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2017

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WHERE TO GET TICKETS

Welcome to the fourth St Albans Film Festival. We are really excited to be back with a cracking programme of talks, short fi lms and feature fi lms. This year’s theme is ‘The Mind’ and with the addition of open air screenings in the beautiful setting of St Albans Cathedral grounds we invite you, your family and friends to come celebrate, unwind and enjoy! The Mind can be amazing: check out the specially created ‘Virtual Reality at The Clocktower’ experience from REWIND and the mind-blowing fi lms entered from across the globe into our short fi lm competition. Our Minds also need to be taken care of so why not tap into some of the mindfulness activities going on around the city at the festival. Check out our ‘museum of happiness’ and the free mindfulness taster sessions at The Cathedral.

We should be so proud of our city – not only the heritage but also our supportive community. It’s true that as humans we work better together. I certainly couldn’t have put on another festival without the support and help of awesome co-director Matt Bigg along with our sponsors, friends and volunteers. So help others, be kind, meet your community and come and enjoy a brilliant week of fi lms and events at the festivals.

Leoni – Founder & DirectorSt Albans Film Festival.

See individual listings for where to buy tickets.

Where possible we advise buying tickets in advance via our website: www.stalbansfi lmfestival.com

Tickets will be available on the door at most events – subject to availability.

For screenings and events at The Odyssey you will need to book direct with the cinema. www.odysseypictures.co.uk

Odyssey Tickets for July go on sale 24th June.

*PLEASE NOTE – Events run by the St Albans Film Festival and other venues running events as part of the fi lm festival are subject to change. We will update the festival website with any changes.

Please contact us if you require any special access to venues or have any questions.

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WEDNESDAY 5TH JULY

THURSDAY 6TH JULY

THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS

THELMA & LOUISE

TIME: 6.30pm (DOORS & FOOD) - 8.00pm (SCREENING)

TIME: 6.30pm (DOORS AND FOOD) - 8.00pm (SCREENING)

The ultimate chick fl ick

Certifi cate 15 - 93 minutes.Hilarious original comedy classic. ‘When a brilliantneuro-surgeon, married to a beautiful cold-hearted womanfalls for another ladies brain, there is only one result’.

Film, Prosecco, Food Stalls, Music, Comedy and More at our opening feature fi lm. Bring a Picnic or buy food from our stalls

Certifi cate 15 - 128 minutes

Come and see this thrilling Crime Drama starring Geena Davis,Susan Sarandon & Harvey Keitel.

Tips & Info: • Bring blanket/folding chairs to sit on.• The weather is predicting sun but you might want to bring a brolly in case.• Entrance to fi lms – Abbey Orchard in the grounds of St Albans Cathedral.• NO GLASS ALLOWED ON SITE. Please bring drinks in plastic. • No reserved seating. Turn up and fi nd a spot. • Prosecco, Pimms & Popcorn available from The Abbots Kitchen. Plus Food Stalls available. • Pre-cinema pizza & drink £6 special available at the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks before every screening.

4 NIGHTS OF FILMS IN THE OPEN AIRAt The Abbey Orchard, St Albans

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ST ALBANS FILM FESTIVAL 2017

FRIDAY 7TH JULY

SATURDAY 8TH JULY

LION

THE BLUES BROTHERS

KONG SKULL ISLAND

FEATURE FILM

Certifi cate 15 - 129 minutes

Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic Home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Come and watch this incredible classic.. and if the mood takes you feel free to singand dance along with the movie. Don’t forget your fedora!

FEATURE FILM

Subject to licence approval. Please see website for updates.

Schools Out for the Weekend

TIME: 6.30pm (DOORS & FOOD) - 8.00pm (SCREENING)

TIME: 6.30pm (DOORS & FOOD) - 8.00pm (SCREENING)

TIME: 4.00pm (DOORS & FOOD) - 4.30pm (SCREENING)

Certifi cate PG – 118 minutes.

Director: Garth Davis. Starring Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel. 4 Golden Globe Nominations. Evening Standard International Film of the Year ‘Uplifting, Heart Wrenching, Beautiful…Lion is Incredible’

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Certifi cate 12A - 120 minutes.

