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Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 139 mins
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 65 mins
When hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on Die de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), his wife cooks a turkey for him. Visited by three apparitions: The Devil, God and Death, After Macario selflessly agrees to share his food with Death, he is granted healing abilities in return. His new-found fortune quickly draws the attention of his village, including the feared Inquisition.
Roberto Galvadón’s magical-realist drama was released at the tail-end of Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, earning the country its first Academy Award nomination. The film has become increasingly difficult to see in the UK, especially at the cinema. Screening over Day of the Dead weekend, Macario captures the poignancy and emotion of the National Holiday - a time to reflect and reconnect.
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
When hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on Die de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), his wife cooks a turkey for him. Visited by three apparitions: The Devil, God and Death, After Macario selflessly agrees to share his food with Death, he is granted healing abilities in return. His new-found fortune quickly draws the attention of his village, including the feared Inquisition.
Roberto Galvadón’s magical-realist drama was released at the tail-end of Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, earning the country its first Academy Award nomination. The film has become increasingly difficult to see in the UK, especially at the cinema. Screening over Day of the Dead weekend, Macario captures the poignancy and emotion of the National Holiday - a time to reflect and reconnect.
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
Running time: 120 mins
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 140 mins
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Running time: 102 mins
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
Running time: 104 mins
Transformers One is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Transformers One is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Running time: 110 mins
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Running time: 139 mins
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 120 mins
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 140 mins
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Running time: 102 mins
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.
Running time: 104 mins
Transformers One is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Transformers One is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated TRANSFORMERS movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Running time: 110 mins
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Running time: 139 mins
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 120 mins
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 140 mins
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Running time: 110 mins
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Running time: 139 mins
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Running time: 150 mins
Friends camping in the woods inadvertently stumble upon the domain of a maniacal killer.
“EVERYONE HAS NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE UGLIEST WAYS TO DIE!”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with BANNED, an uncensored season of the Video Nasties.
DON’T GO IN THE WOODS (1981) is one of the more surprising entries on the Video Nasties list on the basis that it doesn’t seem to commit any egregious sins other than being devoutly oddball. As an indication of how times and tastes have changed, this once-prosecuted title now resides on home video with a 15 certificate… If you’re afraid of the Nasties, then this amateur-grade thrill-ride is a good place to start. It also serves as a camp(ing) companion to NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980).
The slasher sub-genre as a whole was profoundly unpopular with the Director of Public Prosecutions back in the day, presumably on the basis of its potential to inspire copycat killings. DON’T GO IN THE WOODS suffered further guilt by association as it shared a popular title stem with several other banned films, including the truly shocking DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE (1980), DON’T GO NEAR THE PARK (1979), and DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973). It remains a fun regional horror film with a knowing sense of humour and a series of baffling musical stings.
“In terms of budget and technical competence, this film sits at the bottom of the nasties list. Director James Bryan appears not to have grasped even the rudimentary aspects of filmmaking.” (David Kerekes & David Slater, Cannibal Error)
DON’T GO IN THE WOODS was originally released in the UK on uncensored, pre-certificate videocassette by Video Releasing Organisation in 1982 before being effectively banned under Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the Video Nasties furore. The film was passed fully uncut by the BBFC in 2007 and given a 15 certificate for home entertainment.
Polite warning: DON’T GO IN THE WOODS contains scenes of “strong bloody violence” (BBFC). We are showing DON’T GO IN THE WOODS fully uncensored from the best available digital source. DON’T GO IN THE WOODS will play without subtitles.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic, Token Homo. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles/captions where possible. Tickets from £3. Strictly adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
Friends camping in the woods inadvertently stumble upon the domain of a maniacal killer.
“EVERYONE HAS NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE UGLIEST WAYS TO DIE!”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with BANNED, an uncensored season of the Video Nasties.
DON’T GO IN THE WOODS (1981) is one of the more surprising entries on the Video Nasties list on the basis that it doesn’t seem to commit any egregious sins other than being devoutly oddball. As an indication of how times and tastes have changed, this once-prosecuted title now resides on home video with a 15 certificate… If you’re afraid of the Nasties, then this amateur-grade thrill-ride is a good place to start. It also serves as a camp(ing) companion to NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980).
The slasher sub-genre as a whole was profoundly unpopular with the Director of Public Prosecutions back in the day, presumably on the basis of its potential to inspire copycat killings. DON’T GO IN THE WOODS suffered further guilt by association as it shared a popular title stem with several other banned films, including the truly shocking DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE (1980), DON’T GO NEAR THE PARK (1979), and DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973). It remains a fun regional horror film with a knowing sense of humour and a series of baffling musical stings.
“In terms of budget and technical competence, this film sits at the bottom of the nasties list. Director James Bryan appears not to have grasped even the rudimentary aspects of filmmaking.” (David Kerekes & David Slater, Cannibal Error)
DON’T GO IN THE WOODS was originally released in the UK on uncensored, pre-certificate videocassette by Video Releasing Organisation in 1982 before being effectively banned under Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the Video Nasties furore. The film was passed fully uncut by the BBFC in 2007 and given a 15 certificate for home entertainment.
Polite warning: DON’T GO IN THE WOODS contains scenes of “strong bloody violence” (BBFC). We are showing DON’T GO IN THE WOODS fully uncensored from the best available digital source. DON’T GO IN THE WOODS will play without subtitles.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic, Token Homo. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles/captions where possible. Tickets from £3. Strictly adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
Bartrash
Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 149 mins
This screening will be followed by a Zoom discussion with Writer-director Edson Oda.
A reclusive man interviews a group of human souls, all competing for the chance to be born. But as the souls become more inquisitive and the process more difficult, his own past starts to catch up with him.
Edson Oda’s debut feature won the Screenwriting prize at Sundance in 2020, before a limited theatrical release due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing inspiration from Hirokazu Kore-eda and Terrence Malick in its exploration of existential themes, “Nine Days invites you to re-consider your entire world view” (Peter Debruge, Variety)
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
This screening will be followed by a Zoom discussion with Writer-director Edson Oda.
A reclusive man interviews a group of human souls, all competing for the chance to be born. But as the souls become more inquisitive and the process more difficult, his own past starts to catch up with him.
Edson Oda’s debut feature won the Screenwriting prize at Sundance in 2020, before a limited theatrical release due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing inspiration from Hirokazu Kore-eda and Terrence Malick in its exploration of existential themes, “Nine Days invites you to re-consider your entire world view” (Peter Debruge, Variety)
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
Q&A
Running time: 123 mins
After Santa Claus—Code Name: RED ONE-is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas
After Santa Claus—Code Name: RED ONE-is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas
Running time: 120 mins
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 140 mins
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Running time: 110 mins
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Running time: 139 mins
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy-tale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Running time: 150 mins
REMEMBER, REMEMBER GENESIS POETRY SLAM IS 7th OF NOVEMBER!
Yes folks, we’re back to blow your minds once again with incredible FREE poetry and it’s our final heat of the year before our GRAND FINAL in December.
Join us on Thursday 7th November upstairs at the Genesis Cinema in Stepney Green for your monthly dose of friendly competitive poetry slamming!
Who will be next to join our other amazing poets in the final? AUDIENCE, YOU DECIDE! Poets, this is your last chance to qualify for the final, so you don’t want to miss this one!
