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Family Film Club

Sundays 11 Jan – 26 April 2026,
12pm
Date Sundays 11 Jan – 26 April 2026, 12pm
Location Art Deco Theatre, Ballymote
Price €10 (plus booking fees)
POSTPONED 2025 11 06 114930 vwit

The Gruffalo

Sun 11 Jan 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 27 mins

In the heart of the Deep Dark Wood, a clever mouse outsmarts predators by inventing the fearsome Gruffalo. But when a real Gruffalo appears, the mouse must rely on wit to survive, teaching lessons of courage and imagination.

Directed by Jakob Schuh & Max Lang

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

The Gruffalo's Child

Sun 18 Jan 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 26 mins

The Gruffalo’s child, despite her father’s warnings, ventures out into the snowy Deep Dark Wood to find the mysterious Big Bad Mouse. On her adventure, she encounters Snake, Owl and Fox who all try to deceive her. Eventually, shefinds Mouse who is neither ‘big’ nor ‘bad’ but looks like the perfect midnight feastafter her cold and weary evening. Once again, Mouse must use his wits to trick the Gruffalo’s child and survive. This tale brings new life to the beloved world of The Gruffalo, inviting audiences of all ages to join the little Gruffalo on a heartwarming journey of discovery, bravery, and family love.

Directed by Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschötter

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Stick Man

Sun 25 Jan 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 27 mins

'Stick Man,' a wooden stick, embarks on a journey to return to his family tree. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles and learns the true value of love, family, and perseverance.

Directed by Jeroen Jaspaert

Co-Directed by Daniel Snaddon

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Room on the Broom

Sun 1 Feb 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 26 mins

A kind-hearted witch invites various animals to join her on her broomstick. Together, they encounter challenges and form unlikely friendships, showcasing the importance of kindness, inclusivity, and teamwork.

Directed byMax Lang & Jan Lachauer

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

The Smeds and The Smoos

Sun 15 Feb 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 27 mins

On a faraway planet, two aliens, Janet and Bill, meet in the Wurpular Wood and become friends. The families, the red Smeds and the blue Smoos, are dismayed at the match. They must learn to overcome their differences though, when Janet and Bill run off in Grandfather’s Smeds red rocket. The Smeds and the Smoos travel through space together on their search for Janet and Bill. As the two families are starting to lose hope and head back to their home planet, they spot the runaway pairdown below in the Wurpular Wood. But they’re in for a surprise when Bill and Janet announce their tiny baby Smoo-Smed, who is purple from head to toe.

Directed by Samantha Cutler & Daniel Snaddon

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Zog

Sun 22 Feb 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 27 mins

Zog is the keenest student at Dragon School. However, despite his best efforts, he never wins the coveted gold star. Throughout a series of mishaps, he meets a kind girl who patches him up each time. In Year Four, the dragons are tasked with capturing a princess. Zog fails again, but when he meets the girl, she reveals she is a princess eager to escape her palace life. She lets Zog "capture" her, and he finally earns his gold star. In Year Five, Sir Gadabout the knight arrives to rescue Princess Pearl. She declares she doesn't want to be a princess but a doctor. Gadabout decides to join her, and together with Zog, they create a team of flying doctors.

Directed by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Zog and The Flying Doctors

Sun 1 March 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 26 mins

Zog, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout, the Flying Doctors, help creatures in need. One day, they seek shelter at Pearl’s uncle’s castle after flying into a storm. The King, upset with Pearl’s new role as a doctor, locks her up in the castle. Discovering her uncle is sick, Pearl decides to stay to find a cure. With help from Zog, Gadabout, and a clue from a dove, she succeeds. After convincing the King to take the medicine, he soon recovers, finally admitting that princesses can be doctors too! A final grand goodbye sets the trio on their way once more, and Zog and the Flying Doctors speed away into the sunset.

Directed by Sean Mullin

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Tiddler

Sun 8 March 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 24 mins

Tiddler, the tale of a little fish with a big imagination. Every day, he creates a new story to entertain his classmates, and especially his best friend Johnny Dory. One morning, while dreaming up his latest story, Tiddler gets lost in the middle of the ocean. He has no hope of getting home until he hears a familiar story and is saved by his own storytelling.

