{"id":377176,"date":"2026-01-18T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377176\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:53:10","slug":"cornish-documentary-sold-out-faster-than-avatar-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377176\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornish documentary sold out faster than Avatar &#8211; screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay has become so popular that January and February screenings in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=cornwall&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cornwall<\/a>, including an event in The Poly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=falmouth&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Falmouth<\/a> on January 24, were sold out, with another screening there now planned for February 25, with tickets still available.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Directed by Dan Simpkins and filmed over two years, The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay follows The Carbis Bay Crew.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It brings to life a rarely witnessed hobby, unveiling a story full of friendship and resilience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  What began as a small run of screenings soon gained traction as people snapped up tickets and sold out venues.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This led to an expansion in larger venues and new locations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Craig May, film programmer and company director for Merlin Cinemas said: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=cornwall&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cornwall<\/a> consistently delivers remarkable creative talent, and we\u2019re incredibly proud to help showcase it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;With three screenings selling out within days, even faster than Avatar: Fire and Ash, the response has been nothing short of overwhelming.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019re now excited to be planning additional screenings across more of our locations in Cornwall and beyond.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Director Dan Simpkins said: &#8220;We hoped the film would resonate, but the response has been overwhelming.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Seeing screenings sell out and new towns asking to host the film has been incredibly moving &#8211; it speaks to how universal this story really is.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  From Cornwall, The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay will venture nationwide, with screenings scheduled as far ahead as May 2026 as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival Tour.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It will feature as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival\u2019s official touring programme.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The documentary bravely explores themes such as masculinity and men&#8217;s mental health, with support from Roll Nine Productions, and the men\u2019s mental health charity, MANUP?.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Producer at Roll Nine Kirsty Malcolm said: \u201cAs someone who lost someone dear to me to men\u2019s mental health, I hope that if even one person is inspired to seek out a community &#8211; however niche or unconventional &#8211; then this film has done its job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay has become so popular that January and February screenings in Cornwall, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-377176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}