Special Preview of Sunny Dancer + Q&A with actor, Bella Ramsey and Director, George Jaques (Ages 15 years plus)

Mon 06 Jul 2026 13:30 - 16:00

Screening & Q&A

Event Date

Mon 06 Jul 2026

Event Time

13:30 - 16:00

Location

BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Lambeth, London, SE1 8XT, England

Cost

FREE

Recommended Age Group

15+

Curriculum Subject/s

Dance
Drama
Film
Health
Performing Arts
Personal
Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
PSHE Education
Relationships and Sex Education
Social

After 17-year-old Ivy (Bella Ramsey) beats cancer, she can't think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, IVY has a hard time adjusting to the rules. But as the weeks progress, she manages to find unexpected friends in an unlikely group of misfits and has a summer she'll never forget at ‘Chemo Camp'.

After the screening, you will hear from Bella Ramsey (GAME OF THRONES, THE LAST OF US) and George Jaques about their experiences making the film, how they started working in the industry and of course, you'll get to ask your own questions.

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Sunny Dancer

Film title

Sunny Dancer

Synopsis

Since recovering from cancer and having undergone extensive chemotherapy, 17-year-old Ivy is struggling to find her place in a world that has seemingly left her behind. Despite her brash attitude, Ivy’s optimistic parents think she simply needs a change of scenery and convince her to attend a summer camp for other young people who have gone through similar, life-altering experiences with cancer. Initially cynical about what she calls “chemo camp”, Ivy soon begins to open up and find solace, camaraderie and even true love amongst the misfits and outsiders that become her friendship group. A bittersweet comedy drama packed to the brim with young British talent, Sunny Dancer blends a blunt, realistic coming-of-age story with a tender range of teenage emotion.

strong language, sex, sex references