Here’s just one of the highlights of Hull’s UNTHINKABLE film festival which takes place from 1-12 October. It’s a screening of Brassed Off, starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald, and a Q&A with director Mark Herman.
The event, which will take place at Middleton Hall at the University of Hull on Wednesday 8 October, is part of an exciting line-up of film screenings, film-making and music workshops, industry professional masterclasses and mentorships, arts exhibitions and live music at the festival.
Mark Herman, the Bridlington-born director and screenwriter best known for box-office hits such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Little Voice and Brassed Off, said: “Bringing Brassed Off to new audiences – particularly new generations – is a real pleasure. Destruction of a community, hope and injustice are at the heart of the film – which I think are timeless themes and still have resonance today.
“We’ve had quite a few screenings recently where young audiences have seen it for the first time and their reaction has been very rewarding. We had a screening at the Albert Hall, with the band playing live to the film, and I think about a third of the 5,000 audience hadn’t seen it before and they loved it.
“So many teens and twenty somethings always come up and say they were surprised how such an ‘oldie’ film could move them so much. So many people realise it’s still so pertinent.”
To book tickets for Brassed Off and Q&A with Mark Herman: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/middleton-hall Tickets are priced at £7, with £4 concession for students, disabled persons, and the disabled person’s support/carer. The screening and Q&A will take place at Middleton Hall at 7.30pm. (The Arts Cafe will be open for refreshments beforehand).
For more information on all things UNTHINKABLE Film Festival, please visit the website https://unthinkablefilmfestival.com/ and keep up-to-date through following social media channels @unthinkable.hull
