In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the area during an era of transition and decline.
Focusing on one photograph from his collection, a group of filmmakers from the area paint a contemporary portrait of the same postcode through the people who inhabit it today. From Turner Prize winning projects to a new generation of poets and artists, this film heads into the heart of the community to meet photographers, beekeepers, urban griots and the people that make Liverpool 8 a model example of a modern community.
A melting pot of cultures, people from all countries converge in an area as diverse as its population, where Georgian townhouses rub shoulders with social housing, and Mosques stand opposite Synagogues.
Almost Liverpool 8 is a lyrical look from within at a community often misunderstood.
For more information about Almost Liverpool 8 visit facebook.com/AlmostLiverpool8
UP:RISE is a groundbreaking Augmented Reality public artwork by artist Baff Akoto, exploring the pathology, history and underlying drivers of English civil unrest in the digital age.
Marking the 10th anniversary of the August 2011 “UK riots”, UP:RISE exhibits via QR codes located nationwide in communities where incidents of unrest were recorded in the summer of 2011. From 6 – 30 August 2021, artist Baff Akoto is presenting UP:RISE nationwide.
Akoto’s UP:RISE exhibition is accompanied by community workshops and a conversation series bringing together artists and thought leaders with community and youth voices to explore the inherent themes of the work, delving into how digital networks connect marginalised people and shape real-world mass dissent.
To culminate the exhibition, FACT will stream Baff Akoto’s new film, UP:RISE TV from their website. Watch online, from wherever you are in the world, below.
UP:RISE TV will be streamed here from 10am on Saturday 28 August 2021.
Filmmaker Francis Lee follows up God’s Own Country with Ammonite.
The film is shown Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden, 14 August, 6pm. See here for tickets.
The film is every bit as immersive, tactile and emotionally powerful, aided by the devastatingly good Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
In this fictionalised account of the life of 19th century palaeontologist Mary Anning, Winslet plays the pioneering scientist with Ronan as the gentlewoman who falls in love with her while staying in Mary’s beloved Lyme Regis.
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security.
The film is shown Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden, 22 August, 6pm-11pm. See here for tickets.
As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life —and their own canine culture.
The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them. The film is a critical observation of human civilisation through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.
Rare Beasts is the dark, funny, failed love story of Mandy and Pete. Mandy (Billie Piper) is a modern woman in a crisis.
The event is held Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden, 21 August, 8pm. See here for tickets.
Raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf) in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete (Leo Bill), who is searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.
Runtime: 91 mins
Genre: Drama/Romance
Part of the Cinema in the City season
Entrance via Ormond Street. Doors from 6pm. Arrive early for food, drink and pre film screenings.
In the semi-constructed circumstances of the compellingly ambiguous Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, director brothers Bill and Turner Ross tap into the community spirit that local bars engender and the real connections people make in unexpected places.
The film is shown Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden, 13 August, 6pm. See here for tickets.
It’s the last night ever at the Roaring 20s cocktail lounge, and all’s fair in boozy truths and wavy fictions.
Language: English
Runtime: 98 mins
Part of the Cinema in the City season
A new cinematic experience by FACT will bring the best in new, independent film to extraordinary places across Liverpool.
Launching in August 2021 and supported by Film Hub North, Cinema in the City gives film fans a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience critically-acclaimed and award-winning films against the backdrop of the city’s iconic architecture. Recognising Liverpool’s local talent and rich film history, discover shorts by up-and-coming local filmmakers before the premiere and enjoy food and drink served by the city’s much-loved independents.
FACT presents Cinema in the City at Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden. Watch 3 recently released critically-acclaimed indie films in an open-air environment. This month’s food and drink partner is Maray who will be serving up their renowned and well-loved Middle Eastern-inspired menu.
BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS
Friday 13 August, 18:00
In the semi-constructed circumstances of the compellingly ambiguous Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, director brothers Bill and Turner Ross tap into the community spirit that local bars engender and the real connections people make in unexpected places. It’s the last night ever at the Roaring 20s cocktail lounge, and all’s fair in boozy truths and wavy fictions.
AMMONITE
Saturday 14 August, 18:00
Francis Lee follows up God’s Own Country with Ammonite, a film that is every bit as immersive, tactile and emotionally powerful, aided by the devastatingly good Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. In this fictionalised account of the life of 19th century palaeontologist Mary Anning, Winslet plays the pioneering scientist with Ronan as the gentlewoman who falls in love with her while staying in Mary’s beloved Lyme Regis.
APPLES
Sunday 15 August, 18:00
Could it be that we are the things we don’t forget? In director Christos Nikou’s Apples, Aris, a solitary man in his late thirties, becomes a victim of an unexplained surge of memory loss disorders in his city and is forced to confront his severe amnesia through an experimental new treatment.
Knowsley Hall are delighted to have partnered up with Hideaway Cinema for an outdoor cinema experience this summer within the grounds of their private estate!
The Greatest Showman is screened 26 June, 5.30pm. You can book tickets here.
From Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27th June Hideaway Cinema will be showing screenings from classic films including Grease, Dirty Dancing and Shawshank Redemption to new film screenings including Godzilla vs Kong and Wonder Woman.
The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a world-wide sensation.
There will be facilities onsite to purchase food including gourmet hot dogs, loaded nachos, retro pic-n-mix, popcorn, candy floss and ice cream. There will also be a range of alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic drinks available. Tickets for the various film screenings are to be booked online ahead of the showing.
On an ordinary street in Liverpool 8, sit many ordinary trees. This is a short film about one tree in particular. A tree that sits next to filmmaker Daniel Draper’s flat.
The event is free and held online, 21 May, 5pm-12am. You can watch here.
Pre lockdown, the tree was never given much thought; but with people’s worlds being confined to single spaces, Daniel set out to create a portrait of something ever present, often overlooked and undervalued.
Daniel also saw this as an opportunity to ‘play out’ as a filmaker, freeing his camera and his work, finding time to examine a perfectly ordinary tree that sits outside of his home. Normally too busy to think about or make a film like this, Daniel used this opportunity to enjoy the creative playful experience of celebrating the tree sat on his doorstep.
Audience: Specifically aimed at adults but is family friendly
This summer will be the biggest ever season of open-air cinema. Catch Moonlight Flicks at Claremont Farm from 29 May – 26 August.
Head down to Claremont Farm, nestled in the Wirral countryside, for live acoustic music by the fire before every film screening, plus hot street food and craft beers.
The film schedule includes Wonder Woman, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia, The Devil Wears Prada, Back To The Future, The Greatest Showman, Get Out, Stevie Knicks 24 Karat Gold Concert, Train Spotting, Thelma & Louise and more.
Tickets are on sale now from https://www.moonlightflicks.co.uk/
