Please note that this is a private screening for members of Woodbridge Film Society and not open to the public. If you wish to join the Film Society then please visit their page here

Cléo (an exceptional performance by six-year-old Louise Mauroy-Panzani) loves her nanny Gloria (Ilça Moreno Zego) more than anything. When Gloria suddenly has to return home to Cape Verde to look after her own children, Gloria invites Cléo to visit her and the two have to make the most of their last summer together. Marie Amachoukeli’s outstanding feature was the opening film of Cannes Critics’ Week 2023 and has been an audience favourite at film festivals across Europe including London and Dublin. It is produced by Céline Sciamma’s regular producer Bénédicte Couvreur (Petite Maman, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood).

Life on the Deben is a documentary film that was made in association with Woodbridge Riverside Trust and first released in December 2017.

Presented by author and journalist John McCarthy, the film explores the Deben’s incredible history, geography, environment and the influence it has had over the people who have lived by its banks.

The film traces the entire length of the Deben, from the secret upper reaches near Debenham to the boatyards of Woodbridge and down to the sea at Bawdsey and Felixstowe Ferry. The film was shot over 2 years by Director and Cameraman Tim Curtis (Video East), Produced by Malcolm Hodd.

The film will screen alongside a rare 1965 film entitled "The Deben Valley" with broadcaster Robert Dougall venturing around Suffolk with his wife, tracing the pathway of the River Deben. He visits Ufford, Debenham, Woodbridge and Ramsholt along the way.

The Deben Valley runs for 29mins and is from the collection of James Cecil of JCB Films.

Following the screenings there will be an on stage discussion with James Cecil, Tim Curtis and our manager, Neil.