Once Upon a Time in A Cinema

A nostalgic comedy about a Friday night screening from hell at a small-town cinema, ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA is a powerful love letter to the cinema experience and a heart-warming nostalgic recreation of a time gone by, from acclaimed Irish writer-director David Gleeson (Tolkien). Set over the course of one outrageously eventful evening in 1980s Ireland, beleaguered cinema owner/manager Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan, Belfast) must balance with the legacy of the past and the challenges of the future as he faces a myriad of disasters, any one of which could sink him and his cinema. As he grapples with his decision to sell the cinema to a shady politician, he begins to question whether he can walk away from the community that has been his life’s passion. A deeply personal film drawing from Gleeson's own experience growing up in a family of cinema owners, ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA is a funny and touching tribute to cinema, the community formed and the stories told.