Cinema & films

Talkies Short of the Month: Jordanne

08 April 2018

"Hi - I am Surayya , one of Talkies' volunteers. I will be bringing you a short film on this website each month. "Please let us know what you think of this month's film, and watch this space to see what we will bring you in the coming months!" 2018 is one special year for sports. We’ve had the Winter Olympics and Paralympics; the Commonwealth Games are upon us and the footy World Cup begins again in a matter of months, and these are only a few of the mammoth sports events.......

HERE Suburban Film Festival 2018

02 March 2018

HERE - THE SUBURBAN FILM FESTIVAL is about the diversity of interests, people and places in the suburbs of London. HERE is not in the West End, Southbank or Shoreditch. HERE in the suburbs we aren’t the swanky super-rich, the celebrity glitterati or bearded hipsters. HERE is where the cinema creatives of London produce their best output. HERE is where life is a rich diversity of race, religion and culture. HERE is where most.......

Talkies Short of the Month: Cuppa

14 January 2018

'Cuppa?' shows that whatever our differences are, we have more in common than we think. And I’m not sure there’s a better way of describing that than over a cup of chai.”

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SMP Race Nights - the videos

07 January 2018

St Monica's Players are running their Big Race Night on 3rd March. Here are a couple of Special Races videos from previous years to put you in the mood: {youtube}93HGn3v4JY0{/youtube} {youtube}NLqgiES3XLo{/youtube} See more SMP Races The fun and games will be held at the Scout Hut next to Tile Kiln Lane Open Space, N13 6BY. Click on the flyer below for more details. The next SMP production is The Little Mermaid at the Intimate Theatre (18th to 21st January)........

Talkies needs more Friends in 2018!

01 January 2018

Times are tight: Talkies is a volunteer-led, not for profit organisation, but we are finding funding from grants and sponsorships is in short supply. Our audience is brilliant at supporting us, but subscribing as a 'Friend of Talkies' would really help us to keep bringing great film events to your doorstep. Tricia - on behalf of the Talkies Team HOW WILL BECOMING A FRIEND HELP US IN 2018? We hope with your support we can continue to be.......

Talkies Short of the Month: Platform 1

27 November 2017

"Hi - I am Surayya , one of Talkies' volunteers. I will be bringing you a short film on this website each month. "Please let us know what you think of this month's film, and watch this space to see what we will bring you in the coming months!" If you're a Londoner, I'm not sure if anything screams the stillness of winter more than an early morning commute. Director Jessica Bishopp depicts this with her short film Platform 1, which was filmed on the platform of our very own.......

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Exhibition by Palmers Green artist to launch Enfield's bid to be London's Borough of Culture

28 October 2017

Patrick Samuel - one of the artists involved in Enfield's bid for cultural recognition An exhibition of work by Palmers Green artist Patrick Samuel will launch Enfield Council's bid for the borough to become a "London Borough of Culture". Patrick's show, Escape and Return, runs at the Dugdale Centre from 7th November until 2nd December. Earlier this year we published an article written by Patrick - a moving story of how taking up art turned his life around. The London Borough of Culture.......

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Revolutionary scenes in a Southgate church!

11 October 2017

Rebellious sailors keep an eye on organist Adam Dickson A sure sign of Autumn is the now traditional combination of a classic silent film projected in the atmospheric interior of Christ Church Southgate to the accompaniment of live music improvised on the church's organ. This year the event takes place on Saturday 21 October, when Talkies will be marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution by showing the ground-breaking Russian film Battleship Potemkin, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. .......

Talkies Short of the Month: Gelato Go Home!

07 October 2017

"Hi - I am Surayya , one of Talkies' volunteers. I will be bringing you a short film on this website each month. Please let us know what you think of this month's film, and watch this space to see what we will bring you in the coming months!" For our October short we turn to our friends from Random Acts, a group from Channel 4 that commission and show short films from around the world. If you've been to some Talkies screenings recently, you may have already seen some of their.......

Dare you enter the Little Shed of Horrors?

02 October 2017

Talkies volunteer Kate Braithwaite will be among the friendly faces welcoming you to the Little Shed of HorrorsWondering what to do with your little horrors at Halloween to keep them away from trick and treat mischief? If they're 11 or older you can treat them to a trip to a Little Shed of Horrors where they (and you) can hear some live (well, undead) music, focus on some fright-inducing faces and marvel at a monstrous movie. This horrid invitation is extended by Talkies.......

