From 17 March 2025

The Volta Cinema Kino Volta

Martin Turk / Slovenia, Italy / 2024 / 85 min / Slovene, Italian, English

In 1909, in Trieste, the main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, four bold entrepreneurs met with a young English teacher, James Joyce. He proposed that they invest in the first permanent cinema in Ireland: Kino Volta. Martin Turk’s film is not a historical documentary about the birth of cinema but a nostalgic and playful evocation of the spirit of those who were part of the story.

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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han

Saturday, 09. 05. 2026 / 17:00 / Main Hall

Amélie is a little Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her friend Nishio-san, life is a succession of adventures and discoveries. But on her third birthday, a single event changes everything. Because for Amélie, this is the age where everything hangs in the balance: happiness as well as tragedy.

The Tale of Silyan Prikaznata za Siljan

Tamara Kotevska

Saturday, 09. 05. 2026 / 19:00 / Small Hall

Inspired by ancient myths and folk tales, Tamara Kotevska’s film is a moving documentary fairy tale about a farmer and his unique bond with a white stork.

I Swear I Swear

Kirk Jones

Saturday, 09. 05. 2026 / 19:30 / Main Hall

A direct, moving, and often very funny film about the extraordinary life of John Davidson, an activist raising awareness of Tourette’s syndrome.