We’ve been walking around the city the last couple of weeks, camera in hand, taking pictures of Birmingham cinema locations. We’ve documented both demolished sites
Written by Ian Francis During his visit to Flatpack last May, composer and accompanist Neil Brand talked about the early days of silent cinema in
Written by Ian Francis I visited Eric Turland at his home in Poole in the late summer of 2022. A proud Brummie, he was still
Wonderland researcher Shelley Budgeon reflects on the common threads in three oral histories about formative film experiences. The social and cultural significance of cinema reaches
Article by Ian Francis with photographs by David Rowan and film above by Luke Unsworth. Our journey through Birmingham’s cinema stories began with a misty
During the 16th Flatpack Festival (17-22 May 2022) we had the pleasure of staging a conversation between Cecil Morris and Garry Stewart of Recognize Black
The first Balsall Heath Film festival’s grand finale perfectly encapsulated why we so love delving into people’s cinema stories, and why getting together to watch
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