Hull Independent Cinema: Dragonfly

Dir Paul Andrew Williams | UK | 2025 | 98 mins | Rated 15 | English
The story of Elsie — an elderly, lonely pensioner living alone — and her neighbour Colleen, a troubled younger woman with only her dog for company. When Colleen notices Elsie isn’t getting proper support from her overworked carers, she starts helping — shopping for groceries, spending time with her, and offering companionship. Their unlikely friendship brings warmth and hope, but underlying tension grows when Elsie’s guilt-ridden son becomes suspicious of Colleen’s motives. As trust fractures and secrets emerge, the scene is set for a denoument that lays bare the fragility of human connection. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Brenda Blethyn, Jason Watkins
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
British Independent Film Awards: Nominee, Best Lead Performance
Dinard British FF: Winner, Best Film
Tribeca FF: Winner, Best Int’l Lead Performance; Nominee, Best Int’l Feature
Galway FF: Winner, Best Int’l Film
REVIEWS
“A stark, fierce, wonderfully acted film.” ★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“A chokingly tense commentary on the precarious nature of community.” Wendy Ide, Screen International

“For a study of human connection at its most honest and affecting, with two remarkable lead performances, Dragonfly is a powerfully striking experience.” ★★★★ Philip de Semlyen, Time Out
ACCESSIBILITY
Subtitles
This film will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles. In addition to reproducing dialogue, these subtitles include additional non-dialogue sounds available to a hearing audience, e.g. “(sighs)” or “(door creaks)” and song lyrics. In our experience, guests do not find the subtitles distracting, especially as the majority of our films are subtitled foreign language films.

Hull Independent Cinema is working towards making our films more accessible. We have decided to present all our films with Descriptive Subtitles where available.
AGE RATING
DRAGONFLY is rated 15. Under 15s will not be admitted. For more information, please see the film’s page on the BBFC website.