At a Glance
February Blackpool Central Library, Queen St, Blackpool, FY1 1PX 28 6:15pm I, Daniel Blake (15) Drama £4.00 March Stanley Park Visitor Centre, Stanley Park, FY3 9EQ next to the Art Deco Cafe 12 2:30pm Suffragette (12A) Drama, History £4.50
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Craft workshop Make your own suffragette pin
Film & workshop: £8
2:30pm
Chevalier (18)
Comedy, Drama
£4.50
2:30pm
Moonlight (15)
Drama, LGBT
£4.50
City Learning Centre, Bathurst Ave, Blackpool FY3 7RW 28 6:45pm Life, Animated (PG) Documentary £3.50 Autism friendly screening Animation carers go free Free unlimited tea and coffee at all screenings Programme subject to change. Stay up to date by visiting www.auntysocial.co.uk/events
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ABOUT AUNTY SOCIAL POP-UP PICTUREHOUSE
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ello there and welcome to Pop-up Picturehouse’s Spring film season of Pictures in the Park.
Aunty Social’s Pop-Up Picture House is dedicated to bringing interesting and affordable film screenings to the Fylde Coast. We plan screenings and events where people can watch and then discuss various types of films in accessible venues. We’ve screened films in a variety of locations including libraries, schools, youth clubs, galleries and theatres. We have set up and run monthly film clubs, event cinema, young people’s summer holiday screenings and a film festival too. From February 2017, we’ll return to Stanley Park Visitor Centre. We love it here because it’s accessible, easy to find and has good parking facilities and transport links. We’re moving to Blackpool Central Library for I, Daniel Blake as we’re expecting it to be popular. Similarly, the Life, Animated screening will take place at the City Learning Centre so that we can offer an autism-friendly environment. We’re bringing you a variety of independent and world films that you wouldn’t usually get to see locally on the big screen. So take a look through our programme, see what’s on offer and join us for some fantastic films!
About Aunty Social We are a volunteer-run and led community arts organisation that aims to give people in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast an opportunity to come together and build a vibrant, active community through conversation, exciting events, sharing of skills/interests and of course, yummy food. We’ve been going since 2011 and we organise a wide range of projects such as: •
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altblackpool: An online magazine about creativity & culture in Blackpool. Dedicated to keeping local people up to date with the events and opportunities Charabanc: A shop created to give local artists and makers a space to sell their products on the high street Arts and craft workshops: Sharing skills through informal sessions such as jewellery-making, sewing and knitting/ crochet (#knittazwithattitude) The Winter Gardens Film Festival: Showcasing the best of modern and classic black and white film in the spectacular historical setting of Blackpool Winter Gardens, with our partners Blackpool Winter Gardens Trust.
Find out more at www.auntysocial.co.uk
i, Daniel Blake (15)
6:15pm Tuesday 28 February Blackpool Central Library with Blackpool Food Partnership & Fairtrade Fortnight Directed by Ken Loach Duration: 1h 40mins, Genre: Drama Language: English Awards • Winner - Palme d’Or - Cannes Film Festival 2016 • Winner - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention - Cannes Film Festival 2016 • Winner - Audience Award - Locarno International Film Festival 2016 • Winner - Audience Award - San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016 • Winner - Outstanding British Film - British Academy Film Awards 2017 Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern-day Britain. Cost: Pay what you can. Suggested £4 Book online: Pre-pay or reserve ‘donate on the door’ tickets. It’s Fairtrade fortnight, so we have refreshments:
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Fairtrade Tea/coffee included It’s also Shrove Tuesday if you would like pancakes with toppings, please bring a donation for Blackpool Food Partnership to exchange for your treats. Non-perishable food is great, but cartons of long-life milk are ideal as they are in high demand.
