30 years ago, West Wales became the centre of world news when the tanker, Sea Empress, struck rocks at the entrance of Milford Haven. While bad weather hampered the rescue, 72,000 tonnes of crude oil escaped.

This is the story of the disaster, and subsequent massive effort to clean Pembrokeshire’s beaches. There was also a Goodwick connection!

Speaker: Simon Moffett

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30 mlynedd yn ôl, daeth Gorllewin Cymru yn ganolbwynt newyddion y byd pan darodd y tancer, y Sea Empress, greigiau wrth fynedfa Aberdaugleddau. Er bod tywydd garw wedi rhwystro’r ymdrech i lanhau, dihangodd 72 mil tunnell o olew crai.

Dyma stori’r drychineb, a’r ymdrech enfawr ddilynol i lanhau traethau Sir Benfro. Roedd cysylltiad ag Wdig hefyd!

Siaradwr: Simon Moffett

Director: Philippa Lowthorpe/2025/UK,USA,Singapore/115mins

After the sudden loss of her father (Brendan Gleeson), Helen (Claire Foy) navigates her profound grief by training a fierce goshawk named Mabel, and what begins as an act of endurance transforms into a journey of resilience and healing. Based on the 2014 memoir of the same name.

Cyfarwyddwr: Philippa Lowthorpe/2025/UK,USA,Singapore/115munud

Ar ôl colli ei thad (Brendan Gleeson) yn sydyn, mae Helen (Claire Foy) yn ymgodymu â’i galar dwys trwy hyfforddi aderyn ysglyfaethus ffyrnig o'r enw Mabel, ac mae'r hyn sy'n dechrau fel gweithred o ddygnwch yn trawsnewid yn daith o wydnwch ac iachâd. Yn seiliedig ar y cofiant o 2014 o'r un enw.

Director: Stéphane Ly-Cuong/2024/France/98mins/Subtitles

An aspiring actress pursues her musical theatre dreams despite her mother's disapproval. Through cooking traditional meals together, mother and daughter find mutual understanding.

This heartwarming musical comedy portrays not only the struggles of Vietnamese-French artists, but also a side of Paris seldom seen on film.

Please note that Fishguard Film Society showings are open to everyone! You do not need to be a member to come and see the films. (Although we are always grateful for memberships, which support Fishguard Film Society and Theatr Gwaun in putting the programme together).

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Cyfarwyddwr: Stéphane Ly-Cuong/2024/France/98munud/Isdeitlau

Mae actores uchelgeisiol yn dilyn ei breuddwydion theatr gerddorol er gwaethaf gwrthwynebiad ei mam. Drwy goginio prydau traddodiadol gyda'i gilydd, mae mam a merch yn dod o hyd i ddealltwriaeth gyffredin.

Mae'r comedi gerddorol gynnes hon yn darlunio nid yn unig y llafurion a wynebir gan artistiaid Ffrengiaid-Fietnam, ond hefyd ochr o Baris sydd yn anaml yn cael ei dangos ar sgrin.

Noder bod dangosiadau Cymdeithas Ffilm Abergwaun ar agor i bawb! Nid oes rhaid i chi fod yn aelod i ddod i wylio'r ffilmiau. (Er ein bod bob amser yn ddiolchgar am aelodaeth, sy'n cefnogi Cymdeithas Ffilm Abergwaun a Theatr Gwaun i roi'r rhaglen at ei gilydd).

Director: Kate Woods/2024/Australia/107mins

When weatherman Chris becomes stranded in a remote Outback town, he forms an unlikely friendship with a 12-year-old indigenous girl named Charlie as they work together to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned joeys.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Kate Woods/2024/Australia/107munud

Pan fydd y dyn tywydd Chris yn cael ei adael mewn tref anghysbell yn yr Outback, mae'n ffurfio cyfeillgarwch annhebygol â merch frodorol 12 oed o'r enw Charlie wrth iddyn nhw weithio gyda'i gilydd i achub ac ailgartrefi cŵn bach amddifad.

LIVE AT MARTHA'S

Alawon Gwaun are an ensemble of local musicians who have an abiding love and interest in Welsh Folk Music.

The group brings to the fore fiddle, whistle, flute, ukulele, mandolins, cittern, guitar, concertina and bass to present a lively and varied repertoire of Welsh and Celtic tunes.

Having performed at a variety of prestigious local venues, we hope to enrich your musical enjoyment with our performance and interpretation of Welsh and Celtic Folk Music.

This event is a Theatr Gwaun fundraiser with a suggested donation of £10.

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Mae Alawon Gwaun yn grŵp o gerddorion lleol sy’n caru ac ymddiddori’n barhaol mewn Cerddoriaeth Werin Cymru.

Mae'r grŵp yn cynnwys ffidil, chwiban, ffliwt, iwcalili, mandolinau, y sitern, gitâr, concertina a bas. Byddwn yn cyflwyno repertoire bywiog ac amrywiol o alawon Cymreig a Cheltaidd.

Wedi perfformio mewn amrywiaeth o leoliadau lleol blaenllaw, rydym yn gobeithio cyfoethogi eich mwynhad cerddorol gyda'n dehongliad o Gerddoriaeth Werin Gymreig a Cheltaidd.

Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn ariannu Theatr Gwaun gyda rhodd awgrymir o £10.

Woolf Works

The Royal Ballet

Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality.

Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves and Woolf’s other writings.

Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

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Heriodd Virginia Woolf gonfensiynau llenyddol i ddarlunio bydoedd mewnol cyfoethog - rhai dwys, syfrdanol a thyner.

