U.S., 2022 ∙ 135 mins ∙ Historical drama ∙ English
After provoking the empire of Oyo by liberating enslaved women, General Nanisca prepares to face the wrath along with an all-women army of her own.

Japan, 2023 | 124 mins | Animated fantasy | English dub
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.

Ireland, 2022 | 122 mins | Documentary | English
A Belfast school headmaster tries to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.

Ukraine/France/Switzerland, 2021 | 90 mins | Drama | Ukrainian/French/Russian
In 2013, a teenage gymnast from Ukraine is torn between a competition in Switzerland and Kiev, where her mother works as a journalist, reporting on Euromaidan.

Spain, 2021 | 120 mins | Drama | Spanish
Two women coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident.

U.S., 1940 | 92 mins | Comedy | English
A newspaper editor attempts to win back his ex-wife and ace reporter with one final investigation together, after learning of her engagement with another man.

France, 2021 | 88 mins | Drama | French
After finally getting an interview for a job that will help her provide for her family, a woman must contend with a national transit strike.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Sunday, 11 December to celebrate the beginning of the Illawarra Film Society’s 2024 season– our 12th year…

From a heart-racing French thriller about the stresses of everyday life, to a hilarious musical set at a failing New York summer camp.

The 2024 IFS season kicks off in just less than a month, with Uproar on 11 February.

From a Japanese animated fantasy to an Irish documentary about the importance of philosophy in schools, the IFS is screening some unmissable films in 2024.

These three diverse films– Uproar (2023), Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and Olga (2021) will be screening at the Gala Cinema, Warrawong next year for all IFS members.

Spain, 2021 | 114 mins | Comedy/Drama | Spanish
A wealthy businessman hires a neurotic director to produce his crowning achievement, a brilliant art film.

England, 2021 | 95 mins | Drama | English
Two lonely people develop an unexpected deep connection despite the lingering legacy of past relationships and emotional turmoil.

Iceland, 2021 | 70 mins | Documentary | Icelandic
An overqualified basketball coach leads a girls’ team aiming to break down cultural barriers, but his intense and controversial training program sees the bar constantly raised to new heights.

UK, 2022 | 101 mins | Drama | English
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew, with the man she didn’t.

UK, 2021 | 104 mins | Action/Comedy | English
Martial artist-in-training Ria believes she must save her older sister Lena from impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious wedding heist in the name of independence and sisterhood.

USA, 2021 | 101 mins | Comedy/Drama | English
Dave and his working-class friends spend their post-high school days in Indiana, sparring with snooty students from the local university, chasing girls and– in Dave’s case– dreaming of joining the university's annual bicycle endurance race.

USA, 1991 | 112 mins | Drama | English/Gullah
In 1902, the Peazant family gathers at their traditional island home one last time before migrating north for a better life. But long-simmering tensions within the family come to a boil as they grapple with their identity and survival.

Denmark/France/Norway/Sweden, 2021 | 90 mins | Documentary | Danish/Dari
The remarkable true story of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee who grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years. It now threatens to derail the life he has built for himself, and his soon-to-be husband, in Denmark.