AUDIENCE MEMBERS:
Tickets are £1 each and must be booked in advance. Last slam we were SOLD OUT so grab yours quickly! If you book a ticket but then can't make it, please contact Genesis Cinema to release your ticket.
On the night, just grab a cocktail, a pie and a comfy sofa and watch poets battle it out for a chance to compete in our grand final in December!
POETS:
There are two ways to sign up for a slot:
In the PRE SIGN-UP or ON THE NIGHT
We’re always looking for new ways to make our sign-up process fair and accessible for people and at the moment this is the most accessible format we’ve found.
To apply for a PRE SIGN-UP slot, simply comment on our Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/485192064530874) or email poetry@genesis-cinema.co.uk. We have 4 female, 4 male and 4 non-binary slots available for the PRE SIGN-UP – so please let us know where you fall on the gender spectrum when you sign up. Please note we will not offer you a slot until you provide your gender info, so please include this when you get in touch to avoid disappointment. These spaces fill quickly and are strictly first come first served. Poets with a pre-sign up slot do not need to purchase tickets, your name will be on the door at the box office.
If you don’t get a pre-sign up slot, we will be reserving a couple of additional ON THE NIGHT slots, for those who want to try their luck. Again these ON THE NIGHT slots are strictly first come first served.
We’re a 3 round slam, so please bring 3 poems just in case. Each poem should be 3 minutes or under.
If you’ve scored a PRE SIGN-UP slot please arrive by 7.15pm to keep your slot, or we will allocate it to the next person on the reserve list. To keep things fair for the other slammers, if you haven’t arrived by the time the slam has started and made yourself known to us, you won’t be able to perform!
No props, no costumes (reading your poem from paper or a phone is fine!) and no hate. Other than that the only thing to remember is that the points are not the point....
THE POINT IS THE POETRY!
Whether you come to share your poetry, or just to listen- we really are a very lucky bunch with friendly people and incredible poets!
We don’t have the reputation for being the friendliest slam in town for no reason! We have a great team at Genesis that are so helpful to all our audience and slammers, and we look after each other during the night!
You all make the space we hold as wonderful as it is - we really couldn’t do it without your words and your enthusiasm, which we want to match always! So bring all your good vibes our way and let’s continue 2024 in style!
Doors at 18:00 for a 19:30 start.
REMEMBER, REMEMBER GENESIS POETRY SLAM IS 7th OF NOVEMBER!
Yes folks, we’re back to blow your minds once again with incredible FREE poetry and it’s our final heat of the year before our GRAND FINAL in December.
Join us on Thursday 7th November upstairs at the Genesis Cinema in Stepney Green for your monthly dose of friendly competitive poetry slamming!
Who will be next to join our other amazing poets in the final? AUDIENCE, YOU DECIDE! Poets, this is your last chance to qualify for the final, so you don’t want to miss this one!
AUDIENCE MEMBERS:
Tickets are £1 each and must be booked in advance. Last slam we were SOLD OUT so grab yours quickly! If you book a ticket but then can't make it, please contact Genesis Cinema to release your ticket.
On the night, just grab a cocktail, a pie and a comfy sofa and watch poets battle it out for a chance to compete in our grand final in December!
POETS:
There are two ways to sign up for a slot:
In the PRE SIGN-UP or ON THE NIGHT
We’re always looking for new ways to make our sign-up process fair and accessible for people and at the moment this is the most accessible format we’ve found.
To apply for a PRE SIGN-UP slot, simply comment on our Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/485192064530874) or email poetry@genesis-cinema.co.uk. We have 4 female, 4 male and 4 non-binary slots available for the PRE SIGN-UP – so please let us know where you fall on the gender spectrum when you sign up. Please note we will not offer you a slot until you provide your gender info, so please include this when you get in touch to avoid disappointment. These spaces fill quickly and are strictly first come first served. Poets with a pre-sign up slot do not need to purchase tickets, your name will be on the door at the box office.
If you don’t get a pre-sign up slot, we will be reserving a couple of additional ON THE NIGHT slots, for those who want to try their luck. Again these ON THE NIGHT slots are strictly first come first served.
We’re a 3 round slam, so please bring 3 poems just in case. Each poem should be 3 minutes or under.
If you’ve scored a PRE SIGN-UP slot please arrive by 7.15pm to keep your slot, or we will allocate it to the next person on the reserve list. To keep things fair for the other slammers, if you haven’t arrived by the time the slam has started and made yourself known to us, you won’t be able to perform!
No props, no costumes (reading your poem from paper or a phone is fine!) and no hate. Other than that the only thing to remember is that the points are not the point....
THE POINT IS THE POETRY!
Whether you come to share your poetry, or just to listen- we really are a very lucky bunch with friendly people and incredible poets!
We don’t have the reputation for being the friendliest slam in town for no reason! We have a great team at Genesis that are so helpful to all our audience and slammers, and we look after each other during the night!
You all make the space we hold as wonderful as it is - we really couldn’t do it without your words and your enthusiasm, which we want to match always! So bring all your good vibes our way and let’s continue 2024 in style!
Doors at 18:00 for a 19:30 start.
Running time: 90 mins
When Ben and Anette's daughter, Matilda, is cast in a film, alongside glamorous movie star, Alicia, Ben is quickly drawn into Alicia's world. As Ben becomes more intoxicated with Alicia, Anette is left at home with the baby, pushed to her emotional limits and psychologically on the brink. As the drama grows and tension builds, the secrets and lies surrounding Ben, Anette and Alicia threaten to destroy them all.
When Ben and Anette's daughter, Matilda, is cast in a film, alongside glamorous movie star, Alicia, Ben is quickly drawn into Alicia's world. As Ben becomes more intoxicated with Alicia, Anette is left at home with the baby, pushed to her emotional limits and psychologically on the brink. As the drama grows and tension builds, the secrets and lies surrounding Ben, Anette and Alicia threaten to destroy them all.
Running time: 110 mins
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.
Running time: 123 mins
After Santa Claus—Code Name: RED ONE-is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas
After Santa Claus—Code Name: RED ONE-is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas
Running time: 120 mins
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Running time: 110 mins
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Running time: 140 mins
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Running time: 110 mins
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Running time: 106 mins
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Running time: 106 mins
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Running time: 100 mins
When a young RAF pilot cheats death after bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. Realising their mistake, officials from ‘the other world’ send an angel to collect him and bring him before a a celestial court to argue for his life.
First conceived as an attempt to foster improvement in Anglo-American relationships after World War II, Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death emerged as timeless romantic fantasy, and has become synonymous with the directors’ wit, heart and technical ingenuity.
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
When a young RAF pilot cheats death after bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. Realising their mistake, officials from ‘the other world’ send an angel to collect him and bring him before a a celestial court to argue for his life.
First conceived as an attempt to foster improvement in Anglo-American relationships after World War II, Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death emerged as timeless romantic fantasy, and has become synonymous with the directors’ wit, heart and technical ingenuity.
Screening as part of BEYOND: A film season exploring how the afterlife is portrayed in cinema. The afterlife is truly unknowable. There’s no one definitive answer to ‘this is what is is’ or ‘this is what is looks like’. BEYOND will examine how filmmakers and art departments go about visualising this unknowable idea, celebrating the creativity and craft required to bring the afterlife to life. Find out more about the season on Instagram at @beyond.filmseason
Curated by Archie Marshall. Presented in partnership with the National Film and Television School.
