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White Wall Cinema: ROBOT DREAMS
November 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence
With a thoroughly deserved 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, Pablo Berger’s Oscar-nominated Robot Dreams is, without a doubt, one of the most tender and touching films in recent memory. Unlike any animated film you’ve ever seen, its beautifully crafted, pop-coloured world and deceptively simple storytelling unfold into a masterful, gorgeously wistful tale of love, friendship, loss, and hope — one we truly can’t recommend enough for big screen viewing.
Set in 1980s Manhattan, the story follows Dog, a solitary figure navigating life in the big city. One day, after seeing a television advert, he orders and assembles a robotic companion. What follows is the blossoming of a beautiful friendship, as Dog introduces Robot to the wonders of New York. They become inseparable — until one fateful summer evening, a malfunction forces Dog to make an impossible decision. Will they ever find their way back to each other?
This bittersweet tragi-comedy is an ode to loneliness and the quiet resilience needed to overcome it. It’s a poetic meditation on connection, memory, and hope. Eschewing the usual tropes of exploring ‘evil AI’ or ironic humour that plague so many animated features, Robot Dreams offers instead a profoundly human story — one that earns its place among the most affecting pieces of cinema ever made.
At once achingly melancholic and radiantly hopeful, it’s a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll — and you’ll never hear Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” the same way again.
- DOORS 7pm*
- SCREENING START TIME: 7.30pm*
- FILM RUN TIME: 102mins
- CERT: PG (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
