Unfortunately, we are not yet able to give any information about re-opening RFT. Please keep checking our website for the latest news and do continue to support us by watching our online films or by buying a ticket for the Reading Community Lottery.
From all of us at RFT we wish you all the best for the festive season and hope to see you again soon.
Away marks a full-length feature debut for animator Gints Zilbalodis, who single-handedly crafted the feature over a period of more than three years.
The story is told without dialogue over four chapters, allowing the visuals and music to drive the narrative. Zilbalodis’s fascination for filmmaking began at an early age watching classic films and making shorts and commercials. His inspiration for Away includes the works of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, and classic films ranging from Bicycle Thieves and The General through to the 2004 feature, Motorcycle Diaries and the more recent 2014 feature, It Follows. Musical influences for Zilbalodis, who also composed and recorded the film’s score, include Sigur Rós and Max Richter.
During 2020 we had hoped to provide a number of events to mark our 50th anniversary. Most of these will now be deferred to 2021 but we would like to share with you the short film made by one of our volunteers, Luigi Serino, to mark our significant anniversary.
RFT News - AWAY is a multiple award-winning film about a boy travelling across an island on a motorcycle, trying to escape a dark spirit and get back home. Part dream, part reality, AWAY explores our common, universal need to find a connection. mailchi.mp/70285611d165/r… pic.twitter.com/pyjA14Uux0
RFT News - Watch Falling: a powerful drama from Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen about a family coping with their father's dementia. mailchi.mp/08e2dc77f463/r… pic.twitter.com/yjiXtyPbI2
RFT News - Now showing Cocoon - A true depiction of the trials and triumphs of female adolescence. Cocoon is a raw and honest coming-of-age tale that every woman can relate to. #CocoonFilm @peccapics mailchi.mp/c35345f3514d/r…
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Email: rft@reading.ac.uk
Reading Film Theatre is a Registered Charity run almost entirely by volunteers and relies on income from Membership and Box Office and does not receive any grants towards its running costs. You can help support RFT by giving a donation that will support the only independent cinema left in Reading.