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Subject: 	SCREEN MACHINE: Monthly Newsletter 28/11/24
Date: 	Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:16:28 +0000
From: 	Screen Machine <info at regionalscreenscotland.org>
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To: 	Bruce <editor at stronsaylimpet.co.uk>

SCREEN MACHINE: Monthly Newsletter 28/11/24 All the news on our 
campaign, tour dates and much more
Screen Machine Monthly Newsletter 28/11/24

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*Save Our Screen Machine*
*Let's keep going!*

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Watch the Save Our Screen Machine video featuring Alan Cumming and Tide 
Lines

Our Crowdfunder has so far raised over £30,000 plus an estimated £5,000 
additionally in Gift Aid. This has inspired donations from elsewhere, 
including £2,500 from local trusts and community councils, £1,550 from 
donors direct to us, £1,550 using Charities Aid Foundation, and £1,543 
from audiences adding a tip to their ticket purchases. That means we 
have raised *£42,143* since we launched the campaign at the start of 
September, and it will all go towards the costs of building a new Screen 
Machine.

We're continuing to receive donations each day, which means our total is 
continually growing. But there is still more that we need to do. Our 
office-based team is applying for grants, some with the help of our 
ushers, that will hopefully allow us to unlock funds to place a deposit 
and start the build.

Earlier this week we switched our Crowdfunder to 'always on'. This means 
we can accept donations without a set deadline while we work towards 
raising the approximate £1.7million for a new Screen Machine. We have 
553 donors so far, which is the equivalent to 6% of our subscribers. So 
if you haven't but are able to donate then please consider adding a 
contribution. Every penny is crucial in us securing the long-term future 
of the Screen Machine service.

We are also able to accept donations via Charities Aid Foundation 
<https://screenmachine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=481366d61828cfc0003c856c2&id=9f874b39a0&e=5e77b5da1b>, 
if you would prefer that method.

If you have already donated, you can continue to help by sharing our 
cause with friends, family, anyone! If you have an idea for a 
fundraising event, or any questions about our campaign, then please 
email *fundraising at regionalscreenscotland.org*.

Again, from the whole team at Regional Screen Scotland, thank you for 
your support. Together we will Save Our Screen Machine!

The Screen Machine Team

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*Gairloch Portrait Fundraiser*
*Our usher Viveca is raising funds for SOS with her drawings*

Last month we shared the hard work of our very talented Gairloch usher 
Viveca Port, who has been selling portraits at £40 each, and donating 
all the proceeds to the Save Our Screen Machine campaign.

Above is one of her wonderful drawings that she's been kind enough to 
share with us, and we just had to share it with everyone else. Some 
people have been generous enough to pay more than the £40.

Viveca's plan is to sell 25 portraits, and we understand she is close to 
reaching her target. Thank you Viveca for all your hard work supporting 
Screen Machine! We're sure you'll get a well-deserved rest when you 
cross the finish line!

If you have your own fundraising idea for our campaign then we'd love to 
hear it. Please email us at *fundraising at regionalscreenscotland.org*.

*Upcoming Visits*
*We plan to share our 2025 dates soon*

There are currently four visits on sale:

Lochgilphead - 29 Nov to 2 Dec
Tarbert Loch Fyne - 3 to 5 Dec
Brodick - 6 to 10 Dec
Millport - 12 to 14 Dec

We are also working on a visit to Tighnabruaich for 18 and 19 December, 
and should have tickets on sale soon.

Brodick customers, please note that there has been a slight change to 
the programme. We will now be showing a second screening of /*The 
Outrun*/ at 8.30pm on Friday 6 December instead of */Joker: Folie a Deux/*.

Looking to 2025, Screen Machine will be back on the road on Friday 3 
January. Our schedule is yet to be confirmed, but we expect it to start 
in Newtonmore and then head north. We will publish more details on the 
website in the coming days, so keep an eye on the schedule on our 
website 
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to see where we will be and when.

*Upcoming Films*
*Return to the Land of Oz on Screen Machine*

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in /Wicked/. Copyright: Universal

Our current programme features some of the biggest releases of the year, 
including the immensely popular Paddington in Peru and Gladiator II.

One film we're very excited to add to our programme is */Wicked/* 
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the film adaptation of the musical that has blown away Broadway and the 
West End for the past 20 years. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as 
Elphaba and Galinda, two aspiring sorcerers at Shiz University who are 
forced to room together. Polar opposites in so many ways, the two 
eventually form a friendship, but it is a meeting with the Wonderful 
Wizard of Oz himself that threatens to push them apart, and sets Elphaba 
down the path to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West.

Covering the first half of the story, /*Wicked*/ remains faithful to its 
source material while taking a deeper look into its characters, asking 
if one is born wicked, or has it thrust upon them.

/*“the all-singing, all-dancing meat-and-potatoes of the musical, Wicked 
absolutely delivers”*/ indieWire

*/“it’s pure spectacle – its emotional resonance powered almost entirely 
by the lungs of lead Cynthia Erivo”/* The Independent

*/“a visually ravishing, emotionally freighted vehicle”/* Evening Standard

*Sonic the Hedgehog*
2020 (PG), 91 mins
Available on Channel 4 
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The icon supersonic blue hedgehog finds his way into the real world, 
where he must escape the clutches of the evil Dr Robotnik, played by Jim 
Carrey. This film and its two sequels are Carrey's only film credits 
since 2020.

*The Departed*
2006 (18), 142 mins
Available on Channel 4 
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Leonardo DiCaprio is a cop undercover in the Irish mob and Matt Damon is 
a mobster uncover in the police department, and each must find the other 
before they do. Mean Streets 
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is also available if you fancy an older Scorsese watch.

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*Thank you for reading, please donate and we'll catch up
with you before we finish up in December.*

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