Kernow Kino: A Celebration of Cornish Film

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Kernow Kino: A Celebration of Cornish Film

Friday 6th March 2026
Nansledan Community Centre, Nansledan,, TR8 4UX - next to Jackson’s wine bar Nansledan

For the first time ever Kernow Kino is coming to Nansledan!!!
Come and join us for 8 Cornish-made short films made by local talent in English/Cornish with English subtitles.

Tickets are free and donations welcome   

Kernow Kino is an annual celebration of Cornish film: A fresh programme of short films by local filmmakers, shown in community spaces and cinemas across Cornwall, and for the first time in Nansledan (Newquay). 
Discover some of Cornwall’s most exciting filmmaking talent and experience authentic Cornish stories where they belong: on the big screen. 
The evening features 8 short films between 5 and 15 minutes long, 7 dramas and one documentary, on diverse themes. Four films are in Cornish with English subtitles. Four are in English. You do not need to know any Cornish to enjoy these films!

Language of Life 
Filmmaker: Holly Janem | Producer: Libby Gibbons 
Drama | 9mins 19s 
Language: English 
Marion, an elderly woman with a deep love for the world around her, finds Lyla, a confused and lonely young girl, asleep on a bench in a cemetery. A bond forms between the two women at opposite ends of life, as they share a conversation that transcends age and experience.

Keskows (A Conversation) 
Filmmaker: Sophie May | Producer: Izzy Wilkinson 
Drama | 10mins 26s 
Language: Cornish with English subtitles 
Two friends spend the evening in the sanctuary of their bathroom. Their friendship is electric and their conversation flows rapidly. Drinking wine and bathing they begin to touch upon more troubling moments from their past. A slice of life story that exhibits the strength, power and intimacy of female friendships. 

Fruitcake 
Filmmaker: Remy Madge 
Drama | 15mins 
Language: English 
A young woman losing her grip on reality returns home with a plan to face her past by building a boat. A humorous insight into the sheer desperation of seeming sane in a world that is anything but. A coming-of-age film about grief, guilt, and accepting help. 

Lymp (Limp) 
Filmmaker: Harry Faint 
Drama | 4mins 43s 
Language: Cornish with English subtitles 
During PE at a Cornish Secondary School, James, the new kid - worries about fitting in as he overhears boys ridiculing his limp wrist in the locker room. On the Basketball Court, he realises it could be his super power. 

Poll Pri (Clay Pit) 
Filmmaker: Edward Rowe | Producer: Bex Rose 
Drama | 14mins 
Language: Cornish with English subtitles 
Young father-to-be Jori works long shifts hosing clay from the gaping abyss of the pit. But the gap between his wages and the new ‘affordable’ housing in his home village threatens to wash away any dream of supporting his family whilst upholding the traditions of his community. 

Good, Morning 
Filmmaker: Ella Turner 
Experimental | 6mins 9s 
A glimpse at the morning routines of people across the South West. An experimental film by documentary filmmaker Ella Turner. 

Konin (Rabbit) 
Filmmaker: Matilda Butler 
Drama | 10mins 53s 
Language: Cornish with English subtitles 
Tensions mount and friendships are tested for a group of neighbourhood kids as they spend their last day together in their favourite field, before it disappears under a supermarket development. An exploration of loss, friendship and the inevitability of change. 

Salvage 
Filmmaker: Jonny Dry | Producer: Ella Turner 
Drama | 13mins 43s 
Language: English 
Set in a world of reclamation yards, house clearances and rural deprivation, scrap dealer Bud navigates memory and grief as he prepares for a funeral.