Are you ready for a weekend filled with amazing films and documentaries? A program with international films and locally made productions.
Join us for FREE on
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 October 2023
Films will be shown in either Screen 1 or Screen 2 at The Mallard Cinema.
TIME SCHEDULE
To make sure you don’t miss any of the local and international feature films, short films & documentaries you can find all the time and screening details below.
FILM PROGRAM
Here you can find an overview of the feature films, short films & documentaries that will be screening on Saturday 7 & 8 October 2023 at The Mallard Cinema. The films are listed in random order. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
NIGHTSIREN (Opening Film)
APPOINTMENT WITH VENUS (Guernsey Classic)
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (LGBTQIA+ program)
BLUE JEAN (LGBTQIA+ program)
SISU
FALCON LAKE
THE WICKER MAN (1973) - 50th Anniversary 4K restoration
ACID CANAL
GALAXY QUEST
THE WOMAN IN BLACK (2012)
INLAND
MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING
GODLAND
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928)
WILD ISLANDS - THE BLUE
HALFWAY TO AMARILLO
SILVER SERVERS
THE INSPECTION (LGBTQIA+ Program)
UNDERGROUND
BORN OF WATER
BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR
IN CONCRETE: THE LEGACY OF THE GERMAN OCCUPATION IN GUERNSEY
ON THE LINE
GNOMES
THE ROCK
SECOND LIFE
ENCOUNTER
SERVING CONVERSATIONS
SPACE RYDER
THE YOUNG MOZART
ECHO
WOLF WHISTLE
OPENING FILM
We are pleased to announce the official opening film of the GUERNSEY FILM FEST 2023 - NIGHTSIREN (Světlono), a Slovakian Folk Horror Film by Tereza Nvotová.
Story -
A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder.
Director's Statement -
Nightsiren seeks to dispel the myths and conventions surrounding womanhood and addresses the resurgence of ancient beliefs in the modern day with misogyny, xenophobia and mass hysteria still prevailing. Even though women are no longer being burned at the stake, they’re still targeted for their sexuality, emotionality, and reproductive choices. Only the label has changed, from "witch" to "slut". Nightsiren talks about the value of freedom if we refuse to go down the conventional path.
SARK BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN!
Travel back in time to 1951 when the film APPOINTMENT WITH VENUS was released. After 72 years experience Sark back on the big screen. Based on the novel by Jerrard Tickell. Starring David Niven & Glynis Johns. Directed by Ralph Thomas. The film is set on the fictional island Amorel in the Channel Islands. Majority of the film was shot on the island of Sark.
Fun fact: Although Sark doesn't allow motorised traffic. The filmmakers were allowed one Land Rover and trailer to transport their equipment.
Story -
During World War 2 British Major Valentine Moreland is tasked with rescuing a prized pedigree cow from the German-occupied Channel Island of Armorel.