So what are the chances of a small church in Eastbourne Road at the heart of the community of Pevensey Bay putting together a film programme of international standing every month for the people of Pevensey Bay, free of charge?—Bay Life, 7 April 2016
Of course, if it were to happen, the programme could build into something of note
There is savvy programme bookings, something for the kids in the afternoon after school once a month, then something equally special for the Mums and Dads, once a month on a Friday
The local body politic works in mysterious ways, and even it seems, if you do not believe in the Pevensey Bay Baptist Church, Movies in the Bay has happened.
Here on our doorstep we have an international series of films, nicely segwayed, intelligently billed, every month, for the whole community, to enjoy free of charge and popcorn thrown in for good measure.
What is the recipe? Take a new progressive internationalist pastor, mix in an all singing, all dancing, active congregation, sprinkle in their ideas and inspiration and joy and commitment and dedication, then stir, with films from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and Richard Attenborough and what you see is what you get—Movies in the Bay.
Amazingly, all these things have come to pass. Pevensey Bay has our very own Picture House. A body of film work monthly here in the Bay that would do justice to any city based family film club, projected on the wall monthly with a community spirit and feeling that is second to none as people turn up and tune in.
How cool is the programming every month? How enjoyable and how far and wide has the publicity reached? The answer is quite far because we are seeing attendance rising with more kids and families from across the community coming month on month.
In the Pevensey Community House there are many mansions and Movies in the Bay must surely be one of them.
Cry Freedom to the Lion Kings of Pevensey Bay Baptist Church. A list of all the films that are part of the Movies in Bay series for 2016 are posted now our new Movies in the Bay page.
A full list and enquiries about all the films, together with further information about dates and times is also available here on the Group Movies in the Bay Facebook page.
THE LION KING: 4:00pm, Friday 8 April 2016 (1hr 29m)
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated epic musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa, and was influenced by William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film was produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance.
CRY FREEDOM, 7:30pm, Friday 8 April 2016 (2hrs 39m)
Cry Freedom is a 1987 British drama film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods
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Pevensey Bay Baptist Church
Eastbourne Rd, Pevensey Bay BN24 6HJ
