SC1 DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE (Including Sherborne Cinema Short film 'The Little Cinema in Gloucester) 100 mins
ONE NIGHT ONLY, SUNDAY 7TH JUNE 6.00PM
A special one-off screening bringing together four short documentaries that explore how people endure change, through creativity, care, ritual and shared cultural spaces.
In the spirit of Stroud Film Festival’s commitment to thoughtful, community-focused cinema, this programme celebrates independent filmmaking rooted in real lives and real places. Each film offers a distinct perspective, yet together they form a quietly powerful reflection on resilience and connection. BOOK NOW
Beating The Bounds (Emlyn Bainbridge, 2025, 11 mins) follows Stroud’s progressive morris side, Boss Morris, as they collaborate to create a new folk “beast” for The Wilson Gallery’s Common Ground exhibition. Drawing on materials such as wool, flax and wheat, the film shows tradition not as something fixed, but as something living, shaped collectively and carried forward through performance.
A Film About Dad (Joe Murphy, 2026, 13 mins) is an intimate and personal reflection on the filmmaker’s parents as they navigate Parkinson’s and dementia. Tender and honest, the film explores memory, caregiving and acceptance, offering a moving account of love under pressure.
Mirrors (Paul Daly, 2022, 29 mins), shot on 16mm film, documents seven years of social change and unrest across England. Moving between public demonstrations and intimate domestic spaces, Daly’s work becomes both diary and meditation, a textured portrait of a country seen through strangers, friends and family.
The Little Cinema in Gloucester (Sam Pope, 2025, 18 mins) centres on The Sherborne Cinema during the remarkable “Barbenheimer” summer of 2023. Through the voices of those who run it, the film celebrates the enduring importance of independent cinemas while acknowledging the challenges they face in a changing industry.
Together, these films speak to shared experience, to communities that gather, families that adapt, traditions that evolve and spaces that bring people together. The SC1 Documentary Showcase invites audiences to reflect on what endures, and why stories grounded in place and people matter more than ever.
