Sofa Screenings is back again with even more great movies! Check out the amazing lineup in the comfort of the sofa.
The Create team are excited to offer something a little different for film lovers in and around Swindon – and it’s right in the heart of their studio space in the Carriage Works!
If you are tired of traveling to find inspiring independent cinema, or want to connect with people like you who LOVE film – then these new Sofa Screenings are for you!
First off for May is Four Mothers, screening on 1st & 3rd May.
To book your place on the sofa, Click HERE.
It’s fantastic to be launching a brand new offer for Swindon. We’re looking forward to welcoming cinema explorers as well as established film-lovers keen to share in discussion and reflection with like-minded people. We look forward to seeing you on the sofas soon!
Louise Norbury, BFI Spotlight Project Lead
Four Mothers
Join us in the cozy comfort of our sofas for an unforgettable cinematic journey, and mark your calendars for our screenings of ‘Four Mothers’ on Thursday 1st of May and Saturday 3rd of May.
Edward, a thirty something emerging writer, faces an unexpected challenge after choosing to stay home from his US book tour to look after his elderly mother. This challenge comes in the form of three other mothers, offloaded on to him after his friends decide to go on a weekend break to Gran Canaria for Maspalomas Pride.
A weekend of chaos and appeasing each mother is in store for Edward, as well as a chance to examine his struggles while balancing his career prospects and his depleting self- worth in his own work and himself.
Winner of BFI London Festival’s Audience Award, this tender and heartwarming comedy revels in its exploration of loneliness and the connection formed between its main character and the four mothers.
Our Thursday the 1st May screening will be subtitled, as part of our effort to offer more accessibility for our screenings!
Details:
- Date: Thursday 1st May (subtitled screening) & Saturday 3rd May
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 1hr 29m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!
Small Things Like These
‘Small Things like These’ on Thursday 8th of May and Saturday 10th May.
Presented by Create Studios in association with the Swindon Festival of Literature.
An award-winning film based on the best-selling novel Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, in which Oscar- winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong. While working to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent, where a supposed training school for girls is a place of cruelty. This forces Bill to confront his own past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town. ‘An absorbing and committed drama.’ The Guardian.
Our Thursday the 8th of May screening will be subtitled, as part of our effort to offer more accessibility for our screenings!
Details:
- Date: Thursday 8th May (Subtitled screening) & Saturday 10th May, 2025
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 1hr 38m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!
The Penguin Lessons
‘The Penguin Lessons’ on Thursday 15th of May and Saturday 17th of May.
Starring Steve Coogan, The Penguin Lessons follows Tom, a teacher starting a new job in a Buenos Aires boarding school in 1976. His teaching is interrupted by the fraught political violence taking place in Argentina, and spurs on a holiday to Uruguay where his life is changed after reluctantly rescuing a penguin from the beach.
Based on the memoir by Tom Michell, the film offers a touching story about an unexpected pair, with a surprisingly deep and political core. Exploring the social unrest at the time in Argentina, it demonstrates how important personal connection is for giving us voice and strength to fight political oppression.
Our Thursday the 15th of May screening will be subtitled, as part of our effort to offer more accessibility for our screenings!
Details:
- Date: Thursday 15th May (subtitled screening) & Saturday 17th May
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 1hr 29m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!
On Falling
‘On Falling’ on Thursday 22nd of May and Saturday 25th of May.
From the Producers of The Old Oak and I Daniel, Blake, Lauren Caerreira’s On Falling offers a deeply personal and impactful look at immigrant life in the United kingdom and mirrors Ken Loach’s socially conscious approach to cinema.
Isolated and trapped in her flatshare in Edinburgh, Aurora is a Portuguese warehouse worker struggling to find direction and connection while working for a large corporation. Her desperation swells as her hopes of escaping her current situation slips more and more from her fingers, and she clings onto the brief but meaningful exchanges she has with her co-workers and flatmates.
On Falling won the Sutherland prize for best feature at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival, as well as screening at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Our Thursday the 22nd of May screening will be subtitled, as part of our effort to offer more accessibility for our screenings!
Details:
- Date: Thursday 22nd May (subtitled screening) & Saturday 25th May
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 1hr 29m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!
Spirited Away
‘Spirited Away’ on Thursday 29th of May and Saturday 31st of May.
We are delighted to be showing Hayao Miyazaki’s animation, Spirited Away, at Sofa Screenings this week!
Spirited Away follows Chirhiro, a ten year old girl who loses her parents in an abandoned amusement park after they are turned into pigs. To save them and turn them back into humans, Chirhiro must work in a grand and lavish bath house inhabited by mysterious monsters and spirits.
An animated masterpiece that offers a mystical tale of self discovery and a marvelously rich and cinematic experience.
Details:
- Subtitled screening with original Japanese voice actors.
- Date: Thursday 29th May & Saturday 31st May
- Time: 7PM
- Venue: Create Studios, Swindon
- Runtime: 2hr 5m
Limited availability – book now to secure your place!
Captain Fantastic
SOFA SCREENINGS with OLD TOWN FESTIVAL
Join us for a special Sofa Screening of the critically acclaimed film Captain Fantastic as part of Swindon Old Town Festival. Taking place on Thursday 5 June at 7:00 pm, this special evening invites you to enjoy cinema in a cosy, community setting.
Captain Fantastic is a thought-provoking and heartwarming film that follows a father raising his six children off the grid, blending humour and emotion with powerful performances.
Date: Thursday 5 June 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Create Studios, Swindon
Cost: £5
Presented by: Create Studios, 10 Carriage Works, London st. SN1 5 FB
Perfect for film lovers looking for something a little different – comfortable, community-focused and cinematic.
Check out Create Studios website for more details, click HERE.
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