Schools out – bring your friends along to see this blockbusterafternoon movie. Based on the mythical origins of King Kongon his home Skull Island. Starring: Tom Hiddleston,Samuel L Jackson & Brie Larson. Group Rates Available

INSIDE OUT Everyone welcome – Under 2’s Go Free

TIME: 12.00pm (DOORS AND FOOD) - 12.30pm (SCREENING)

Certifi cate U - 95 minutes

Our lunchtime open air movie. Come Picnic in the park and meet the voices inside your head! From the Creators of Up, this Disney Pixar movie Stars voices of Bill Hader & Amy Poehler. Kids will love it. Grown ups need to see it Screened on an LED screen so the picture can be seen in the daytime too.

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MORE AWESOME FESTIVAL EVENTSPlease check dates, venues & ticket info for each event.

TRANSITION ST ALBANS are Running a series of Environmental fi lms in venues around St Albans & Harpenden to challenge the way you think about the world around you. www.transitionstalbans.org

A PLASTIC OCEAN

TOMORROW

DATE: MONDAY 3RD JULYTIME: 7:30pmVENUE: DRAMA STUDIO, SIR JOHN LAWS SCHOOL, MANLAND WAY,HARPENDEN AL5 4QP

DATE: THURSDAY 6TH JULYTIME: 7:30pmVENUES: Spencer Hall, High St,Sandridge, St Albans AL4 9DD

DATE: SATURDAY 8TH JULY TIME: 7:30pmVENUES: St Paul’s Church,Blandford Rd, St Albans, AL1 4JP

Tickets - £5 (£3 for concessions). Tickets available from St Albans Film Festival – Eventbrite page oron the door. Eventbrite subject to booking fee.

Tickets - £5 (£3 for concessions). Tickets available from St Albans Film Festival – Eventbrite page or on the door. Eventbrite subject to booking fee.

Described by David Attenborough as ‘one of he most important fi lms of our time’. This ground-breaking documentary will change your mind about plastic. It reveals the unfolding of an international environmental catastrophe. It lays bare the astonishing extent of plastic waste killing the previously pristine oceans – and which could ultimately kill us, too.

Tomorrow is an engaging and informative fi lm with big ideas. Packed with expert commentary from across the globe; exploring community initiatives that are already changing the way we live. If you wonder how global systems will cope with climate change ‘Tomorrow’ is a must-see fi lm. From food, to energy, economy, education and democracy this fi lm describes a new way of thinking that all communities need to understand. Its hopeful and inspiring message is compelling. It is a fi lm that everyone should be asked to see. In French and English with English sub-titles.

FEATURE FILM - 102 MINUTES

FEATURE FILM - 118 MINUTES

MORE AWESOME FESTIVAL EVENTSPlease check dates, venues & ticket info for each event.

DATE: SATURDAY 8TH and SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 10:30am to 5.00pmVENUE: THE CLOCK TOWER, HIGH STREET, ST ALBANS AL3 4EL

DATE: THURSDAY 6TH JULY TIME: 6pm onwards VENUE: tbc - See website

DATE: SATURDAY 8TH JULY TIME: 6pm onwards VENUE: tbc - See website

MINDFULNESS COURSES AT ST ALBANS CATHERDRAL STUDY CENTRE

MUSEUM OF HAPPINESS

VIRTUAL REALITY AT THE CLOCK TOWER.

GET SOCIAL

Meet fellow fi lm-lovers in this friendly and fully-hosted space. Delight your inner child with mindful colouring in, discuss this year’s festival theme, and discover like minds to share the festival with.

Plus Activities and a talk from Kat Shaw - leader of the ‘Happy Children - Wellbeing Conference’ - September 2017Kat will talk about breathing techniques, how to lose worries and you can even make your own happy beads.

Experience a 360 degree time lapse panoramic fi lm of the sunset taken from the roof of the Clock Tower. Created by local VR company REWIND enjoy this experience for FREE from the bottom of the tower and pay £1 if you want to climb the 93 steps to see the stunning views of St Albans from the top.

FACT: Built between 1403 and 1412, the Clock Tower is the onlymedieval town belfry in England and is designated as a ScheduledAncient Monument.

FACT: Gabriel Square – A stunning new development of townhouses,apartments and duplexes in St Albans takes its name from one of thebells in the Clock Tower.

