CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN's DAY
SATURDAY 7th MARCH 2026
with Plymouth Arts Cinema
Daughters of the Dust (12)
Saturday 7th March, 2.15pm
Dir. Julie Dash, US, 1991, 112 mins. Cast. Adisa Anderson, Barbara O. Jones and Cheryl Lynn Bruce.
Dash’s groundbreaking Daughters of the Dust remains urgent and poetic and continues to resonate, inspiring Beyoncé’s iconic visual album Lemonade and this is a rare chance to see it again on the big screen as we celebrate International Women’s Day.
The film follows a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina, former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions, as they struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore.
The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, Daughters of the Dust was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991. Casting a long legacy, it still resonates today, being a major influence on Beyonce’s video album Lemonade. Ranked joint 60th in the 2022 Sight and Sound Great Films of All Time poll.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (15)
Saturday 8th March, 8pm
Dir. Mary Bronstein, US, 2025, 113 mins. Cast. Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald.
Sharply funny and deeply resonant, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is an electrifying drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a brilliant, Oscar-nominated performance from Rose Byrne. With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist and her job. It’s a darkly funny, harrowing whirlwind of an experience and the sensational performance from Rose Byrne as the exhausted Linda keeps you rooting for her throughout.
