Themed ‘Memory and Forgetting’,
the festival is a FREE programme
showcasing culture, research and
collaboration at the University through
talks, exhibitions, performances,
workshops and screenings.
Black Shack Alley + Q&A
rating tbc (135 min)
Director: Euzhan Palcy
Cast: Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck
French | 1983 | Subtitled
A Martinican film based on the semiautobiographical novel ‘Rue Cases-Nègres’ (1950)
by Joseph Zobel.
Q&A with Dr Claire MacLeod Peters & Dr Louise
Hardwick.
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai +
Q&A
Mar 2016 Timetable
Tue 1
Janis Little Girl Blue (2pm)
Trumbo (5.50pm)
Wed 2
Trumbo (2pm)
Janis Little Girl Blue (7pm)
Thu 3
CB: My Neighbour Totoro (11am)
Youth (5.35pm)
SNDTRK: Pi (8pm)
Sat 5
SJ: My Neighbour Totoro (relaxed
12pm & general 2pm)
Youth (5.15pm)
Rams (8pm)
Youth (5.15pm)
Rams (8pm)
Rooted in the Nigerien city of Agadez, the film stars
the self-taught guitarist Mdou Moctar as an enigmatic,
motorcycle-riding, purple-robed musician trying to make
a name for himself in the city “where guitars are king.”
Mon 7
Youth (2pm)
JP: A Farewell to Jinu (7pm)
Tue 8
Rams (2pm)
JP: A Farewell to Jinu (6pm)
Wed 9
Youth (2pm) (s) (a)
Sleaford Mods... (7pm)
Thu 10
Fri 11
Datong: The Great
Society + Q&A
15 (118min)
Director: Evans Chan
Cast: Lindzay Chan, Liu Kai Chi
Cantonese | Mandarin | English
| French | Chinese | 2011 |
Subtitled
Hailed as a masterpiece,
Datong: The Great Society
focuses on modern China’s first
major utopian philosopher and
earliest constitutional reformer,
Kang Youwei (Liu Kai-chi) and his
pioneering feminist daughter Kang
Tongbi (Lindzay Chan).
Introduced by Evans Chan
with post-screening discussion
hosted by Dr Shirley Ye of the
Department of History at University
of Birmingham.
To Liv(e) + Q&A
15 (107min)
Director: Evans Chan
Cast: Lindzay Chan, Fung Kin
Chung
Cantonese | English | 1992 |
Subtitled
Sorceress of the New
Piano + Q&A
15 (90min)
Director: Evans Chan
Cast: Margaret Leng Tan
English | 2004 | Chinese
Subtitles
Following the life of protagonist
Rubie, and capturing the
bohemian fringe of the Hong
Kong arts scene, Chan examines
love, family, the fate of Hong
Kong, and the culture clash
between East and West with depth
and assurance.
Ten years in the making, Chan’s
documentary celebrates the
trans-cultural career of Singaporeborn, New York-based pianist
Margaret Leng Tan. Hailed by The
New Yorker as “the diva of avantgarde pianism”,
Introduced by Evans Chan
with post-screening discussion
hosted by Hermann Aubié, PhD
Candidate in the Centre for East
Asian Studies at the University of
Turku, Finland.
Introduced by Evans Chan with
post-screening discussion hosted
by Dr Richard Langley of the
Department of Film at University of
Birmingham.
Sleaford Mods... (6pm)
Youth (8pm)
The Assassin (6pm)
The Big Short (8.15pm)
Special People (2pm)
Power in our Hands (5.30pm)
Fixed + Q&A (7.30pm)
Sun 13
NT Encore: As You Like It (2pm)
The Assassin (5.30pm)
The Big Short (8pm)
Mon 14
The Assassin (2pm)
The Big Short (7pm) (s) (a)
Tue 15
BAFTA Shorts (2pm)
The Host + Q&A (5.45pm)
The Big Short (8pm)
Wed 16
The Big Short (1.30pm with no
pre-show adverts) (s) (a)
ASF: Black Shack Alley + Q&A (4pm)
The Assassin (8pm)
Thu 17
ASF: Akounak Tedalat... (6.30pm)
BAFTA Shorts (6pm)
EC: Datong... + Q&A (8pm)
Dad’s Army (5.30pm)
Hail Caesar! (8pm)
Sat 19
Hail Caesar! (5pm)
EC: Sourceress... + Q&A (8pm)
Sun 20
Dad’s Army (5.30pm) (s) (a)
Hail Caesar! (8pm)
EC: To Liv(e) + Q&A (2pm)
Cinema
Mar
2016
Youth (8.15pm)
Sat 12
Fri 18
Evans Chan will introduce all three films, with guests hosting after-screening
discussions.
