Tag: Events
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by Amal Brepotra Situated amongst sleek apartment complexes within a subdued business district of Hackney, you’ll find the enlightening Finch Cafe – an easy to spot eatery and event space thanks to its behemoth yellow-birded mascot painted on the blue-soaked sign outside its doors. This is a place far beyond the standard hang-out spot most…
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by Janine Riddell On 15th April I had the opportunity to attend an intimate screening of Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014). The location was Nottingham’s very own The Carousel. Located in the Hockley district, it’s a vibrant hub of artistic flare and home to some of the very best…
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By Marnah Lissiley On the 24th of November, I attended the Queer Horror Film Festival ‘Out for Blood’, a dedicated effort of horror cinema centered around the queer community and a DIY labour of love spanning the cities of Cambridge and Leeds. I was invited to attend this year’s Leeds Festival, at The Attic. Sam…
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by Samuel Leary On November 1st, I had the pleasure of attending the Dead Duck Film Festival at Savoy Cinema in Nottingham. The festival was organised and hosted by Nottingham’s own Dead Duck Film Club, an incredible collective of amazing people with a passion for all things film. They have made quite the splash on…
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by Pranamika Subhalaxmi In my childhood bedroom in Singapore for much of 2017, I had my first taste of film curating for other people in the form of movie nights. Friends would crowd in my room, sat atop my single bed and pull-out and some pillows and blankets strewn across the ground, to drink, snack…
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On a sunny day in late June, I went to visit The Nickel, a 37-seater micro cinema, media shop and basement bar in the heart of Farringdon. Run by filmmaker and cult film fanatic Dominic Hicks, The Nickel screens grimy underground oddities and essential cult classics alike on 16mm film, VHS and digital every week.…
