Archive for June, 2009
This Sporting Life
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Mon 29 + Tue 30 June 1750hrs
Dir: Lindsay Anderson UK 1963 2hrs 14mins Cert 12A
Presented here in a newly restored print from the BFI, Anderson’s feature film centres on down-and-out coal miner Frank Machin (masterfully portrayed by a young Richard Harris) and his rise to rugby league glory. These attentions are no substitute, however, for the love he futilely seeks from his landlady, a recent widow who at times can barely muster the respect to look him in the eye. The duality of Machin’s fame on the field and failure in love frames this dramatic and poignant expression of the personal conflicts that so often accompany sporting success.
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Be Active
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Bristol University and the 2012 Relays Project have teamed up with Watershed and Bristol CYPS to deliver a programme that engages young people in sport and culture by enabling students to produce their own films.
Two of the films produced during the Be Active programme are available to watch below.
Tags: Schools, short films, sport, young film-makers, young people
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Regional Preview: Sons of Cuba
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Sun 28 June 1800hrs
Dir: Andrew Lang UK ‘09 1hr 28mins Subtitled Cert 15
Cuba has ruled the world’s boxing ring for several decades, but in this richly photographed match the boxers are only twelve years old. At the Havana Boxing Academy, handpicked young athletes eat, sleep, and dream boxing as they train for a shot at a better life, the praise of their heroes and the approval of their leader, Fidel Castro. For the first time, a film crew was allowed inside to document the boys’ intense training regimen as they prepare for the national championship.
FFI: www.sonsofcuba.com
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Iglab: Mini Iglympics
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Wed 24 June 1930hrs 2009
The Interesting Games Lab celebrates sports with a mini Iglympics, featuring some of the best street games and pervasive games developed around the theme of sports. Heading the starting line is Korean Lazer Ball – like some kind of sport from a sci-fi future, this thrilling game pits two teams of lazer gladiators against each other to shine, bounce and dodge their way to the top of the league. More games in the Iglympiad will be announced closer to the date.
This event is free, but spaces are limited. FFI and to register see:
play.simongames.co.uk
Games are suitable for adults and young people aged 14 and older.
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UK Premiere: The Red Race + intro
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Wed 24 June 1800hrs
Dir: Chao Gan China/Germany ‘08 1hr 10mins Subtitled Cert 15
Set against the backdrop of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, The Red Race provides a rare insight into the inner workings of China’s gymnastic gold-winning team. Shot in an observational style, the film captures the realities facing the children and their families, knowing that the chances for success are slim and the journey gruelling. A fascinating study in Chinese methodology with glimpses of golden Olympic obsession and the human costs necessary to achieve it.
Introduced by Peter Metelerkamp, Programme Director of the MA in Film and TV Production, University of Bristol.
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Iglympics
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
60 or so people volunteered for rigorous punishment by taking part in Korean Lazer Ball, Telephone Tennis, English Judo and other IG sports activities on Wednesday 24th June around Bristol’s harbourside on a wonderfully warm evening, courtesy of Simon Games. Go to Iglympic Gallery to see photos.
Tags: Relays at Watershed
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Cinékids: Surf’s Up
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Sat 20 June 1300hrs
Dirs: Ash Brannon/Chris Buck USA ’07 1hr 25mins Cert PG
It’s not just humans who can enjoy sport, right? This spirited animated comedy takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Penguin World Surfing Championship. Hailing from Shiverpool, Cody Maverick may be an amateur when it comes to hanging ten, but with a little help from his cantankerous King Penguin mentor, ex-surfing legend Big Z, there may be hope for this tuxedo-clad wave twister after all.
Cinékids features monthly screenings and events aimed at children between 8 and 12 years old.
Fee: £2.00 per child/£3.50 adults (must be accompanied by a child).
Please purchase tickets from the Box Office in person or call 0117 927 5100.
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Tyson + talk
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Tue 16 June 1800hrs
Dir: James Toback USA ’08 1hr 30mins Cert 15
A gritty and intimate portrait of one of boxing’s most controversial figures, Tyson recounts Iron Mike’s journey from his days as a teenage drug dealer and thief in New York to his meteoric rise to fame as the champion of the world, through to his shocking decline. Captured through the eyes of Tyson himself, Toback manages to crack the champion’s brooding exterior to expose both the best and worst of the most explosive enigma in the history of the sport.
Following the screening writer and academic Dr Edson Burton will lead a discussion ‘Tyson: Man and Metaphor – Race, masculinity, and sexuality in contemporary culture.’
FFI: tysonmovie.co.uk
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Looking for Eric
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Fri 12 June – Thu 2 July
Dir: Ken Loach UK/France/Italy/Belgium ’09 1hr 56mins Cert 15
Loach returns to the big screen with this philosophical footballing comedy. Soccer-mad Manchester postman Eric (Steve Evets) is losing control over what little remains of his life. His wife has gone, his stepsons are wild, but it is his own secret that is driving him to the brink. Despite misplaced goodwill from his mates, he eventually has to turn for help to his hero: footballing genius Eric Cantona. Shot through with the trademark attention to character and social conscience that underpin Loach’s work, it also makes great play of Cantona’s former public persona.
The 1800hrs screening on Wed 17 June will be introduced by writer and broadcaster David Goldblatt.
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South West Premiere: Waveriders
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Sat 6 June 1800hrs
Dir: Joel Conroy UK/Ireland ’08 1hr 18mins Cert PG
Called “the first essential surf movie since Riding Giants” by Film4, this is the previously untold history of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing craze. The story unfolds through the inspirational and ultimately tragic history of Irish/Hawaiian legendary waterman, George Freeth. Freeth, son of an Irishman, was responsible for the rebirth of this sport of Hawaiian kings in the early twentieth century. With its distinguished cast of world-renowned Irish, British and Irish/American surfers, Waveriders journeys full-circle from Hawaii to California and back to Irish shores following Freeth’s wave of influence.
FFI: waveridersthefilm.com
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