WOMEN OF CORNISH MUSIC | SCREENINGS
The Hypatia Trust has commissioned seven new short films to celebrate the ways in which women shape Cornwall’s musical life. The films will be screened at CAST throughout the day on 30 and 31 July. All are non-fiction, focusing on contemporary women who work with music in many different ways – from music therapist to…
ARTIST'S CHOICE | Koyaanisqatsi | INTRODUCED BY GRAHAM FITKIN
Koyaanisqatsi means ‘life out of balance’, in the Hopi language. Godfrey Reggio and Ron Fricke’s experimental film
Artist's Choice | In the Mood for Love | Introduced by Nina Royle
Wong Kar Wai’s classic film In the Mood for Love is colour-saturated and languorous.
The Republics
I am moved and fascinated by Stephen Watts’s poetry in ways I find hard to explain
Huw Wahl | Screening and Q&A
Filmmaker Huw Wahl will visit CAST to talk about his film The Republics
Green School Memories
Helston County Secondary School, which formerly occupied the CAST building, was commonly known as ‘Green School’
Even When I Fall
This award-winning documentary follows the story of two young Nepalese women who were trafficked into Indian circuses as children.
SHOW ME THE PICTURE: The Story of Jim Marshall | Introduced by Tatiana Kennedy
Jim Marshall was a maverick with a camera, an outsider with attitude, who captured the heights of Rock’n’Roll music
ARTIST'S CHOICE | THE SHOUT | INTRODUCED BY BRONWEN BUCKERIDGE
A stranger arrives in a small English village claiming knowledge of aboriginal magic and the power to kill
John Smith Q&A | Online
We were delighted to host John Smith at CAST on Friday 2 October for a Q&A
ARTIST'S CHOICE | GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER | INTRODUCED BY DENZIL FORRESTER
This groundbreaking 1967 film features a star line-up, including Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
THE WRECKING SEASON | INTRODUCED BY JANE DARKE
When a southwest gale blows for three days, artefacts and natural objects from across the world arrive on these shores.
ARTIST'S CHOICE | HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE | INTRODUCED BY KATHARINE HERON
Taika Waititi’s 2016 award winning film combines comedy and adventure.
John Smith | Programme of Short Films
CAST’s black box screening space re-opened on Tuesday 4 August with a programme of short films
GREEN SCHOOL EVENING
CANCELLED – A special gathering for anyone with memories of Helston County Secondary School, which formerly occupied the CAST building.
THE WRECKING SEASON | INTRODUCED BY JANE DARKE
CANCELLED – When a southwest gale blows for three days, artefacts and natural objects from across the world arrive
ARTIST'S CHOICE | DROP CITY | INTRODUCED BY CAITLIN DESILVEY
Caitlin DeSilvey will introduce an exploration in film of the fabled Drop City – a short-lived artists’ community
ARTIST'S CHOICE | THE GARDEN | INTRODUCED BY SIMON BAYLISS
The Garden offers an intimate insight into the inner world of the iconic film-maker, author, poet and artist Derek Jarman. The backdrop for the film is the garden Jarman created on the windswept Kent coast in the shadow of the Dungeness power station. Interweaving narratives play out, almost wordlessly, to create what Jarman described as…
A Room for Romeo Brass | Introduced by Naomi Frears
The story of two twelve-year-old boys whose friendship is tested by an older interloper.
Pilvi Takala | Talk and Screening
For this special event, the internationally renowned Finnish artist Pilvi Takala will travel to Cornwall to talk about her work. The special evening with will include the presentation of an early slide work, Bag Lady, and the screening of two short films, followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A. The programme includes: Real Snow White,…
PILVI TAKALA | A PROGRAMME OF FOUR SHORT FILMS
Internationally renowned artist Pilvi Takala stretches the limits of documentary making and performance within her works.
Andy Holden | Talk at Falmouth School of Art
Falmouth School of Art will screen Holden’s A Natural History of Nest Building, 2017, (30 minutes 30 seconds) followed by an artist talk. The evening is programmed to coincide with The Cornwall Workshop 2019, led by Holden and held at Kestle Barton on the Lizard peninsula, Andy Holden’s work takes a multitude of forms – large installations or sculptures, long-form videos,…
Lis Rhodes | introduced by Maria Palacios Cruz of LUX
Since the 1970s, artist Lis Rhodes has been making radical and experimental work that challenges dominant political and social narratives and the power structures of language. Her films and writing address urgent political issues – from the refugee crisis to workers’ rights, police brutality, racial discrimination and homelessness – as well as film history and…
Francis Alÿs | The Silence of Ani
Francis Alÿs’s film The Silence of Ani (2015) was shot on location in an ancient Armenian city