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
DJ AHMET
Monday 24th August
(Mac.) 2025 Dir. G. Unkovski - 99 min.
In rural North Macedonia, teenager Ahmet has a decision to make.Following the death of his mother, his younger brother has taken a vow of silence. His father expects Ahmet to be the sheep farmer. His thoughts are elsewhere though. He loves dance music and is also in love with the almost-girl-next-door Aya. Winner ‘Audience Award’ Sundance Film Fest. 2025.
HEN
Monday 21st September
(Greece) 2025 Dir. G. Palfi - 98 min.
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.In a world fraught with danger, she becomes a witness to the complex human lives around her as the restaurant is caught up in greed, smuggling, and the migrant crisis.
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE
Monday 19th October
(Iraq) 2025 Dir. H. Hadi - 105 min.
In1990’s Iraq 9-year old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of ingredients. Accompanied by her grandmother, her friend, and her rooster, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way. Winner ‘Camera D’or’ Cannes Film Fest. 2025.
BLUE HERON
Monday 9th November
(Can.) 2025 - Dir. S. Romvari - 91 min.
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behaviour from the eldest son.The parents struggle helplessly as his actions put himself and others at risk, gradually pulling the family into emotional freefall. Winner ‘Best First Feature Award’ Locarno Film Fest. 2025.
ROSE OF NEVADA
Monday 23rd November
(UK) 2025 Dir. M. Jenkin - 114 min.
A Cornish fishing village is in a state of economic decline. Three decades earlier, when
the village was thriving, the fishing vessel Rose of Nevada and its crew fell victim to the sea. The loss of the crew still pervades through the village, the community never recovered. One day, Rose of Nevada reappears in the harbour, shocking former businessman Mike, who once owned the boat.
TUNER
Monday 7th Dec
(USA-Can) 2024 - Dir. D.Roher - 107 min.
Niki is a piano tuner with a hearing condition that gives him heightened sensitivity to sound. When his mentor Harry (Dustin Hoffman), racks up a medical debt, Niki earns cash to pay it off by using his sensitive hearing to crack safes and becomes embroiled with a criminal group. Winner ‘Best Screenplay, Canadian Film’, Vancouver Film Fest. 2025.