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Hi Stu,
QFT favourite Josh O'Connor is back with a story of starting over, James McAvoy makes his directorial debut and we've got another great film from Brazil. Director Mark Jenkin joins us for a preview of Rose of Nevada. And this week Reach brings brilliant films about the world around us to QFT and more.

Listings At a Glance

New This Week

A thirty-ish white man with dark hair and a short beard sits outside a motorhome with a little girl sitting beside him. He's wearing a denim shirt and jeans, and a cream cowboy hat. He looks pensively in the distance. The little girl looks off to the side, she wears a yellow dress and patterned tights.

FROM FRI 17 APR

Rebuilding

“Can you even be a cowboy without cows?” After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty (Josh O'Connor in another brilliant performance) winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife. A gentle and honest portrait of a man trying to figure out how to build a new life.

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Watch the Trailer

Two guys perform on stage, each holds a mic and is performing looking at the other. They wear baggy jeans, one wears a vest, the other two shirts, one with short sleeves over a long sleeved one. They look like they're having a good time.

FROM FRI 17 APR

California Schemin'

James McAvoy's directorial debut is filled with irrepressible energy. It tells the true story of a couple of lads from Dundee who conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo.

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An old woman with her hair tied back sits at a ship's wheel, a handsome middle aged man with chin length curly hair leans over her shoulder.

FROM FRI 17 APR

The Blue Trail

One of our programmer's top picks from Berlin last year, this Brazilian drama takes us to a near future where the elderly are sent to isolated colonies. But 77-year-old Tereza still has things to do, breaking out for adventure.

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Screenings this week with descriptive subtitles are:
Rebuilding on Sun 19 Apr at 3.30pm.
Bridget Jones's Diary on Tue 21 Apr at 4.20pm
California Schemin' on Thu 23 Apr at 6.30pm

Preview

Two men stand on a fishing boat at sea, surrounded by nets and chains. The man on the left wears a red cap, both appear serious, against a clear blue sky.

WED 22 APR, 6PM

Rose of Nevada + Q&A

Director Mark Jenkin joins us for a special preview of his latest film. He follows Bait and Enys Men with the story of a fishing boat that reappears in its Cornish harbour after 30 years lost at sea, and, with it, maybe the chance to change the village's fortunes. Featuring George MacKay and Callum Turner.

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Reach '26: Queens Arts and Sustainability Festival

A white woman with brown hair in a pony tail and a blunt fringe. She sits straight on but her head is turned to the left. She wears a black shirt with small metallic dots on it.

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Plight of the Bumble Bee

This captivating short film takes you into the world of bees and their profound connection to Irish religion, folklore, and biodiversity.

A sea creature on the floor of the sea, quite far down given the darkness around the creature. The creature is sort of squishy looking, it is mainly pink with at like 6 tentacle like feet visible. At the top it has fine blue petal like limbs which form a sort of star shape.

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How Deep is Your Love + discussion

This documentary follows biologists as they explore the deep sea, where 70% of our planet lies hidden. Followed by a discussion with QUB academics.

A close up of a hand covered in thick treacly oil. The background looks like a sand or dirt road.

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Experimental Frames

An afternoon of experimental environmental docs exploring the intersection of art and environmental sustainability. Lunch provided.

Limited Screenings

A woman in a black dress smiles while holding a cigarette, as a man whispers in her ear. People are mingling in the dimly lit background at a party.

Bridget Jones's Diary

We are celebrating 25 years of rom-com classic following the misadventures of Bridget Jones.

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Four people sit on a large tree trunk indoors, engaged in a lively conversation. Left to right: a middle aged white man, a middle aged black woman, a young white woman, a young black man. The clothes are characteristic of the 1940s.

NT Live: All My Sons

Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play.

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Still Showing

A couple pose, smiling, for a photo against a soft grey backdrop. The man in white, wears glasses an a casual white shirt, no tie. The woman is mixed race, wearing a dark jumper, and has her dark hair in the a low bun.

The Drama

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Black and white image of a man gazing pensively at his reflection in a mirror with an old photo of a woman attached. The mood is introspective.

The Stranger

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Last Chance to See

Two women are examining a book together. One has pink hair and wears a red sweater, the other woman has short cropped fair hair, wears a red turtleneck with a pale blue shirt buttoned over it.

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Father Mother Sister Brother

A person stands on a small island in a dimly lit cave. Sunlight streams through an opening above, highlighting stalactites.

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Underland

A man in a hoodie points a gun at another man who is sitting and looking down, inside a dimly lit room, creating a tense, dramatic atmosphere.

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No Ordinary Heist

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