NT LIve: Hangmen (Theatre, 7pm)
Fri 4
Sun 6
Presented by Department of History, in partnership with mac birmingham with
support from the China Institute and Cultural Engagement at University of
Birmingham as part of Arts & Science Festival 2016, a week-long celebration of
ideas, research and collaboration.
Trumbo (5.50pm)
Janis Little Girl Blue (8.30pm)
Janis Little Girl Blue (8.30pm)
rating tbc (75 min)
Director: Christopher Kirkley
Cast: Fatimata Falo, Rhaicha Ibrahim
Tamashek | 2015 | Subtitled
University of Birmingham History, Arts & Identity: Global Chinese Culture
in the Films of Evans Chan
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Youth
Hail, Caesar!
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR
Comedy about a Hollywood fixer who must investigate the
kidnapping of a movie star.
15 (124 min)
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel
Weisz
English | 2016
Mon 21
Hail Caesar! (2pm)
JP: Uzumasa Limelight (6pm)
Royal Opera: Boris Godunov (7.15pm)
Tue 22
Dad’s Army (2pm)
Hail Caesar! (6pm)
Triple Nine (8.15pm)
A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with
his daughter and his film director best friend in
the Alps, when he receives an invitation from
Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip’s
birthday.
Subtitled/audio described screening Wed 9,
Wed 23
Hail Caesar! (2pm) (s) (a)
CHK: That Demon Within (6pm)
The Big Short
2pm.
Thu 24
Hail Caesar! (6pm)
Triple Nine (8.15pm) (s) (a)
Fri 25
A Bigger Splash (6pm)
Next To Her (8.30pm)
Sat 26
Next To Her (6pm)
A Bigger Splash (8pm)
Sun 27
A Bigger Splash (5.30pm)
Next To Her (8pm)
NOMINATED FOR 5 OSCAR | WINNER 1 BAFTA
Four denizens in the world of high-finance
predict the credit and housing bubble collapse
of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the
big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.
Subtitled/audio described screening Mon 14,
Mon 28
E. Nesbit’s The Railway... (2pm)
Mavis! (6pm)
A Bigger Splash (8pm)
Tue 29
A Bigger Splash (2pm)
Innocence of Memories (6pm)
A Bigger Splash (8.20pm)
Wed 30
Next To Her (2pm)
Thu 31
A Bigger Splash (8pm)
CHK: Police Story (6pm)
(s)(a) Subtitled & audio described screenings
SJ: Screen Juniors
CHK: Crime: Hong Kong
CB: Cinema Bambino
JP: Japan Foundation
ASF: Arts & Science Fest’
EC: Evans Chan Fest’
two4none - We are offering young people
under 21 a chance to get 2 free tickets to the first
screening of each title.
denotes two4none screenings.
Please note screenings & times may be subject to change.
See website for t’s & c’s.
Mavis! (8.10pm)
15 (130 min)
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
English | 2016
7pm & Wed 16, 2pm
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latecomers after the main feature has started, and
there is a policy of no food and drink in the cinema
(although bottled water may be permitted for your
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Ticket Prices Full Price £7.50, Concession £5.50 Unless otherwise stated | Screen Juniors £3 | Cinema Bambino: £5
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Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH
12A (106 min)
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes
English | 2016
Subtitled/audio described screening Wed 23, 2pm.
Triple 9
15 (116 min)
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Paul
English | 2016
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a
police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Subtitled/audio described screening Thu 24, 8.15pm.
Innocence of Memories
12A (90 min)
Director: Grant Gee
Cast: Pandora Colin, Mehmet Ergen
English | 2015
Documentary about the Turkish writer Orhan Parmuk and his
creation of a museum containing objects that appear in his
novel depicting a love affair between an older man and a
younger woman.
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Trumbo
15 (124min)
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, John Goodman
English | 2015
Screen Juniors:
Screen Juniors:
My Neighbour Totoro
U (87 min)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto
English | 1988
Sat 5 Mar, 12pm & 2pm
When two girls move to the country to be near
their ailing mother, they have adventures with the
wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
Further information available online.
Cinema Bambino:
My Neighbour Totoro
Fri 4 Mar, 11am
Rams
NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR
“Hrútar”
15 (91 min)
Director: Grímur Hákonarson
Cast: Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson
Icelandic | 2016 | Subtitled
Biopic about a Hollywood screenwriter who was
imprisoned and blacklisted for his political beliefs in the
1940s and 1950s.
An Icelandic drama about two farming brothers who
have to overcome a decades old rift to save their
sheep from an outbreak of scrapie.
Janis Little Girl Blue
Next to Her
12A (107 min)
Director: Amy Berg
English | 2016
Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis
Joplin’s evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote
over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
Fixed + Q&A
rating tbc (120 min)
Director: Regan Brashear
Cast: Dominika Bednarska, Patty Berne, Rodney Brooks
English | 2015
What does “disabled” mean when a man with no legs
can run faster than most people in the world? From
bionic limbs and neural implants to prenatal screening,
Fixed takes a close look at the drive to be “better than
human”.