Running time: 106 mins
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.
Running time: 100 mins
Anora: Black & Neurodiverse Movie Club Launch - A special screening and panel discussion of Anora.
Experience Anora, the captivating story of a Brooklyn-based sex worker whose life takes a fairy-tale turn when she marries the son of an oligarch.
Join us for an exclusive screening of Anora, created specifically for members of the Black & Neurodiverse Movie Club.
After the film, stay for an engaging panel discussion, offering a chance to dive deeper into the themes of the film and connect with fellow attendees.
If you’re black and neurodivergent and wish to join movie club, please dm blackandneurodiverse on instagram or emails blackndneurodiverse@gmail.com
Anora: Black & Neurodiverse Movie Club Launch - A special screening and panel discussion of Anora.
Experience Anora, the captivating story of a Brooklyn-based sex worker whose life takes a fairy-tale turn when she marries the son of an oligarch.
Join us for an exclusive screening of Anora, created specifically for members of the Black & Neurodiverse Movie Club.
After the film, stay for an engaging panel discussion, offering a chance to dive deeper into the themes of the film and connect with fellow attendees.
If you’re black and neurodivergent and wish to join movie club, please dm blackandneurodiverse on instagram or emails blackndneurodiverse@gmail.com
Running time: 75 mins
“Dripping with sensual and vibrant natural imagery, Chlorophyll is a reminder of how connected humans and nature are, and how they both need to be appreciated but never possessed.” – Emma Kiely, Collider
In this intimate film fairy tale from Italy, Maia - whose hair and blood are naturally green - is constantly drawn to connect with nature, trees and flowers.
In Ivana Gloria’s tender and mesmerising fairy tale, green-haired Maia (Sarah Short) is tired of city life and, driven by a desire to be among nature, she decides to spend the summer picking oranges. In the orchards she is greeted by the gardener, an eccentric loner called Teo (Michele Ragno), who notices that Maia isn’t like everyone else. In the same way he tends his plants, he devotes his time and energy to her, too, and the young woman starts to blossom. Their burgeoning friendship, however, is unsettled by the arrival of Teo’s father and older brother Arturo, who are planning a celebration in a neighbouring village... In her richly coloured story, which shows it’s sometimes difficult to find someone who could help us to discover our true selves, director Ivana Gloria awakens within us senses that we didn’t even know we had. – Natalia Kozáková
“Dripping with sensual and vibrant natural imagery, Chlorophyll is a reminder of how connected humans and nature are, and how they both need to be appreciated but never possessed.” – Emma Kiely, Collider
In this intimate film fairy tale from Italy, Maia - whose hair and blood are naturally green - is constantly drawn to connect with nature, trees and flowers.
In Ivana Gloria’s tender and mesmerising fairy tale, green-haired Maia (Sarah Short) is tired of city life and, driven by a desire to be among nature, she decides to spend the summer picking oranges. In the orchards she is greeted by the gardener, an eccentric loner called Teo (Michele Ragno), who notices that Maia isn’t like everyone else. In the same way he tends his plants, he devotes his time and energy to her, too, and the young woman starts to blossom. Their burgeoning friendship, however, is unsettled by the arrival of Teo’s father and older brother Arturo, who are planning a celebration in a neighbouring village... In her richly coloured story, which shows it’s sometimes difficult to find someone who could help us to discover our true selves, director Ivana Gloria awakens within us senses that we didn’t even know we had. – Natalia Kozáková
Q&A
Running time: 150 mins
A struggling artist on the edge of insanity takes to the New York streets after dark.
“THE BLOOD RUNS IN RIVERS… AND THE DRILL KEEPS TEARING THROUGH FLESH AND BONE.”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with BANNED, an uncensored season of the Video Nasties.
Abel Ferrara’s THE DRILLER KILLER (1979) is a slice of NYC punk rock history, if not (quite) the film its notorious title makes it out to be. If there’s a way of grading films on the Video Nasties list for their perceived ‘quality’, THE DRILLER KILLER is one of the best, but it might be more helpful to think of reference points like TAXI DRIVER and REPULSION (with added blood, sleaze, lesbian sex, and loud music…).
Having said that, THE DRILLER KILLER retains a feral power missing from many of the Nasties. For once, let’s let the BBFC sell its virtues: “Strong violence and associated gore includes characters being attacked and killed with an electric drill. One victim has a hole drilled into his forehead. Other issues include strong language ('f**k'), a scene of moderate sexual activity, sexualised female breast nudity, and a skinned rabbit being butchered and mutilated with a knife” (BBFC).
You’ll either want THE DRILLER KILLER in your life, or you won’t…
“THE DRILLER KILLER is not only significant as an Arthouse piece but is also the definitive punk rock horror movie… It is an uncomfortable watch at times, but only in the realistic and hard-hitting realities of city life and artistic frustration which it portrays.” (Colin McCracken, VHS Nasty: The Video Nasties)
THE DRILLER KILLER was originally released in the UK in a cut version missing 54 seconds of material by arch video provocateurs Vipco before being banned under Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the Video Nasties furore. The film was released fully uncut in 2002.
Polite notice: We are showing the Theatrical Version of THE DRILLER KILLER fully uncensored with subtitles from the best available digital source. A slightly longer Pre-release Version (101min) is available on home video for all you completists out there.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic, Token Homo. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles/captions where possible. Tickets from £3. Strictly adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
A struggling artist on the edge of insanity takes to the New York streets after dark.
“THE BLOOD RUNS IN RIVERS… AND THE DRILL KEEPS TEARING THROUGH FLESH AND BONE.”
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with BANNED, an uncensored season of the Video Nasties.
Abel Ferrara’s THE DRILLER KILLER (1979) is a slice of NYC punk rock history, if not (quite) the film its notorious title makes it out to be. If there’s a way of grading films on the Video Nasties list for their perceived ‘quality’, THE DRILLER KILLER is one of the best, but it might be more helpful to think of reference points like TAXI DRIVER and REPULSION (with added blood, sleaze, lesbian sex, and loud music…).
Having said that, THE DRILLER KILLER retains a feral power missing from many of the Nasties. For once, let’s let the BBFC sell its virtues: “Strong violence and associated gore includes characters being attacked and killed with an electric drill. One victim has a hole drilled into his forehead. Other issues include strong language ('f**k'), a scene of moderate sexual activity, sexualised female breast nudity, and a skinned rabbit being butchered and mutilated with a knife” (BBFC).
You’ll either want THE DRILLER KILLER in your life, or you won’t…
“THE DRILLER KILLER is not only significant as an Arthouse piece but is also the definitive punk rock horror movie… It is an uncomfortable watch at times, but only in the realistic and hard-hitting realities of city life and artistic frustration which it portrays.” (Colin McCracken, VHS Nasty: The Video Nasties)
THE DRILLER KILLER was originally released in the UK in a cut version missing 54 seconds of material by arch video provocateurs Vipco before being banned under Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the Video Nasties furore. The film was released fully uncut in 2002.
