Wed 3 Dec // 20:00 /

The Honour of the Kights

12 / 95mins / Albert Serra / 2006 / Spain

There are only wind-and trees and grass and sunlight extinguishing the dawn-in writer-director Albert Serra's extraordinary, minimalist take on the Don Quixote story. Honour Of The Knights takes inspiration from an exhaustive litany of literary and cinematic sources. It is most affecting, however, as a soulful study of two lone figures against an unspoiled landscape-the last refuge, perhaps, from a world that no longer resembles a bygone "golden age" of peace and prosperity

Thu 4 Dec // Fri 5 Dec // Sat 6 Dec // Sun 7 Dec // 20:00 /

The Counterfeiters

15 / 98mins / Stefan Ruzowitzky / 2007 / Austria / Germany

The true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Concentration camp superintendent Herzog arrested one of Berlin’s greatest art forgers, now held in a nearby death camp. Herzog gets Sorowitsch transferred and orders him to head up a secret project to forge pound notes and dollar bills, to damaging Allied economies. The team are morally torn – success with the forgery is providing the Germans with a much needed boost – but it’s all that’s keeping them alive. This is a fascinating movie about moral choices and life-and-death decisions, few will emerge from it without asking how they themselves would have acted.

Wed 10 Dec // 20:00 /

Shoot the Poets

Shoot the Poets is committed to its original idea in presenting a quarterly film, poetry and performance collaboration – an eclectic and entertaining mix of experimental filmmaking, live performance and music. Join us to share in this unique, unpredictable and innovative event, proven to be truly entertaining.

Thu 11 Dec // Fri 12 Dec // 20:00 /

My Winnipeg

PG / 80mins / Guy Maddin / 2007 / Canada

Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently? Guy Maddin casts Ann Savage as his domineering mother in attempt to answer that question in MY WINNPEG, a hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. A that inventively blends local and personal history with surrealist images and myths. MY WINNIPEG is Maddin's most personal film and a truly unique cinematic experience.

Sat 13 Dec // Sun 14 Dec // 20:00 /

Caramel

PG / 95mins / Nadine Labaki / 2007 / France / Lebanon

A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut. Layal works in a beauty salon along with 3 other women. Each one has a problem: Layal has a relationship with a married man, Nisrine who is no more a virgin, will soon be married, Rima is lesbian and Jamal is worried about getting old. Rose a tailor with a shop next to the salon, is an old lady who devoted her life to take care of her older sister, may have found her first love. Is caramel a sweet or an instrument of pain?

Wed 17 Dec // Wed 17 Dec // 17:00 /20:00 /

The Muppet Christmas Carol

U / 90mins / Brian Henson / / USA

For a unique twist on a holiday favourite don't miss The Muppet Christmas Carol. Michael Caine stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this version of the classic Dickens' tale about a mean old man who learns to change his ways one lonely Christmas Eve. Kermit the Frog plays Bob Cratchit while Miss Piggy plays Bob's feisty wife. Tune in for Christmas cheer only the Muppets can bring!

Thu 18 Dec // Fri 19 Dec // 20:00 /

This Christmas

12a / 117mins / Preston A Whitmore II / 2007 / USA

An upbeat comedy centering on a family's first reunion in four years. The Whitfield clan gathers at the matriarch's house. For those keeping score during the 3-days, there is one divorce filed, one secret marriage and pregnancy revealed, two guns pulled, one whipping, two beatings, a catfight, one arrest and one very badly cooked meal. Several musical interludes fill "This Christmas" with an infectiously buoyant spirit.