The group behind the Herne Hill Festival will be showing Christmas films for the first time this year. The 12 Free Films of Christmas will run until 21 December at indoor venues around Herne Hill such as Off the Cuff Bar, Canopy Beer and Holy Trinity Church.
The full programme is online.
Rare Exports
Wednesday 7 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 8:00PM
Off the Cuff Bar – Herne Hill
Something buried deep inside Koryatunturi in Lapland has been awakened, and reindeer have started to die.
Love Actually
Friday 9 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 8:00PM
Rosendale Primary School – Herne Hill
A favourite film for some and a life-draining 2hr 15mins for others, Love Actually is now (whether we want it to be or not) well and truly a part of Christmas.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Saturday 10 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 6:00pm
All Saints Church
It may not have won any Oscars but It’s a Wonderful Life is truly one of the great Christmas films. Join us at All Saints in West Dulwich (a stone’s throw from the edge of SE24) on 10th December at 18:00 for one of our favourites in a new venue for the festival. We’re excited, and we hope you are too.
Frozen (sing-along edition!)
Sunday 11 December 2016
Two screenings @ 1:30 pm and 4pm
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We don’t want to ruin the film for people that haven’t seen it, but we can reveal that Frozen involves Anna and her sister Elsa,…
The Great Beauty
Sunday 11 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @7:30PM
The Lido Café
An Oscar winner from one of Italy’s finest working Directors, The Great Beauty is a film about a novelist and journalist who on his sixty-fifth birthday starts to take stock of his life.
Religulous
Monday 12 December @ 8:00 pm
Prince Regent Pub
See Jesus crucified. Hear from a holocaust denying rabbi. Visit a roadside Trucker’s chapel in the US. All in little more than 90 minutes!
Trading Places
Tuesday 13 December @ 8:00 pm
Off the Cuff Bar – Herne Hill
Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, a randy gorilla and commodities trading. If ever there was a recipe for a Christmas comedy classic, 1983’s Trading Places is it.
Bad Santa
Thursday 15 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 8:00pm
Canopy Beer
Billy Bob Thornton has a criminal record, a drinking problem, a red and white suit and a weakness for festive robberies. Join us at 8pm on 15th December for the profanity laden alternative Christmas classic Bad Santa, and realise that whatever you’ve done in 2016, compared to Billy Bob Thornton, you’ve been a very good boy or girl.
Miracle on 34th Street
Saturday 17 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 7:30pm
Holy Trinity Church
When the lives of mother and daughter Santa sceptics intersect with that of Kris Kringle, one of the pair begins to suspect he may be the real deal. After being framed for assault and sent to a mental hospital Mr. Kringle’s only way out is to prove he is sane and convince people he is Santa! Join us at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 17th December at 19:30 for this 1947 Christmas classic.
Elf
Sunday 18 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 3:00pm
Fison Fitness
Watch Buddy the elf travel to New York in search of his real father, and help him rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in the process. Featuring a PG-friendly fight with a fake Santa Claus, a Christmas spirit powered sleigh piloted by the real Santa Claus and a host of other adventures in between, bring the family for one of our favourite festive films from the naughties.
Nightmare Before Christmas
Monday 19 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 8:00pm
Prince Regent Pub
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, is tired of Halloweentown. When he stumbles upon Christmas Town he wants to share his discovery with his friends back home, and ultimately try to take over Christmas. Come to The Prince Regent on Monday 19th December at 20:00 to see how Jack’s alternative Christmas goes down.
In Pursuit of Silence
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Free (No ticket required – First come first served) @ 8:00pm
South London Botanical Institute
Patrick Shen’s new film In Pursuit of Silence is a meditative film about our relationship with silence, sound and the impact of noise on our lives. It is the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, so join us at the South London Botanical Institute on Winter Solstice for a real “Silent Night” celebration.
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