Swansea’s smallest cinema will perform at Glastonbury Festival

The Swansea based tiny cinema, complete with performing usherettes will join the rest of the amazing line up in the Theatre & Circus fields. Since 2010, the diminutive mobile picture house has entertained more than 150,000 people at music and film festivals and community events across the UK and EU.

Co-founder and Sol Cinema projectionist Paul O’Connor stated; “Glastonbury is the mother of all festivals so we are delighted that the organisers chose Sol Cinema to give 18 hours of top entertainment. We will be showcasing new independent short films in the Sol Cinema this year so we look forward to gathering the reactions from audiences.”

He added; “Sunshine is predicted for this years festival which is perfect for us, as our entire cinema is powered by the Sun. Sol Cinema will store sunshine in our solar batteries and releasing it to power our video projector, lights, surround sound system and digital video player”

The architect and builder of the Sol Cinema Jo Furlong added: “I created the Sol cinema from mostly found objects and constructed it from a 50 years old caravan which was putted out of hedge. It is wonderful to give old things a new life rather than throwing them into landfill.”

Sol Cinema is excited about introducing their new usherettes at Glastonbury. It is a family affair as even the co-founders children work in the Sol Cinema. All teenagers now, they have grown up working as usherettes or projectionists in the World’s smallest cinema.

Sol Cinema has a library of new short videos to present to audiences. During the last 15 years the Sol Cinema has performed in fields, factories, castles, schools, city centres, on a farm and even in a Zoo. Being mobile, they can squeeze into the smallest spots and entertain with short films and their stylishly attired street performers.

Sol Cinema will be showing short Independent films every day during Glastonbury Festival.

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Thieves steal vehicle from award winning Swansea cinema

An award winning mobile cinema has had its van stolen which included important equipment necessary to carry out their show.

The bright yellow Ford Transit Custom was stolen from Penclawdd on North Gower on Thursday 16th April by a gang of thieves who arrived in a black hatchback car at 1am. A neighbours CCTV footage show the gang drive off
in the car, followed by the stolen Sol Cinema’s yellow van.

The theft was a spate of other similar vans being stolen but the same gang on that same night. Police have stated that “there have been a number of thefts of vehicles overnight”.



Another Ford Transit was stolen in Dunvant within minutes of the Sol Cinema van being stolen.

Co-founder of the Sol Cinema, Paul O’Connor said; “The theft of our van is a devastating blow to our show. We choose a bright yellow van as our cinema is completely powered by the Sun. Our solar panels generate the renewable energy to power our projector, lights, sound and computer.

Sol Cinema has toured all over the UK, Ireland and the EU entertaining tens of thousands of people with short films, usherettes and popcorn. The van was a recent purchase and was was just finished being kitted out for this Summers festival tour, which includes Glastonbury and Camp Bestival in Dorset.

Our vital tools and equipment were in the stolen van which we can not afford to replace now. We don’t know what we will do now”

The Sol Cinema has won a Digital Hero award for best digital communication project for its use of 100% solar power. Sol Cinema are appealing to anyone who may have had their vehicle stolen that same night to get in touch. Perhaps someone has CCTV footage of the thieves faces.

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