East Cork Cinema Club first began in 2009, and continues to bring international films to the region. Films are screened on Monday nights at the Great Island Community Centre, on the top floor (Room 14). The season runs from August through to May. The Club also presents special event screenings as well as fundraising nights.
Bringing world cinema to Cobh
Community based, non-profit organisation
THE HOLDOVERS
Monday 26th August
USA. - 2023 - Dir. A. Payne - 133 min.
An instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas to babysit the students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with a student and the schools head cook. Winner ‘Best Supp. Actress’ Academy Awards 2024.
DRIVING MUM
Monday 9th September
ROSE
Monday 14th October
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE
Monday 11th November
Ger. - 2023 - Dir.D.Lehrerzimmer - 99 min.
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions causes tension in the school and threatens to break her. Winner ‘Best Film’ Berlin FF 2023
I LIKE MOVIES
Monday 25th November
Can. - 2022 - Dir. C. Levack - 99 min.
Set in the early 2000’s, socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence decides to work in a video store to finance his college fees. He forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager, which strains the relationship with his mother. Winner ‘Best Film’ Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022.
THE GOLDMAN CASE
Monday 9th December
Fra. - 2023 - Dir. C. Kahn - 107 min.
The controversial case of Pierre Goldman, a Jewish activist who faced a life sentence for armed robberies in 1969. He pleads not guilty to murder and plunges the trial into chaos, which unbalances the relationship with his attorney. Winner ‘Best Actor’ Cesar awards 2024.