FACT: The Clock Tower are giving away free cardboard VR headsetsto the fi rst six visitors who use the headset each day.

GET HAPPY

Learn fun ways to increase your mental well-being. From uncovering insights to encouraging kindness, explore a happier, kinder more playful world with our workshops. Full details on our website.

We run termly courses to learn and practice mindfulness in a safe and nurturing space, through periods of quiet meditation and gentle exercises.

Next on Wednesday 27th September - 22nd November, 7.45-9.45pm.

Participants must enquire and apply by

20 September at studycentre@stalbanscathedral.org.

Free15-minute taster session on saturday 8th July.

10am, 10.30am, 11am and 11.30am @ The Deanery

Limited spaces! Please book in advance at studycentre@stalbanscathedral.org and see website for more details

FREE SHORTS!

ST ALBANS FILM FESTIVAL 2017

SATURDAY 8TH - SUNDAY 9TH JULY

DON’T LOOK BACK

PANEL DISCUSSION

DATE: MONDAY 3RD JULYTIME: 8:00pm - ADMISSION FREE. VENUE: THE PUDDING STOP, CHRISTOPHER PLACESHOPPING CENTRE, 6 THE COLONNADE,VERULAM RD, ST ALBANS AL3 4DD

DATE: SATURDAY 8TH MAYTIME: 12:00pmVENUE: OAKLANDS COLLEGE, HATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS.

NO NEED TO BOOK, TURN UP, TAKE A SEAT, WATCH A FILM AND EAT GOOD PUD.

An IOFringe Event in association with St Albans Film Festival Presentation ‘Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring1965, Bob Dylan 23, a pixyish troubadour, spends three weeks in England. Pennebaker’s camera follows him from airportto hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert.’ (IMDB)

Come watch a selection of Documentary Shorts from our short fi lm competition followed by a range of short fi lms, music videos, documentaries and other creative work from Oaklands College Media students. FREE ENTRY. FREE PARKING.

DATE: SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 5.00PMVENUE: THE ROSE AND CROWN PUB, ST MICHAELSFILM GENRES – ITS ALL IN THE MIND!

A discussion about fi lm genres, how they aff ect us and whether they bringpeople together. Speakers include: *Denise Hicks founder of LOCO LondonComedy Film Festival set up to champion the craft of comedy fi lmmakingthrough screenings, education, outreach and funding. LOCO has held six fi lmfestivals based at BFI Southbank in London, and across London in venuessuch as Picturehouse and Everyman Cinemas, as well as local fi lm clubs andsocieties, with audiences reaching up to 15,000 per festival. LOCO is theUK’s only international comedy fi lm festival and the world’s leading festivaldedicated to comedy. It returns in May 2018.

*Dan Smith – Dan is a BAFTA winning director who has worked across documentary, commercials, music videos and drama. He directed the multi award winning VR scripted short fi lm FlySpy, won the BAFTA for Specialist Factual for David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive and was nominated for the BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent Award. Alongside directing Dan was an editor for 14 years working in all genres from documentary and drama to music videos, branded content and fi lm trailers. See website for fi nal info on speakers.

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SCREENINGS AT THE ODYsSEY

CLOCKWORK ORANGE

MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE

DATE: THURSDAY 6TH TIME: 7.30PM VENUE: THE ODYSSEY TICKETS: £7.50

DATE: SATURDAY 8TH JULYTIME: 2PM VENUE: THE ODYSSEY TICKETS: £5

Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess’s novel.

Malcolm McDowell gives a bravura performance as protagonist Alex DeLarge as an ‘ultraviolent’ youth in futuristic Britain.

With childrens fi lms in competition.

This stunning French-made stop-motion animation soars with laughter, sorrow, joy, and above all, stands as a testament to the resilience of the human heart. After his mother’s sudden death, Courgette is befriended by a police offi cer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, fi lled with other orphans his age.

FEATURE FILM

FEATURE FILM

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SHORT FILM COMPETITION FILMS A PROGRAMME OF FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT THE ODYSSEY CINEMA

SEE ALL THESE AMAZING WORLD CLASS SHORT FILMS FOR JUST £5 – TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE ODYSSEY CINEMA. ALL DAY ODYSSEY FESTIVAL PASS AVAILABLE FOR JUST £20 WWW.ODYSSEYPICTURES.CO.UK

FILMS IN COMPETITION

TICKETS: £5

TIME: 11AM - MAIN SHORT FILM PROGRAMME. 3 HOURS OF WORLD CLASS SHORT FILMS WITH AN INTERVAL.

