Hell Is Other People
Friday 19th September 19:00pm (60m)
From toxic love to deceiving strangers, these films dive into the terrifying side of human connection where relationships unravel, and the real monsters wear familiar faces.
Content Guidance: suicide/self-harm, bloody violence/gore/torture, sexual violence, abuse (mental/emotional)
BLUE VIOLET
Blue’s gift preparations for her beloved Violet transform into something darker when reality picks up the phone.
Director: Josie Charles
Writer: Esme Allen
Producer: Archie Sinclair, Chuckie McEwan
CAREFUL
When a secret feminist group assigns Lucie her first mission – to lure an unpunished abuser into a trap – the lines between justice, healing, and revenge begin to blur.
Director: Camille Lagaisse
Writer: Camille Lagaisse
Producer: Maritza Grass
FALSE FREEDOM
False Freedom follows Hallger∂ur, a woman ensnared in a toxic cycle of abuse with her partner, Gunnar. As she navigates the relentless push and pull of manipulation, fleeting hope, and the crushing weight of control - it leaves one question unanswered: Can one ever break free from this hidden nightmare?
Director: Rosalie Rut Sigrúnardóttir
Writer: Rosalie Rut Sigrúnardóttir
Producer: Rosalie Rut Sigrúnardóttir, Elín Björg Eyjólfsdóttir, Sylvía Rún Hálfdanardóttir
PARANOIA
Gila ignores her usual paranoia and lets her charming date sleep on the couch. After setting some boundaries she locks the bedroom door out of habit. Taylor wakes her in the middle of the night saying he’s having an asthma attack, but she hesitates when something doesn’t feel right.
Director: Alina Bichieva
Writer: Alina Bichieva
Producer: Maria Shevtsova, Marcus Hundsnes
PLEASE
An incel finally gets a date. She’s determined to hook up but the voice in his head has more sinister intentions.
Director: Will Matthews
Writer: Fiona McGarvey
Producer: Izzy Meikle-Small
SIGNS
Full-time influencer Jess is ready to find love. But as she documents her first online date in years, she falls prey to the signs that warn us of danger ahead.
Director: Esme Allen, Hannah Beach
Writer: Esme Allen
Producer: Esme Allen, Hannah Beach
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Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her 15th year. Join us for a special anniversary screening of the much loved film for it’s 25th anniversary!
The Princess Diaries
Genre: Childrens/Family
Year: 2001
Running time: 115 minutes
Screening as part of Women X Film Festival at VUE Cinema Darlington on Saturday 19th September at 14:15pm. All attendees will receive a tiara to wear during the screening (if they want!)
Directed by Garry Marshall
Written by Meg Cabot and Gina Wendkos
Starring Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo.
Produced by Debra Martin Chase, Whitney Houston, Mario Iscovich and Ellen H.Schwatz