AFTER a very successful 20th year Maldon Film Club is preparing for its new season which begins on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.

The first film of the 21st season, The Outrun, will be screened on September 9th.

The film tells the story of Rona, Saoirse Ronan, who is fresh out of rehab. Hoping to heal, she returns to the Orkney Islands where she grew up, a place both wild and beautiful off the Scottish coast. After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona, now 30, attempts to come to terms with her troubled past.

As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with recent more challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery. The film, which was nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards, is adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot.

Second film of the new season, to be screened on Tuesday 23rd September, is the Oscar winning Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence. After the sudden death of the beloved Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the most secretive and ancient events; the selection of the new Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the halls of the Vatican Lawrence uncovers a trail of secrets left in the wake of the dead Pope – secrets which could shake the foundations of the church.

The next two films to be screened are I'm Still Here, on Tuesday 7th October and Anora on October 21st. One afternoon in 1971 Rubens Pavla, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil's newly instituted military dictatorship was taken from his home and disappeared. The film, I'm Still Here, presents the perspective of his wife whose search for the truth about her husband would stretch out for decades. Our second film in October, is the Oscar winning Anora, which follows an Uzbek-American stripper whose boss often sets her up with Russian speaking clients. Further details to follow !

The 21st season continues until Wednesday 3rd June 2026 with films being shown fortnightly on Tuesdays in 2025 and Wednesdays in 2026. The Club meets at Maldon Town Hall, doors open at 7.15pm, wine and soft drinks are available at a charge from 7.30pm and unless notified to the contrary all films will commence at 8pm.

The price of an annual subscription remains at £30 and this entitles members to free admission to all of the season's 19 films, that's less than £1.60 per film! In addition there are a limited number of places for junior members aged 16-18 in full time education and training at the reduced cost of £20.

As a member you will be asked to give your reaction to the films you have seen and also help the committee compile the programme for the following season. Membership is open to all and new members will be made very welcome. Members' guests pay just £4 per film