Spazju Kreattiv is this month inviting audiences into a cinematic sanctuary where storytelling and artistry converge. As Malta’s sole destination for art house film, its December programme unfolds like a tapestry of emotion, rhythm and reflection, each title offering a distinct journey through human experience and creative vision.
Leading the line-up is Anemone, marking Daniel Day-Lewis’s remarkable return to film under the direction of his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. The result is a portrait of kinship and creation, where the tension between legacy and love is rendered with quiet grace.
Similarly, The Fifth Step a National Theatre Live production, captures the fragile interplay between two individuals confronting truth and trust, revealing how a single confession can shift the delicate balance of redemption.
The festive season glows with colour and nostalgia as How The Grinch Stole Christmas celebrates its 25th year of mischief and joy, while The Nutcracker, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet, envelops viewers in a dream of dance and music, a timeless reverie of magic and memory.
New voices emerge with Bugonia, where Emma Stone embodies a commanding figure of ambition and isolation in a sharply modern fable of control and consequence.
Sentimental Value and It Was Just An Accident are both nominated for the LUX Prize and European Film Awards.
Sentimental Value is leading the nominees for the European Film Awards in five categories, including European Film, European director and European screenwriter, as well as European actress for Renate Reinsve’s work and European actor for Stellan Skarsgård.
We also have It Was Just An Accident, this year’s Cannes winner. A gripping tale of revenge and reckoning, Jafar Panahi’s latest drama lays bare the vicious cycle of violence under repression.
Darkness and revelation intertwine in Die My Love, an unflinching depiction of a mind in turmoil.
Caravaggio reimagines the life of the painter with rare depth and detail, while The Doors: When You’re Strange chronicles rebellion and rhythm through the lens of rock’s most enigmatic poet.
As part of our Young Artist Programme, ŻiguŻajg, audiences will be treated to cinematic gems such as Tabby McTat, Stick Man and Zog, enchanting tales that weave laughter, longing and hope into moments of pure storytelling magic.
This December, Spazju Kreattiv transforms cinema into communion, a gathering of stories, sounds and sensations. Each screening invites reflection, connection and wonder, reminding us that art’s truest magic lies in its ability to illuminate the human spirit through the light of the screen.
For more information visit www.spazjukreattiv.org.
