Film
At Home In Gaza and London – Film Screening
Join Liverpool Arab Arts Festival at the Bluecoat for a screening of At Home in Gaza and London, which follows the lives of people living in two locations separated by great political, economic and physical divides. In 2016 a group of artistic collaborators in Gaza and London began a series of digital workshops as an...
Bye Bye Tiberias Preview + Director Q&A
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema, SAFAR, is delighted to present an exclusive Q&A preview of Bye Bye Tiberias ahead of its UK release by T A P E Collective. In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her...
The Thief of Bagdad: Film Screening + Q&A
Join us for a special screening of The Thief of Bagdad, a cinematic masterpiece from 1940. Following the screening, award-winning artist Michelle Williams Gamaker will lead a Q&A session, providing insight into the intersection of art, cinema, and storytelling. Williams Gamaker, the creative force behind Bluecoat’s current exhibition ‘Our Mountains Are Painted on Glass’ will...
In the Company of Kings – Film Screening
Half-blinded in a racial attack, In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan’s unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former world champions and those closest to his hero Muhammad Ali about race, struggle, victory, defeat and, ultimately, picking yourself up off the canvas. The film is an...
Super Connected Live
Is it time to break up with our phones? Based on the critically acclaimed album by indie rock polymath Tim Arnold, ‘Super Connected LIVE’ is a Black Mirror-esque show fusing film, live music, theatre and the ticking time bomb of social media & big tech. As the film rolls, Arnold performs on stage and screen...
Liverpool Loves More
Liverpool is set to mark the anniversary of Eurovision in Liverpool with a whole host of activity taking place across the city. The Bluecoat will showcase Fly High, a special art installation by artist Andrea Ku from B4 Biodiversity, which will display beautiful blue and yellow butterfly lanterns created during family sessions. A rainbow carpeted...
“Adra” – Film & Speaker Tour
Experience the magic of the award-winning film Adra as the team behind the renowned Kendal Mountain Festival take it on Tour! Llanberis is the diamond at the heart of the rugged North Wales scenery; hunkered down below Yr Wyddfa, it’s the epicentre of adventure climbing in the UK. Through interviews and archives, this Coldhouse Collective...
Your Local Arena: George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell said about his classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, ‘I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive.’ This event, produced in partnership between WoWFEST: FAHRENHEIT 2024 and Your Local Arena, asks: just how close are we to Orwell’s vision...
Ukrainian Film Festival “Our Land”
The film festival “OUR LAND” is aimed at giving visitors the opportunity to experience and understand Ukrainian culture and history and to learn about ordinary and famous people in Ukraine through the creative skills of Ukrainian cinematographers. A selection of feature films and documentary short films of the “Culture VS War” project will lead the...
Rambert launches pilot Future Movement Youth Programme in Liverpool
Rambert’s innovative and groundbreaking Future Movement programme is launching in Liverpool this month, after successful ventures in London, Rochdale and Mansfield. A one-of-its-kind initiative for young people aged 16 to 21, Future Movement is designed to inspire and support anyone who is interested in starting a career in the creative industries. It aims to fuel...