Join the School of Social Sciences (University of Manchester) at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Wednesday, 6 November at 2:00pm for an afternoon of films about life in Manchester as we age. The Manchester Urban Ageing Film Screening will feature the following selection of thought-provoking films focusing on urban ageing: o A selection of […]
Enter the rich cultural history of ‘money first’ Hong Kong through the fascinating life of Harry Odell, a former stockbroker who reinvented himself as a larger-than-life impresario who brought world-class musicians like Isaac Stern and Xavier Cugat to perform in the city. The documentary grew out of a grassroots campaign to save a historic theatre, […]
We are pleased to be hosting the first English-language screening of A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy, a new documentary by Benoit Felici and Elisa Mantin, originally screened in French and German in November 2023. Drawing on archive footage and new interviews with major cultural figures, this stylish documentary reconsiders the 60-year history of A Clockwork […]
Join us for a special insight into Anthony Burgess’s youth in the silent cinemas of 1920s Manchester. Burgess’s father was a pianoplayer (not a pianist) who played along with silent films in the picture-houses of his home city, improvising accompaniment to classics such as Metropolis and the Charlie Chaplin comedies. Burgess’s experiences were fictionalised in […]
Taste Of Wild Tomato 野蕃茄 Taiwan / 2021 / Colour / 123 mins / In Taiwanese with Chinese and English subtitles/ Dir. Kek Huat LAU Kaohsiung served as an important military base under Japanese rule. It suffered heavy casualties during the 228 Incident, in which the civilians were brutally suppressed. The film shows how each […]
Short Film Programme: The Inbetweeners 短片集：不港不英 “The Inbetweeners” is a series of 5 short films surrounding stories of people or pieces of land that carry double identities and meanings. It captures conversations across seas and lands; contemplates the meaning of “home”; rediscovers one’s identit(ies); sees the mundane in new light; and reimagines old images […]
Blue Island 憂鬱之島 Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan / 2022 / Colour / 97 mins / In Cantonese, Mandarin & English with Traditional Chinese and English subtitles / Dir. Tze Woon CHAN The film documents three real-life characters across time engaging in rebellions (during the Cultural Revolution, during the 1967 riot and during the 1989 Tiananmen […]
Film screening of the documentary Black Bauhinia, with a Q&A with the director. Two young Hong Kong activists reflect on their resistance against China, are forced to decide between long-term imprisonment and refugee camps for a life in exile, while their movement inspires mass protests in the city they love. (IMDb) 27 November 2022 | […]
Eroteme team up with Chilean archival collective, MUCAM & Mississippi records to present a night of film, music and talks exploring the Chilean folkloric tradition — Canto a lo divino. Canto a lo divino – collective musical memory from Chile Canto a lo divino is a unique musical expression of the Chilean peasant world. It […]
A Screening of a new film by Jacob Cartwright, inspired by Joel Smith’s Existentialism: A Philosophical Inquiry. The event will include a discussion of the relevance of existential philosophical themes in the Twenty-First Century, led by Joel Smith, and a Q&A with the film-maker. More information to follow. Register here.