Polite notice: We are showing the Theatrical Version of THE DRILLER KILLER fully uncensored with subtitles from the best available digital source. A slightly longer Pre-release Version (101min) is available on home video for all you completists out there.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic, Token Homo. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles/captions where possible. Tickets from £3. Strictly adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///
Running time: 97 mins
Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) is a traumatised veteran now hired-gun who specialises in the rescuing of trafficked girls. When a top politician hires Joe to rescue his kidnapped daughter from a trafficking ring, Joe starts to unravel a brutal conspiracy which may lead to his final redemption.. Or demise.
Jonny Greenwood’s electrifying score and Paul Davies’ brutal soundscapes thrust you into a shattered psyche. Each burst of noise and moment of silence becomes a window into his mind, where memory and trauma collide in disorienting and visceral ways.
You Were Never Really Here is based on the 2013 novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames and was adapted for screen by Lynne Ramsay. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman, and Judith Roberts.
You Were Never Really Here is a part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo by Margaret Tait (1955) 7mins
The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo is that of a “film poem” by renowned and beloved artist Maraget Tait. A rarely screened, rarely seen short film of which Tait recites the poem of the same name by Gerard Manly Hopkins, against entrancing images of people and the countryside. A tale that has been told endlessly, age and decay are inevitable, but beauty is everlasting.
Margaret Tait was a medical doctor, filmmaker and poet. Many of her films are reflective of poetry and she made almost all of the 32 short films and feature film in her hometown of Orkney, Scotland. She described her life’s work as “film poems”. She has been incredibly influential as a filmmaker and poet in foregrounding films with a lyrical quality, observant in the beauty all around us.
Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) is a traumatised veteran now hired-gun who specialises in the rescuing of trafficked girls. When a top politician hires Joe to rescue his kidnapped daughter from a trafficking ring, Joe starts to unravel a brutal conspiracy which may lead to his final redemption.. Or demise.
Jonny Greenwood’s electrifying score and Paul Davies’ brutal soundscapes thrust you into a shattered psyche. Each burst of noise and moment of silence becomes a window into his mind, where memory and trauma collide in disorienting and visceral ways.
You Were Never Really Here is based on the 2013 novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames and was adapted for screen by Lynne Ramsay. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman, and Judith Roberts.
You Were Never Really Here is a part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo by Margaret Tait (1955) 7mins
The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo is that of a “film poem” by renowned and beloved artist Maraget Tait. A rarely screened, rarely seen short film of which Tait recites the poem of the same name by Gerard Manly Hopkins, against entrancing images of people and the countryside. A tale that has been told endlessly, age and decay are inevitable, but beauty is everlasting.
Margaret Tait was a medical doctor, filmmaker and poet. Many of her films are reflective of poetry and she made almost all of the 32 short films and feature film in her hometown of Orkney, Scotland. She described her life’s work as “film poems”. She has been incredibly influential as a filmmaker and poet in foregrounding films with a lyrical quality, observant in the beauty all around us.
Running time: 120 mins
IL Film Festival is the first London based, Italian Short Film Festival dedicated to movies with an Italian flavour.
A buzzing night to have a taste, in little bites, of Italian cinema.
Founded by Italian filmmakers who made London their new home, the Festival aims to bring the two worlds closer.
A great networking event for actors and industry people: a big opportunity for directors and producers to showcase their work and make new contacts, and surely a chance for cinema lovers to spend a lovely night in central London.
IL Film Festival is made in collaboration with Nymeria Films.
Official selection:
Black Samphire
Director: Alexander Vanegas - Sus
In a rural village poisoned by polluted waters, a couple on the brink of collapse must face the consequences of ignoring the signs.
Tre Volte alla Settimana — Three Times a Week
Director: Emanuele Vicorito
The Berrezzella sisters are avid Lotto players; three times a week they try their luck, fueling it with due superstition and an ancient technique. One day, in Vico Scassacocchi, they are confronted with the scene of a betrayal, which becomes yet another opportunity for them to try their luck and change their lives forever...
A Piedi Nudi — Barefoot
Director: Luca Esposito
Poverty and class inequality retrace the story of a simple boy seeking a better future.
L’Acquario - The Aquarium
Director: Gianluca Zonta
Vincenzo is on his first date with Sara, he asks for help from an application based on AI, which suggests what to say. A love story is born and they organise a blind date for their best friends, advising them both to use AI.
Diorama
Director: Elena Conti
To be born and to grow up on an island like Sardinia, it almost feels like living inside of a Diorama: a small, picturesque surrounding that can only give you an impression of reality.
Benzina — Gasoline
Director: Daniel Daquino
Vincenzo runs a gas station on a provincial road. He suffers from an OCD that makes his life full of maniacally ordered gestures and rituals. The hours go by, the songs on the stereo, the cars and the jokes of two kids. Only a woman seems to notice him and she lights something in Vincenzo that makes him react in an unexpected way.
In Una Goccia — In A Drop
Director: Valeria Weerasinghe
Split between two cultures, a young girl falls into an imaginary jungle to escape her daily life. Guided by a drop, she finds herself in front of her roots and realises her heritage will forever be an important part of her identity.
Bordovasca — Pool Edge
Director: Giuseppe Zampella
A scorching summer day like any other. Chaos descends on a public swimming pool when the innocent game between a daughter and a father becomes a nightmare.
Benzina- Gasoline
Director: Daniel Daquino
Vincenzo runs a gas station on a provincial road. He suffers from an OCD that makes his life full of maniacally ordered gestures and rituals. The hours go by, the songs on the stereo, the cars and the jokes of two kids. Only a woman seems to notice him and she lights something in Vincenzo that makes him react in an unexpected way.
IL Film Festival is the first London based, Italian Short Film Festival dedicated to movies with an Italian flavour.
A buzzing night to have a taste, in little bites, of Italian cinema.
Founded by Italian filmmakers who made London their new home, the Festival aims to bring the two worlds closer.
A great networking event for actors and industry people: a big opportunity for directors and producers to showcase their work and make new contacts, and surely a chance for cinema lovers to spend a lovely night in central London.
IL Film Festival is made in collaboration with Nymeria Films.
Official selection:
Black Samphire
Director: Alexander Vanegas - Sus
In a rural village poisoned by polluted waters, a couple on the brink of collapse must face the consequences of ignoring the signs.
Tre Volte alla Settimana — Three Times a Week
Director: Emanuele Vicorito
The Berrezzella sisters are avid Lotto players; three times a week they try their luck, fueling it with due superstition and an ancient technique. One day, in Vico Scassacocchi, they are confronted with the scene of a betrayal, which becomes yet another opportunity for them to try their luck and change their lives forever...
A Piedi Nudi — Barefoot
Director: Luca Esposito
Poverty and class inequality retrace the story of a simple boy seeking a better future.
L’Acquario - The Aquarium
Director: Gianluca Zonta
Vincenzo is on his first date with Sara, he asks for help from an application based on AI, which suggests what to say. A love story is born and they organise a blind date for their best friends, advising them both to use AI.
Diorama
Director: Elena Conti
To be born and to grow up on an island like Sardinia, it almost feels like living inside of a Diorama: a small, picturesque surrounding that can only give you an impression of reality.
Benzina — Gasoline
Director: Daniel Daquino
Vincenzo runs a gas station on a provincial road. He suffers from an OCD that makes his life full of maniacally ordered gestures and rituals. The hours go by, the songs on the stereo, the cars and the jokes of two kids. Only a woman seems to notice him and she lights something in Vincenzo that makes him react in an unexpected way.