Directed by Andy Martin and Alex Bain

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Superworm

Sun 15 March 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 26 mins

Superworm is a wonderfully unlikely comic hero. His skills and big heart keep on saving the day. Butterfly has been Superworm’s best friend since he was small, and she was a caterpillar. They love helping the other garden animals: they save the baby toad from a major road, they entertain bored bees, and rescue a beetle. Superworm begins to get a bit too full of himself and starts to ignore his friend. When the evil Wizard Lizard hears of Superworm’s powers, he sends his servant, Crow, to kidnap him. Butterfly hatches a plan with the other garden creatures to save Superworm. All the animals celebrate Superworm’s return, and Butterfly forgives Superworm for his bigheadedness. The pair are reunited as friends.

Directed by Sarah Scrimgeour & Jac Hamman

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

Tabby McTat

Sun 22 March 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 24 mins

In the bustling heart of London, Tabby McTat, a singing cat, and his busker friend Fred, entertain passing crowds with their duo singing act. The pair are “purrrfectly happy” performing on the city streets until one day they are unexpectedly separated. Tabby McTat is alone and hungry in the city and searches for Fred for days. He doesn’t findFred, but he does find a new feline friend, Sock. Sock’s owners warmly invite Tabby McTat into their home, and before too long. Sock and Tabby McTat have created three tiny kittens! Meanwhile, Fred is looking for Tabby McTat and singing a solemn solo act. When the two are finally reunited, will their friendship stand up to all the changes in their lives?

Directed by Sarah Scrimgeour & Jac Hamman

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

The Highway Rat

Sun 29 March 2026, 12pm

The Highway Rat tells the tale of a greedy, ravenous rat who journeys the highway with his horse, stealing treats from everyone he encounters. He craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things, intimidating and leaving a trail of hungry animals. The animals, including his loyal companion horse, have had enough and decide to fight back. The Highway Rat’s greed grows and grows until it leads him to a sticky downfall.

Directed by Jeroen Jaspaert

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

The Snail And The Whale

Sun 5 April 2026, 12pm

Age: 3-7

Duration: 27 mins

The Snail and the Whale show us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually, her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey, the Snailand the Whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. When the whale gets confused by noisy motorboats zooming on the surface, he loses his way in the shallows and ends up beached in an isolated bay. It’s down to the tiny snail to rescue the powerless whale.

Directed by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon

Produced by Magic Light Pictures

€10 (plus booking fees)

The Greatest Showman

Sun 12 April 2026, 12pm

Rating PG

Duration: 105 mins

Step right up... and into the spellbinding imagination of a man who set out to reveal that life itself can be the most thrilling show of all. Inspired by the legend and ambitions of America’s original pop-culture impresario, P.T. Barnum, comes an inspirational rags-to-riches tale of a brash dreamer who rose from nothing to prove that anything you can envision is possible and that everyone, no matter how invisible, has a stupendous story worthy of a world-class spectacle.

Director: Micael Gracey

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Fergusson

€10 (plus booking fees)

Shrek

Sun 19 April 2026, 12pm

Rating PG

Duration: 90 mins

Celebrating 25 years since release! After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, an ogre agrees to rescue a princess for a villainous lord in order to get his land back.

Directors: Vicky Jenson, Andrew Andamson

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

€10 (plus booking fees)

Monsters Inc.

Sun 26 April 2026, 12pm

Rating G

Duration: 92 mins

Celebrating 25 years since release. Monsters, Inc. is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and the top Kid-Scarer is James P. Sullivan, a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots and horns, known as "Sulley" to his friends. His Scare Assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski, a lime green, opinionated, feisty monster. And visiting from the human world is Boo, a tiny girl who turns the monster world upside down and teaches Sulley and Mike that laughter is more powerful than a scream.

Directors: Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich

Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi

€10 (plus booking fees)

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