To our existing audience, your continued support has been instrumental in making Lambay Cinema Club the vibrant community it is today. Your presence and enthusiasm make every screening special, and we can’t wait to create more memorable moments together.

Here’s to a fantastic 2025 filled with exceptional films, meaningful connections, and the magic of the silver screen. Thank you for being an essential part of the Lambay Cinema Club family. We look forward to seeing you in the upcoming spring season and welcoming new faces to our growing community.

SPRING 2025 SEASON

February, 13th. 8 pm, 2025

My Favourite Cake (Keyke Mahboobe Man)

Directors: Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha

Cast: Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi

FILM INFO:

97 minutes, Iran, France, Sweden, Germany, 2024, Cert: 12A

In Farsi with English subtitles

70-year-old Mahin has lived as a widow in Tehran for over 30 years. She fondly remembers life in Iran before the Islamic Revolution, but now she cannot even visit her Europe-based daughter, because she is considered too old to be granted a visa by authorities. Refusing to accept a lonely future, Mahin takes matters into her own hands when she meets taxi-driver Faramarz. Throwing caution to the wind, an unforgettable and unpredictable evening unfolds for the pair.

My Favourite Cake is a moving reflection on old age, loneliness and finding unexpected love. Both humorous and poignant at turns, and featuring a wonderful performance by Lily Farhadpour as Mahin, it is sure to charm and touch audiences.

Festivals:

Berlin International Film Festival 2024

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

Awards:

Winner – FIPRESCI Jury Prize – Competition, Berlin International Film Festival 2024

Winner – Ecumenical Jury Prize, Berlin International Film Festival 2024

” My Favourite Cake”

 Date and time: Thursday,  13th  February 2025, 8 pm sharp – Location St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland, The Square, Donabate. Co. Dublin. K36 Y521

March, 6th. 8 pm, 2025

Mrs Robinson

Director: Aoife Kelleher

Featuring: Mary Robinson, Vladimir Zelenskiy, Richard Branson
FILM INFO: 94 minutes, Ireland, 2024, 12A

Mrs Robinson, tells the story of how young Mary Bourke from Ballina, County Mayo became Irelands first female President in 1990. A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary held the presidency for seven eventful years, championing women’s rights in Ireland and laying the foundations for the Irish Peace Process.
Later, she became UN High Commissioner and is celebrated for fearlessly challenging perpetrators of human rights abuses all over the world. To this day, she exerts power and leadership as the Chair of The Elders; the independent group of global leaders who work for peace, justice and human rights. As an influential global voice, Mary Robinson is also spearheading Project Dandelion: a women-led climate justice campaign.

SHORT FILM

‘Baby Steps’

We are screening her short film before our feature.

” Mrs. Robinson”

 Date and time: Thursday,  6th  March 2025, 8 pm sharp – Location St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland, The Square, Donabate. Co. Dublin. K36 Y521

January, 30th. 8pm, 2025

‘HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR’

Between 1969 and 1995, women all over Ireland competed to win the Housewife of the Year, a competition celebrating “cookery, nurturing, and basic household management skills”. Broadcast on RTÉ from 1982, the programmes featured not just the competition itself but also footage of the contestants at home – creating a vivid, nationwide tapestry of ordinary lives. Here, former contestants share our bewilderment at their acceptance of societal strictures and recount their experiences of marriage bars, contraception, Magdalene institutions, financial vulnerability, marital breakdown, and shame. The film is a poignant, often hilarious, and uplifting story of a generation of resilient women and a country in transition.

Director: Ciaran Cassidy

77 MINS,

2024

‘CHIPPING AWAY’

We’re excited @lambaycinema to spotlight an inspiring young filmmaker, Hannah Dunne. Hannah has dedicated herself to storytelling, earning a bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Production, with First Class Honours from the University of Wolverhampton in 2023.

During her studies, Hannah created Chipping Away, a documentary about Eddie Monks, the owner of Portrane’s beloved Pipers Takeaway. This zero-budget passion project has already garnered impressive accolades, including “Best Overall Production” from Screen Producers Ireland and “Best Factual Production” at the Wolverhampton Screen Awards.

Now, as Hannah works on securing funding to expand this story, we’re thrilled to share her work with you—a testament to creativity, determination, and the magic of independent filmmaking.

We are screening her short film before our feature this Thursday.

” Housewife of the Year”

 Date and time: Thursday,  30th  January 2025, 8 pm sharp – Location St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland, The Square, Donabate. Co. Dublin. K36 Y521