We have two fantastic screenings as part of this year's WOW Film Festival, a 98 minute programme of nine shorts from the 'Made In Wales' portfolio, curated by WOW, followed by 'The Teacher' (with Zoom Q & A with Director Farah Nabulsi).

WHY NOT PURCHASE A COMBO TICKET FOR 'THE TEACHER' AND 'MADE IN WALES SHORT FILMS' WHICH ENTITLING YOU TO A DISCOUNT OF £1.50 PER SCREENING.

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See our What's On page for full details of the shorts or visit https://www.wowfilmfestival.com/madeinwalesshorts2025

Titles:

Mari Lwyd, by Michael Szalcer and Louis Lampard

Follow the Dogs, by Isabel Garrett

Knackered, by Django Pinter

Bitter Greens, Tangled Roots, by Abdallah Dannaoui

Sut ydym ni'n gysylltiedig? How are we connected?, by Laura Phillips

The Paper Bag, by Roshi Nasehi and Al Orange

Some Things We Tended, by Mars Saude

Decksdark, by Kane Wilson

1 In 5 Sheep, by James Button

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Mae gennym ddau ddangosiad gwych fel rhan o Ŵyl Ffilm WOW eleni, rhaglen 98 munud o naw siorts o'r portffolio 'Made In Wales', wedi'u curadu gan WOW, ac yna 'The Teacher' (gyda Zoom Q ac A gyda'r Cyfarwyddwr Farah Nabulsi).

BETH AM BRYNU TOCYN COMBO AR GYFER 'THE TEACHER' A 'MADE IN WALES SHORT FILMS' SY'N RHOI HAWL I CHI GAEL GOSTYNGIAD O £1.50 Y SGRINIO.

ER MWYN ELWA O'R CYNNIG HWN, NODWCH GOD DISGOWNT 'WOW2025' WRTH Y DDESG DALU.

Edrychwch ar ein tudalen Beth Sydd Ymlaen am fanylion llawn y siorts neu ewch i https://www.wowfilmfestival.com/madeinwalesshorts2025.

Teitlau:

Mari Lwyd, gan Michael Szalcer and Louis Lampard

Follow the Dogs, gan Isabel Garrett

Knackered, gan Django Pinter

Bitter Greens, Tangled Roots, gan Abdallah Dannaoui

Sut ydym ni'n gysylltiedig? How are we connected?, gan Laura Phillips

The Paper Bag, gan Roshi Nasehi a Al Orange

Some Things We Tended, gan Mars Saude

Decksdark, gan Kane Wilson

1 In 5 Sheep, gan James Button

An Evening with Griff Rhys Jones....but it doesn't take the whole evening

A Fundraiser for Theatr Gwaun and POINT

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welshman by birth and Pembrokeshire holds a special place in his life.

He has followed a career from Not The Nine O’clock News to Three Men in a Boat via Restoration and It’ll Be Alright On The Night. 

Join him for an hour and a half of thoughts, opinions, stories and anecdotes. Pembrokeshire may well feature. Australia and Africa probably will. Mel Smith should get a look in. Wrestling crocodiles in the jungle definitely. Ranging wide over television experiences, extraordinary travel shows and basic family life he promises a few laughs and memories.

Griff invites all your questions in the second half. A comedy show in a good cause. All proceeds will go to help Theatr Gwaun and POINT.

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Cymro o enedigaeth yw Griff Rhys Jones ac mae gan Sir Benfro le arbennig yn ei fywyd.

Mae wedi dilyn gyrfa o Not The Nine O’clock News i Three Men in a Boat drwy Restoration a It’ll Be Alright On The Night.

Ymunwch ag ef am awr a hanner o feddyliau, safbwyntiau, straeon ac anecdotau. Mae'n bosibl iawn bod Sir Benfro yn nodwedd. Mae'n debyg y bydd Awstralia ac Affrica. Dylai Mel Smith gael golwg i mewn. Reslo crocodeiliaid yn y jyngl yn bendant. Gan amrywio'n eang dros brofiadau teledu, sioeau teithio rhyfeddol a bywyd teuluol sylfaenol mae'n addo ychydig o chwerthin ac atgofion.

Mae Griff yn gwahodd eich holl gwestiynau yn yr ail hanner. Sioe gomedi mewn achos da. Bydd yr holl elw yn mynd i helpu Theatr Gwaun a POINT.

Director: Christopher Andrews/2024/UK,Belgium/106mins  

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father Ray in rural west Ireland. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, a devastating chain of events leaves both families permanently altered.

