Join Museum of Liverpool for a Special Screening of Red Poppies: Battle of Monte Cassino
Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino with a powerful Polish film (with English subtitles) that tells the story of one of WWII’s most critical and unifying battles. This screening brings to life the incredible bravery of Polish, British, and Allied forces who fought side by side for victory, shaping the course of history.
The film follows Jędrek, an ex-gulag orphan joining Allied 2nd Corps. His meeting with Pola, a nurse, transforms him as they experience the Battle of Monte Cassino, crucial for the Italian Campaign and Jędrek’s destiny.
Get ready for a magical weekend of festive films and creative workshops as FACT’s Cinema in the City heads to Liverpool Lighthouse in Anfield. On Friday 6 and Saturday 7 December, enjoy family-friendly film screenings and activities that will spark your imagination.
Come and watch an enchanting film and take part in exciting creative workshops for all ages. Learn how to make a stop-motion animation where you can bring your stories to life, or join a puppet-making workshop that lets you craft your own character. Plus, enjoy face painting to transform into your favourite festive character!
Christmas isn’t complete without a festive movie outing, so grab your tickets for the whole family and join FACT at Liverpool Lighthouse for something special. Discover all listings below.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (PG)
Friday 6 December | 1993 | 1h 15m
Doors: 17:00 | Drop-in Workshop: 17:30 | Film: 18:30
Tickets £5
MOG’S CHRISTMAS + THE SNOWMAN AND THE SNOWDOG (U)
Saturday 7 December | 2023 & 2013 | 23 & 24 mins
Doors: 9:00 | Face painting: 9:00 | Films: 10:30
Tickets £3 *tickets do not include face painting
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (U)
Saturday 7 December | 1992 | 1h 25m
Doors: 15:30 | Puppet Making: 16:00 | Film: 16:45
Tickets £5
Doors open at 5.30pm. The film starts at 6.30pm as will be followed by a live Q&A with the film’s director Pablo Navarrete.
The Q&A runs from 8pm to 8.45pm and will be chaired by Francisco Carrasco (Luma Creations). There will be live music after the Q&A from Members of Grupo Luma. Chilean food (empanadas) will be available on the night.
FILM SYNOPSIS
Pablo Navarrete’s parents were forced to leave Chile after a military coup on 11 September 1973. They arrived in the UK as political refugees after spending time in the Pinochet dictatorship’s torture centres. They didn’t know it then, but Britain would be where they would settle, have a family, and still live, nearly 50 years later. Filmed over more than three years, Mother, Country is a deeply personal film that follows the director as he travels to Chile with his parents in 2020 to witness a people’s uprising and finally confront their past.
Produced by Spike Lee’s production company, 40 Acres and a Mule, Tales from the Hood is a weird, silly, scary, once in a lifetime viewing experience.
Using real life horrors like police brutality, gang violence, and racism as backdrops to host these spooky stories, Tales from the Hood follows a trio of friends visiting the eccentric Mr. Simms whose terrible tales will make you scream with terror and laughter! They’ll be showing this in crystal clear Blu-ray so if you’re in the mood for some midbudget, ambitious schlock this Halloween come grab a hot chocolate and quake in fear at this certified hood classic!
Tickets start from £1 so grab yours now by clicking the link on the right or on the door.
6:30PM – DOORS OPEN
They’ll be serving refreshments
7.15PM – TALES FROM THE HOOD BEGINS
9PM – POST SCREENING DISCUSSION
This is a co-hosted event between National Museums Liverpool and the Tung Auditorium (University of Liverpool).
To book tickets, head to the Tung Auditorium’s website.
The two-hour event, programmed as part of Black History Month, will be split into different segments; live conversation, screening and Q/A.
The focus of the evening will be a screening of Delado: Rising from the Ashes, a documentary which delves into the tension of Liverpool 8 following the 1981 Toxteth Uprisings. Local underdogs emerged as a performance collective primarily under the wing of Ghanaian performance teachers.
Preceding the documentary will be a live conversation with Elliss Eyo-Thompson (Project Facilitator at International Slavery Museum) and storyteller Kelechi Okafor.
