The taboos between faith and homosexuality are canvassed in this sensitively directed and shocking expose about conversion therapy.
Australian writer and director Joel Edgerton takes a hard look at the issues involved in treating same-sex attraction as a disease in the true story of 19-year-old Jared, son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town.
His views are not the same as his parents.
As a consequence, Jared is faced with an ultimatum — which forces him to struggle to find himself while questioning every aspect of his identity.
Prepare to be outraged.
Lady Bird (M) is the second film screening in the double bill.
A nurse works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job.
She also maintains a turbulent bond with her teenage daughter ‘‘Lady Bird’’, who is just like her — loving, strong-willed and deeply opinionated.
Anyone who’s lived within the emotional cyclone known as adolescence will recognise the vertiginous highs and lows of Lady Bird.
These films will screen on Saturday, February 16, at 7pm and on Sunday, February 17, at 6pm.
An exceptional ensemble cast including Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening and Billy Howle star in, The Seagull (M), screening on the weekend of February 22, 23 and 24.
The film is based on Anton Chekhov’s classic play.
One summer at a picturesque lakeside Russian estate, friends and family gather for a weekend in the countryside.
While everyone is caught up in passionately loving someone who loves someone else, a tragic comedy unfolds about art, fame, human folly, and the eternal desire to live a purposeful life.
The second film screening is, Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot (M), based on a rewarding true story, which despite the tragic overtones is an uplifting one.
After nearly dying in a car accident, the last thing Oregon slacker John Callahan intends to do is give up alcohol.
Encouraged by his girlfriend and a charismatic sponsor, he reluctantly enters a treatment program and discovers that he has the knack for drawing.
He soon finds himself with a new lease of life when his edgy and irreverent newspaper cartoons gain a national and devoted following.
The Seagull (M), will screen in an afternoon matinee on Friday, February 22, at 1.30pm. Tickets are $10 and include afternoon tea following the film.
The candy bar always opens half an hour before screening, and the cinema volunteers have stocked the freezers with the famous home-made Swanpool choc-top ice-creams.
●For more information, go to www.swanpoolcinema.com.au or phone the cinema on (03)57682415.
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