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Film
Admn: FREE
 Sat 05 May 14:00 until 19:30 every half hour until Sun 27 May
Beach Party Animal
  @ The Old Market
The Old Market
 BN3 1AS

May 05-06, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 only.
 Free 20-minute film portrait of British eccentricity in Brighton.

Over 24 hours during Brighton’s high season, where land meets sea and people come to see and to be seen, we observe private moments in public places. Performers blend seamlessly with Brighton’s oblivious, unconventional public. A 20-minute film portrait of British eccentricity. Free entrance. 10 spaces every half hour.
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Film
Admn: Free
 Sat 19 May 12 - 5pm
Freedom Cells  @ Brighton Town Hall
Brighton Town Hall
 BN1 1JA

Participle Picture presents
Freedom Cells
Saturday 19 May 2012

The Old Police Cells Museum in Brighton play host to an afternoon of films by human rights filmmakers, artists and students. A temporary pop-up cinema space under the cells in Brighton Town Hall will show a selection of features and short films about the ongoing struggle for freedom of expression and the political prisoners at the forefront of this struggle.

Human rights organisations English PEN and Free Belarus Now will be at the screenings with further information and advice.

Admission is FREE and places are limited, so booking is essential.
To book a place, email info@participlepicture.co.uk giving your name, number of places required and which film or films you would like to attend.

I Have No Enemies – 12.00pm (30 mins)
Dir. Claudine Parrish
In 2010, the Chinese writer, academic and activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for human rights. This moving documentary offers a unique insight into the only Nobel Peace Prize laureate currently in detention.

The Truth That Wasn’t There – 1.00pm (80 mins)
Dir. Guy Gunaratne
In 2009, three student journalists crossed the frontlines in the wake of civil war in Sri Lanka. In doing so they became – and remain – the only independent journalists to have visited the final battlegrounds. This is the story of what they found there.

This Prison Where I Live – 2.45pm (52 mins)
Dir. Rex Bloomstein
Maung Thura, better known as Zarganar, is Burma’s greatest living comic. In 2008, he was sentenced by Burma’s generals to 59 years behind bars… he is now free. This film was part of the campaign that led to Zarganar’s release in 2011.

Europe’s Last Dictator – 4.00pm (55 mins)
Dir. Matthew Charles /Juan Passerelli
The personal story of Irina Bogdanova, the sister of imprisoned Belarus presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov. Made in 2011 and narrated by Joanna Lumley, the film exposes a tale of kidnap, torture and state-sponsored murder.
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Film
Admn: £4-£2
 Sat 26 May 8pm
The Zone Experimental Film  @ The CoachHouse
The CoachHouse
 22 Walpole Road
 Brighton
 BN2 0EA

A collection of experimental films and performance event.
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Film
Admn: Free/Donation
 Wed 30 May 8pm
SchMOVIES presents Afro-Punk: The Movie  @ The Cowley Club
The Cowley Club
 12 London Road
 Brighton

SchMOVIES
 SchMOVIES presents AFRO- PUNK: THE MOVIE

Afro-Punk, explores race identity within the punk scene. More than your everyday, Behind the Music or typical "black history month" documentary this film tackles the hard questions, such as issues of loneliness, exile, inter-racial dating and black power. We follow the lives of four people who have dedicated themselves to the punk rock lifestyle. They find themselves in conflicting situations, living the dual life of a person of color in a mostly white community.

The style of the documentary inter-cuts interviews from scores of black punk rockers from all over the nation with scenes from our four protagonists' lives. They come from different regions, generations, genders, and sexual preferences but their stories are amazingly similar.

Afro-Punk features performances by Bad Brains, Tamar Kali, Cipher, and Ten Grand. It also contains exclusive interviews by members of Fishbone, 247- spyz, Dead Kennedys, Candiria, Orange 9mm and TV on the Radio to name a few.

Dir: James Spooner, 2003 (66 mins)
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Film
Admn: Free/Donation
 Mon 11 Jun 8pm
SchMOVIES presents DIVE! The Film - Living Off America's Waste  @ The Cowley Club
The Cowley Club
 12 London Road
 Brighton

SchMOVIES
 SchMOVIES presents DIVE! : Living off America's Waste.

