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DRACULA THE MESSIAH (PART 1)

A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS

‘Dracula the Messiah’ is a quartet of films which together form an epic adaptation, four years in the making, of Bram Stoker’s novel. Dark and original, this is located in that part of the psyche where mankind revolts against God and death. Gregory Motton’s four films constitute the most substantial adaptation of the 200-plus that have been made since 1922 and is perhaps one of the closest in spirit and detail to Stoker’s story. Moreover, the development of the theme of a rebellion against God and death puts this film into the Gothic and darkly romantic mood from which the book itself came. This first part, starts with Dracula’s death in 1475 (featuring some dialogue in Old High German!) and tells the story of Lilith (Åslög Von Roos), a prostitute summoning up the appearance of Dracula; then Jonathan Harker’s (Brendan Kjellberg- Motton) journey and visit to Dracula’s castle. An innovative approach to the classic Dracula themes, shot in striking black-and-white.

UK 2021 GREGORY MOTTON 76M + Q&A

We are pleased to welcome writer/director Gregory Motton for an intro and Q&A.

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Fri 25 Aug 18:00 – Auditorium Sat 26 Aug 13:00 – Auditorium

And Then Come The Nightjars

A heart-warming story of friendship and survival set against the backdrop of the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak. Bea Roberts’ twohander about male friendship and a dying way of life is small but beautifully observed. Director Statement: “Bea Roberts’ awardwinning ‘And Then Come the Nightjars’ is a rare find. It’s a story that’s as moving as it is funny, nostalgic as it is incisive, personal as it is political. I had the immense pleasure of directing the stage play when it premiered in London in 2015 – to reviews you couldn’t have written yourself – and was struck then by the potential it had for a captivating film. It also brilliantly examines the little-mined tragedy of the foot and mouth crisis, which devastated farming communities and changed the face of UK farming forever. Bea explores the crisis from an entirely human, personal angle, making our characters’ struggle accessible, however familiar or not the audience might be with rural life. But she also does this with a finger on our funny bones at all times”.

UK 2023 PAUL ROBINSON 81M

We are delighted to welcome the two main actors, David Fielder and Nigel Hastings, and director Paul Robinson to introduce their film, with a Q&A after the screenings.