The Body Keeps The Score
Friday 19th September 21:00pm
Nightmares of flesh and bone, and unreliable minds
Content Guidance: bloody violence/gore/torture, suicide/self-harm, abortion/miscarriage/loss of a child
ARIANE’S BABY
Ariane is a single and lonely woman who craves love after a history of abusive relationships. The birth of her child represents a chance to start everything anew and form her own happy family, but she worries about not being up to the task.
Director: Mahée Merica
Writer: Mahée Merica
Producer: Mahée Merica, Mathilde Jouaud, Jaina Liu
AUTOPHAGY
A waterborne disease ravages a town, the affliction slowly morphing you into an octopus. With the societal hatred towards those suffering building, a couple have the limited choice: afford the medication to carry on living, or drink the water and suffer being shunned.
Director: Edie Lawrence
Writer: Edie Lawrence
Producer: Milly Riley
BEAUTY SLEEP
Cosmetic enhancement is more extreme than our own. New boobs, butts and faces can be purchased, sewn on and bedazzled to your choosing. And the latest beauty trend? “Sleeping Beauty Makeovers”. A living embalmment all performed by a Mortician, where teens, for their Sweet 16, jump out of a sparkling coffin instead of a giant cake.
Director: Jasmine Emma De Silva
Writer: Jasmine Emma De Silva
Producer: Tuli Litvak
PLASTIC SURGERY
A doctor on her last day before maternity leave is thrown into chaos when a hidden threat emerges.
Director: Guy Trevellyan
Writer: Guy Trevellyan
Producer: Sophie Stacey, Caroline McCrystal, Guy Trevellyan
UNWELL WOMAN
A night at the library turns into a nightmare when a student discovers a haunted painting, unleashing the dark secrets of her long-dead mother.
Director: Daniella DeVinter
Writer: Daniella DeVinter
Producer: Daniella DeVinter
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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