An impressive debut feature from writer/director Christopher Andrews, ‘Bring Them Down’ is a taut and atmospheric thriller led by gripping performances from Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Christopher Andrews/2024/UK,Belgium/106munud

Mae Michael, mab ifancaf mewn teulu o fugeiliaid, yn byw gyda'i dad Ray yng nghefn gwlad gorllewin Iwerddon. Mae gwrthdaro rhwng y bugeiliaid a ffermwr o’r enw Gary a’i fab Jack yn arwain at ddigwyddiadau sy’n gadael y ddau deulu wedi’u newid yn barhaol. Ffilm gyntaf drawiadol gan yr awdur/cyfarwyddwr Christopher Andrews.

Mae ‘Bring Them Down’ yn ffilm tynn, llawn cyffro a naws a arweinir gan berfformiadau gafaelgar gan Barry Keoghan a Christopher Abbott.

Director:  Julius Onah/2024/USA/118mins

Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with the newly elected U.S. President, Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the reason behind the nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Julius Onah/2024/USA/118munud

 Mae Anthony Mackie yn ôl fel yr arwr hynod Sam Wilson, sy’n cymryd mantell Capten America yn swyddogol. Mae e’n cwrdd ag Arlywydd yr Unol Daleithiau, Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), cyn gorfod wynebu digwyddiad rhyngwladol difrifol. Rhaid iddo ddarganfod y rheswm y tu ôl i’r cynllwyn erchyll cyn i’r byd i gyd fynd yn wen-fflam.

HIDDEN IN PLAINSIGHT … AND SPEECH but how on earth did that come about?!

In this illustrated presentation (in English), our local speaker, Boyd Williams will answer the question citing evidence from several sources, including archaeology, DNA studies, English place-names and historical documents.

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WEDI'I GUDDIO MEWN GOLWG PLAEN ... A LLEFARU ond sut ar y ddaear ddaeth hynny?!

Yn y cyflwyniad darluniadol hwn (yn Saesneg), bydd ein siaradwr lleol, Boyd Williams yn ateb y cwestiwn gan nodi tystiolaeth o sawl ffynhonnell, gan gynnwys archaeoleg, astudiaethau DNA, enwau lleoedd Saesneg a dogfennau hanesyddol.

CELEBRATING DAVID LYNCH (1946 – 2025)

Please join us for a special double bill to celebrate the work of the renowned American filmmaker who died on 16th January, aged 78 with The Straight Story at 6:30pm followed by Blue Velvet at 8:45pm.

Tickets are available for each film separately or as a special saver ticket valid for both (see Theatr Gwaun website, https://theatrgwaun.com/ for details).

WHY NOT PURCHASE A COMBO TICKET FOR THE STRAIGHT STORY' AND 'BLUE VELVET' WHICH ENTITLES YOU TO A DISCOUNT OF £1.00 PER SCREENING.

TO BENEFIT FROM THIS OFFER, ENTER DISCOUNT CODE 'LYNCH2025' AT THE CHECKOUT.

Blue Velvet 8.45pm (18)

(Drama, Thriller)

Director: David Lynch/1986/USA/120mins

Possibly Lynch’s best-known film and widely considered his masterpiece.  Blue Velvet ‘an intensely 80s movie with an intensely 40s noir template’ (Peter Bradshaw), paints a disturbing portrait of how true evil can hide beneath suburban banality.  

After clean-cut college student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) discovers a severed ear near his home, his investigation leads him to singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) and he soon finds himself dragged into a sadistic criminal world.

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DATHLU DAVID LYNCH (1946 – 2025)

Ymunwch â ni am rhaglen ddwbl arbennig i ddathlu gwaith y gwneuthurwr ffilmiau Americanaidd enwog a fu farw ar 16eg Ionawr, yn 78 oed gyda The Straight Story am 6:30yh ac yna Blue Velvet am 8:45yh.

Mae tocynnau ar gael ar gyfer pob ffilm ar wahân neu fel tocyn arbed arbennig sy’n ddilys ar gyfer y ddwy (gweler gwefan Theatr Gwaun, https://theatrgwaun.com/ am fanylion).

BETH AM BRYNU TOCYN COMBO AR GYFER 'THE STRAIGHT STORY' A 'BLUE VELVET' SY'N RHOI HAWL I CHI GAEL GOSTYNGIAD O £1.00 Y SGRINIO.

ER MWYN ELWA O'R CYNNIG HWN, NODWCH GOD DISGOWNT 'LYNCH2025' WRTH Y DDESG DALU.

