A film about a student who communicates with animals will be shown in Kington

Animation film Hoppers will be shown at a Kington cinema this month.

It is a vibrant animated sci-fi comedy from Pixar Studios.

The film follows Mabel, an animal-loving college student who uses experimental technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver, allowing her to communicate with animals and uncover a hidden world beneath her local wildlife habitat. When she discovers that a powerful mayor plans to destroy the land, Mabel is pulled into a chaotic struggle to protect the ecosystem-sparking an unexpected uprising among the animals she grows to understand.

The film has eco themes and is also a family and sci fi film.

Hoppers is a 2026 American animated science fiction comedy film directed by Daniel Chong and written by Jesse Andrews from a story by Chong and Andrews.

Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, it stars the voices of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco.

Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score, while SZA wrote and performed the end credits song "Save the Day".

It will be screened to The Old Picture House Ltd in Kington on Tuesday, July 21 at 2pm.

Tickets are £6.50 for adults and £4 for under 18's and they are available by calling 07855254590