"Blinded by the Light"

Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter Nicholas Wright’s new play Travelling Light is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age and a haunting look at the stories we tell about our own lives. Starring Anthony Sher.

This screening will be followed by a panel discussion, including speakers Campbell X and Andrew Moor, Manchester Metropolitan University, discussing these films in relation to this year's Summer School theme: 'Queer Longing'.

Join us for Season 3 of Pilot Light TV Festival; Manchester’s home of celebrating the small screen!

One of the final films made in East Germany featuring the great actor Armin Mueller-Stahl - he would later memorably link up with Costa-Gavras in the US for Music Box (1989). In The Flight, he plays a doctor who, when he dutifully follows procedure and applies to travel outside the GDR to attend a conference, is refused permission. Dismayed by the state bureaucracy, he becomes involved with an underground network who promise they can get him out of the country. Given it was made in the East, all does not go to plan

An intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers – performance, family, artist and gypsy – to explore the fascinating world of pop cultural phenomenon Grace Jones.

Join Pilot Light TV Festival for a very special slot of TV Pilots that have been selected from the festival’s call for entries and could well be the next big thing in television. This is a very eclectic programme ranging from British comedies all the way to boundary pushing pieces from Italy and Germany.

Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) is a down-at-heel London detective who always seems to have one too many problems on his plate. One day Melody (Cush Jumbo) walks into his office, like a classic femme fatale. Her friend Natasha has gone missing. Can Tommy help? Director Pete Travis (Omagh) peppers the story with clever references to film noir, making City of Tiny Lights a savvy and stylish plunge into London’s underbelly.

A shell-shocked veteran devotes himself to his new job as lighthouse keeper.

It’s 1997 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times.

Detailed information about our Audio Described, Caption subtitled, British Sign Language, Parent and Baby and Relaxed events.

We are offering a funded Visual Art Commission to be shown as part of Horizons Festival 2024!

May is here and we have another jam packed month for you.

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