20 min break

Part one Part two

SUNDAY 9TH JULYST ALBANS FILM FESTIVAL 2017

FILMMAKING MASTERCLASS

ANIMATIONS

STUDENT FILMS

DATE: SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 3:30pmVENUE: THE ODYSSEY CINEMA

DATE: SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 5:00pmVENUE: THE ODYSSEY CINEMA

DATE: SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 6:00pm - 7.00pmVENUE: THE ODYSSEY CINEMA

Editor Cheryl Potter, who has worked on incredible blockbusterssuch as Wolverine, Gatsby & Martian screens her latest short ‘The Loneliest Time’. Cheryl, alongside lead Actor & Producer Dan Poole will talk about their experiencein the industry and answer your questions about fi lmmaking, particularly the editing process.

Tickets: £5 available from the Odyssey cinema. All day Odyssey festival pass available for just £20. www.odysseypictures.co.uk

PANICK ATTACKRABBIT BLOODAMAZING THINGS HAPPEN

LIGHT SIGHTJOHANNEHOPEA WAR TO END NO

WARSTHE SERVANTIN A HEARTBEAT

See all these stunning animations for just £5 - Tickets available from the Odyssey cinema. All day Odyssey festival pass available for just £20. www.odysseypictures.co.uk

See all these amazing student fi lms for just £5 - Tickets available from the odyssey cinema. All day Odyssey festival pass available for just £20. www.odysseypictures.co.uk

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THE LIFE OF STANLEYTHE ADVENTURES OF LUCY

THE ART OF MY SCARSBORDERLINENOTHING LIKE THE SUN

‘My Path To Hollywood’ Screening, Talk and Q&A

SUNDAY 9TH JULYST ALBANS FILM FESTIVAL 2017

AWARDS CEREMONY

CLOSING NOTE FROM MATT

DATE: SUNDAY 9TH JULYTIME: 8:00pm - 11.00pmVENUE: THE ODYSSEY CINEMA

The Odyssey is honoured to be hosting this year’s St Albans Film Festival Closing Ceremony and Awards show, preceded with a day packed full of short fi lm screenings and a Masterclass from an industry expert.

After the Awards, you are invited to stay and celebrate with us in our foyer bar (until 11pm).

Present your ticket in the foyer to claim a free glass of prosecco (Over 18s only)

Each event costs £5. The cost for the full day of events is £20.

Tickets for all screenings and events can be booked from Saturday 24th June from 10.30am. Book in person, by phone 01727 453088 or online: www.odysseypictures.co.uk

SPECIAL THANKSUniversity of Hertfordshire, Willmott Dixon, Meyer Homes, Oaklands College, The Collective, Sophie & Angie at Loudbird, James Hannaway and all at The Odyssey, Hayley Lewis and everyone at the St Albans Cathedral, Rachel Bull and her team at Abbots Kitchen, The Fighting Cocks, Matt Gourd from Vortex Events, Warren & Andy at Top Hat Stage School, TTA - Adults Acting

Agency, Tom James, Steve Walker, June at My Mustard, The Herts Advertiser, St Albans Council, Ben Morris, Nala, Nixie, Chris McIntyre, Annie Brewster, Debbie, Alfi e and Joe Bigg, Richard Warmsley, Lisa Bates, Mark Sims, our amazing fi lm judges and all the incredible talented performers and volunteers. And thanks to anyone else we have missed... we owe you a pint.

5 years ago, Leoni took me to the pub for a quick drink. She had an idea of setting up a Film Festival in St Albans. Within about 3 minutes of her “pitch” I said I was in. Little did I know, that 5 years on we would be standing on some grass in front of the Abbey discussing an Outdoor Door Cinema event. There have been blood sweat and tears of course, but honestly it has been so much fun. I hope whatever event you attend over the festival this year that you enjoy yourself as much as we do! We appreciate that you have a number of options for your entertainment and are very grateful if you pick our Festival for your night out. Thanks!

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