – Piet Oudolf

Revolutionary landscape designer Piet Oudolf is known for designing public works like New York City’s popular High Line and the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park that redefine our conception of gardens as works of art in themselves. This gorgeous, meditative documentary immerses viewers in his work, taking us inside Oudolf’s creative process. From his aesthetic theories to his strikingly abstract sketches to the ecological implications of his ideas, the film poetically reveals how Oudolf upends conventional notions of nature, public space, and, ultimately, beauty itself.

4pm | £5 (max 40 places)

Tel: 01453 763394

museuminthepark.org.uk

GOODS SHED, STROUD, GL5 3AP

An evening with young creatives and Calling the Shots to celebrate new and diverse emerging talent. A selection of short films by young filmmakers with be screened, together with an opportunity to hear more about New Creatives South West, a brand new talent development programme for artists aged 16-30. This programme is produced by Calling the Shots in collaboration with the BBC Arts and Arts Council England. New Creatives are searching for young artists from all backgrounds to give them the chance to produce film, audio and interactive work for BBC platforms like BBC4, iPlayer, Radio 3 and BBC Sounds. New Creatives provides an exciting opportunity for young artists to develop professional and creative skills and encourages them to push creative boundaries, reach new audiences and reflect their experiences of living in Britain today. Come along and find out how you can get involved and get support for your creative ideas. You don’t need any experience, just an idea and the passion to develop it into a full fledged project!

For more information: www.sva.org.uk and callingtheshots.co.uk

7pm | £3/£5

Book via: sva.org.uk

OPEN HOUSE HALL, GLOUCESTER STREET, STROUD GL5 1QG

Following its inhabitants over a four-year period, Zed Nelson’s debut feature-length documentary charts the toxic collision of gentrification, austerity and the nation’s slide into Brexit. This traditional East London street, less than a mile from the City of London, has become the last bastion of the area as it was in a previous decade.However the glinting steel and mirror-glass skyscrapers of London’s financial hub edge ever closer, the area surrounding Hoxton Street has been transformed by ‘luxury’ redevelopments and sky-high property prices.

8pm | £6/£5

MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

Factories producing ‘hush hush’ equipment for the navy and air force, the obligatory arrival of tractors on previously horse-powered farms, playing touch rugby in the ballroom at Stroud Subscription Rooms and more...

Juliet Shipman will introduce this gentle local history documentary, a record of living memories of the World War Two years in the Stroud District. Made in the early 1990s, it combines interviews with local residents and archive photographs. It reminds us how quietly important the humble, homemade documentary can be in recording memories and stories before they are lost. Filmmaker Alan Vaughan from Eye Witness Productions will also join us.

Part of the Museum’s Thursday afternoon programme, enjoy tea and biscuits after the film.

2pm | £5

Booking necessary – call the Museum on 01453 763394

museuminthepark.org.uk

ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE, 18A MARKET STREET,
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL12 7AE

Into Film is proud to present a free educational screening of Eighth Grade as part of the Spring Screenings: Changing Times programme. At a time of remarkable change around attitudes towards the environment, technology, politics, and identity, particularly for young people, this film will open up discussion around some of these themes, utilising the remarkable power of cinema to deepen learning as well as provoke conversation and debate. The screening will be preceded by a short compilation of archive film provided by Yorkshire Film Archive.

Certificate: 15 - BBFC. Into Film recommends this film is engaging for ages 16+

*Educators must ensure they book tickets for themselves as well as students. On the order form, please indicate how many young people and how many adults will attend out of the total amount of tickets you have booked*

09.45am – 11.45am (the event will start promptly at 10am) | Admission Free

Booking via: intofilm.org

HAWKWOOD, PAINSWICK OLD ROAD, STROUD, GL6 7QW

Ahead of its premiere later this year, we are proud to present a special work-in -progress of this freewheeling film which retraces the route of a 1959 song-collecting trip made by legendary ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. In the company of the then unknown English folksinger Shirley Collins, Lomax visited singers and musicians across the region, recording them in their homes, and thereby collected a definitive cross-section of traditional American roots music. This was at the time of the civil rights struggle when despite being able to vote since 1957, segregation and prejudice were rife. This film retreads the same path in the present day, when the hard-won victories of the civil rights movement were being violently challenged – again. The screening is a unique collaboration between Burning Bridges, Fifth Column Films, Lush and Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking.

Directors Rob Curry and Tim Plester will be take part in Q&A hosted by Matt Shaw of Lush.

Shirley Collins will be in attendance.

7.30pm – 9.30pm | £7/£5 concessions

ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE, 18A MARKET STREET,
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL12 7AE

Into Film is proud to present a free educational screening of The Peanut Butter Falcon as part of the Spring Screenings: Changing Times programme. At a time of remarkable change around attitudes towards the environment, technology, politics, and identity, particularly for young people, this film will open up discussion around some of these themes, utilising the remarkable power of cinema to deepen learning as well as provoke conversation and debate. The screening will be preceded by a short compilation of archive film provided by Yorkshire Film Archive.

Certificate: 12A - BBFC. Into Film recommends this film for ages 11+.

*Educators must ensure they book tickets for themselves as well as students. On the order form, please indicate how many young people and how many adults will attend out of the total amount of tickets you have booked

Need help getting sign off from senior staff for your school trip to the cinema? Download our handy form with teacher testimonials outlining the educational benefits of a cinema visit, including literacy attainment, SMSC development and accessibility.

4pm – 6.15pm (prompt start at 4.15) | Free admission

Book via: intofilm.org

MUSEUM IN THE PARK, STRATFORD PARK, STROUD GL5 4AF

Inspired by the dream of Old Major, a prize boar, the overworked animals of Manor Farm rise up against their negligent, drunken owner and drive him out. Led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they establish their own self-sufficient farm, but as the farm flourishes it begins to slide into dictatorship...

Halas and Batchelor’s acclaimed feature on George Orwell’s famous satirical fable stands out as an animation classic and remains both fresh and relevant. An outstanding achievement for renowned animators John Halas, Joy Batchelor and Harold Whitaker, this landmark adaptation brilliantly conveys the horror and humour of George Orwell’s scathing satire.

2pm | Free

Tel: 01453 763394

museuminthepark.org.uk

Buy tickets below or just come along on the day (max 40 places)

LANSDOWN HALL, LANSDOWN, GL5 1BB

Extraordinary film footage of Aretha Franklyn recording the most successful gospel album of all time, Amazing Grace, at the New Temple, Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in 1972. Accompanied by the Southern Californian Community Choir. (plus Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts in the audience). The recording languished for almost 40 years until new digital technology could be used to match the sound to picture and make a film out of the previously un-synched raw footage. This film is a testimony to the greatness of Aretha Franklin and a time-machine window into a moment in American musical and social history.

7.30pm (doors open 7pm) | £6/£5

THE PRINCE ALBERT, RODBOROUGH HILL, GL5 3SS

The Prince Albert provides the setting for this chance to find out more about the festival. What’s happening over the next two weeks? Meet people who make films, people who enjoy films and the people behind the festival! See a selection of inspiring short films and listen to the soundtrack through silent disco headphones.

4pm | Free

theprincealbertstroud.co.uk