Here again: Talkies Community Cinema's short film commissions

28 August 2017

Talkies Community Cinema is partnering with Short Sighted Cinema once more to commission four filmmakers to produce a short film located in Palmers Green. Each maker will be will be awarded £500 towards the cost of their film. The winning films will be shown as part of the 2018 Here Suburban Film Festival.HERE Suburban Film FestivalEach year, Talkies Community Cinema partners with Short Sighted Cinema to commission four new short films as part of the HERE Film Festival.The festival.......

Talkies Short of the Month for August: Standby

09 August 2017

"Hi - I am Surayya , one of Talkies' volunteers. I will be bringing you a short film on this website each month. Please let us know what you think of this month's film, and watch this space to see what we will bring you in the coming months!" Our August short is the BAFTA-nominated Standby by Charlotte Regan. Charlotte was one of five filmmakers chosen by Talkies in 2017 to create a short as part of the Here Suburban Film Festival, where she made the film Cleared, so we have a.......

Talkies Short of the Month: A Date with an Enfield

11 July 2017

Hi - I am Surayya , one of Talkies' volunteers. I will be bringing you a short film on this website each month. Please let us know what you think of this month's film, and watch this space to see what we will bring you in the coming months!

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A life transformed through animated films

28 June 2017

I hope you will join us on Thursday July 6 Hi, I am Sophie Castell and I am chair of the Enfield Branch of the National Autistic Society. We are pleased to partner with Talkies for this special event. I will introduce the evening, highlighting some of the challenges of autism. The film shows one amazing young man's experience of autism. TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA LIFE ANIMATED A heartwarming real life story about Owen Suskind, an autistic boy whose life was transformed through.......

Life can sometimes hang by a thread...

26 March 2017

The next film in Talkies' 2017 HERE Film Festival was made by a local director, Bruce Goodison, who will be at the screening at the Fox on 5th April to introduce and answer questions. Leave to Remain, Bruce's first feature film, was selected for the London Film Festival and has won seven awards around the globe. Omar, a charismatic Afghan teenager, is at the precarious juncture of having his refugee status decided, when the arrival of a boy from back home threatens to change.......

Talkies brings you a historic and groundbreaking film, with a live orchestra

14 March 2017

Talkies Community Cinema has never been known to rest on its laurels. This month the locally based "pop-up" cinema will be launching its third HERE film festival with a special event featuring for the first time a live orchestra. The film in question is of great historical importance and was itself a groundbreaking achievement when it was first shown just over a hundred years ago. Talkies' screening of The Battle of the Somme on 22nd March at Heartlands High School will form part.......

Ousmane Sembène, the Father of African Cinema

27 February 2017

Ousmane Sembène, the father of African cinema, is one of the key directors of the 20th century and yet his works - still relevant today - remain unknown to many. The Sembène season at the Bernie Grant Centre will help plug this gap in public knowledge. Sembène, born in Senegal in 1923, was both a film director and a writer, whose novels were written in French. His directorial career ran from 1963 until 2004 and his final film addressed the subject of female genital.......

Get the year off to a good start - become a Friend of Talkies

02 January 2017

If you haven't made a New Year's Resolution or you've already given up on the one you did make, why not decide to become a Friend of Talkies Community Cinema and help our greatest local success story become even more ambitious in its scope and popularity? Joining now will mean you have a whole year's worth of Friends' benefits to look forward to (and opportunities to make some new flesh-and-blood friends too). Talkies has now been up and running for just over four years and its screens.......

Talkies at Christ Church: live organ music, immortal comedy

27 September 2016

David Hinitt improvising accompaniment to Metropolis at Christ Church in 2015 Following on from the roaring success in 2014 and 2015 of silent films at Christ Church Southgate set to live organ music, this year Talkies Community Cinema brings you silent comedy from one of the all time greats – Buster Keaton – with live organ music from Christ Church’s very own David Hinitt and Adam Dickson. Buster's Shorts will be shown at Christ Church at 7.30pm on Saturday 15th October........

A Talkies' short film commission needs your vote!

03 August 2016

A Talkies' short film commission needs your vote! Platform 1 - JESSICA BISHOPP Through the hatch of Annita's café kiosk on platform 1 of Palmers Green station the film unearths the treasures of the everyday. People who make the early morning daily commute, half asleep and pensive, reveal personal stories, hopes and fears. Your vote will help Jess get more exposure as a filmmaker - and of course spread the word about Talkies' film commissions. VOTE HERE TODAY.......

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