Wicker

Wicker opens at Towner Cinema on Friday 6 November, with the first screening at 4.30pm and a later Friday Film Night showing at 7pm. It's a new romantic fantasy from directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. The story follows a fisherwoman living on the edge of a seaside village—smelly, single, and constantly ridiculed by her small-minded neighbours. Fed up, she commissions herself a husband made of wicker, and their unconventional, passionate romance sparks outrage, jealousy, and chaos in an otherwise conservative town. Indiewire called it 'irresistibly warm and wonderful'.

If you can't make the opening night, there's plenty of room to fit it in later. Further screenings run on 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19 November, so you've got a good stretch of dates to choose from. The film is showing at Towner Cinema, which opened in 2017 with support from Arts Council England and the Eastbourne Arts Circle. It's built a reputation for a curated programme that runs from mainstream titles to independent gems and classics, and it's equipped with a 4k HD projector and Dolby surround sound. They also do 'cinema plus' extras like introductions, Q&As, and programme notes, with a relaxed cafe bar on site.

Regular partners include the Eastbourne Film Society, the University of Sussex's School of Media, Film and Music, Eastbourne Rainbow, and the Eastbourne Cult Film Club. For accessibility, there's permanent wheelchair space, an integrated induction loop, and captioned screenings. Tickets are £10.50 standard, £9.45 for Towner Members, £7.50 for under-25s, £8 for babes in arms, £5 for relaxed screenings, and £8.50 for Friday Film Night.