We LOVE film!
We are a members only society which celebrates cinema by screening films that are rarely seen on the main circuit, with an emphasis on world cinema. We screen over 20 films on most Tuesdays from September to May at the Borough Hall in Godalming.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Menuhin Hall and The Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham are screening the silent film "Lady Windermere's Fan" (1925) as part of their Summer Festival on Friday 9 July. There will also be a talk beforehand by Carl Davis CBE.
The film is based on Oscar Wilde’s classic play set in London in the 1890s, and bubbles with scandal and intrigue. The screening of this witty society comedy will be accompanied by a live performance by YMS pupils of Carl Davis’ original score, conducted by the composer himself.
Pre-screen talk 6 pm, screening 7.30 pm. Tickets £25 can be booked via themenuhinhall.co.uk.
Our 2020 - 2021 season
Our season has now concluded - 18 films streamed during the pandemic, which means that we were one of the few film societies / community cinemas in the UK that were able to continue their film season uninterrupted.
Thank you to our members who supported us this season!
We hope that with effective vaccinations and the virus in retreat, we have a sporting chance of being back in the Borough Hall for communal screenings next season.
We are in touch with Waverley and we will follow their lead on when and how we can get back to the Borough Hall. We expect that they will start to screen films this summer and we can learn from their experience.
We still have the option to stream films if circumstances are such that there is a continued delay in getting back to the Borough Hall.
We’ll keep you informed by newsletter this summer and also here on our website.
However - we remain hopeful that we will see you all in person next season!
GFS Committee
2020-21
A documentary about the women who founded the Women's Liberation movement in the U.S in the late 196…
![In a Better World [Hævnen]](/gfsociety/cache/file/949B0CBE-4A2F-41ED-AC6D422AD58AAFEF.jpg "In a Better World [Hævnen]")
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in Denmark and his work at an African refugee camp. …
One of Europe’s last female bee-hunters deals with the threat of losing her bees and her livel…
A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film fol…
The slow and gentle sweep of the first of Ray’s trilogy of films about Apu, a boy living with …
This fictionalized biopic brings Caravaggio's works onto the screen, telling a story of what might b…
From the great Danish director, this film follows the lives of the Borgen family in August 1925 as t…
![A Christmas Tale [Un conte de Noёl]](/gfsociety/cache/file/9D4159DE-DBD7-4708-B4D1B95210D35FD8.jpg "A Christmas Tale [Un conte de Noёl]")
This rollercoaster of a Christmas family reunion uncovers the real dynamics of the French Vuillard f…
The story of the rape of a bride and the murder of her Samurai husband told from various points of v…
In this black and white offbeat comedy, teenager Tomás is sent by his mother to live with his…
A young student working as an escort in Tokyo develops an unexpected connection with an academic wid…
Well-crafted political thriller set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Revolution, in which a poli…
Coming-of-age film about David, a fifteen-year-old birding fanatic, who believes he's made the disco…
Elena is the submissive wife with a grown up son, and lives with her wealthy second husband who make…
![The Black Hen [Kalo Pothi]](/gfsociety/cache/file/1E6E4717-AF8C-416C-9601B92D16B6A6C2.jpg "The Black Hen [Kalo Pothi]")
In a war-torn village in Nepal two boys bond through their affection for a hen. When the hen is sold…
Jafar Panahi, the director, has been jailed and given a 20 year ban on making films by the Iranian g…
A long-distance truck driver agrees to give a lift to a Paraguayan mother and her baby to Buenos Air…
A high-class heist to steal a priceless 137 carat diamond being sold at auction is the premise for t…
Programme PDF File
You can download a copy of the PDF of the Programme for this season by clicking the button below.
Programme PDFWhat is F-Rated?
The F-Rating is applied to all films which are:
- Directed by women
- Written by women
- Has one or more significant women on screen
If it qualifies with one of the above it gets the Bronze rating.
If it qualifies with two of the above it gets the Silver rating.
If it qualifies with all three of the above it gets the Gold rating.