In Una Goccia — In A Drop
Director: Valeria Weerasinghe
Split between two cultures, a young girl falls into an imaginary jungle to escape her daily life. Guided by a drop, she finds herself in front of her roots and realises her heritage will forever be an important part of her identity.
Bordovasca — Pool Edge
Director: Giuseppe Zampella
A scorching summer day like any other. Chaos descends on a public swimming pool when the innocent game between a daughter and a father becomes a nightmare.
Benzina- Gasoline
Director: Daniel Daquino
Vincenzo runs a gas station on a provincial road. He suffers from an OCD that makes his life full of maniacally ordered gestures and rituals. The hours go by, the songs on the stereo, the cars and the jokes of two kids. Only a woman seems to notice him and she lights something in Vincenzo that makes him react in an unexpected way.
Running time: 156 mins
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Running time: 105 mins
Paddington Bear is a beloved British icon – and a refugee. As he receives his UK passport and travels to Peru in search of his family, it's time to reflect on how the migration policy of today would treat a young person (or bear) stowing away to the UK on a boat. What can Paddington teach our leaders? Join The Conversation UK and experts from UK universities for a screening of PADDINGTON IN PERU, followed by discussion about migration, citizenship and belonging.
Chair: Avery Anapol, editor, politics + society at The Conversation UK
Speakers: Erica Consterdine (University of Lancaster) and Katie Tonkiss (Aston University)
Paddington Bear is a beloved British icon – and a refugee. As he receives his UK passport and travels to Peru in search of his family, it's time to reflect on how the migration policy of today would treat a young person (or bear) stowing away to the UK on a boat. What can Paddington teach our leaders? Join The Conversation UK and experts from UK universities for a screening of PADDINGTON IN PERU, followed by discussion about migration, citizenship and belonging.
Chair: Avery Anapol, editor, politics + society at The Conversation UK
Speakers: Erica Consterdine (University of Lancaster) and Katie Tonkiss (Aston University)
Q&A
Running time: 156 mins
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Running time: 150 mins
HATERS GONNA HATE OUR HATE POETRY WORKSHOP!
The Genesis Slam crew are back with the next Genesis Poetry Workshop and this time it’s all about hate. That’s right – for one evening only, we’re sacking off gushy love sonnets and going to Room 101 to explore our biggest pet peeves, the niggles that get under our skin and just make us want to scream.
Hate is a state of mind we all try to avoid, but it’s a word we use for a multitude of reasons on a daily basis. It permeates the course of human history and is perhaps one of the strongest feelings we experience. It’s intoxicating as it is destructive, but is also hugely fertile ground for poetry! From rhymes to rants to raps, poets have always written to get things off their chest, so if you’re ready to vent your spleen, this is the workshop for you!
Please note: although we’re exploring hate poetry in this workshop, this is not a place for hate speech. We’re creating a fun space to write about the niggles that frustrate us, not carte blanche for bigotry – racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, sexism and any other forms of discrimination are not acceptable here (or anywhere else).
Place / Time: Genesis Cinema Bar (Upstairs), Mon 18th November, 19:00-21:30
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
Focus: Generating new writing
Price: £10
Who’s Welcome: All abilities – from first-timers writers looking to pick up a pen in a safe environment to seasoned slammers looking to push their craft to the next level.
This workshop will be led by Genesis Slam’s own Panos Skoutelis. Panos is a Greek-born, London-based spoken word poet, known for his animated performative energy, which his friends describe as "someone in dire need of a wee". He draws inspiration from topics as disparate as the cracks in our education system, the beauty of quantum mechanics, and Hinge fatique. His hate poem about a pooing pigeon needs to be heard to be believed.
Feedback from previous Genesis Poetry Workshop participants:
“I'd recommend this workshop to every poet who wants a supportive space to share their work and develop in community with fellow poetry enthusiasts.”
“An intensely inspiring experience that has extended my writing practice and I would be very much interested in attending future workshops.”
“I enjoyed the poetry workshop at Genesis so much! It was inspiring to sit together and create.”
So join the Genesis Slam Crew on Monday 18th of November to explore hate, from our smallest peeves to the darker corners of our psyche. Don’t be hate to the party!
HATERS GONNA HATE OUR HATE POETRY WORKSHOP!
The Genesis Slam crew are back with the next Genesis Poetry Workshop and this time it’s all about hate. That’s right – for one evening only, we’re sacking off gushy love sonnets and going to Room 101 to explore our biggest pet peeves, the niggles that get under our skin and just make us want to scream.
Hate is a state of mind we all try to avoid, but it’s a word we use for a multitude of reasons on a daily basis. It permeates the course of human history and is perhaps one of the strongest feelings we experience. It’s intoxicating as it is destructive, but is also hugely fertile ground for poetry! From rhymes to rants to raps, poets have always written to get things off their chest, so if you’re ready to vent your spleen, this is the workshop for you!
Please note: although we’re exploring hate poetry in this workshop, this is not a place for hate speech. We’re creating a fun space to write about the niggles that frustrate us, not carte blanche for bigotry – racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, sexism and any other forms of discrimination are not acceptable here (or anywhere else).
Place / Time: Genesis Cinema Bar (Upstairs), Mon 18th November, 19:00-21:30
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.
Focus: Generating new writing
Price: £10
Who’s Welcome: All abilities – from first-timers writers looking to pick up a pen in a safe environment to seasoned slammers looking to push their craft to the next level.
This workshop will be led by Genesis Slam’s own Panos Skoutelis. Panos is a Greek-born, London-based spoken word poet, known for his animated performative energy, which his friends describe as "someone in dire need of a wee". He draws inspiration from topics as disparate as the cracks in our education system, the beauty of quantum mechanics, and Hinge fatique. His hate poem about a pooing pigeon needs to be heard to be believed.
Feedback from previous Genesis Poetry Workshop participants:
“I'd recommend this workshop to every poet who wants a supportive space to share their work and develop in community with fellow poetry enthusiasts.”
“An intensely inspiring experience that has extended my writing practice and I would be very much interested in attending future workshops.”
“I enjoyed the poetry workshop at Genesis so much! It was inspiring to sit together and create.”
So join the Genesis Slam Crew on Monday 18th of November to explore hate, from our smallest peeves to the darker corners of our psyche. Don’t be hate to the party!
Events
Running time: 100 mins
Set in a remote Turkish village, Mustang follows the story of 5 orphaned sisters who battle the cultural norms that seek to control their lives. After an encounter with boys from their school while walking home, their grandmother and uncle accuse the girls of behaving inappropriately and confine them to the house. Their only way out being arranged marriage. The sisters—united by their fierce bond—find ways to rebel against the increasing restrictions placed upon them.
Mustang includes Warren Ellis’ (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Dirty Three) first sole composition and is absolutely crucial in emulating the emotional highs and lows of these young girls. Swirling with melancholia and yearning, the combination of sound design and score evokes a tenderness like no other.
Mustang was Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s debut feature film and was selected as France’s submission and was nominated for Best International Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. The film stars Günes Sensoy, Doga Doguslu, Elit Iscan, Tugba Sunguroglu, Ilayda Akdogan as the 5 sisters, of which only Elit Iscan was a professional actress at the time of filming.
