Wem Town Hall are hosting a programme of films asking how our families shape us and how we relate to others, starting on 17 September and ending on 21 December.
Wem Town Hall are supported by Film Hub Midlands to expand on their family relaxed screenings and to host their Family Focus Film Seasons through our Film Exhibition Fund.
Read more about Family Focus Film Season from Rose Horner, Director at Wem Town Hall.
At Wem Town Hall, we're excited to bring you a selection of exceptional films you might not find at your typical cinema. From foreign language masterpieces to thought-provoking documentaries and timeless classics or films found within the archives that we think deserves some extra love, our Family Focus Film Season (FF) offers something for everyone, including adult films that explore different family relationships and regular relaxed screenings to ensure all families and children can enjoy the best of cinema.
Loyalty Program:
Attend any five screenings from our Best of British and World film selections and get your sixth screening for free! Simply ask for a loyalty card at your first screening and get it stamped each time you attend a qualifying film. We value your feedback, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts with us.
Look out for the stamp to see which screenings are applicable!
Family Focus Film Season:
Experience films that delve into family dynamics, challenging environments, relationships, and cultures, all of which ask us to reflect on how families shape us and influence our interactions with others.
- Treasure (12A)
Tuesday 17 September, 1.30pm and Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm | 1 hour 51 minutes
A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, Treasure follows Ruth (Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Stephen Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family’s past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.
“The charismatic double act you never knew you needed” Kevin Maher, The Times
- Rose (12A)
Tuesday 1 October, 1.30pm and Thursday 3 October, 7.30pm | 1 hour 45 minutes
A film about love and care for each other, in spite of our differences. The relationship of two sisters, Inger and Ellen, is tested on a Paris coach trip. When Inger announces her struggles with mental health to the group, the sisters are faced with pity from some and downright discrimination from others. In Paris, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers.
In Dutch with English subtitles.
- Radical (12A)
Tuesday 8 October, 1.30pm and Thursday 10 October, 7.30pm | 2 hours 6 minutes
Based on an incredible true story and winner of the “Festival Favourite” Award at Sundance Film Festival this film is uplifting and engaging. In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect and corruption, a frustrated teacher (Emmy Award nominee Eugenio Derbez,) tries a radical new method to unleash the curiosity and potential of his students... and maybe even their genius.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
- Widow Clicquot (15)
Tuesday 15 October, 1.30pm and Thursday 17 October, 7.30pm | Running Time TBC
This elegant costume drama is based on the true story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century. An astute young widow takes over her late husband’s vineyard and transforms his floundering wine business. Steering the company through political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionises the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great entrepreneurs.
What does relaxed mean at Wem Town Hall?
Relaxed family films are your chance to enjoy great films at your local venue, with the same great big screen experience in welcoming, less formal environment. Lights are left on at a low level so audience members can move around, the sound is at a more comfortable level, no trailers are played before the film, there are floor cushions, blankets, beanbags and even a tent (!) for stretching out, and trained ushers are on hand to assist. We have sensory toys and activities at all our relaxed showings and a quiet room to move too if the experience becomes overwhelming in any way.
- Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon (U)
Friday 25 October, 1.30pm (SEN Relaxed Screening) | 1 hour 27 minutes
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
- Elf (PG)
Saturday 21 December, 1pm | 1 hour 37 minutes
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit. Fancy dress and Christmas jumpers encouraged!
Film Hub Midlands support:
Family Focus Film Season is supported by Film Hub Midlands, funded by the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.
Note: The Film Exhibition Fund is currently closed but will reopen in the next financial year. To qualify for funding, exhibitors need to be members of the Film Hub. Sign up now to stay informed!