Event type: Film

Irish Film London are proud to present two brilliant films by Irish artists – Vivienne Dick’s New York Our Time and Tadhg O’Sullivan’s To The Moon – to venues across the UK in May and June this year, as part of a tour which is generously supported by Culture Ireland.

Vivienne Dick’s first feature length documentary is an intimate and philosophic film that contrasts the concerns of present day living in New York with the bohemian wildness of the city in the late 70’s, reflected through the lives of artists, musicians and friends of the filmmaker.

A documentary film by The Sound Agents uncovering the hidden histories of musicians who attended Liverpool Art School from 1955 to 1980. 

From poets to punks, the film charts the significant impact the Arts has on Youth and Popular Culture.  The film explores the role of Art Schools in this pivotal moment and in their larger role as free thinking and diverse environments for working class young people, providing an insight into the relationship between art and music.

The film will be followed by two panel discussions including members of iconic Liverpool bands It’s Immaterial, Deaf School and Yachts.  Both panels will be chaired by Colin Fallows, artist, curator and Professor of Sound and Visual Arts at Liverpool John Moores University.

On the panels will be:

• Al `Bluesman’ Peters (attended the Art School at the same time as John Lennon)
• Steve Allen, Deaf School
• John Wood, Deaf School’s Rev Max Ripple
• Henry Priestman Albert Dock/Yachts/It’s Immaterial
• John Campbell Albert Dock/Yachts/It’s Immaterial
• Martin Dempsey Albert Dock/Yachts/It’s Immaterial

​All tickets £10, on sale Thursday 14 April

​Please note, our museum galleries are closed during events.    

Join Open Eye Gallery for the screening of a selection of short films, followed by a Q&A with Lee Campbell and Greg Thorpe.

Homo Humour explores the history of comedy as a queer identity defence, a means of expression and storytelling and the subversive and surprising ways that humour can be used on screen.

Homo Humour responds to the growing interest in LGBTQ+ folk using film and moving image to tell their stories by focusing purely on humour. Whilst the concept of humour helping LGBTQ+ people is an interesting (and vital) world to explore, this event seeks to also engage wider groups of artists, academics and students interested in film and/or the study of humour.

They also invite health/inclusion/wellbeing practitioners who are interested in how comedic storytelling may encourage people’s understanding of LGBTQ+ communities.

After the screening, Lee will be joined by Greg Thorpe to discuss aspects of the films and the ideas behind his curatorial project followed by Q & A from the audience.

Brought to you by social enterprise event management company Strawberry Lemonade Events, BOW showcases the world’s leading adventure films including Running is Not Cancelled and Sebastian and Max’s Grand Canyon Adventure.

This film festival is a culmination of a training course hosted in Liverpool for people aged 19-24 who are looking to gain experience in the events world. Every element has been picked by them from films to sequencing.

The full festival line up is:

Running is not Cancelled, Peak of Possibility, Our Connection to the Blue Mountains, Dawn til Dusk, Sebastian and Max’s Grand Canyon Adventure, Dear Pippa, New Story Run, Run Around the World ep11, Twentyone Twelve and Totally FKT.

Presented as part of Liverpool Against Racism, join FACT for the first screenings of The Active Ingredients of Liverpool by Mandela8.

Filmed and produced in L8, this powerful film takes you on a journey of community activism in Liverpool, and the influence of people when they work together to achieve change. It aims to capture the legacy of activism of the area by remembering and recording important stories.

The Active Ingredients of Liverpool brings together multiple generations, from the 1980s anti-apartheid campaigners to the young activists of today, to the pass the baton on.

There are additional screenings 6 and 10 May, 3pm.

Kiara Mohamed Amin is a Somali, queer, trans multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Liverpool.

His practice encompasses film-making, poetry, painting and artisanal handicraft. His recent works are primarily concerned with addressing topics such as race, gender, sexuality and self-care.

In Scouse Republic, a new commission for OUTPUT (supported by the Elephant Trust), the artist takes the viewer on a journey through trauma (both medical and personal) and towards radical possibilities for healing.

The film explores the role Liverpool has played in this journey – in particular its green spaces and abundance of wildlife.  The Princes Park heron (well known to visitors) appears here as a totem of self-care, a mythical reinterpretation of the Liver Bird.

Mohamed credits his reading of These Bones Will Rise Again by Panashe Chigumadzi for introducing him to the idea of ancestral spirits communicating with their descendants through the land, a major theme running through the work.

In the gallery, the film is accompanied by a new mural painted by the artist exploring natural forms and plant life, bringing the nurturing atmosphere of nature into the gallery space.