Mustang is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - Glimpse of The Garden (1957) by Marie Menken (5mins)
Glimpse of The Garden is an experimental short film which focuses on images of a lush garden accompanied with a soundtrack purely of birds chirping. Lyrical and tender, Glimpse Of The Garden is an incredibly beautiful, subjective film.
In 1958, the film won an award at the Exposition Universelle et Internationale at Brussels. In 2007, the film was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation
Marie Menken Marie Menken was an American experimental filmmaker, painter, and socialite. A mentor, muse and major influence for such key experimental filmmakers as Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas.. She was noted for her unique filming style that incorporated collage. She was one of the first New York filmmakers to use a hand-held camera and trained Andy Warhol on its use.
Set in a remote Turkish village, Mustang follows the story of 5 orphaned sisters who battle the cultural norms that seek to control their lives. After an encounter with boys from their school while walking home, their grandmother and uncle accuse the girls of behaving inappropriately and confine them to the house. Their only way out being arranged marriage. The sisters—united by their fierce bond—find ways to rebel against the increasing restrictions placed upon them.
Mustang includes Warren Ellis’ (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Dirty Three) first sole composition and is absolutely crucial in emulating the emotional highs and lows of these young girls. Swirling with melancholia and yearning, the combination of sound design and score evokes a tenderness like no other.
Mustang was Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s debut feature film and was selected as France’s submission and was nominated for Best International Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. The film stars Günes Sensoy, Doga Doguslu, Elit Iscan, Tugba Sunguroglu, Ilayda Akdogan as the 5 sisters, of which only Elit Iscan was a professional actress at the time of filming.
Mustang is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - Glimpse of The Garden (1957) by Marie Menken (5mins)
Glimpse of The Garden is an experimental short film which focuses on images of a lush garden accompanied with a soundtrack purely of birds chirping. Lyrical and tender, Glimpse Of The Garden is an incredibly beautiful, subjective film.
In 1958, the film won an award at the Exposition Universelle et Internationale at Brussels. In 2007, the film was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation
Marie Menken Marie Menken was an American experimental filmmaker, painter, and socialite. A mentor, muse and major influence for such key experimental filmmakers as Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas.. She was noted for her unique filming style that incorporated collage. She was one of the first New York filmmakers to use a hand-held camera and trained Andy Warhol on its use.
Running time: 100 mins
A variety night of dreamy alternative comedy from the best up-and-coming acts you’ve been sleeping on - all from the comfort of the Genesis Bar.
Your hosts Finlay and Joe (Sketch Off Finalists 2024) present for you the sketch, clowning, character and musical comedy acts of your dreams. See comedians of all stripes performing material old and new, guaranteed to get you giggling. And enjoy it all whilst sipping on our signature Dream Juice™ cocktail.
Come down, settle in and snuggle up at Slept On Comedy. It’s a dream come true.
@sleptoncomedy @finlayandjoe
A variety night of dreamy alternative comedy from the best up-and-coming acts you’ve been sleeping on - all from the comfort of the Genesis Bar.
Your hosts Finlay and Joe (Sketch Off Finalists 2024) present for you the sketch, clowning, character and musical comedy acts of your dreams. See comedians of all stripes performing material old and new, guaranteed to get you giggling. And enjoy it all whilst sipping on our signature Dream Juice™ cocktail.
Come down, settle in and snuggle up at Slept On Comedy. It’s a dream come true.
@sleptoncomedy @finlayandjoe
Running time: 88 mins
Why do so many men struggle to show their feelings? Part therapy, part road trip, BAFTA award winning filmmaker Duncan Cowles asks men how they open up in order to directly address his own difficulties in being intimate and open with his loved ones. With profound honesty and deadpan wit, SILENT MEN intertwines awkward conversations and the filmmaking process, asking what makes men tick, and more importantly, how to come to terms with all aspects of health, both physical and mental. Exploring aspects of masculinity that all too often are little discussed, this film opens the door for other ways of being, communicating and healing, as well as attempting to define masculinity. This event screening is in partnership with Andy's Man Club.
Why do so many men struggle to show their feelings? Part therapy, part road trip, BAFTA award winning filmmaker Duncan Cowles asks men how they open up in order to directly address his own difficulties in being intimate and open with his loved ones. With profound honesty and deadpan wit, SILENT MEN intertwines awkward conversations and the filmmaking process, asking what makes men tick, and more importantly, how to come to terms with all aspects of health, both physical and mental. Exploring aspects of masculinity that all too often are little discussed, this film opens the door for other ways of being, communicating and healing, as well as attempting to define masculinity. This event screening is in partnership with Andy's Man Club.
Running time: 95 mins
A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another, but when they sleep, there is no escape. Followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker
A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another, but when they sleep, there is no escape. Followed by a panel discussion with Nick Walker
Running time: 87 mins
A bourgeois Argentine woman’s (Vero) life begins to spiral out of control when she hits something with her car while driving home. Not sure whether she hit a person or an animal, her guilty conscious torments and contorts her perception of reality. A haunting meditation on identity, memory and privilege, leaves its audience as unsettled as the protagonist herself.
The Headless Woman contains an intricate and eclectic sound design by Guido Beremblum in collaboration with director Lucrecia Martel, evoking a disorienting sensory experience where we find ourselves immersed and trapped within Vero’s disjointed and unstable world. Original music by Roberta Ainstein is weaved between the sound design in a subtle yet emotionally effective way.
The Headless Woman was released in 2008, written and directed by Lucrecia Martel. It was produced by renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar and nominated for the Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, it was selected as the 24th greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organised by the specialised magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema.
The Headless Woman is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - The Very Eye of Night (1952) by Maya Deren (15mins)
The Very Eye of Night is an experimental short film by renowned avante garde artist Maya Deren known for her pioneering work Meshes Of The Afternoon. The Very Eye of Night was originally a silent film, but was screened with an added score 7 years later by frequent collaborator Teiji Ito. Made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School the film was shot in black-and-white in the 16 mm format and is projected as photographed in the negative. It is Maya Deren’s last film.
Maya Deren was a Ukrainian-American experimental filmmaker and was a key figure in the 1940/50’s Avante Garde. She was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer. Deren was known to be autonomous in her work; writing, producing, directing, editing, and photographing them. She was a key figure in creating New American Cinema, with a focus on independent, underground filmmaking.
A bourgeois Argentine woman’s (Vero) life begins to spiral out of control when she hits something with her car while driving home. Not sure whether she hit a person or an animal, her guilty conscious torments and contorts her perception of reality. A haunting meditation on identity, memory and privilege, leaves its audience as unsettled as the protagonist herself.
The Headless Woman contains an intricate and eclectic sound design by Guido Beremblum in collaboration with director Lucrecia Martel, evoking a disorienting sensory experience where we find ourselves immersed and trapped within Vero’s disjointed and unstable world. Original music by Roberta Ainstein is weaved between the sound design in a subtle yet emotionally effective way.
The Headless Woman was released in 2008, written and directed by Lucrecia Martel. It was produced by renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar and nominated for the Palme D’or at Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, it was selected as the 24th greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organised by the specialised magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema.
The Headless Woman is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - The Very Eye of Night (1952) by Maya Deren (15mins)
The Very Eye of Night is an experimental short film by renowned avante garde artist Maya Deren known for her pioneering work Meshes Of The Afternoon. The Very Eye of Night was originally a silent film, but was screened with an added score 7 years later by frequent collaborator Teiji Ito. Made in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera Ballet School the film was shot in black-and-white in the 16 mm format and is projected as photographed in the negative. It is Maya Deren’s last film.
