Wow. What an emotional movie The Danish Girl was! It was incredibly poignant and I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. To see someone battling so hard for transformation nearly 80 years ago sends a very powerful message across time for me. Whatever you believe, look like or feel inside you … Continue reading Response to The Danish Girl
Great success
The Danish Girl proved to be a near sell out. Thanks for all your efforts you brilliant volunteers. Have a look at the photo gallery for a flavour of the evening. More photographs will be posted, so keep checking back each week.
Our June Film
The Danish Girl Next on the Film at the Folk Hall programme is The Danish Girl starring the fabulous Eddie Redmayne (from whom I am yet to see a bad performance!) It’s a romantic drama set in the 1930’s, loosely inspired by the real lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The film … Continue reading Our June Film
New equipment
Thanks to a very generous donation from the John Lewis Community Fund we have now purchased our very own projector screen. Standing at 16 feet by 9 feet, this is pretty huge news for us! With the recent addition of a new blu ray player it means that we are self sufficient in our screenings. … Continue reading New equipment
Volunteers needed
Film at the Folk Hall are recruiting new volunteers for 2016-17. We need people to help fundraise and be ushers at our screenings. Other roles are in marketing and press liaison. Or why not learn how to develop and manage social media accounts and websites? The idea is to come along and have fun whilst providing … Continue reading Volunteers needed
Success
It's great to be able to report that the last two film nights in May and April have both been sold out. Congratulations to everyone involved. I think it is amazing that volunteers, such as the ones involved in running Film at the Folk Hall, are prepared to give up so much free time to use … Continue reading Success
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