“There is a certain beauty of seeing food pulled from the garbage and transforming into a meal with friends”

Follow filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and his circle of friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of L.A.'s supermarkets. In the process they uncover thousands of dollars worth of good food and an ugly truth about waste in America: grocery stores know they are wasting and most refuse to do anything about it.

Dive! Living Off America’s Waste by first-time filmmaker Jeremy Seifert, and made with a budget of a mere US$200, explores how American grocery stores are quietly filling their dumpsters with edible food while so many people in the USA go without proper access to nutritious food.

A documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and a call to action.

Dir: Jeremy Seifert, 2010
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Film
Admn: Free/Donation
 Mon 25 Jun 8pm
SchMOVIES presents THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN: A DOCUMENTARY ON JOE STRUMMER  @ The Cowley Club
The Cowley Club
 12 London Road
 Brighton

SchMOVIES
 SchMOVIES presents THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN - A documentary on Joe Strummer by Julien Temple

As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Filmmaker Julien Temple takes a look beyond the guise of the late, anti-establishment icon Joe Strummer to offer a warm portrait of the self-described "mouthy little git" who was born John Mellor and was destined to become the frontman for one of the most influential punk bands ever.

A complex figure who would learn to use his gift for music as a means of decompressing his conscience, Strummer is revealed here through unearthed interviews and the illuminating recollections of his closest companions.

At times idealistic to a fault, the flawed Clash singer/songwriter had a special gift for compelling listeners to think as they moved to the music. Vintage performance footage and excerpts from Strummer's popular BBC radio program offer the ideal musical backdrop for an affectionate tribute to a punk-rock legend

Dir: Julien Temple, 2007 (123mins)
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Film
Admn: Free/Donation
 Wed 25 Jul 8pm
SchMOVIES presents THE DEVIL & DANIEL JOHNSTON   @ The Cowley Club
The Cowley Club
 12 London Road
 Brighton

SchMOVIES
 SchMOVIES presents a screening of THE DEVIL & DANIEL JOHNSTON

Daniel Johnston is a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away.

Director Jeff Feuerzeig exquisitely depicts a perfect example of brilliance and madness going hand in hand with subject Daniel Johnston. As an artist suffering from manic depression with delusions of grandeur, Daniel Johnston's wild fluctuations, numerous downward spirals, and periodic respites are exposed in this deeply moving documentary.

"The Devil and Daniel Johnston" artfully melds current footage, vintage performances, home movies, and dozens of recorded audiotapes from Daniel's life. Testimony from supportive friends and a deeply committed family add a rich layer to his personal history, but it is Daniel's poetic songs interwoven throughout the film, that tell their own passionate, haunting, and truly unforgettable story.

Now in his mid 40s, Daniel Johnston has grown into a prolific visual artist. His expressions have earned him worldwide recognition and critical praise, producing international exhibits where he continues to sell his vibrant and intimate sketches. He has recorded over ten full length albums, and his supporters have included Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, who was often seen wearing a Daniel Johnston t shirt, Matt Groening, The Butthole Suffers, Sonic Youth, noted Minutemen/FIREHOSE bassist Mike Watt, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Beck, The Flaming Lips, and an ever-growing international cult audience.
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Film
Admn: Free/Donation
 Wed 29 Aug 8pm
SchMOVIES presents END OF THE CENTURY:The Story of THE RAMONES  @ The Cowley Club
The Cowley Club
 12 London Road
 Brighton

SchMOVIES
 SchMOVIES presents End of the Century: The Story of The Ramones

Filmmaker Michael Gramaglia's years-in-the-making biography of the legendary punk band the Ramones entitled End of the Century traces nearly all the various and sundry peaks and valleys which the seminal rockers experienced over the course of its 20-plus year career before disbanding in 1995.

Beginning with the band's first concert performances in the mid-'70s, Gramaglia explores the eccentric and highly volatile band members -- in all the various line-ups that were presented over the years -- as the Ramones slowly gained fame for their high energy and high-tempo style of music that would later influence generations of punk rockers around the world.

Mixing archival interviews with new interviews of the various surviving bandmembers, as well as interviews with a number of the Ramones' contemporaries, End of the Century encapsulates the East Coast underground music atmosphere of the 1970s and '80s that the band inadvertently shocked into existence.

Free/Donation

Dir: Michael Gramaglia, 2005 (1hr 52mins)
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