Cove and Kilcreggan Film Society 2026–27
October 2026 to April 2027 programme
All screenings are at Cove Burgh Hall; doors open 7.15; lights down 7.45. The 2026–27 seasonal membership is £30 for seven (hopefully eight) films; £5 for single admission. Raffle and free popcorn! And you’re welcome to bring your own refreshments, glasses available in the Hall. For more info, please see our Facebook page: Cove & Kilcreggan Film Society 2026/7.
22 October, Steel Magnolias, 1989, 1 hr 57 mins, romcom
Director Herbert Ross, starring Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Sally Field and many others!
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local beauty salon, where a small group of close women friends welcome her into the fold. Rated as Dolly Parton’s top film!
12 November, Edie, 2017, 1 hr 42 mins, adventure/drama
Director Simon Hunter, starring Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie and Paul Brannigan
83-year-old Edie believes that it is never too late – after losing her husband, she packs an old camping bag, leaving her life behind, and embarks on an adventure she never got to have – climbing Mount Suilven in Scotland.
14 January, Song Sung Blue, 2025, 2 hrs 13 mins, musical bio-romance
Director Craig Brewer, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together. Come along ready to sing along – to loads of Neil Diamond hits!
11 February, Taxi Tehran, 2015, 1 hr 22 mins, comedy-docudrama
Director Jafar Panahi, starring Jafar Panahi and Hana Saeidi
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, filmmaker Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver, and records the stories and conversations of his passengers as he courses through the streets of Tehran. In Persian, with subtitles.
25 February, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea, 2026, 99 mins, documentary
Director Jeanie Finlay, starring Stan Rennie
When a tidemark of poisoned crabs and lobsters devastate a small North-East fishing town, veteran fisherman Stan Rennie becomes the unlikeliest of activists. A wry David-and-Goliath story, told with gallows humour and a broad Teesside accent, about the grief of navigating a world which has suddenly, inexplicably changed forever.
11 March, H is for Hawk, 2025, 2 hours, drama
Director Philippa Lowthorpe , starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson and Lindsay Duncan
Based on Helen McDonald’s true story, after the sudden death of her father, a woman turns to the ancient art of falconry, training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss.
22 April, Ish, 2026, 89 mins, drama, coming-of-age story
Director Imran Perretta, starring Farhan Hasnat and Yahya Kitana
Set and filmed in the South Asian and Middle Eastern community in Luton, Ish follows 12-year-old best friends, Ish and Maram, who are navigating childhood against a backdrop of political tension and personal loss. After a police stop-and-search, where Maram is searched and Ish manages to run away, they wrestle to hold onto their friendship. Amazing performances by the two young boys.
April (date to be confirmed), Borges and Me, 2026, 1 hr 49 mins, drama
Director Marc Turtletaub, starring Allan Cumming, Peter Mullan and Morven Christie
Based on Jay Panini’s novel, a young student chauffeuring the renowned writer Jorge Luis Borges through the Scottish Highlands finds their differences magnified, until they ultimately find common ground, in the tradition of a classic road movie. Come see Kilcreggan Pier on film!
