We’re teaming up again with Castle Cinema to bring Irish filmmakers to the big screens in London - this time as part of the celebration of St. Brigid’s Day. We’re screening Carol Freeman’s beautiful animation, ahead of the Hollywood blockbuster The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Parent and Baby Screenings
These screenings are a chance for parents and carers with babies under a year old to see the best new films.
The cafe is open from 10.30am, and the films begin at 11.00am. The sound is turned down a little, and the lights kept up a little. The lovely Castle staff will also help you upstairs with your buggy! They play films with subtitles where possible, so that you don't miss any important dialogue because of a crying baby.
Only adults accompanied by babies will be admitted.
The Bird & The Whale
7mins / Dir. Carol Freeman / Ireland / 2019
The Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale struggling to find his voice. After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers it’s sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea. The Bird & the Whale was created using a near obsolete form of animation – paint-on-glass. It was created in Dublin, Ireland by a small majority female team. In June 2018, Carol was awarded a Silver Screen award at the Young Director Awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2hrs / US /PG / 2019
Starring:
Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie
An avid Dickens fan, Armando Iannucci (the award-winning writer/director of The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep and The Death of Stalin) adapts here, alongside frequent collaborator Simon Blackwell, employing his comedic mastery and vivid characterizations to bring to life one of Dickens' most cherished characters in 'The Personal History Of David Copperfield'. From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.