Blue Velvet 8.45yh (18)

(Drama, Cyffro)

Cyfarwyddwr: David Lynch/1986/UDA/120munud

Ffilm fwyaf adnabyddus Lynch o bosibl ac a ystyriwyd yn gampwaith.  Mae Blue Velvet ‘ffilm ddwys o’r 80au gyda thempled noir dwys o’r 40au’ (Peter Bradshaw), yn paentio portread annifyr o sut y gall gwir ddrygioni guddio o dan banality maestrefol.  

Ar ôl i fyfyriwr coleg glân Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) ddarganfod clust wedi torri ger ei gartref, mae ei ymchwiliad yn ei arwain at y gantores Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) a buan y caiff ei lusgo i fyd troseddol sadistaidd.

CELEBRATING DAVID LYNCH (1946 – 2025)

Please join us for a special double bill to celebrate the work of the renowned American filmmaker who died on 16th January, aged 78 with The Straight Story at 6:30pm followed by Blue Velvet at 8:45pm.  

Tickets are available for each film separately or as a special saver ticket valid for both (see Theatr Gwaun website, https://theatrgwaun.com/ for details).

WHY NOT PURCHASE A COMBO TICKET FOR THE STRAIGHT STORY' AND 'BLUE VELVET' WHICH ENTITLES YOU TO A DISCOUNT OF £1.00 PER SCREENING.

TO BENEFIT FROM THIS OFFER, ENTER DISCOUNT CODE 'LYNCH2025' AT THE CHECKOUT.

The Straight Story 6:30pm (U)

(Drama)

Director: David Lynch/1999/USA/111mins

Based on the true story of 73 year old Alvin Straight who, after learning that his estranged brother, Lyle, is critically ill, takes to his 5mph ride-on mower to travel 240 miles from his home in Iowa to reunite with Lyle in Mount Zion. This story of forgiveness and endurance 'plays like a beautiful elegy for an America that no longer exists' (Christian Holub).

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DATHLU DAVID LYNCH (1946 – 2025)

Ymunwch â ni am raglen ddwbl arbennig i ddathlu gwaith y gwneuthurwr ffilmiau Americanaidd enwog a fu farw ar 16eg Ionawr, yn 78 oed gyda The Straight Story am 6:30yh ac yna Blue Velvet am 8:45yh.

Mae tocynnau ar gael ar gyfer pob ffilm ar wahân neu fel tocyn arbed arbennig sy’n ddilys ar gyfer y ddwy (gweler gwefan Theatr Gwaun, https://theatrgwaun.com/ am fanylion).

BETH AM BRYNU TOCYN COMBO AR GYFER 'THE STRAIGHT STORY' A 'BLUE VELVET' SY'N RHOI HAWL I CHI GAEL GOSTYNGIAD O £1.00 Y SGRINIO.

ER MWYN ELWA O'R CYNNIG HWN, NODWCH GOD DISGOWNT 'LYNCH2025' WRTH Y DDESG DALU.

The Straight Story 6:30yh (U)

(Drama)

Cyfarwyddwr: David Lynch/1999/UDA/111munud

Yn seiliedig ar stori wir Alvin Straight, 73 oed, sydd, ar ôl dysgu bod ei frawd, Lyle, sydd wedi ymddieithrio, yn ddifrifol wael, yn mynd â'i beiriant torri gwair 5mya i deithio 240 milltir o'i gartref yn Iowa i aduno â Lyle yn Mount Zion. Mae'r stori hon am faddeuant a dygnwch 'yn chwarae fel marwnad hardd i America nad yw'n bodoli mwyach' (Christian Holub).

Director: Maura Delpero/2024/Italy/119mins/Subtitles

1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village where the war is a distant but always threatening presence, the arrival of Pietro, a soldier trying to escape the bloodshed disrupts the dynamics of the local schoolmaster’s family, changing them forever.

This is a superbly photographed drama about secrets and lies.

Film classification: 15

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Cyfarwyddwr: Maura Delpero/2024/Eidal/119munud/Isdeitlau

1944. Yn Vermiglio, pentref mynydd lle mae'r rhyfel yn bresenoldeb pell ond bob amser bygythiol, mae dyfodiad Pietro, milwr sy'n ceisio dianc o'r tywallt gwaed yn amharu ar ddeinameg teulu'r ysgolfeistr lleol, gan eu newid am byth.

Dyma ddrama ffotograffig wych am gyfrinachau a chelwyddau.

