Yesterday 2019 117 mins
23rd October 2020 TFS MEMBERS (2019-20) ONLY
Jack Malik is a struggling singer/songwriter. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout he wakes to discover the Beatles have never existed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, Jack becomes an overnight sensation.
Green Book 2018 USA 130 mins
2ND OCTOBER 2020 TFS MEMBERS (2019-20) ONLY
Set in 1962 the film is inspired by a true story about a world-class Black pianist on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South.
Shoplifters* 2018 Japan (subtitles) 120 mins
21st February 2020
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by fierce loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting.
Colette 2018 UK 111 mins
7th February 2020
Set at the dawn of the modern age and based upon the life of the famous French novelist Colette.
Cold War* 2018 Poland (subtitles) 90 mins
24th January 2020
Cold War is a passionate love story between a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland.
The Big Sick 2017 USA 120 mins
10th January 2020
Based on the real-life story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail, who connects with grad student Emily after one of his stand up sets.
The Post 2017, USA 120 mins
20th December 2019
Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in a drama about the partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee.
The Guilty* 2018, Denmark (subtitles) 85 mins
6th December 2019
When police officer Asger Holm is demoted to desk work, he expects a sleepy beat as an emergency dispatcher. That all changes when he answers a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman who then disconnects abruptly
Leave No Trace 2018, USA 109 mins
22nd November 2019
Will and his teenage daughter, Tom, have lived off the grid for years in a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world.
Wajib* 2017, Palestine (subtitles) 96 mins
8th November 2019
Abu Shadi is a school teacher living in Nazareth. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to honour his “wajib” (or duty)
Darkest Hour 2017, UK 125 mins
25th October 2019
In May 1940 within days of becoming Prime Minister Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials
BlacKkKlansman 2018, USA 135 mins
11th October 2019
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero.
The 2023-24 season has now finished.
The Topsham Film Society (TFS) was established in 2004 and has shown more than 200 films. It is run on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of the local community by a committee of volunteers.
We show films in Matthews Hall on two Fridays each month during a season that usually runs from October to March and includes a minimum of 12 films.
Films shown include; contemporary, classic, foreign language, and local interest films. There are two screenings of each film; matinees begin at 3pm and all films (including those in English) are subtitled, and evening showings begin at 7.30pm.
A list of films screened by TFS can be found by clicking the More Info tab and selecting the relevant archive.
The next season begins on Friday 4th October 2024. Information about the films in the 2024-25 programme and a membership application form can be found on this website from August onwards.