As a film lover and someone who tries to be aware of the world beyond movies too, I think community cinemas and film societies are vital, and only becoming more so. Giving people the chance to share in a collective storytelling experience is important in itself – but helping create hubs in communities at a time when we risk drifting off into ever lonelier isolation stuck in front of Netflix is a real public service.
Writer and broadcaster, Danny Leigh became a Cinema For All Patron in 2017.