Dosbarthiad ffilm: 15

Director: Bong Joon Ho/2025/South Korea,USA/137mins  

Wanting to leave Earth, the financially destitute Mickey (Robert Pattinson) signs up to become a disposable clone worker, known as an “expendable” on an ice planet colonised by humans. As an expendable, Mickey undertakes dangerous and fatal assignments, with a new body being regenerated each time he dies.

After one of his clones is incorrectly assumed dead, both the previous and current versions of Mickey must grapple with the nature of being expendables and the brutal government of the colony.

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Cyfawrwyddwr: Bong Joon Ho/2025/South Korea,USA/137munud

Oherwydd problemau ariannol, mae Mickey (Robert Pattinson) yn awyddus i adael y Ddaear. Mae’n arwyddo i fod yn weithiwr clon ar blaned iâ sydd wedi'i gwladychu gan fodau dynol. Mae Mickey yn ymgymryd ag aseiniadau peryglus ac angheuol, ac yn derbyn corff newydd bob tro y bydd yn marw.

Rhaid i Mickey fynd i'r afael â natur ei sefyllfa fregus yn sgil penderfyniadau llywodraeth greulon y wladfa.

Director: Marc Evans/ 2025/UK/124mins

In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, wayward schoolboy Richard Jenkins is caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, his life begins to change when his natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton. Taking Richard under his wing, Philip’s strict tutelage sets him on his path to becoming one of the world’s greatest actors – Richard Burton. 

The remarkable true story of one of Wales’ finest talents, starring Toby Jones and Lesley Manville.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Marc Evans/ 2025/UK/124munud

Yn nhref Port Talbot, 1942, mae’r bachgen ysgol ystyfnig Richard Jenkins yn delio â thrafferthion teuluol, rhyfel dinistriol a’i uchelgais personol. Ond, mae ei fywyd yn dechrau gwella pan fydd ei ddawn naturiol am ddrama yn dal sylw ei athro, Philip Burton. Gan gymryd Richard o dan ei adain, mae hyfforddiant llym Philip yn ei osod ar lwybr i ddod yn un o actorion mwyaf y byd - Richard Burton.

Stori wir ryfeddol un o dalentau gorau Cymru, gyda Toby Jones a Lesley Manville yn serennu.

When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.

This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team led including Emmy Award-winner Armando

Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow). Starting Steve Cooga in multiple roles.

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Pan fydd Byddin yr Unol Daleithiau twyllodrus yn sbarduno ymosodiad niwclear, mae ras swreal yn digwydd, gan weld y Llywodraeth ac un gwyddonydd ecsentrig yn sgrialu i osgoi dinistr byd-eang.

Mae'r dychan ffrwydrol ddoniol hwn yn cael ei arwain gan dîm creadigol byd-enwog dan arweiniad Armando Iannucci sydd wedi ennill Gwobr Emmy, (The Thick of It, Veep) ac enillydd Gwobr Olivier, Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow). Yn serennu Steve Cooga mewn sawl rôl.

The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles.

Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.

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Bydd y Dywysoges Turandot hardd ond rhewllyd yn priodi dyn sy'n gallu ateb tair pos yn gywir.

Mae'r rhai sy'n methu yn cael eu dienyddio'n greulon. Ond pan fydd tywysog anhysbys yn cyrraedd, mae cydbwysedd pŵer yn llys Turandot yn cael ei ysgwyd am byth, wrth i'r dieithryn dirgel wneud yr hyn nad yw unrhyw un arall wedi gallu ei wneud.

SOS - Save Our Swifts

Join us at Theatr Gwaun as the Wildlife Trusts Wales bring us up to speed with the challenges facing our declining swift population and what they are endeavouring to do about it. The swifts of Fishguard (and Wales) need our help!

Come along and learn about the lives of these amazing birds and how the Fishguard Swift Project and YOU can help one of the fastest declining bird populations in Wales.

Elfyn Pugh (Welsh swift enthusiast) will unveil the reasons why they are so endangered. Tim Birch (Wildlife Trusts Wales) will outline the Fishguard project which will help the recovery of our swifts. Dave Evans (Pembrokeshire County Council) will be explaining what our local authority are doing to help swifts.

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Ymunwch â ni yn Theatr Gwaun wrth i Ymddiriedolaethau Natur Cymru roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni am yr heriau sy’n wynebu ein poblogaeth o wenoliaid duon sy’n lleihau a’r hyn y maent yn ymdrechu i’w wneud yn ei gylch. Mae gwenoliaid duon yn Abergwaun (a Chymru) angen ein help!

