We endeavour to have captions for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing viewers available for all of our screenings, both in-house and online. Please see the individual film pages for more details.
2019-2023, Julia Parks, 81′ (total film runtime)
Julia Parks’ work explores relationships between landscapes, plants, people and industry, often using 16mm film, archival footage, poetry and song. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Julia and regular collaborator, Cumbrian poet Kate Davis.
2022, Julia Parks, 18′
A 16mm moving image artwork that explores the folklore, ecology, and history of seaweed in north Scotland. Voiced by seaweed harvesters, workers in the alginate factories, environmental activists, archaeologists, seaweed farmers behind the miracle resource.
2019, Julia Parks, 16′
“We never speak of it, but here we know the land can’t be trusted.” The Girl Who Forgets How To Walk reinterprets a series of poems from the debut book of Cumbrian poet Kate Davis, telling the story of contracting polio as a young girl and the slow process of learning to walk again.
Andrew Black’s experimental documentary weaves through the Washburn Valley between Otley and Harrogate, examining land overshadowed by a monstrous satellite surveillance station, submerged beneath reservoirs, and haunted by generations of past inhabitants.
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Join us on 12 September for ‘A Night at the Cinema’ – a curated selection of traditional silent movies brought to life with live musical accompaniment from The Bookshop Band