The Beat is The Law will be screened at Leeds University (25th-27th March) as part of a 3 day conference discussing the 84/85 Miners Stike including a rountable discussion about the film and the broader issues associated with the strike, Thatcher and the role music played in that period. This conference coincides with the 25th anniversary of the end of the strike.
Hopefully Russell Senior (Pulp) will be attending the conference. Others include David Peace (author of The Red Riding Trilogy and Damned United) and the photographer Martin Shakeshaft (who’s work we have incorporated into the film – see photo above)
Here’s a clip of Russell talking about the NUM leader Arthur Scargill:
There will be a special Panel discussion on 12th November after the screening chaired by music journalist John Robb with special guests including Russell Senior (Pulp), Jake Harries (Chakk), Eve Wood (director) plus live music
So if you can’t make to the DocFest Screenings then here is a great opportunity to see the film in all its full screen glory.
A double bill in Scandanavia! Both The Beat Is The Law Part One and Made In Sheffield will be showing during the Sensurround International Music Festival in Sweden 20th and 21st November respectively. Eve will be attending the Q&A’s BITL and brief sightseeing before flying back for a Q and A at Salford Film Festival on 21st.
We are very pleased that both The Beat is The Law Part One and Made In Sheffield will be shown at the Salford Film Festival in Manchester on 21st and 22nd November respectively curated by BBC’s Stuart Maconie.
The Beat Is The Law Part 01 premieres in Sheffield Nov 2009
We are pleased to announce The Beat is The Law Part 01 will have its official premiere at the UK’s prestigious Documentary Festival here in Sheffield in November.
Martin, whose artwork is used throughout The Beat Is The Law website and which can be purchased from our shop, has a main exhibition of his work entitled “Trust” in the Yorkshire Artspace running throughout October. The artwork for The Beat Is The Law will be on display at the launch party 9th October.
Phil Wolstenholme, creator of one of the pieces of artwork for the film and brought to animated life in the MEDIA section’s The Listening Room , celebrated 20 years of creativity with a great retrospective at the Workstation over the summer, the exhibition, which included his art for The Beat Is The Law, was extended due to popular demand.
“The breadth of material on show may puzzle those expecting a single theme or some overarching theory on which to hang an opinion (or indeed a review). But at a time when so much visual art relies for validation on mission statements and other textual baggage, it’s pleasing to find work that displays confidence in versatility and pure visual pleasure.” David Thompson – Eye Blog, 28th July 2009
Purchase a Wolstenholme limited edition signed print from the shop
Delighted to announce Made In Sheffield plus trailer of The Beat Is The Law part One will be screened at the Green Man Festival on Sunday 23 August 2009. Stephen Singleton will be doing a Q and A and Eve will also be in attendance. Hope to see you there!
John Robb was in the audience at the Sensoria preview and he was moved to write about it …
“For far too long Sheffield’s fascinating post punk underground has been brushed aside in favour of other city’s stories. This film sets the record straight and expertly reminds us over the city’s distinctive gritty flavour from the quirky smart pop of Pulp to the electro funkateer hipness of the late and great Chakk to the genius skronk of The Box as well as countless other groups have great stories to tell in a city that created its very own distinctive sound in the late seventies. Already known for its hip smart pop from the Human League and ABC the film collects all the other renegades who took the mish mash of ideas in post punk from funk to fractured post punk and created their own distinctive sound that reflected a city on the brink. Filmed in documentary style and with some great interviews with the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley and Mark Brydon, the film expertly ties up all the loose ends and puts Sheffield back at the forefront of the great musical adventure in the fallout of punk till the rise of Britpop – a time when bands went out on a limb and the only rule was that there were no rules…oh and it also comes with a great soundtrack.”
JOHN ROBB – Music journalist/TV presenter/musician
