From new filmmakers to new ideas about documentary, animation and the presentation of archive footage, this exhibition extends an invitation to emerging talent to participate.
Diviner By Frances Scott, winner of the Peninsula Arts Film Commission Prize 2017
Diviner is structured as a script formed almost entirely from footage found within the South West Film & Television Archive (SWFTA). The work...
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats and firecrackers. It was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Introduced by Michael Punt, Professor of Art and Technology at Plymouth University and founding convenor of Transtechnology Research.
Director: Jacques Tati Running time: 89 minutes Cert: U...
Considered by many to be the finest silent film ever made by a Hollywood studio, Sunrise is Murnau’s ground-breaking masterpiece. Bored with his wife and the routine of farm life, a farmer falls under the spell of a flirtatious city girl who convinces him to drown his wife so they can escape together.
When his wife becomes suspicious and runs away to the city, the farmer pursues her and slowly regains her trust as the two rediscover their love for each other.
Introduced by Michael Punt, Professor of Art and Technology at Plymouth University and founding convenor of...
Launching an evening exploring early cinematic projection, Guy Richards is a Marie Curie Fellow of Early Cinema and Cognitive Creativity and researcher on Plymouth University’s doctoral programme, CogNovo. He will begin the screening with a projection of The Great Train Robbery on a 100 year-old 35mm hand-cranked projector.
Next is Man with a Movie Camera, part documentary, part cinematic art and a silent film classic, directed by Dziga Vertov. Following a city in the Soviet Union in the 1920s across one full day, Vertov uses a variety of complex and innovative camera shots...
Vincent Dance Theatre has been ‘moving people and making them think’ since 1994. Join Artistic Director Charlotte Vincent for a talk and screening, exploring her choreographic approach to making her most recent critically acclaimed work, VIRGIN TERRITORY. Charlotte talks about the collaborative process of creating new work with professional and teenage performers, including the many safeguarding challenges.
She also discusses how a live stage production translated into this multi-screen installation.
Tickets: £6 (standard)/£4.20 (concessions)/Peninsula Arts Friends free...
Charlotte Vincent’s VIRGIN TERRITORY takes a bold and uncompromising look at our hyper-sexualised culture and the impact it is having on girls and young women growing up today. We all want to be ‘liked’ and ‘followed’, but what effect does constantly performing for the camera have on our lives?
VIRGIN TERRITORY is a multi-layered film installation, performed by four children aged 12-14 and four adults, with real-life testimonies, stunning cinematography and bold performances screened across five large televisions mounted on school benches. With moving, resilient performances at its...
The team behind the iconic Mayflower Autonomous Ship which will sail out of Plymouth, UK, to Plymouth, USA in 2020 to commemorate 400 years since the Mayflower set sail is delighted to welcome a new project sponsor!
Veripos is a world leader in the offshore and marine navigation and positioning market and has pledged to support the project. VERIPOS (Part of Hexagon) is among a number...
The cold crisp days of winter are a magical time to go walking, with transformed scenery and spectacular early sunsets – it’s a great way to escape the demands of the festive season for a few hours too.
Plymouth Walking for Health group, Active for All, is inviting people to join them for their Winter Walk for Wellbeing on Wednesday 3rd January 2018.
The unique COAST Lab testing facility at Plymouth University will be the star attraction at Marine-i’s next Discovery Room event, which will be hosted at the university on Thursday 1st February.
Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i provides support for the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Its Discovery Room events are designed to...
Christmas can be overwhelming for many of us, with the hectic period of shopping, cooking and family gatherings putting a strain on relationships. But when someone in your family has dementia, it brings different challenges that are very easy to overlook writes Gina Awad.
Understanding dementia is crucial for the person living with it, but very often families and care partners learn by...