Please note that this screening takes place in the Brunswick Room at Blackpool Central Library, Queen St, Blackpool, FY1 1PX. Doors open 6pm, screening to start at 6:30pm
Suffragette (12A)
2:30pm Sunday 12 March, Stanley Park Visitor Centre Directed by: Sarah Gavin, Duration: 1h 46 mins, Genre: Drama, History, Language: English Awards: Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2015: 6 awards incl. Courage in Filmmaking Award and Best Movie About Women. Hollywood Film Awards 2015: Actress of the Year - Carey Mulligan Starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson and Meryl Streep, Suffragette is an inspiring and acclaimed drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement as they fought for the right to vote, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal state. These women were not primarily from the genteel educated classes, they were working women who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives. The character of Maud, played by Carey Mulligan, is one such foot soldier. The story of her fight for dignity is both heart-breaking and inspirational. There is also an optional post-screening craft workshop where you can make your own suffragette pin. Tickets: Film only ÂŁ4.50, Film & workshop ÂŁ8.
Chevalier(18)
2:30pm, Sunday 19 March, Stanley Park Visitor Centre Directed by: Athina Rachel Tsangari Genre: Comedy, Drama Language: Greek - English Subtitles Awards: 1h 45mins Awards • London Film Festival 2015: Winner - Official Competition • Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2016, Best Screenplay Winner of Best Film at the London Film Festival, Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Chevalier is a funny, perfectly pitched satire that puts masculinity under a microscope. Taking competitive spirit to the extreme, six men holidaying together on a luxury yacht go to bizarre lengths to prove that he is ‘The Best in General’. Concocting an increasingly absurd series of contests to test each other’s manhood, they score each other on everything from flatpack furniture assembly to morning erections. Rivalries and insecurities emerge, allegiances shift, tempers fray, and all good sportsmanship goes well and truly out the window and it’s only a matter of time until the knives come out... Tsangari, a long time collaborator with Yorgos Lanthimos (who made last year’s smash The Lobster), is one of the most exciting directors at work in Europe today. At once a wonderfully weird comedy and an incisive study of the games men play, Chevalier is an indie hit to watch out for. D/deaf & Hard of Hearing information: This is a subtitled film. We can provide a BSL interpreter for the discussion. Please request in advance.
D/deaf & Hard of Hearing information: • This is a subtitled film. • We can provide a BSL interpreter for the discussion. Please request in advance by SMS: 07535 143855 Email: info@auntysocial.co.uk
moonlight(15)
2:30pm, Sunday 26 March Stanley Park Visitor Centre Directed by: Barry Jenkins, Duration: 1h 51mins Genre: Drama, LGBT Language: English Awards: • Academy Awards 2017 - 8 Oscar Nominations including: Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress • BAFTA - 4 nominations including: • Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man named Chiron as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough Miami neighbourhood. At once a vital portrait of contemporary African American life and an intensely personal and poetic meditation on identity, family, friendship, and love, Moonlight is a groundbreaking piece of cinema that reverberates with deep compassion and universal truths. Anchored by extraordinary performances from a tremendous ensemble cast, Jenkins’ staggering, singular vision is profoundly moving in its portrayal of the moments, people, and unknowable forces that shape our lives and make us who we are. One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, ‘Moonlight’ is a hugely powerful story of one man’s self-discovery.
Life, animated (PG)
6:45pm Tuesday 28 March Blackpool City Learning Centre, Bathurst Ave, Blackpool FY3 7RW Directed by: Roger Ross Williams, Duration: 1h 32mins Genre: Documentary, Animation Language: English Awards: Sundance Film Festival 2016: Directing Award - U.S. Documentary Academy Awards 2017: Nomination - Best Documentary Feature
Autism friendly screening
From Academy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams, Life, Animated is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional comingof-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen was a thriving three year old who suddenly and inexplicably went silent – and for years after remained unable to connect with other people or to convey his thoughts, feelings or desires. Over time, through repeated viewings of Disney classics like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, Owen found useful tools to help him to understand complex social cues and to re-connect with the world around him. Life, Animated evocatively interweaves classic Disney sequences with scenes from Owen’s life in order to explore how his identification and empathy for characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel gave him a means to understand his feelings and allowed him to interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations offer rich insights into Owen’s relationship with Disney films as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity as a member in a tribe of sidekicks. Owen’s story is a moving testament to the many ways in which stories can serve as a means of persevering through the dark times, leading us all toward the light. Autism-friendly screening with low-level lighting, no trailers and quiet/chill-out area.