Nature’s Resources: Animated Adventures for Families

part of GROUNDED: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature

Film

Sat 6 Sept 11:00

Details: 70 mins, Subtitled
Primary language: Various

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We are delighted to present a special children’s programme that showcases the harmonious collaboration between humans and non-human species, while celebrating the power of animation to bring the impossible to life.

From the delicate silhouettes in Lotte Reiniger’s Thumbelina and the resourceful tiny mammal in How the Mole Got His Trousers to the vibrant and sensuous biodiversity celebrated in Idodo and The Butterfly, these films remind us that adornment is not the sole preserve of humankind. Felix the Cat’s slapstick antics in Comicalamities and the witty animal world of A is for Ant bring a touch of hilarity to themes of metamorphosis, empathy and adaptation.

All of these stories celebrate dress as both a wondrous and profoundly strange language concocted by nature and human creativity alike:

A is for Ant
UK, 2024. Dir. Jack Davison in collaboration with Shona Heath, 10min

Felix the Cat: Comicalamities
USA, 1928. Dir. Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan, 8min

How the Mole Got His Trousers (Jak krtek ke kalhotkám přišel)
Czechia, 1957. Dir. Zdeněk Miler, 12min

Idodo
USA/Papua New Guinea/Switzerland, 2021. Dir.Ursula Ulmi, 10min

The Butterfly
Russia, 1972. Dir. Andrey Khrzhanovsky, 10min

Thumbelina
UK, 1955. Dir. Lotte Reiniger, 10min

Presented with support from Dana and Michal Malý and the Czech Centre London.

Viewers will be guided through the films by The Little Film Society’s Dáire Carson. This programme was curated by the festival in collaboration with Susie Evans.

Please note: Nature’s Resources: Animated Adventures for Families on Sat 6 Sept 11:00 is a Relaxed Visit.

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Sat 6 Sept

11:00 (ends 12:15) Intro, RV

This is a Relaxed Visit

No trailers or adverts are shown and the film will start promptly at its advertised start time.

Our Relaxed Visits are designed to benefit our customers with additional needs (such as people living with dementia, autism, or other neurodivergent people and their personal assistants, friends and family) or anyone who wants to enjoy a film in a more relaxed, spacious environment. Everyone is welcome.

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Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Screenings before 16:00 Monday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£9.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £6.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Monday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£11.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £9.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Any screening, any day any time for £6.00 (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

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Access

Cinema seat widths
Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.