Maya Deren was a Ukrainian-American experimental filmmaker and was a key figure in the 1940/50’s Avante Garde. She was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer. Deren was known to be autonomous in her work; writing, producing, directing, editing, and photographing them. She was a key figure in creating New American Cinema, with a focus on independent, underground filmmaking.
Running time: 92 mins
Having been sent to Europe as a baby after a birthmark convinced his mother that he must be a sorcerer, Koffi and his white Belgian fiancée Alice embark on a fraught family trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, complexities abound as four individuals find their different worlds and perspectives clashing which intersect through chapters in the film, each adding a new dimension as the narrative unfolds.
A visceral and kinetic tale of reconciliation, superstition, and the violence of extractivism told in a beautiful and at times hallucinatory vision.
Having been sent to Europe as a baby after a birthmark convinced his mother that he must be a sorcerer, Koffi and his white Belgian fiancée Alice embark on a fraught family trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, complexities abound as four individuals find their different worlds and perspectives clashing which intersect through chapters in the film, each adding a new dimension as the narrative unfolds.
A visceral and kinetic tale of reconciliation, superstition, and the violence of extractivism told in a beautiful and at times hallucinatory vision.
Running time: 100 mins
Genesis Cinema and SwingdanceUK invite you along to our monthly Swing dance night!
Learn the steps Swing Dance Class 7.30-8.30pm with Simon!
Followed by dancing led by resident DJ Simon Selmon & guest DJs playing great dance music of the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond for Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Shag & Balboa dancers!
A chilled atmosphere where you can meet friends, relax, enjoy a drink or a tasty pie and dance the night away!
Full Bar, Cocktails, Cinema Snacks available - popcorn, ice cream, Nacho's etc and then Lindy Hop ’til you drop!
Let the fun begin!
7.30pm Beginners Lindy Hop Class Pre-booking recommended
8.30pm Dancing with resident DJ Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon & special guest DJs - all welcome!
Class & Dance £9/£8 Students/NHS
Dance Only £3
Bar Paragon, Upstairs @ Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ.
Tubes: Stepney Green, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green
Future dates:
Friday 22 November - Guest DJ Ronnie Slide
Friday 27 December
Friday 24th January
Friday 21st February
Friday 28th March
Friday 25th April
Website: https://swingdanceuk.com/socials/some-like-it-swing/
Genesis Cinema and SwingdanceUK invite you along to our monthly Swing dance night!
Learn the steps Swing Dance Class 7.30-8.30pm with Simon!
Followed by dancing led by resident DJ Simon Selmon & guest DJs playing great dance music of the 30s, 40s & 50s & beyond for Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive, Shag & Balboa dancers!
A chilled atmosphere where you can meet friends, relax, enjoy a drink or a tasty pie and dance the night away!
Full Bar, Cocktails, Cinema Snacks available - popcorn, ice cream, Nacho's etc and then Lindy Hop ’til you drop!
Let the fun begin!
7.30pm Beginners Lindy Hop Class Pre-booking recommended
8.30pm Dancing with resident DJ Simon 'Mr Kicks' Selmon & special guest DJs - all welcome!
Class & Dance £9/£8 Students/NHS
Dance Only £3
Bar Paragon, Upstairs @ Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ.
Tubes: Stepney Green, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green
Future dates:
Friday 22 November - Guest DJ Ronnie Slide
Friday 27 December
Friday 24th January
Friday 21st February
Friday 28th March
Friday 25th April
Website: https://swingdanceuk.com/socials/some-like-it-swing/
Running time: 115 mins
Prabha, Anu and Parvaty moved from Kerala to Mumbai to work at a hospital. Here, they grapple daily with the opportunities and hardships of existence in the city.
Balancing an immersive verité style with a touch of the surreal, Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning drama captures the many shades of working-class life in Mumbai. The result is a profound and deeply humanist meditation on urban migration and dislocation.
Prabha, Anu and Parvaty moved from Kerala to Mumbai to work at a hospital. Here, they grapple daily with the opportunities and hardships of existence in the city.
Balancing an immersive verité style with a touch of the surreal, Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning drama captures the many shades of working-class life in Mumbai. The result is a profound and deeply humanist meditation on urban migration and dislocation.
Running time: 105 mins
Athens-based Palestinian refugees Chatila and Reda are trying to save what little money they can to purchase passports so they can move to Germany, only for Chatila to become drawn into a high-risk smuggling plot after Reda spends all their money on heroin.
At once a parable of desperation and social realist thriller, this film explores the lengths people are pushed to within the context of the dysfunctional and inhumane Greek asylum system.
Athens-based Palestinian refugees Chatila and Reda are trying to save what little money they can to purchase passports so they can move to Germany, only for Chatila to become drawn into a high-risk smuggling plot after Reda spends all their money on heroin.
At once a parable of desperation and social realist thriller, this film explores the lengths people are pushed to within the context of the dysfunctional and inhumane Greek asylum system.
Running time: 112 mins
After leaving Haiti during the dictatorship, a boy and his mother settle in a rural village in Quebec, where the child relies on his imaginary friend to understand the strange and at times hostile new world around him.
Part sci-fi, part fantasy, part myth, this beautiful film explores a child’s sense of feeling alien(ated) both from his new home and the adults in his life.
After leaving Haiti during the dictatorship, a boy and his mother settle in a rural village in Quebec, where the child relies on his imaginary friend to understand the strange and at times hostile new world around him.
Part sci-fi, part fantasy, part myth, this beautiful film explores a child’s sense of feeling alien(ated) both from his new home and the adults in his life.
Running time: 104 mins
In the Iranian ghost town “Bad City”, Arash is down on his luck, harassed by drug dealers and looking after his father. But what he doesn’t know is that his luck is about to change when he meets a skateboarding, mysterious and lonely vampiress, who stalks their town at night.
This genre-defying film blends an eerie soundtrack with haunting visuals to craft a dreamlike, atmospheric world. Drawing from both Iranian and Western influences, the eclectic score amplifies the film's otherworldly tone. In a landscape of silent, desolate streets and haunting whispers, the sound design envelops us in a surreal journey through loneliness, power, and the uncanny.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night was both written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Dotted as the first ever “Iranian Vampire Western”, the film is shot completely in black and white and oozes originality. Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò, Marshall Manes and Dominic Rains. The film was chosen a part of the Next programme in Sundance Film Festival in 2014.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - Bridges Go Round (1958) by Shirley Clarke (7mins 30sec)
Bridges Go Round is an experimental short film made by filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film consists of eerie, beautiful shots of New York bridges and was created from leftover footage from other projects. Clarke creates a dreamlike quality with the colouring of the film and montage. There were two soundtracks created for Bridges Go Round, when the original had rights issues Jazz producer Teo Macero stepped in for a replacement. The eclectic jazz score elevates the chaotic energy Clarke creates with these vivid images.
Shirley Clarke was an American filmmaker and a key figure in the Avante Garde cinema. She signed the New American Cinema manifesto in 1962 and she co-founded the The Filmmakers Co-operative in New York with Jonas Mekas. She is best known for her feature 1960’s features The Connection (1961), The Cool World (1963) and Portrait of Jason (1967).
