TW: Death and Dying. Adult Language.
A curated series of films showing as part of the Working Class Film Festival. This showcase examines the working class relationship to ageing and dying. This emotive subject is explored in ways that are touching, heartfelt, poetic and funny; with this program offering international perspectives on a universal subject.
Friday is Mushroom Soup (2025)
Dir. Arnold T. Rice (UK)
Burnt-out home carer Kate finds herself in uncharted territory when her favourite cranky client, Doug, drops some unexpected news.
https://www.instagram.com/fimsfilm/
Nostalgia (2025)
Dir. Kiriakos Anastasiou (Greece)
Two sisters arrive at the cemetery on a hot summer afternoon, where their father often returns.
Among crumbling graves and withered flowers, a story of fleeting tenderness and the relentless decay of memory quietly unfolds.
https://www.instagram.com/kiriakos.anastasiou_/
AUTUMN (2020)
Dir. Jean-Marie Villeneuve (France)
A little girl is thinking of her dad.
https://www.instagram.com/jvilleneuve2
Mud Club 1.0 (2026)
Dir. Arlo Carter (UK)
Thirteen-year-old Jazmine grows up fast in a rundown caravan once shared with her dad. With no safety net and bills to pay, she turns to petty crime to feed herself and her neighbours. Beneath the sink, she hides savings—and a hard won hope of moving to Teignmouth.
https://www.instagram.com/mudclub_film
The Funeral Rehearsal (2024)
Dir. Ronald Zuidinga (Nederland)
A stubborn grandfather shrugs off death, until his granddaughter asks him to rehearse his own funeral. What begins as a playful exercise turns into a quiet confrontation with everything left unsaid, as humor and discomfort reveal the fragile ways we cope with the inevitable.
Gan Canny (2025)
Morning Sir Productions (UK)
A darkly comic, working class, North Eastern family comedy/drama. Siblings Tyler and Paige don't agree with the way their estranged mam has arranged their Nana’s funeral, and impulsively take matters into their own hands. What follows is a clumsy grand theft hearse as the siblings decide to take Nana on one last road trip before saying their final goodbyes. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.instagram.com/morningsirproductions
The Working Class Film Festival
Friday 8 - Sunday 10 May 2026 sees the inaugural Working Class Film Festival take place at Showroom Cinema. The festival aims to highlight the talent of a wide and underrepresented demographic within the film industry; with only 8% of people working within the creative sector being born into a working class family.
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1h 15m