In 1959 two friends take different paths when finishing school; one looks to achieve academic success, and the other becomes a drifter, working on funfairs, before realising his true calling: rock 'n' roll. Starring David Essex as the fairground worker with rockstar dreams, That'll Be The Day is a realistic depiction of Britain in 1959, and the aspirations held by its youth.
The friendship of a young white boy and a black girl reaches out across the generations in this uplifting mid-60s short, directed by South African-born actor and anti-Apartheid activist Lionel Ngakane. Against a background media narrative suggesting ever-worsening racial tensions, Jemima + Johnny...
Three teenagers forge a firm friendship while living in a children's home on the remote Northumbrian coast. Linked by a mutual sexual bond, they are involved in a terrible, life-changing incident that forever ties them together. Based on some of writer Danny Padmore's childhood experiences, Speak...
A rare chance to see an extremely elusive short; one of a handful of films directed by celebrated photographer David Bailey. This singular take on the mania of the swinging sixties - from one of its key protagonists - follows an ageing pop singer as he is hounded by mysterious assassins.
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