In the Iranian ghost town “Bad City”, Arash is down on his luck, harassed by drug dealers and looking after his father. But what he doesn’t know is that his luck is about to change when he meets a skateboarding, mysterious and lonely vampiress, who stalks their town at night.
This genre-defying film blends an eerie soundtrack with haunting visuals to craft a dreamlike, atmospheric world. Drawing from both Iranian and Western influences, the eclectic score amplifies the film's otherworldly tone. In a landscape of silent, desolate streets and haunting whispers, the sound design envelops us in a surreal journey through loneliness, power, and the uncanny.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night was both written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Dotted as the first ever “Iranian Vampire Western”, the film is shot completely in black and white and oozes originality. Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò, Marshall Manes and Dominic Rains. The film was chosen a part of the Next programme in Sundance Film Festival in 2014.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is screening as part of the Psymphony film season which aims to explore the inner landscapes of characters’ minds through the immersive power of sound. This collection of films delves into how sound design and music shape our perception of altered realities, emotional turmoil, and psychological fragmentation. Accompanying the features in the season are four experimental short films from the 40s, 50s and 60s which contextualise the development and creativity in film sound for decades. Find out more about what the season has to offer and other exhibition dates @psymphony_films_ on instagram!
+ Short - Bridges Go Round (1958) by Shirley Clarke (7mins 30sec)
Bridges Go Round is an experimental short film made by filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film consists of eerie, beautiful shots of New York bridges and was created from leftover footage from other projects. Clarke creates a dreamlike quality with the colouring of the film and montage. There were two soundtracks created for Bridges Go Round, when the original had rights issues Jazz producer Teo Macero stepped in for a replacement. The eclectic jazz score elevates the chaotic energy Clarke creates with these vivid images.
Shirley Clarke was an American filmmaker and a key figure in the Avante Garde cinema. She signed the New American Cinema manifesto in 1962 and she co-founded the The Filmmakers Co-operative in New York with Jonas Mekas. She is best known for her feature 1960’s features The Connection (1961), The Cool World (1963) and Portrait of Jason (1967).
Running time: 100 mins
From Ground Zero is a portmanteau of 22 short films made in Gaza over that past year. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, the project brings us the voices of 22 Gazan filmmakers telling untold stories of the current war on film.
From Ground Zero brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by renowned Palestinian filmmaker, Rashid Masharawi, the initiative was born against the backdrop of conflict and provides a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each short film, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life. Despite the harsh filming conditions, Gaza's vibrant artistic scene shines through this collection, offering an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life and the enduring spirit of its people.
The Closing Night of London Palestine Film Festival 2024 is a simultaneous screening of this portmanteau of 22 short films from Gaza made over the past year. From Ground Zero will be screened in east, west, and south London cinemas.
From Ground Zero is a portmanteau of 22 short films made in Gaza over that past year. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, the project brings us the voices of 22 Gazan filmmakers telling untold stories of the current war on film.
From Ground Zero brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by renowned Palestinian filmmaker, Rashid Masharawi, the initiative was born against the backdrop of conflict and provides a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft. Each short film, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life. Despite the harsh filming conditions, Gaza's vibrant artistic scene shines through this collection, offering an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life and the enduring spirit of its people.
The Closing Night of London Palestine Film Festival 2024 is a simultaneous screening of this portmanteau of 22 short films from Gaza made over the past year. From Ground Zero will be screened in east, west, and south London cinemas.
Seasons
Running time: 100 mins
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Running time: 100 mins
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Running time: 100 mins
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
Running time: 102 mins
The Vows [A Promessa, 1973] is António de Macedo's landmark piece of cinema from the closing years of Portugal's dictatorship. A young newlywed couple, living in a devout fishing village have committed themselves to celibacy in fulfilment of a pledge made to God to spare the life of the husband's father from a deadly storm at sea. But the young wife struggles when a wounded gypsy is given shelter in their home. And violent consequences are unleashed across their entire community. The Vow tested the limits of censorship at the time by making a challengingly explicit statement about the entanglement of human sexuality and blind religious faith. (Digital copy by Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema)
Introduction by Hilary Owen - Senior Research Fellow in Portuguese at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Portuguese and Luso-African Studies at the University of Manchester.
Q&A with António de Sousa Dias - Composer, multimedia artist, researcher, and the son of director António de Macedo
The Vows [A Promessa, 1973] is António de Macedo's landmark piece of cinema from the closing years of Portugal's dictatorship. A young newlywed couple, living in a devout fishing village have committed themselves to celibacy in fulfilment of a pledge made to God to spare the life of the husband's father from a deadly storm at sea. But the young wife struggles when a wounded gypsy is given shelter in their home. And violent consequences are unleashed across their entire community. The Vow tested the limits of censorship at the time by making a challengingly explicit statement about the entanglement of human sexuality and blind religious faith. (Digital copy by Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema)
Introduction by Hilary Owen - Senior Research Fellow in Portuguese at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Portuguese and Luso-African Studies at the University of Manchester.
Q&A with António de Sousa Dias - Composer, multimedia artist, researcher, and the son of director António de Macedo
Running time: 88 mins
The Movement of Things [O Movimento das Coisas, 1985] is an undisputed if gently understated masterpiece by Manuela Serra, recording the rhythms of daily life in a rural community in Lanheses, in Portugal's northern region of Minho. Sensitively framing its subjects in their fields, farms and households, Serra's minutely observed film follows the course of a single, typical day. Completed against considerable logistical odds, it was commercially released only in 2021, thirty-six years after Serra finished making it. The film captures a slow-paced world on the verge of disappearing as well as testifying eloquently to the difficulties faced by Portuguese women filmmakers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Introduction by Olivia Glaze - Research Assistant at the University of Exeter and an MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher at UCFL (University Council for Languages)
The Movement of Things [O Movimento das Coisas, 1985] is an undisputed if gently understated masterpiece by Manuela Serra, recording the rhythms of daily life in a rural community in Lanheses, in Portugal's northern region of Minho. Sensitively framing its subjects in their fields, farms and households, Serra's minutely observed film follows the course of a single, typical day. Completed against considerable logistical odds, it was commercially released only in 2021, thirty-six years after Serra finished making it. The film captures a slow-paced world on the verge of disappearing as well as testifying eloquently to the difficulties faced by Portuguese women filmmakers in the 1970s and 1980s.
Introduction by Olivia Glaze - Research Assistant at the University of Exeter and an MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher at UCFL (University Council for Languages)
Running time: 110 mins
In this unique filmic journey through 1940s Lisbon, Maria (Amália Rodrigues), a fado singer, falls for a humble guitar player, Júlio (Virgilio Teixeira). When she sings, she sends everyone in the local fado house into raptures, much to the irk of her lover. Regulars can’t get enough of her singing, first-timers are spellbound. Powerful men want to sponsor and promote her, but also hope they could have their way with her. (Digital copy by Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema)
In this unique filmic journey through 1940s Lisbon, Maria (Amália Rodrigues), a fado singer, falls for a humble guitar player, Júlio (Virgilio Teixeira). When she sings, she sends everyone in the local fado house into raptures, much to the irk of her lover. Regulars can’t get enough of her singing, first-timers are spellbound. Powerful men want to sponsor and promote her, but also hope they could have their way with her. (Digital copy by Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema)
Open for the first film of the day.