Mae'r Coreograffydd Preswyl Wayne McGregor yn arwain tîm artistig disglair i ar gyfer y gwaith aruthrol hwn sy'n gwrthod strwythurau naratif traddodiadol. Mae Woolf Works yn gasgliad o themâu o Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves a gweithiau eraill Woolf.

Wedi'i greu yn 2015 ar gyfer y Royal Ballet, mae'r triptych bale hwn, sydd wedi ennill gwobr Olivier, yn dal calon ysbryd artistig unigryw Woolf.

Director: Greg Kohs/2025/USA/133mins

In the late 1980s, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band.

Together, they experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Based on a true story.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Greg Kohs/2025/USA/133munud

Yn niwedd yr 1980au, mae dau gerddor anlwcus (Hugh Jackman a Kate Hudson) yn ffurfio band teyrnged i Neil Diamond.

Gyda'i gilydd, maent yn profi llwyddiant ysgubol a thorcalon dinistriol, gan brofi nad yw byth yn rhy hwyr i ddod o hyd i gariad a dilyn eich breuddwydion.

Yn seiliedig ar stori wir.

Director: Paul Feig/2025/USA/131mins

A struggling young woman with a troubled past (Sydney Sweeney) hopes for a fresh start when she becomes the live-in housekeeper for a wealthy couple (Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar) — only to discover that their secrets are far more dangerous than her own.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Paul Feig/2025/USA/131munud

Mae menyw ifanc gyffredin, ond sydd â gorffennol cythryblus (Sydney Sweeney) yn gobeithio am ddechrau newydd pan aiff i weithio yng nghartref cwpwl cyfoethog (Amanda Seyfried a Brandon Sklenar). Ond mae’n darganfod bod eu cyfrinachau nhw'n llawer mwy peryglus na'i chyfrinachau hi.

Director: Kaouther Ben Hania/2025/Tunisia,France/89min/Subtitles

As part of WOW Around Wales, the year-round touring programme of WOW Film Festival that brings bold, socially engaged cinema to communities across Wales, we are proud to present The Voice of Hind Rajab, a powerful and urgent cinematic experience that transcends traditional documentary form.

Directed by Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab bears witness to the killing of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was trapped in a car under Israeli military fire in Gaza on January 29, 2024. Through the use of real emergency call recordings and carefully constructed re-enactments based on first-hand testimony and transcripts, the film reconstructs the hours during which Hind remained alive, alone, and pleading for help as Red Crescent dispatchers desperately tried to reach her.

This is a film that demands not only empathy, but attention; a testament to Palestinian lives, to resistance through truth-telling, and to cinema’s power to confront injustice and amplify silenced voices.

An introduction to The Voice of Hind Rajab will be given by Gordon Main (The London Recruits director and friend of the festival).

Languages: English, Arabic with English Subtitles

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Cyfarwyddwr: Kaouther Ben Hania/2025/Tunisia,France/89munud/Isdeitlau

Fel rhan o WOW Rownd Cymru, rhaglen deithiol Gŵyl Ffilm WOW gydol y flwyddyn sy'n dod â sinema feiddgar, gymdeithasol i gymunedau ledled Cymru, rydym yn falch o gyflwyno The Voice of Hind Rajab, profiad sinematig pwerus sy'n mynd y tu hwnt i ffurf ffilm ddogfen draddodiadol.

Wedi'i gyfarwyddo gan wneuthurwr ffilmiau a enwebwyd am Wobr yr Academi, Kaouther Ben Hania, mae The Voice of Hind Rajab yn tystio i ladd merch chwech oed o Balesteina, Hind Rajab, a oedd yn teithio mewn car a dargedwyd gan filwyr Israel yn Gaza ar Ionawr 29, 2024. Clywir recordiadau galwadau brys go iawn ac eraill wedi eu hail-greu'n ofalus yn seiliedig ar dystiolaeth a thrawsgrifiadau uniongyrchol. Mae'r ffilm yn ail-greu'r oriau pan yr oedd Hind yn fyw, ar ei phen ei hun, ac yn erfyn am gymorth wrth i weithwyr y Cilgant Coch geisio'n daer ei chyrraedd.

Mae hon yn ffilm sy'n mynnu nid yn unig empathi, ond sylw; tystia i fywydau Palesteinaidd, i bwysigrwydd rhannu’r gwir, ac i bŵer sinema i wynebu anghyfiawnder ac i gynnig platform i leisiau tawel.

Bydd cyflwyniad i Llais Hind Rajab yn cael ei roi gan Gordon Main (cyfarwyddwr The London Recruits a ffrind y gwyl).

Mewn Cymeriad yn cyflwyno WALDO

Gyda’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn mynd i fro’r Garreg Las yn 2026, mae’n addas bod cwmni Mewn Cymeriad yn talu teyrnged i waith a bywyd un o blant amlycaf yr ardal honno, sef y bardd a’r ymgyrchydd heddwch Waldo Williams.

Yn y cyflwyniad hwn, cawn gip ar y cwlwm tynn rhwng profiadau ei fywyd, delfrydau ei athroniaeth a’i gerddi ac ystyried mor berthnasol yw ei eiriau i’n dyddiau ni.

Cefnogir y perfformiad hwn gan Gynllun Noson Allan Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

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With the National Eisteddfod visiting Pembrokeshire in 2026, it is appropriate for us to honour one of its most famous sons, the poet and peace campaigner, Waldo Williams.

In this Welsh language presentation, we will look at the close connection between his life experiences, his philosophical ideals and poems, and consider the relevance of his words in today’s world.

This performance is supported by the Arts Council of Wales’ Night Out Scheme.