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The Legacy - a film by Ann and Arthur Fletcher
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers
See Programme page for details of forthcoming meetings.
Latest Meeting
Thursday, 8th October, 2026
Rik Langan - Show, Don't Tell
At our latest meeting, Thursday 8th October, we had SCMM member Rik Langan, present a fantastic talk on the subject of ‘Show Don’t Tell’. They incorporated this into script writing, Art direction and Directing segments.
Lots of in depth explanations and examples were shown on how you can use visuals to explain who your characters are, where they are, when they are and their emotions without using a load of dialogue and exposition.”
Thursday, 24th September, 2026
Father and Son
An intriguing evening at SCMM for our latest meeting was father and son duo Simon and Matthew Alicoon doing two separate presentations on their film making journeys.
Simon led us into the world of Electric News Gathering - having covered Princess Diana’s death and the Steven Lawrence murder amongst other things, whilst Matthew told us how he made, and then showed, his short film ‘Pick A Card’ which he made at University. An interesting insight into their lives and film making pasts.
Thursday, 10th September, 2026
Summer Films
The new SCMM season kicked off in style with a big crowd and a full night of films made by members over the last few months. A full eclectic mix of films including Viking drama, a clock setting comedy, an AI music video, a trip away, a high flying birthday, films made in a day and a touching tribute were just some that featured.
Latest News
New Hall Mill Open Day
SCMM had a Gazebo at the New Hall Mill Open Day on Sunday 13th September. A fun day, with lots of interest in the club.
Tim Easton, Marion Chittenden, Jill Lampert, Julie Hayes
Sutton Coldfield Heritage Week
Working with Sutton Coldfield Heritage Network, SCMM will be showing some of their archive films at two venues during Heritage week 2026. Both events are FREE.
The first is at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on Saturday 19th September. There will be a looping programme of films starting at 11.00am and finishing at 4.00pm. The selection lasts about an hour, and there will be a 10 min Q&Q after each showing, and a 10 min break. No need to book.
The second show will be on Sunday 20th September at Highbury Theatre. Details of the programme and how to book are on the Highbury Theatre website: https://highburytheatre.co.uk/event/sutton-coldfield-heritage-films/
Birmingham Film Festival
Three films made by members of Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers have been selected for Birmingham Film Festival:
"Cat and Curtains"
"Cricket out of your Comfort Zone" - nominated for Best Documentary
"Fate" - nominated for Best Costumes and Best Local Film
They will all be screened at the Royal Cinema in Sutton Coldfield on Tuesday 10th November at 6.00pm.
Free entry. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/birmingham-film-festival-block-p-tickets-2000161253151?aff=oddtdtcreator
Latest Club/Member Film
The website is currently being refreshed. A new feature is a full catalogue of SCMM Films. This needs to be updated but with over 280 films published, you will be able to see the talent in the Club over the past 10 years.
