Open Film Society
Films are screened in the Berrill Theatre, Open University campus, Milton Keynes. The OFS shows about thirty films from around the world each season, which runs from Autumn through to Spring. All films are chosen on merit from suggestions by the Society’s members. Membership is open to anyone over the age of 16.
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Screenings
Archive
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
25-03-2026 at 18:30
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This daring Zambian film begins with a sudden death and expands into a story set during a multi-day funeral. Shula finds herself confronting long-buried truths about abuse, silence and complicity. Director Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) creates a grounded, dreamlike tone. Susan Chardy makes a fine debut. Best Director at Cannes (Un Certain Regard).
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/guinea-fowl/
Location
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
On Falling
01-04-2026 at 18:30
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A Portuguese woman struggles with loneliness in a vast warehouse in Scotland. A terrific English-language feature debut from the Portuguese-born director Laura Carreira that makes devastating criticism of an algorithm-driven gig economy.
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/on-falling/
Location
On Falling, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
To a Land Unknown
08-04-2026 at 18:30
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Palestinian refugees Chatila and Reda are petty criminals trying to raise money for fake passports to move from Athens to Germany. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an audacious plan to escape their desperate situation, but this leads to betraying fellow refugees.
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/land-unknown/
Location
To a Land Unknown, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Crossing
15-04-2026 at 18:30
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https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/crossing/
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Crossing, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Black Dog
22-04-2026 at 18:30
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Home from prison, Lang takes work as a dogcatcher in a derelict Gobi Desert town. He finds trouble, but also Xin, a four-legged fiend with a penchant for biting people and a bounty on his head. A bond develops between outcast man and condemned dog. Is redemption in the offing for both?
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/black-dog/
Location
Black Dog, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Night Courier
29-04-2026 at 18:30
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Fahad is a fantasist and also a delivery man in Riyadh. Needing cash for his ailing father’s treatment, he turns to stealing alcohol and selling it on to a decadent party crowd. Seedily handsome cinematography captures a city full of secrets.
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/night-courier/
Location
Night Courier, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Sister Midnight
06-05-2026 at 18:30
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Neither Uma nor her husband Gopal can live within accepted gender roles. Result: misery! When Uma tries to improve her situation, the results are alarming.
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/sister-midnight/
Location
Sister Midnight, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Four Mothers
13-05-2026 at 18:30
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James McArdle plays Edward, a first-time author hoping to undertake a book tour in the USA, but needing to look after his elderly, infirm mother (Fionnula Flanagan) in Ireland. His indecision ends when three friends all depart for a Pride festival in Spain, but not before delivering their elderly and eccentric mothers for Edward to look after while they are away! Much amusement and self-discovery ensue for all concerned.
Additional Info
https://openfilmsociety.co.uk/four-mothers/
Location
Four Mothers, Open Film Society, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA