Phoenix August 2015 Brochure by Jake Harvey

AUG — 15

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CINEMA

ART

THIS MONTH —

KIDS WORKSHOPS Free drop in creative technology workshops

ORSON WELLES SEASON Six films celebrating his astonishing life and work

NEW FILMS —

MARSHLAND MISTRESS AMERICA 45 YEARS THE WOLFPACK

CAFÉ BAR THEEB

Fri 14 – Thu 20 Aug

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AUGUST AT A GLANCE

MARSHLAND p4

TOM JONES p5

MISTRESS AMERICA P6

BARNEY THOMSON P5

THE WONDERS p5

GOING CLEAR p7

PRECINCT SEVEN FIVE p6

THE STUART HALL PROJECT p5

GOING CLEAR P7

THEEB p6

MANGLEHORN p7

P'TIT QUINQUIN p7

45 YEARS p7

L'ECLISSE P10

THE WOLFPACK P10

ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

RICKI AND THE FLASH

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COMING IN SEPTEMBER

A WALK IN THE WOODS

Film-wise, our brochure is literally packed to the seams this month! Amidst 38 individual movies, a highlight is 45 years – a film certain to put Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay in early contention for a BAFTA or Oscar come awards time. Our Orson Welles Season celebrates a titan of cinema – a man who worked both as an actor and director - a century after his birth. It’s a great chance for film lovers to catch some of his rarer works, now digitally restored. Short film making is where many established film makers cut their teeth, and something we’re keen to support at Phoenix. The Short Cinema festival - now in its ninth year - is an exciting showcase of short films created by emerging filmmakers in the East Midlands. We’ve two exhibitions touring from the Institute of Contemporary Arts, both using a mix of archival materials and newly commissioned artworks to explore little known histories. Shout Out! investigates the 1980s tower block pirate radio movement, while Whose Gaze is it Anyway? looks at Arab popular culture and alternative cinema. And finally, if you’re looking for things to do with children over the holidays, we’ve everything from great value films like Disney’s Inside Out and free drop-in creative workshops, to 5-day filmmaking summercamps.

Phoenix is a registered charity, number 701078. Our aim is to bring inspirational film and art to all. Made possible with the support of:

FIND PHOENIX

This month we’re bringing film customers a little extra sparkle as we replace our projector in Screen 1 with a brand new 4K digital model. It’s a significant investment made possible in large part by your continued support. As a result, you’ll be able to enjoy sharper image quality and – because we’re upgrading our audio system as well – crisper, more immersive, surround sound.

DISCOVER SUMMER

WELCOME

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CONTINUED FROM LAST MONTH

MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA U

Sat 1 – Sun 3 Aug Dir: Dziga Vertov Cast: Mikhail Kaufman Soviet Union 1929, 1hr 8mins

A groundbreaking piece of experimental documentary cinema now digitally restored, Man with a Movie Camera is one of the most influential films in cinema history.

EDEN

Sat 1 – Thu 6 Aug Dir: Mia Hansen-Løve Cast: Félix de Givry France 2014, 2hrs 11mins, subtitled

4–5

Available as Silver Screenings – see p11

Neon dance floors, spinning vinyl, sex, drugs and alcohol. Hansen-Løve’s film charts two decades in the life of French House DJ Paul Vallee.

MARSHLAND

Fri 7 - Thu 13 Aug Dir: Alberto Rodríguez Cast: Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo Spain 2014, 1hr 44mins, subtitled Set in rural southern Spain during the 1980s, two polar-opposite policemen from Madrid are forced to work together to solve the serial murders of teenage girls. With the men battling local corruption and the spectre of Franco still hanging over the country, the officers must

overcome their differences to stop the killer. Reminiscent of True Detective and The Secrets in their Eyes with a sun-drenched visual palette from cinematographer Álex Catalán, it’s enthralling stuff.

SOUTHPAW

THE CHOIR

DEAR WHITE PEOPLE 15

Sat 24 Jul – Thu 6 Aug Dir: Antoine Fugua Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams USA 2015, 2hr 4mins

When a rebellious student DJ decides to run for the presidency of her student hall with the intention of keeping it African-American only, her fiery campaign leads to frictions on campus.

With a beautiful wife and daughter Billy seems to have it all, but in one tragic moment he loses everything. Starting from rock bottom, Billy must confront his own demons to take his second shot at a boxing title. Coming under the tutelage of ex-fighter ‘Tick’ Wills (Forest Whitaker), a man with his own chequered past, perhaps Billy’s battle can offer redemption for both men.

Sat 1 - Thu 6 Aug Dir: Justin Simien, Adriana Serrano Cast: Tyler James Williams USA 2014, 1hr 48mins

Fri 7 - Thu 13 Aug Dir: François Girard Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas USA 2014, 1 hr 43 mins

Following the death of his mother, troubled 12-year-old Stet is packed off by his estranged father to the renowned National Boychoir Academy. Struggling to fit in with his elitist peers, he also faces pressure from stern choirmaster Carvelle (Dustin Hoffman) who sees potential in Stet and will push him to achieve it. A feel-good film about believing in yourself; it’s nice to see Hoffman back on the big screen.

POLITICAL CINEMA SEASON THE WONDERS

Fri 7 - Thu 13 Aug Dir: Alice Rohrwacher Cast: Maria Alexandra Lungu Italy / Germany 2014, 1hr 50 mins, subtitled

THE SALT OF THE EARTH 12A

Fri 7 - Thu 13 Aug Dir: Wim Wenders, J.R. Salgado Documentary, France / Brazil 2014, 1hr 50mins, subtitles (parts)

THE STUART HALL PROJECT 12A Wed 12 Aug, 6.15pm Dir: John Akomfrah UK 2013, 1hr 43mins

Showing as part of our Political Cinema season, the film will be introduced by James Harvey-Davitt and followed by a post-screening discussion. Stuart Hall was one of the most influential and esteemed cultural theorists of a generation. This film compiles archive footage of Hall alongside other giants of political commentary including Noam Chomsky and Gore Vidal.

Rohrwacher’s coming of age tale follows a family of beekeepers in the sleepy Italian countryside. 12-yearold Gelsomina follows the daily routine of country life but a chance encounter with a glamorous TV host offers an opportunity to ensure the future of her family farm. Filmed on Super 16 film stock, The Wonders is a magical hymn to a fading way of life and the gentle collision of childhood with adolescence.

Sebastião Salgado’s staggering life is the focus of this documentary, tracing the photographer’s work that has left an indelible impression on how we view humanity and our impact on the planet. From the struggles of those afflicted by the 1980s famine in Africa to the beautiful, untouched nature our planet still manages to harbour, Salgado’s life has been dedicated to documenting these horrors and wonders.

CINEMA IN THE 60S SCREENING: TOM JONES PG

THE LEGEND OF BARNEY MYSTERY FILM THOMSON 15 Fri 14 Aug, 8.30pm

Wed 12, 10.30am & Thu 20 Aug, 7pm Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Albert Finney, Susannah York UK 1963, 1hr 57mins Come and share your experiences of going to the movies in the 1960s! Showing in partnership with DMU’s Dr Matthew Jones and University College London, each screening of Tom Jones will be followed by a discussion and chance to share your memories of 60s cinema-going. Both screenings of Tony Richardson’s multiple Oscar-winning film starring Albert Finney are open to all.

Fri 14 – Thu 20 Aug Dir: Robert Carlyle Cast: Emma Thompson UK 2015, 1hr 36mins

Robert Carlyle’s sardonic directorial debut boasts a cracking British roster and a ruthless comedic bite. Barney (Carlyle) is an inept barber looking for a way up in life. After accidently murdering his boss and stumbling into more killings, he turns to his mother (a side-splittingly deranged and foul-mouthed Emma Thompson) to help him cover his tracks. Can Barney beat the rap or will he face the wrath of Glasgow’s finest headed up by Ray Winstone and Tom Courtenay?

All tickets £3

Join us as we continue to voyage into the unknown with our mystery film night. Perhaps it'll be a new digital restoration, a 35mm print of an old classic or a rare theatrical outing for a film you’ve never had the chance to see on the big screen. Nobody will know what we’re screening (including our staff!) until the film begins so place your trust in us, join adventurous film junkies and each month we’ll deliver some brilliant cinema. The Mystery Film may be any classification up to an 18 certificate. As such, these screenings are for over-18s only.

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THEEB

TBC

Fri 14 – Thu 20 Aug Dir: Naji Abu Nowar Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag Jordan 2014, 1hr 40mins, subtitled A young boy, Theeb, must guide a British officer through the unforgiving deserts of the Ottoman Empire during World War I in this sprawling boy’s own adventure. Dodging bandits and mercenaries in the harsh conditions, Theeb must fight a desperate battle for survival in a land still in the throes of conflict and division. UK-born director Naji Abu-Nowar’s debut is a promising one.

PRECINCT SEVEN FIVE

Fri 14 – Thu 20 Aug Dir: Tiller Russell Cast: Michael Dowd, Kenny Eurell USA 2014, 1hr 44mins An unbelievable true story that’s as gripping as any thriller; interviewees in Russell’s new documentary seem like gangsters from a Scorsese flick, but they’re all cops. A jaw-dropping account of unprecedented police corruption, Precinct Seven Five is set during the New York crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s when rookie police officer Michael Dowd saw an opportunity to exploit the city’s numerous vices.

HOUSEBOUND

Fri 14 – Mon 17 Aug Dir: Gerard Johnstone Cast: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata NZ 2014, 1hr 47mins This wonderfully gruesome new film is in the same vein as Peter Jackson and Sam Raimi’s early gore fests and shot through with a deliciously quirky Kiwi sense of humour. After trying to steal from an ATM, angsty teen Kylie is sentenced to eight months house arrest under the supervision of her gossipy mother. But unsettling forces lurk within the old family home and Kylie’s stay descends into blood-soaked terror.

6–7

Available as Silver Screenings – see p11

THE OVERNIGHT

Mon 17 – Thu 20 Aug Dir: Patrick Brice Cast: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman USA 2015, 1hr 19mins

MISTRESS AMERICA

Fri 21 - Thu 27 Aug Dir: Noah Baumbach Cast: Greta Gerwig USA 2015, 1hr 24mins

After the broader comedy of While We're Young, Baumbach returns to his indie stylings of Frances Ha with this wonderful comedy drama starring regular collaborator Greta Gerwig. Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be

stepsister, Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Mistress America is a comedy about dreamchasing, score-settling, makeshift families, and cat-stealing.

Adam Scott (Parks and Rec) and Taylor Schilling star as Alex and Emily, recently moved to LA. Chatting with another parent in the local park, the couple are invited over for dinner. Initially expecting an early night the dinner turns to drinks, and more drinks, and soon it’s more of an ‘adult’ evening than they were expecting! Funny and daring, this new indie comedy is a short and snappy breath of fresh air.

45 YEARS

P’TIT QUINQUIN

Fri 28 Aug - Thu 10 Sep Dir: Andrew Haigh Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay UK 2015, 1hr 35mins Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay play elderly couple Kate and Geoff in Andrew Haigh’s spellbinding new drama. During preparations for their 45th wedding anniversary a letter arrives concerning an old flame of Geoff’s, and the seemingly happy couple find their relationship rocked to the core as questions of lives unlived and what might have been emerge. A masterclass in acting and direction, Rampling and Courtenay

MANGLEHORN

12A

Fri 21 - Thu 27 Aug Dir: David Gordon Green Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter USA 2014, 1hr 37mins Resigned to a life of loneliness, locksmith A.J. Manglehorn (Pacino) spends his time regretting past mistakes and tending to his cat. Still pining for a relationship he ruined years ago, a chance for a new beginning arises when A.J. meets bank clerk Dawn (Hunter) who starts to chip away at his reserved nature. Pacino is superb, reigning in his usual bombast to showcase his most sincere and engaging performance for a long time.

are mesmeric while Haigh directs with elegance and subtlety.

Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug Dir: Bruno Dumont Cast: Bernard Pruvost France 2014, 3hrs 18mins, subtitled On the outskirts of a French village, a human corpse is found inside the body of a dead cow. A wholly incompetent police officer, Captain Van der Weyden, and his equally inept partner are assigned to investigate, but find their paths crossing with Quinquin, the town’s young troublemaker. An unapologetically absurd and surreal mix that brings to mind Lynch’s Twin Peaks - Dumont has crafted one of the art-house cinema highlights of the year.

GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF 15

SONG OF THE SEA

Despite pressure to withdraw it from distribution, Gibney’s investigation into Scientology is finally here. Ever since its origins in the work of 1950s science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology has gone from strength to strength, gaining notoriety for its controversial beliefs and connections with Hollywood A-listers. This eyeopening documentary examines the unsettling inner-workings of this 20th century religion.

An enchanting animation based on the Celtic legend of the ‘Selkies’ magical beings that live as humans on land and seals underwater. Following a startling discovery, Saoirse and her brother Ben embark on an adventure to save Ireland’s faerie creatures. Like no animation you'll have seen before on the big screen, Song of the Sea deserves to be ranked with the best of Pixar and Studio Ghibli.

Fri 21 - Thu 27 Aug Dir: Alex Gibney USA 2015, 2hrs

Sat 1 - Thu 6 & Mon 24 – Thu 27 Aug Dir: Tomm Moore Cast: Brendon Gleeson Ireland 2014, 1hr 33mins

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Song of the Sea Southpaw Song of the Sea Southpaw Dear White People Southpaw Man with a Movie Camera Eden Southpaw Lazy Sunday: Song of the Sea Southpaw Eden Southpaw Man with a Movie Camera Dear White People Southpaw Song of the Sea Song of the Sea Southpaw Dear White People Southpaw Man with a Movie Camera Eden Southpaw Song of the Sea Southpaw Dear White People Song of the Sea Southpaw Eden Southpaw Dear White People Southpaw Song of the Sea Southpaw Dear White People Southpaw Eden Song of the Sea Southpaw Eden Song of the Sea Southpaw DSLR Film Making Course Ashes and Diamonds

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The Salt of the Earth Marshland Inside Out The Wonders The Stuart Hall Project Marshland The Choir Inside Out The Wonders Marshland The Choir The Salt of the Earth Marshland Inside Out The Salt of the Earth The Third Man Inside Out Housebound The Legend of Barney Thomson Precinct Seven Five Inside Out Precinct Seven Five Theeb The Legend of Barney Thomson Mystery Film Inside Out The World of Goopie and Banga Theeb Precinct Seven Five P’tit Quinquin Inside Out The Saragossa Manuscript Precinct Seven Five The Legend of Barney Thomson Housebound Inside Out Lazy Sunday: Touch of Evil Precinct Seven Five The Legend of Barney Thomson Theeb Inside Out Precinct Seven Five P’tit Quinquin Housebound Phoenix Ani-Camp

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A Dozen Summers Mistress America A Dozen Summers Sounds of Now Workshop Velorama + Cycling short Mistress America F for Fake Going Clear Mistress America Manglehorn Mistress America Lazy Sunday: A Dozen Summers Mistress America The Hourglass Sanatorium Mistress America Mistress America Manglehorn Mistress America Going Clear Phoenix Film Camp A Dozen Summers Mistress America Manglehorn Mistress America Going Clear Mistress America Song of the Sea Mistress America Manglehorn Song of the Sea Mistress America Going Clear Song of the Sea Mistress America Manglehorn Mistress America - Desc Subtitled Going Clear Manglehorn Mistress America Going Clear Song of the Sea Mistress America Song of the Sea RSC: Othello Mistress America

Southpaw Dear White People Inside Out The Choir Inside Out The Salt of the Earth Marshland The Wonders Inside Out - Autism Friendly Inside Out The Wonders The Choir Inside Out Marshland Marshland The Magnificent Ambersons The Wonders The Salt of the Earth Lazy Sunday: Inside Out The Wonders Inside Out Marshland The Choir Glyndebourne: The Rape of Lucretia The Salt of the Earth Phoenix Film Academy Inside Out The Salt of the Earth Marshland The Wonders Inside Out The Choir The Salt of the Earth The Wonders Marshland Inside Out The Choir Marshland Inside Out The Salt of the Earth Inside Out - Descriptive Subtitled Marshland The Wonders A Short Film about Killing Tom Jones Inside Out

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Song of the Sea Manglehorn Mistress America Song of the Sea Mistress America Going Clear Mistress America Mistress America Manglehorn Thomas & Friends 45 Years L’Eclisse 45 Years Magician: Orson Welles 45 Years The Shortish Cinema 45 Years The Wolfpack Magician: Orson Welles Thomas & Friends 45 Years The Wolfpack L’Eclisse 45 Years 45 Years The Short Cinema 45 Years Thomas & Friends Lazy Sunday: 45 Years Magician: Orson Welles 45 Years Around the Pink House 45 Years The Wolfpack L’Eclisse 45 Years Thomas & Friends 45 Years The Wolfpack L’Eclisse 45 Years 45 Years Magician: Orson Welles The Wolfpack 45 Years

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SILVER SCREENINGS L'ECLISSE

Fri 28 Aug - Thu 3 Sep Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Monica Vitti, Alain Delon Italy 1962, 2hrs 6mins, subtitled Filmed in sumptuous black and white, L’Eclisse followed L’avventura and La notte in Antonioni’s trilogy on contemporary malaise and arrives in a new digital restoration. Using the backdrop of a young woman leaving her older lover for a passionate affair with an ambitious young stockbroker, L’Eclisse explores the isolation of city life and the difficulty of forming true connections amidst the meaninglessness of the modern world.

THE WOLFPACK

Fri 28 Aug - Thu 3 Sep Dir: Crystal Moselle USA 2015, 1hr 20mins

TBC

Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments.

SONG OF THE SEA

Wed 5 Aug, 11am ‘ ’ - The Guardian. This new documentary looks at the incredible true story of the Angulo brothers, confined to their tiny family home in Manhattan’s Lower East Side since birth. Despite the paranoia of their parents - meaning the boys are only allowed outside once a year - the six brothers find escapism through films on DVD and VHS, and their meticulous recreations of scenes using any materials to hand. A jaw-dropping salute to the power of movies.

TOM JONES

Wed 12 Aug, 10.30am Screening in partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A)

THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON

Wed 19 Aug, 11am

MANGLEHORN

12A

Wed 26 Aug, 11am

THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT 15 Sat 15 Aug, 5.10pm Dir: Wojciech Jerzy Has Poland 1965, 3hrs 4mins

Martin Scorsese presents...

MASTERPIECES OF POLISH CINEMA ASHES AND DIAMONDS 12A

A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING

Long established as one of Polish cinema's supreme masterpieces, Wajda's film vividly captures the turbulence and confusion immediately following the Second World War, as a former resistance hero turns anti-Communist assassin.

A grimly confrontational study of the protracted process of ending someone's life, whether through casual murder or meticulously calibrated execution. Kieślowski's masterpiece contributed to a national debate that ultimately ended capital punishment in Poland.

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Thu 6 Aug, 6.15pm Dir: Andrzej Wajda Poland 1958, 1hr 44mins

Tue 11 Aug, 8.40pm Dir: Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland 1988, 1hr 26mins

Martin Scorsese presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema is currently organised by DI Factory, all DOTS, Propaganda Foundation and The Film Foundation, in cooperation with Tor, Zebra and Kadr film studios, in partnership with the National Audiovisual Institute of Poland, and with the support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Film Institute

A rip-roaring widescreen Napoleonic epic with dazzling duels, damsels and cryptic manuscripts, widely considered to be one of the great 1960s 'headtrips' with an exhilarating lattice of stories within stories within stories.

THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM 15 Sun 23 Aug, 2.30pm Dir: Wojciech Jerzy Has Poland 1973, 2hr 5mins

A hallucinatory head-swiveller of a film, which combines several of Bruno Schulz's short fantasy works into a floridly baroque journey of a man visiting a mysterious sanatorium.

ORSON WELLES SEASON

BRITISH SILENT FILM FESTIVAL

A man who left an indelible mark on cinema history, this season looks at Orson Welles as both actor and director and includes new restorations of The Third Man, Touch of Evil, F for Fake and a new documentary about his life and work.

THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS U 35MM Sat 8 Aug, 6.10pm Dir: Orson Welles USA 1942, 1hr 26mins

A tale of the rise and fall of a Midwestern family during the emergence of the automobile, Welles’ follow-up to Citizen Kane sealed his move away from Hollywood after the film suffered major cuts by the studio.

THE THIRD MAN

Thu 13 Aug, 8.30pm Dir: Carol Reed UK 1949, 1hr 44mins

Enter the shadowy ruins of post-war Vienna for Reed’s immaculate film noir. The black market has the city in its grasp as pulp novelist Holly Martins searches the sewers for his old friend Harry Lime.

TOUCH OF EVIL

12A

Sun 16 Aug, 12pm Dir: Orson Welles USA 1957, 1hr 44mins

A honeymooning policeman investigates a bomb explosion but finds himself at odds with a corrupt detective in Welles’ nightmarish dissection of good and evil.

Celebrating the art of silent films Thu 10 – Sun 13 Sep at Phoenix

CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT

Thu 18 Aug, 6.10pm Dir: Orson Welles France / Spain 1965, 1hr 55mins

A drama about the Shakespearian character Falstaff, using material from several different plays to complete a boisterous picture of Prince Hal’s huge drinking companion.

F FOR FAKE

The 15th annual British Silent Film Festival returns to Leicester. This year’s festival will look at heroes – from swashbuckling adventurers to the early astronauts - and at British silent cinema in transition, screening some of the last silent and first sound films produced. Richard III makes an appearance in early British feature Jane Shore, and British Sea Power provide the score to the beautiful Man of Aran in a glorious programme accompanied by the world’s leading silent cinema musicians.

Sat 22 Aug, 4.40pm Dir: Orson Welles USA 1976, 1hr 25mins Ostensibly about the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory, the film considers Welles’ own reputation for fakery (a notorious Martian invasion radio play springs to mind!) and finds time to play some tricks on the audience.

MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES 12A Fri 28 - Mon 31 Aug Dir: Chuck Workman USA 2014, 1hr 31mins

In a time when studios ruled and few directors had any power, there was Orson Welles. A larger than life character, Welles’ rebellious life and films are the focus of this lovingly crafted exploration.

ACCESS CINEMA DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES

INSIDE OUT

Tue 11 Aug, 6pm

MISTRESS AMERICA

Tue 25 Aug, 7pm

AUDIO DESCRIBED

MISTRESS AMERICA Fri 21 Aug, 1pm

AUTISM FRIENDLY

INSIDE OUT

Sat 8 Aug, 10.30am

THE SHORT CINEMA 2015

THE SHORTISH CINEMA 18

Fri 28 Aug, 7pm – 8.30pm, £6 This year the festival expands with the introduction of The Shortish Cinema, a screening of Midlands-made films which need slightly longer than our usual 15 minute limit to tell their story.

MAIN COMPETITION Now in its ninth year, The Short Cinema is an annual short film festival showcasing established and emerging talent from across the world with a strong focus on Midlands makers. Offering an exciting mix of films irrespective of genre, style or budget, the festival provides writers, producers and directors with an opportunity to exhibit their work on the big screen.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SORTED!

Sat 29 Aug, 7pm – 11pm, £6 Screening the best Midlandsmade shorts - as selected by an expert panel of judges. Just one can be crowned ‘Best in Festival 2015’. Running along both screenings is the International Departures programme, screening films from all over the world in the comfort of our ‘First Class Departures Lounge’.

INSIDE OUT

Fri 7 - Thu 20 Aug USA 2015, 1hr 42mins When young Riley and her family move to San Francisco against her will, we are taken on a journey inside her mind as her emotions Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – causing mischief inside Riley’s head – struggle to adapt to her new life.

FILMS ABOUT CYCLING To celebrate Sky Ride Leicester - Leicester’s annual traffic-free bike ride (Sun 30 Aug) - we’re screening a couple of great cycling films. Find out more about Sky Ride at goskyride.com/leicesterskyride

SONG OF THE SEA

Film tickets £3

WADJDA + CYCLING SPECIAL SHORT PG

VELORAMA + BOB WARNER SHORT

Haifaa Al-Mansour’s 2012 film is an inspiring take on courage, childhood and rebellion. Wadjda wants a new bike so she can beat a local boy in a race, but her behaviour attracts the ire of her strict teachers and elders. The film will be preceded by archive film Cycling Special about the history of cycling excursions in the Midlands.

A documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Daisy Asquith, Velorama was created using over 100 different titles from the BFI National Archive and the Yorkshire Film Archive to show a century of the bicycle on film. Preceded by Bob Warner - A Day In The Life, a short film about the beloved Leicester bike shop on Sparkenhoe Street.

Fri 21 Aug, 6.15pm 1hr 55mins

Sat 22 Aug, 3pm 1hr 5mins

Sat 1 - Thu 6 & Mon 24 – Thu 27 Aug Ireland 2014, 1hr 33mins

An enchanting animation based on the Celtic legend of the ‘Selkies’ magical beings that live as humans on land and seals underwater. Saoirse and her brother Ben embark on an adventure to save Ireland’s faerie creatures. PHOENIX EXCLUSIVE

THE WORLD OF GOOPI AND BAGHA U

Sat 15 Aug, 10.30pm Hindi with English subtitles

KIDS GET CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Thursdays in August, 11am - 4pm Phoenix Café Bar. Ages 4+ (younger if accompanied by an adult)

Get creative with new technologies in our free drop-in summer workshops for children and young people.

3D PRINT A PLANT

Thu 6 Aug

Help us make a ‘pot plant’ entirely through 3D printing. You design the leaves and we’ll print them out as 3D objects to build a plant sculpture.

A DOZEN SUMMERS

Fri 21 - Mon 24 Aug UK 2015, 1hr 22mins

Made in Leicester, this new comedy follows 12-year-old sisters Maisie and Daisy as they hijack a traditional children’s movie and take the audience on a tour of their increasingly complicated journey towards adolescence.

INVENT WITH OTOTO: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Thu 13 Aug

You can make crazy musical instruments from almost anything with ‘Ototo’, a tiny synthesiser you can connect to all sorts of materials.

INTERACTIVE LIGHTS

Thu 20 Aug

Have fun making electrical circuits with LEDs, batteries and other components and help us build a light installation. From Phoenix Interact Labs.

BLUE BOOSTER BADGE

Thu 27 Aug

Sew a circuit and learn a new superpower with Codasign! Make your own light-up ‘Blue Booster’ badge that you can take home using conductive thread, LEDs and felt.

SUMMERCAMPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE PHOENIX ANI-CAMP

Mon 17 – Fri 21 Aug (5 days) 9.30am – 3.30pm Cost: £125

THOMAS & FRIENDS: SODOR'S LEGEND OF THE LOST TREASURE U Fri 28 – Mon 31 Aug UK 2015, 1hr 3mins

Shiver me timbers! Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on the hunt for Sodor's lost treasure!

A beautiful animation telling the story of a pair of musicians gifted with magical powers by the King of Ghosts. In partnership with Children’s Film Society, India.

Get into film with our practical 5 day summercamps for kids and teens, as we prove learning can be fun. From filmmaking to animation, we’ve got courses for all ages.

PHOENIX FILM ACADEMY

Mon 10 – Fri 14 Aug (5 days) 10am – 4pm Cost: £160 For 16-19 year-olds - a practical introduction to the roles required to make a film, from concept to completion. Learn about storyboarding, camerawork, lighting, sound recording and where your skills lie.

An animation course for 12-15 year olds covering all aspects of the stopmotion animation process - from planning to building and filming, and creating your own short film.

PHOENIX FILM CAMP Mon 24 – Fri 28 Aug (5 days) 9.30am – 3.30pm Cost: £125

A filmmaking course for 7-11 year olds. Enter the room on Monday armed with the enthusiasm to produce a film, and leave on Friday with a film in the can that you created and starred in.

The Beaux' Stratagem, NT Live

STAGE ON SCREEN SUMMER 2015 SEASON

See some of the world’s greatest stage shows come alive on our cinema screens. Tickets: £15 / £13 conc.

COMING SOON

THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA

(Glyndebourne Opera) Sun 9 Aug, 6pm Lucretia is a model of fidelity among Roman wives until the Etruscan prince Tarquinius, provoked by his Roman army comrades, gallops back to Rome to ruin her virtue.

OTHELLO

(RSC) Wed 26 Aug, 7pm With greatness comes jealousy from those who view Othello as an outsider. As plotting ensues, the General realises too late that the greatest danger lies in his own fragile pride.

THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM (NT Live) Thu 3 Sep, 7pm

Left without a penny to their names, two charming young gentlemen decide to locate to Lichfield and marry for money, but all does not go according to plan. See website for full details and shows in 2016, and to buy tickets (with no booking fee).

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E L I V E Coriolanus Thu 24 Sep, 7pm Hamlet – Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm Of Mice and Men Thu 19 Nov, 7pm Jane Eyre Tue 8 Dec, 7pm

ART SHOUT OUT! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s Thu 23 July – Mon 24 Aug Cube gallery & Café Bar, Free Shout Out! is an archival exhibition looking back at the early tower block pirate radio movement that emerged in the UK during the 1980s, prompting a new musical phenomenon that would change the face of British music.

R OYA L S H A K E S P E A R E C O M PA N Y Henry V Wed 21 Oct, 7pm OTHER Roger Waters: The Wall Tue 29 Sep, 8pm VAU D E V IL L E T H E AT R E L I V E The Importance of Being Ernest Thu 8 Oct, 7.15pm E N G L I S H N AT I O N A L OPER A The Barber of Seville Mon 19 Oct, 7.30pm The Mikado Thu 3 Dec, 7.30pm BOLSHOI BALLET Giselle Sun 11 Oct, 4pm Jewels Sun 8 Nov, 3pm The Lady of the Camellias Sun 6 Dec, 3pm The Nutcracker Sun 13 Dec, 3pm

WHOSE GAZE IS IT ANYWAY? Thu 27 Aug – Thu 24 Sep Cube gallery, Free The exhibition looks at the history of Arab pop culture through printed materials, film and video. Its inspiration began with the archive of Abboudi Bou Jaoudeh – a prolific collector whose underground treasure trove in Beirut holds a vast collection of Arab film memorabilia, from rare film posters to cultural magazines published from the 1930s to the present day. Film posters from the archive will be displayed in the Cube Gallery, alongside a newly commissioned work by Sophia Al-Maria.

Pirate radio is often associated with the off-shore broadcasting of the 1960s, but in the early 1980s it enjoyed a renaissance. This time, stations were broadcasting music from the roofs of tower blocks rather than at sea, and in a further shift the movement distinctively celebrated black culture.

ARTIST’S TOUR: SHOUT OUT!

Fri 21 Aug, 2pm, Free Artist Polly Brannan will lead a tour of the exhibition for anyone interesting in finding out more about the archival materials in the show.

WORKSHOP: SOUNDS OF NOW Sat 22 Aug, 2pm, Free Ages 16+

Using radio and broadcasting as a starting point, work with artist Polly Brannan to create sound bites from the local area, exploring ideas around social action, collaboration and mapping.

COURSE: THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL: THE ARAB GAZE ON FILM Sat 5 Sept, 10am - 4pm, £24 / £20 conc. Tutor: James Harvey-Davitt

WORKSHOP: CRITICAL POSTER DESIGN Sat 19 Sep, 2pm, Free Ages 16+

Based on the collection of film posters from the Whose Gaze is it Anyway? display, work with artist Jo Dacombe to create your own posters using hand-printed techniques.

FILM: AROUND THE PINK HOUSE 12A

Sun 30 Aug, 3.20pm Dir: Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige Lebanon 1999, 1hr 32mins One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a comedy-drama that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War.

Frequently portrayed in reductive and exotic ways in mainstream cinema, representations of the Arab World often offer little insight into the region. This course will provide an introduction to a number of Arab filmmakers that regularly blur the lines between the personal and the political.

These exhibitions form part of ICA Touring

LAZY SUNDAY – MAKE IT A DAY OF REST IN OUR CAFE BAR

Get breakfast, a drink and a ticket to the 12pm film every Sunday – just £12.50 / £10.95 conc. Booking via box office advised

OPENING TIMES

TICKETS

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Autistic Friendly / £4.00 Supported Environment one free carer ticket available Screenings for CEA cardholders

Special ticket offers (not available online)

Adult & child

2D £10 3D* £13

Adult & 2 children

2D £15 3D* £19.50

2 adults & 2 children

2D £20 3D* £26

Film & Dine – combine the film of your choice with a meal for £14.75 / £13.25 conc. Lazy Sunday – Any item from the brunch menu, a drink and a ticket to the 12pm show for £12.50 / £10.95 conc.

Family tickets

BOX OFFICE 0116 242 2800

* 3D glasses included in the price

BOOK ONLINE www.phoenix.org.uk

Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG Office enquiries, including corporate space hire – 0116 242 2821.

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