Gwaed Ar Y Sêr (Blood on the Stars) | Dir. Wil Aaron | 1975 | 60m | DCP & Digital
Welsh language, with English subtitles
Synopsis
A group of celebrities are scheduled to appear at a concert in a village hall. An elderly man and his choir of schoolchildren, fearing that the celebrities will steal their limelight, take drastic measures to stop their appearance…by murdering them.
Gwaed Ar Y Sêr (Blood on the Stars) was one of the first horror films made in the Welsh language, produced by Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg (the Welsh Film Board). In 2022, Matchbox Cine, in collaboration with Abertoir Film Festival, translated the film into English for the first time, leading to its inclusion in Kier-La Janisse’s All The Haunts Be Ours Vol 2 box set, for Severin Films.
Now fully restored in 2K by Severin Films, with support from Matchbox Cine, from elements provided courtesy of the Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg/Welsh Film Board collection at the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive.
Matchbox Cine has exclusive rights to the restoration of Gwaed Ar Y Sêr in UK and Ireland. If you’d like to arrange a screening, please contact: distribution@matchboxcine.com.
Let your local cinema / screening space / festival / DIY exhibitor know you want to see Gwaed Ar Y Sêr where you live.
Upcoming UK & Ireland Screenings
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Previous UK & Ireland Screenings
31/07/25 The Canopi, Cardiff, with Cardiff Community Cinema Club
25/10/25 Pontio, Bangor, new live score by Don Leisure, O’r Ddaear Hen and Wil Aaron Q&A
31/10/25 Cellb, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Access
Descriptive Subtitles and Audio Description are available for all UK screenings of Gwaed Ar Y Sêr, at the venue/exhibitor’s discretion and depending on their technical capacity. If you have any questions, please contact access@matchboxcine.com.