EVENT VENUE: Tung Auditorium, 60 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY
This October, FACT is transporting you back to the 90s with a special VHS edition of Cinema in the City! For this unique pop-up cinema experience, they’ve teamed up with VideOdyssey in Toxteth—one of the UK’s last remaining video rental shops—to showcase three coming-of-age double features.
Whether you’re re-living the nostalgia or discovering these films for the first time, get ready to dive into classics that shaped 90s youth culture and defined a generation. Each film will be screened on VHS, adding a layer of retro authenticity that brings the magic of videotape rewinding to life.
Plus, filmgoers will have the opportunity to battle it out in VideOdyssey’s retro game arcade, featuring vintage titles like Ms. Pac-Man and Street Fighter II. You can also enjoy food and drink from some of the city’s favourite independent vendors.
The full lineup includes:
FRI 25 OCT
Pump Up the Volume (1990) + Kicking and Screaming (1995)
SAT 26 OCT
Juice (1992) + Boyz n the Hood (1991)
SUN 27 OCT
Show Me Love (1998) + But I’m a Cheerleader (1999).
The Plaza Community Cinema are celebrating Halloween this year with two special events which will cater for everyone.
Horror film fans will love their Plaza 80s Halloween Special with ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ (15) on Saturday 26th October (7pm) which has just celebrated it’s 40th anniversary.
The family will love their Plaza Halloween Family Special with ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (PG) on Thursday 31st October (6pm)
This is Halloween’… Join the fun and step into Halloween Town with a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
This Academy Award nominated stop-motion musical fantasy tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who discovers Christmas Town and plots to take charge of the festive season. With a magical soundtrack by Danny Elfman, this screening comes ahead of two fantastic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concerts that feature music from the acclaimed composer. So once trick-or-treating is over, come along for more Halloween fun.
Ahead of this film screening, enjoy an organ introduction from resident organist Dave Nicholas, who performs as our unique Walturdaw cinema screen rises from the stage.Please note, film screenings at Liverpool Philharmonic begin at the advertised start time.
Tickets
£16, £13, £10 (adult)
£13, £10 (child)
This special screening has been organised as a commemorative event by Renewing Roots, with funding from the Government of Ireland’s Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Commemorative Grant Scheme.
Released in 2023, Stolen explores Ireland’s institutional scandal in which the treatment of unmarried women, who became pregnant in 20th century Ireland, sparked global outrage. A government inquiry unearthed shocking accounts of cruelty and abuse, including forced separations and adoptions, inhumane living conditions, children used as cheap labour and infant mortality rates up to five-times the national average. In Stolen survivors – including mothers and witnesses – speak out.
Stolen received a nomination, from the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA), for the 2024 George Morrison Feature Documentary Award. Recently, The Irish Times awarded Margo’s titles Hush-A-Bye Baby and Waveriders, places within Top 50 Irish Films Ever list.
Following the screening , there will be an interview with the film’s director — Margo Harkin — before a short Q&A with panellists Martha O’Neill (Stolen’s producer) and Patricia Carey.
Known for her deeply personal documentaries, and writing on sensitive and controversial topics, Margo became well known in the 1980s for Hush-a-Bye Baby, The Hunger Strike and Mother Ireland.
Film 1hr 47mins + introduction and Q&A.
The Sunflower Project began in January 2022, with the aim of working with people impacted by Mother and Baby institutions.
Using art to explore experiences, it intended to provide safe, friendly spaces where difficult experiences could be explored through discussion and creative techniques. The sessions were guided by Shauna Kelpie, an experienced theatre practitioner, and Colette Ramsey, a researcher experienced in working with mental health, wellbeing and trauma-informed approaches.
The group first began working on written pieces that were presented (Jun 2022) at The Derry Playhouse to an invited audience. The production was well received, with many audience members visibly moved. Those monologues have been filmed and have become the film, ‘In Each Other’s Shelter We Survive’.
Visitors to today’s event can expect a warm and gentle welcome. The film — In Each Other’s Shelter We Survive — will last 1hr4mins and will be introduced by members of the #LIF2024 team and members of Fréa‘s Renewing Roots programme.
