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THE HUMAN FACTOR
THE HUMAN FACTOR
2019 | Dir Dror Moreh | 108 mins | 
UK | 
Israel
The behind-the-scenes story of the Israeli-Arab peace process told from a unique perspective: that of the American mediators – the peacemakers who shuttled between Middle East capitals, spending hours with the region’s political heavyweights – prime ministers, generals, ex-terrorists, diplomats, dictators and presidents, the people that gained intimate knowledge of the individuals and stories which dominated daily news around the world. The negotiators speak candidly about their experiences. Rich and exposing portraits of world leaders are portrayed as we learn what went on behind closed doors in meetings between U.S. presidents, Israeli, Palestinian, and Syrian leaders. What we observe, for the first time, are first-hand impressions of events that shook the world – not from the perspectives of the conflicting parties involved, or that of politicians who care about their legacy, but from senior civil servants, the negotiators. It is their function to observe, relate, maintain neutrality, and convince both sides of the pressing necessity to resolve decades of brutal violence and turmoil.
Today, the need to learn from past mistakes couldn’t be more urgent.
Available to watch for 28 days after purchase and 48 hours after pressing play.
Distributor: Dogwoof – Create account or login
“This rigorous and nailbiting documentary examines the US president’s failure to facilitate an agreement between Palestinians and Israelis in the 1990s. Bearhugs and murder: Bill Clinton’s Middle East peace deal in gripping detail” – Cath Clarke in The Guardian.
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UNDERGODS EMBED
UNDERGODS
UNDERGODS
2020 | Dir Chino Moya | Dur 92 mins | UK | 
Belgium
Sweden | 
Spain
Chino Moya’s debut feature Undergods places viewers in a foreign futuristic world, though sadly one that feels more familiar every day. The film’s narrators manoeuvre through a deserted, crumbling, greyish-blue city, gathering bodies as they go and sharing nightmarish stories of a long-abandoned past.
What follows is a series of narratives, overlapping and weaving through time and space with remarkable grace and ease. The threads come together elegantly as stories layer upon each other and crescendo towards a powerful, satisfying conclusion. English throughout.
The David Lean Cinema shares a proportion of the ticket price with the distributor when purchased through the link on this page.
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Munro Films – no account required.
“A riptide of surrealism runs through Chino Moya’s ambitious debut feature, a fantasy suite of tales that don’t so much interlock as butt into one another and blurt out alarming, dreamlike correspondences” – Phil Hoad in The Guardian
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CIFF
Cheltenham International Film Festival 2021
The David Lean Cinema is pleased to announce its partnership with The Cheltenham International Film Festival.
Discounts are available on standard prices for individual films if our special promo code DLYS is entered which will also support our efforts in re-opening as we receive a share of the ticket cost. Film Passes which cover any 5 films are already discounted but you can support the David Lean Cinema by purchasing via this link. A limited number of discounted passes are available, see below.
Films are available between specific dates and times so please take a careful note of these although once purchased most films will remain in your account for 28 days for you to start watching. Once you have started watching, the film expires in 48 hours but you can stop and start at any time during this period or watch the film again if you wish.
The full festival programme can be viewed here.
BRIGHTON
2019 | Dir Stephen Cookson | Dur 91 mins | UK
The closing film at the Cheltenham Film Festival stars Lesley Sharp, Larry Lamb, Phil Davis and Marion Bailey.
Early Bird tickets (£7.99) available until midnight 23 May 2021. Use Promo Code DLYS for extra discount and support the David Lean Cinema.
Film available from 7pm on 04 June until 7pm on 11 June.
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Two British working-class couples return to Brighton after 40 years and struggle to accept changes in society and themselves. A YourScreen account is required. Login or create an account via the film page.
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Support the David Lean Cinema by purchasing passes for 5 or 3 films using the links below. Use promo code CIFF25 for 25% discount.
Use promo code DLYS for your David Lean Cinema discount on individual films and support us at the same time. A limited number of passes are available at 25% discount if you use promo code CIFF25. Each film pass purchase using the above links will also help our efforts to re-open.
Short of time? Check out the Shorts Programme, all free to watch…….!
Due to popular demand the run of one of the most talked about films of the festival, the gripping Australian drama Disclosure, is now extended to 08 June. |
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COWBOYS
COWBOYS
2020 | Dir Anna Kerrigan | 85 mins | 
USA
Anna Kerrigan’s award-winning debut shows a rare understanding of the
complexities and challenges of modern family life, when a father and his transgender son escape to the mountains of Montana.
Troy (Steve Zahn, Dallas Buyers Club, Lean on Pete) is on a camping trip with his son Joe (Sasha Knight), an 11-year-old with a passion for cowboy yarns and the great outdoors. As they travel through the majestic beauty of the northern Rockies, television news reports emerge claiming that Joe is missing. As detective Faith (Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale) investigates, we see a bigger picture involving Joe’s conservative mother Sally.
The David Lean Cinema shares a proportion of the ticket price with the distributor when purchased through the link on this page.
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Blue Finch Films – no account required.
“Cowboys is a film that relaxes into its ideas and themes, and the performances from Sasha Knight, Steve Zahn and Jilliann Bell – with Ann Dowd as the cop on Troy’s trail – are all tremendous” – Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian
THE 8TH
THE 8TH
2020 | Dir Aiden Kane, Lucy Kennedy, Maeve O’Boyle
94 mins | USA | 
Ireland
The 8th traces Ireland’s campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment – a constitutional ban on abortion. It shows a country’s transformation from a conservative state in thrall to the Catholic church to a more liberal secular society.
This includes voices from both sides of the debate, but its primary focus is on the dynamic female leaders of the pro-choice campaign. The film follows the veteran campaigner Ailbhe Smyth and self-described glitter activist Andrea Horan as they chart a bold strategy of grassroots activism and engineer the near impossible. This dramatic story is underscored by a vivid exploration of the wrenching failures that led to this defining moment in Irish history.
An urgent narrative, a cautionary tale and a roadmap for progressive reforms in a modern era where authoritarianism is on the rise, The 8th shows a country forging a new progressive path at a time when reproductive rights are threatened around the world.
This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.
Distributor : Together Films
Associated Q&A’s are available on various dates, see below…….
Q&As on various associated subjects (free participation) are arranged for the following dates – Click on links below to reserve your place:
Wed 26 May 2021 at 7.30pm – Care and Compassion for Irish Women in Crisis: Celebrating the UK Support Networks
Thu 27 May 2021 at 8.30pm – Activating with Joy and Throwing Glitter on an Issue
Tue 01 June 2021 at 7.30pm – The Power of Protest: What We Can Learn From the Victorious Irish Abortion Campaign
Thu 03 June 2021 at 7.30pm – Global Reproductive Rights Activism: Building Solidarity
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