THE BALLY #160: What to see in London this week [01 to 07 JUL 2022]
Welcome to THE BALLY where we help you find what to see in London this week across DIY, indie & alternative cinema events, online, outdoors & in venues.
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I’VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING d. Patricia Rozema, 1987 + Q&A with the director + Short: WAVELENGTHS d. Pratibha Parmar, 1997 presented by Birds’ Eye View at Rio Cinema (02 JUL 15:45).
“Directed by Patricia Rozema (MOUTHPIECE), a significant player in the Toronto New Wave, I’VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING is a playful, humorous and complex look at the many different kinds of desire and admiration between women.”
“Opening with a video-recorded confession from Polly, a secretary, this comedy tells of her voyeuristic fascination for her new boss, the ambitious Gabrielle, owner of an art gallery. The two women are like night and day – the new temp is absent-minded and innocent beyond her years with spiky orange hair and the curator bourgeois, polished and with a gift for gab – yet a strong connection builds through their shared love of art, curiosity and appetite for love.”
Birds Eye View’s QUEERIOUS programme explores a multitude of desires on screen in ways we all too rarely see in cinema. Part of Film Feels Curious, a UK-wide cinema season, supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Explore all films and events at filmfeels.co.uk.
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FRIDAY
Forbidden Colours: THREE TIDY TIGERS TIED A TIE TIGHTER d. Gustavo Vinagre, 2021 + Video Q&A with the director at Barbican (01 JUL 18:20).
SATURDAY
I’VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING d. Patricia Rozema, 1987 + Q&A with the director + Short: WAVELENGTHS d. Pratibha Parmar, 1997 presented by Birds’ Eye View at Rio Cinema (02 JUL 15:45).
SUNDAY
GATEWAYS GRIND d. Jacquie Lawrence, 2022 + Q&A with the director & actors Victoria Broom & Lu Corfield at Barbican (03 JUL 17:45).
MONDAY
TOP OF THE HEAP d. Christopher St John, 1972 (04 JUL 18:10) / Part of IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC at BFI Southbank.
TUESDAY
MAD GOD d. Phil Tippett, 2021 at The Prince Charles (05 JUL 18:20 & 20:30).
WEDNESDAY
MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD d. Christopher Speeth, 1973 + Intro by TOKEN HOMO & Intermission (06 JUL 20:30 – £1!) / Part of BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema.
THURSDAY
NIGHT NURSE d. William A. Wellman, 1931 (07 JUL 13:00) / Part of PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles.
Full daily listings in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET 35mm d. John Sayles, 1984 (01 JUL 18:05 / 06 JUL 20:45); SANKOFA d. Haile Gerima, 1993 + Intro by June Givanni, June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive (02 JUL 14:00); DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (02 JUL 20:30); YEELEN 35mm aka Brightness d. Souleymane Cissé, 1987 (03 JUL 15:50); TOP OF THE HEAP d. Christopher St John, 1972 (04 JUL 18:10); In the Afrofuture short film programme (05 JUL 18:20); ATLANTICS aka Atlantique d. Mati Diop, 2019 (07 JUL 20:50).
More rep seasons listed in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- I Will Tell Film Festival (07 to 12 JUL).
- London Indian Film Festival (23 JUN to 05 JUL).
- RAFT Festival (10 JUN to 08 JUL).
- Safar Film Festival (01 to 17 JUL).
- Taiwan Indigenous Documentaries Festival (01 to 06 JUL – in-venue & online).
- Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (17 JUN to 17 JUL).
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB
CANDYMAN d. Nia DaCosta, 2021 (02 JUL 21:15).
NITRAM dir Justin Kurzel, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / BFI / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
TIGERS dir Ronnie Sandahl, 2020.
- Various venues, inc: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Rio Cinema
More new releases in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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