Situation Leeds 2007

Situation Leeds 2007 & Kultur

East Street Arts, in collaboration with Ana Santos’ Kultur Cine Club present…

Join us for a screening of films that explore social activity and reaction in the face of political and economic inequality and exploitation, both in our own backyards and within the larger global community. A series of feature length short films touch on the idea of ‘micro utopias’ across different cultures to escape the harsh realities of everyday life.

Film Night is part of Social Club, a project hosted by East Street Arts (ESA), collaborators, artists and audiences for Situation Leeds 2007. A series of private engagements and public gatherings looks to foster conversation, critique, and celebration. Social Club opens its doors to artists, spectators and participants alike. Visit www.esaweb.org.uk for more details and updates.

All are welcome, £3.50/£2.50 at the door. Open bar. Snacks served in exchange for commentary and debate. For more information call 0113 248 0040 or email lara.eggleton@esaweb.org.uk.

Social Club FILM NIGHT
Monday 21 May

7-10pm
Patrick Studios

St. Mary’s Lane

Leeds

LS9 7EH

PROGRAMME SOCIAL CLUB FILM NIGHT

PART I

	Housing Problems (Arthur Elton & Edgar Anstey, UK, 1935) 14min A watershed in British documentary making. The directors achieved huge impact by filming the slum dwellers as they described life inside their wretched houses. The film is a report on the way new housing is changing the lives of these people.
	*Som da Rua: Coral das Lavadeiras (Laundry Washers Chorus, Minas Gerais (Roberto Berliner, Brazil, 2001)* 3min From a group of 36 singing washer women, 9 got together to form a band. Touring traditional parties from the region the ladies have already recorded four
	Wakefield Express (Lindsay Anderson, UK, 1952) 30min Commissioned by the newspaper to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Intended to show how the paper was printed, it became a much more personal study of the communal life of a group of towns in the West Riding area of Yorkshire. The film follows the local reporters as they travel around the area in search of newsworthy events.
	Som da Rua: Crianças da Casa Grande (The Cildren of the Big House, Roberto Berliner, Brazil,1997 ) 3min Casa Grande is a cultural centre at the Vale do Cariri region, a poverty stricken area in the Northeast of Brazil. Casa Grande acts the only cultural, social and leisure centre for most of the children of small local farmers', also working on the land.
	Momma Don't Allow (Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz, UK, 1956) 20min Momma Don't Allow is a celebration by Tony Richardson and Karel Reisz of the free spirit of youth - particularly London's working class youth in the 1950s.
	*Som da Rua: Banda Mirim (Youth Band, Roberto Berliner, Brazil, 2001)* 3min BANDA MIRIM The band was created by ‘Maestro’ Alex with the help of the local mayor, consisting of a group of poor children who receive financial support and incentives to carry on with their education. Once a month in Diamantina, they play using the historical houses of the region as a perfect and innovative background for their music.

PART II

The Battle of Orgreave (Mike Figgis and Jeremy Deller, UK, 2001)
62min

A vivid reconstruction/documentary about a key battle between miners and police in the 1984/85 miners strike. Director and Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, collaborated to investigate a key moment in Northern English social history and rekindle memories for those whose lives were changed by the industrial dispute.