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November 2020 News

After considerble thought and planning we have decided that Topsham Film Society’s new season of twelve films will start on Friday 18th December with a wonderful film The Personal History of David Copperfield.

In these unpredictable times many film societies have cancelled their seasons altogether. This was an option we considered but there was extremely positive feedback from attendees at our trial film screenings in October. The Covid safety measures put in place were praised and the opportunity to watch a film with other people during this difficult period was very much appreciated.

September 2020 News

Topsham Film Society will start film screenings in October
In July we asked our members to indicate if they would attend a film screening in Matthews Hall in October.

June 2020 news update

TFS has been screening films for over 15 years, during that time we have shown nearly 200 films. Recent circumstances have given us the free time to watch more films than normal. These days there are thousands of films available on DVD or at the click of a button.
What to watch? The film critics have drawn up lists of their favourite films.
BUT we thought you might appreciate a list based on the views

March News Update

Cancelled AGM and screening of Green Book on March 20th

Both Screenings on March 27th have been postponed

February News

AGM on 20th March and Special Screenings on 27th March

January 2020 News

Topsham School Animation Workshop

August News

TFS at Open Day and Join the Club 5-8th Sept

July News

Publicity material for the new season is at the printers.

News About TFS

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Upcoming Films

The Personal History of David Copperfield

film poster The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 UK 2hr

December 18th 2020

The Personal History of David Copperfield is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 Victorian era novel by Charles Dickens.

The Peanut Butter Falcon

film poster The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019 USA 1hr 37min

January 8th 2021

A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, it tells the story of Zak (Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school.

Beautiful Boy

film poster Beautiful Boy 2018 USA 2h 1min

January 22^nd 2021

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heart breaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan.

Harriet

film poster Harriet 2019 USA 2hr 6min

January 29^th 2021

HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes.

The Farewell

film poster The Farewell 2019 USA/China 1hr 40min

February 5^th 2021

The Farewell is a funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie. Billi a headstrong Chinese-American returns to Changchun, when beloved grandmother Nai Nai has been given weeks to live, she struggles to cope with the family decision not to tell Nai Nai herself.

The Shape of Water

film poster The Shape of Water 2017 USA 2hr 3min

February 19^th 2021

From master story teller Guillermo del Toro comes an other-worldly fable, set against the backdrop of the Cold War era. The film received many awards, including 13 Oscar nominations, winning Best Picture and 3 other Oscars.

Transit

film poster Transit 2018 German/French 1hr 42min

February 26th 2021

As fascism spreads, German refugee Georg (Franz Rogowski) flees to Marseille and assumes the identity of the dead writer whose transit papers he is carrying.

Woman at War

film poster Woman at War 2018 Iceland 1hr 41min

March 5th 2021

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But, behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain.”

Rabbit Proof Fence

film poster Rabbit Proof Fence 2002 Australia 1hr 34min

March 19th 2021

Phillip Noyce's film is based on a book by Doris Pilkington, telling the story of the experiences of her mother, Molly, her aunt Daisy and their cousin Gracie. The young girls were torn from their families by government officials and transported some 1,000 miles to a training school.

Members' Choice

film poster Members' Choice

March 26th 2021

Each season TFS members may vote for one film to be shown at the Members' Choice screening, which this year will be on March 26th 2021.

Bait

film poster Bait 2019 UK 1hr 29min

April 2nd 2021

Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, holiday-homes and stag parties to his harbour village.

C'est la vie!

film poster C'est la vie! 2017 French 1hr 57min

April 16th 2021

Wedding planner/caterer Max is staging a wedding at a 17th-century chateau, when things go terribly out of control.