Welcome to your community cinema, bringing the best in film to Long Ashton
Long Ashton Community Cinema is a non-profit group run by local volunteers. Our aim is to offer a wide variety of good quality films at affordable prices on your doorstep. We aim to screen at least one film at month and we want our local cinema to be a social place where the audience can have a drink and a chat before and after the screening. We strongly believe that a cinema run by the community for the community can play a vital part in village life.
Bringing people together
Going to the cinema is great with friends, but not everyone has the same taste in film, so, if you are coming on your own feel free to drop us an email - or reach up on Facebook, and we’ll make sure there is a friendly welcome when you arrive, and someone to enjoy the film with if you would like that too. Our team of volunteers love a good natter, about films, or anything else so there will always be someone to chat to.
LA Cinema – how we are funded
As a community cinema we are entirely self-funding. That means we rely heavily on ticket sales, sales from the bar and sponsorship to keep us going. We gratefully received funding from Long Ashton Parish Council to purchase our own screen, projector and audio equipment. We are always looking for new sponsors and are willing to discuss with you levels of sponsorship and donation and what we can do for you in return.
If you would like to get in touch please contact longashtoncommunitycinema@gmail.com
Booking Now
Saturday, March 15th at Long Ashton Community Centre. Doors and Bar from 19:00pm and the film starts at 19:45pm.
“Cillian Murphy shines as a quiet hero in powerful 1980’s Ireland morality tale.” Xan Brooks, The Guardian Newspaper.
Following on from his Oscar winning portrayal of Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy stars in this gripping historical drama, based on a 2021 novel by Claire Keegan.
Murphy plays coal merchant Bill Furlong, a hard-working devoted father of five girls and living in the small Irish town of New Ross.
Set during the Christmas of 1985, Furlong uncovers disturbing secrets of the local convent’s heartless treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies. Furlong realises that the townsfolk are being controlled by the church, whilst also confronting shocking truths from his past.
Small Things Like These was released in cinemas in November of last year, where it received critical praise. Critic Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it “An absorbing Dickensian story based on recent history.”
Small Things Like These (Certificate 12A). Director: Tim Mielants. Cast: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh and Emily Watson.