Dunkeld and Birnam Film Club

For tickets and membership fees please contact the Dunkeld and Birnam Film Club. 

Membership fee for the 2025 -2026 season is £40.00. Non-Members entrance fee £8
Refreshments are served before the performances from 7pm to 7:20pm
Secretary Tom Barnard 01350 727740 / Treasurer Alistair Duguid 01350 727118

September 14th 2025
The Penguin Lessons 1h 51m UK 2024
During the 1976 coup in Argentina, an English teacher rescues a penguin and
brings it to his school. His life and the lives of his students change when the
bird's presence starts to have a positive effect on the school. The movie
portrays themes of compassion, acceptance, and the healing power of
connection, creating a touching tale about the unlikely friendship that
changes lives. Inspired by a true story.

October 12th 2025
The Truffle Hunters 1h 24m Italy 2020
Deep in the forests of Northern Italy resides the prized white Alba truffle.
Desired by the wealthiest patrons in the world, it remains a pungent but
rarified mystery. It cannot be cultivated or found, even by the most
resourceful of modern excavators. The only souls on Earth who know how to
dig it up are a tiny circle of canines and their silver-haired human
companions-Italian elders with walking sticks and devilish senses of humour.

November 9th 2025
I Know Where I'm Going 1h 32m UK 1945
Joan Webster is an ambitious and stubborn middle-class English woman
determined to move forward since her childhood. She meets her father in a
fancy restaurant to tell him that she will marry the wealthy middle-aged
industrial Robert Bellinger in Kiloran island, in the Hebrides Islands, Scotland.
She travels from Manchester to the island of Mull, where she stays trapped
due to the windy weather. Whilst on the island, she meets Torquil McNeil and
as the days go by they fall in love with each other.

December 14th 2025
Planes, Trains & Automobiles 1h 33m USA 1987
All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. When bad
weather cancels his flight, he decides on other means of transportation. As
well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith, showercurtain-
ring salesman and all-around blabbermouth who is never short of
advice, conversation, bad jokes, or company. And when he decides that he is
going the same direction as Neal..

January 11th 2026
Fly Me to the Moon 2h 12m USA 2024
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me To The Moon is a sharp,
stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic
Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA's public image, sparks fly in all
directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch
director Cole Davis's (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems
the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.

February 8th 2026
Conclave 2h UK 2024
A suspenseful drama centered around a secretive conclave of cardinals gathering to
elect a new pope. Tensions rise as they navigate political intrigue, personal conflicts,
and moral dilemmas behind closed doors. The film explores themes of faith, power,
and ambition, revealing the complexities of religious leadership. With intense
dialogues and character-driven storytelling, "Conclave" offers a gripping portrayal of
a pivotal moment in the Catholic Church.

April 12th 2026
The Marching Band 1h 43m France 2024
Acclaimed conductor Thibaut has leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor.
Learning he was adopted, he finds an older brother, a musician and factory worker.
Their reunion sparks a fraternal, musical journey amidst the town's factory closure.
The director and his crew went to see the Walincourt marching band after a
rehearsal, and their rehearsal room looked exactly like what the director wanted,
so he had found the movie's marching band!