Dewch draw i ddysgu am fywydau’r adar rhyfeddol hyn a sut y gall Prosiect Gwennoliaid yr Abergwaun a CHI helpu un o’r poblogaethau adar sy’n prinhau cyflymaf yng Nghymru.

Bydd Elfyn Pugh (Cymro sy'n frwd dros wenoliaid duon) yn datgelu'r rhesymau pam eu bod mewn cymaint o berygl. Bydd Tim Birch (Ymddiriedolaethau Natur Cymru) yn amlinellu prosiect Abergwaun a fydd yn helpu i adfer ein gwenoliaid duon. Bydd Dave Evans (Cyngor Sir Penfro) yn esbonio beth mae ein hawdurdod lleol yn ei wneud i helpu gwenoliaid duon.

Fluellen Present TITUS ANDRONICUS by William Shakespeare

"Vengeance is in my heart, death is in my hand"

The Roman General Titus Andronicus has been betrayed by his nation. With his family in ruins, Titus looks for justice in the only way he knows. Murderous revenge is waiting to be unleashed in all its bloody fury.

Shakespeare's rarely performed first tragedy makes for incredibly gripping theatre.

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

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Fluellen yn Cyflwyno TITUS ANDRONICUS gan William Shakespeare

"Mae dialedd yn fy nghalon, marwolaeth yn fy llaw"

Mae'r Cadfridog Rhufeinig Titus Andronicus wedi cael ei fradychu gan ei genedl. Gyda'i deulu yn adfeilion, mae Titus yn chwilio am gyfiawnder yn yr unig ffordd y mae'n ei wybod. Mae dial llofruddiog yn aros i gael ei ryddhau yn ei holl gynddaredd gwaedlyd.

Mae trasiedi gyntaf Shakespeare a berfformir yn anaml yn creu theatr hynod afaelgar.

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

Director: Gia Coppola/2025/USA/88mins  

Shelly, a seasoned Las Vegas showgirl, faces an uncertain future when she learns the revue she has performed in for the past thirty years is abruptly scheduled to close.

Directed by Gia Coppola and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Pamela Anderson gives a sublime and show-stealing performance as Shelly in this poignant and mesmerising film of resilience and rhinestones.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Gia Coppola/2025/USA/88munud

Mae Shelly, ‘showgirl’ profiadol yn Las Vegas, yn wynebu dyfodol ansicr pan ddaw i wybod bod y revue y mae wedi perfformio ynddo am y deng mlynedd ar hugain diwethaf yn mynd i gau.

Cyfarwyddwyd gan Gia Coppola ac yn serennu Jamie Lee Curtis. Mae Pamela Anderson yn rhoi perfformiad aruchel a syfrdanol fel Shelly yn y ffilm deimladwy a hudolus hon o wytnwch a rhinestones.

Director: Farah Nabulsi/2023/UK,Palestine/118mins/Subtitles

Palestinian educator Basem El-Saleh (Saleh Bakri) is torn between his past as a radical and his present as a champion of nonviolence. Living in the heart of the West Bank, he faces the brutal realities of occupation as his student Adam, fuelled by loss and rage, seeks revenge after a settler attack.

Followed by Zoom Q&A with Director Farah Nabulsi.

WHY NOT PURCHASE A COMBO TICKET FOR 'THE TEACHER' AND 'MADE IN WALES SHORT FILMS' ENTITLING YOU TO A DISCOUNT OF £1.50 PER SCREENING.

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Cyfarwyddwr: Farah Nabulsi/2023/UK,Palestine/118munud/Isdeitlau

Mae'r addysgwr Palesteinaidd Basem El-Saleh (Saleh Bakri) yn cael ei rwygo rhwng ei orffennol fel radical a'i bresennol fel hyrwyddwr di-drais. Gan fyw yng nghanol y Lan Orllewinol, mae'n wynebu realiti creulon meddiannaeth wrth i'w fyfyriwr Adam, sy'n cael ei ysgogi gan golled a chynddaredd, geisio dial ar ôl ymosodiad ymsefydlwr.

Wedi'i ddilyn gan sesiwn holi-ac-ateb Zoom gyda'r Cyfarwyddwr Farah Nabulsi.

BETH AM BRYNU TOCYN COMBO AR GYFER THE TEACHER' A'MADE IN WALES SHORT FILMS' SY'N EICH CYFLWYNO I OSTYNGIAD O £1.50 Y SGRINIO.

ER MWYN ELWA O'R CYNNIG HWN, NODWCH GOD DISGOWNT 'WOW2025' WRTH Y DDESG DALU.