The screenings will take place at Hackney Brewery's High Hill Taproom. off Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow. in Autumn 2022. monthly from September to December.
The films on show will be indie features and shorts from around the globe, including features ranging from Chinese post-apocalyptic sci-fi LAST SUNRISE. Brasilian sci-fi/ western/dystopian BACURAU (winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes 20191 to documentary SPACESHIP EARTH.
FULL PROGRAMME:
Thursday 8 September 2022
7.00pm CLI-FI SHORTS
Programme of shorts:
Pumzi. 22' (2010. Wanuri Kahiul. Kenya Shoegazing. 13' (2020. Servane D Alvernyl. France White. 15' (2011. Sayeeda Clarke!. USA (TBCl
The Desert. 5' (2021. Michael Dockery). Australia Planet Unknown. 9' (2016. Shawn Wang). China
8.15pm PANEL DISCUSSION
Thursday 13 October 2022
7.00pm EDIBLE INSECTS TASTING with Buzzing
We've teamed-up with Emilie Filou. from Buzzing newsletter. to bring you a selection of edible insects in various forms and flavours for you to try. Are you brave enough?
7.30pm LAST SUNRISE (2019. China) Dir. Wen Ren
What would happen if the Sun suddenly disappeared? Set in a future Earth where humanity relies on solar power. this film explores the delicate balance of our planet's ecosystem and offers a novel point of view on climate.
This post-apocalyptic scHi merges speculative fiction and philosophical themes. with action and romance between two neighbours.
It was screened at Sci-Fi London in 2019 and has won Best Sci-Fi Feature at WorldFest Houston. Phoenix Film Festival. Cinequest San Jose Film Festival and Fantasporto.
Thursday 10 November 2022
7.00pm WORKSHOP WITH BLACKHORSE RESPONDERS
Blackhorse Responders are an award-winning youth club for 16-25 year olds who live or study in Waltham Forest.
Their 2022 cohort have created ideas for their own social movement. which they II share with us in the form of an exhibition and workshop.
8.00pm SPACESHIP EARTH (2020. USA) dir. Matt Wolf
In 1991 eight researchers locked themselves inside a glass dome built in the Arizona desert. where the ecosystem of the Earth had been recreated. Pushed by worries about climate change and sustainability. their aim was to understand if it was possible to recreate life on another planet.
The documentary documents the history of the group that led to this peculiar attempt and their two year long experiment inside Biosphere 2. It has a 'utopia went wrong' feel that we thought would be very interesting for the programme and taps into the idea of re-creating life in space. which has been the subject of scHi films such as Silent Running (USA 1972).
The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Rating' 12
Thursday 8 December 2022
6.30pm SCI-Fl BOARD GAME MEET-UP
We will have a selection of sci-fi board games for everyone to try. Full list of games and info will be on our Instagram and website.
Limited places. Please book your place via email to avoid disappointment.
8.30pm BACURAU (2019. Brazil) dir. Kleber Mendon a Filho. Juliano Dornellas
Winner of the Jury prize at Cannes 2019. this is a film that merges many genres and subjects' scHi. western. thriller. Brazilian afro-futurism and political analysis. but most of all it's a film about the power of the community.
Set in an undetermined future where water is scarce. a small community in North-east Brazil witnesses a number of strange events: their village suddenly disappears from maps. phone signals go down and a couple of strangers on motorcycles visit the isolated village.
