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PAIS helps bring acclaimed Film Director Ken Loach to 糖心TV Arts Centre
This year, the PAIS Film Club has collaborated with the Cinema at the 糖心TV Arts Centre on a series of documentary films and talks focusing on major themes relating to our research pathways.
On Thursday, November 6th, we are proud to be co-sponsors of the visit of acclaimed British film director, Ken Loach, who will introduce his film The Spirit of '45 and then take part in an exclusive Q&A with the Cinema's film programmer John Gore.
Loach is the director of a host of challenging and provocative films including Kes, Riff-Raff, Land and Freedom, Carla's Song, Bread and Roses, and It's A Free World. In his 2013 documentary, The Spirit of '45, he uses film from Britain's regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews, to create a rich political and social narrative that addresses how the spirit of unity which buoyed Britain during the Second World War carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society in the postwar period. The Spirit of '45 seeks to illuminate and celebrate a period of unprecedented community spirit in the UK, the impact of which, Loach argues, endured for many years and which may yet be rediscovered today.
Trevor McCrisken, co-convenor of the PAIS Film Club, says: "This is a unique opportunity, not only to see a fascinating documentary film about politics and society in Britain, but also to meet one of Britain's greatest filmmakers. I encourage our students and colleagues to come along and ask Ken Loach questions not only about this film, but the whole body of his work and its political significance."
General sale tickets have already sold out for this event, but members of the PAIS department - UG, MA, and PhD students, Post-Docs, faculty and staff - can claim one of 100 free tickets available through the department from Sue Davies or Jess Phillips in S1.62, while stocks last.