Dad’s Army
We’ll put the lights up, turn the noise down, and you
can relax and enjoy our latest films with your little
ones.
PG (100 min)
Director: Oliver Parker
Cast: Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Tom Courtenay
English | 2016
Further information available online.
British war comedy based on the much-loved iconic
comedy about a Home Guard platoon.
Subtitled/audio described screening Sun 20, 5.30pm.
15 ( min)
Director: Asaf Korman
Cast: Liron Ben-Shlush, Liat Goren, Varda Ben Hur
Hebrew | 2015 | Subtitled
Chelli is raising her mentally disabled sister Gabby all by
herself. When forced to place her in a day-care centre
she has room for a man in her life. That man, Zohar,
tears another crack in the symbiotic relationship of the
two sisters.
A Bigger Splash
15 (124 min)
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson
English | 2015
The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is
disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his
daughter.
The Assassin
12A (104 min)
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Cast: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Mandarin | 2016 | Subtitled
An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a
political leader in seventh-century China.
The Host + Q&A
U (60 min)
Director: Miranda Pennell
English | 2015
Disabled Access Day
Sat 12 Mar, building wide
Special People
12 (82 mins)
Director: Justin Edgar
Cast: Dominic Coleman, Robyn Frampton, Sasha
Hardsway, Jason Maza
English | 2007
Jasper is a filmmaker on the verge of a nervous
breakdown. His last hope of creating a cinematic
masterpiece lies with a group of disabled teenagers at
a rundown London community centre.
Power in Our
Hands
Rating tbc (71min)
Director: Angela Spielsinger
English | 2015 | The film is fully signed - BSL
A ground-breaking documentary – containing newly
digitised archive footage available to the public for
the first time – on the Deaf community’s fight for civil
rights and principally, the right to be heard.
A personal investigation into family history and
connections with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (BP)
begins a meditation on colonial narratives.
BAFTA Shorts
15 (74 min)
Director: various
English | 2016
The annual Shorts Tour takes short films and animations
nominated at the EE British Academy Film Awards returns
to mac birmingham, celebrating a new crop of
talented UK filmmakers.
The Japan Foundation Touring
Film Programme 2016
Crime: Hong
Kong Style
A Farewell to Jinu
An explosive new season
of crime films from Hong Kong; from
noir-tinged thrillers and tales of hardnosed gangsters, to entertainingly
comic capers.
Burnt-out bank clerk Takeharu moves to the country to
try to live a Zero-Yen life after developing an unusual
allergy to money.
That Demon Within
IKIRU: The Highs and Lows of Life in
Japanese Cinema
“Jinu yo Saraba ~ Kamuroba Mura e”
12A (121min)
Director: Suzuki Matsuo
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Toshiyuki Nishida
Japanese | 2015 | Subtitled
Uzumasa Limelight
“Kokoro ga sakebitagatterunda”
12A (103min)
Director: Ken Ochiai
Cast: Seizo Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto
Japanese | 2014 | Subtitled
Award-winning film about Seiichi, an actor whose
main job in samurai movies is to be killed-off by the
lead star, and his young female disciple.
“Mo jing”
18 (111 min)
Director: Dante Lam
Cast: Daniel Wu, Nick Cheung, Andy On
Cantonese | 2014 | Subtitled
Quiet and distant cop Dave (Daniel Wu) is
increasingly haunted by the violent images of a
criminal gang who use traditional demon masks
when committing their crimes. Truth, reality and
imagination begin to blur in this stylish film with which
Lam once again brings a new energy to the Hong
Kong crime film.
Event Cinema
NT Live: Hangmen (pictured above)
Live: Thu 1 Mar, 2pm | £15 (£13)
Starring Rosalie Craig
NT Live: As You Like It
Encore: Sun 13 Mar, 2pm | £15 (£13)
Starring Rosalie Craig
The Royal Opera: Boris Godunov
Live: Mon 21 Mar, 7.15pm | £17.50 (£15)
Starring Bryn Terfel
E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children
Encore: Mon 28 Mar, 2pm | £15 (£12)
4 Colours
2 Colours
- PANTONE 186
- Black
Mavis!
rating (80 min)
Director: Jessica Edwards
Cast: Mavis Staples, Adam Ayres, Gene Barge
English | 2015
1 Colours
Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and
helped propel the civil rights movement with their music.
After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis
Staples’ message of love and equality is needed now
more than ever.
Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain
15 (86 min)
Director: Nathan Hannawin, Paul Sng
Cast: Jason Williamson, Andrew Fearn
English | 2015
Part band doc, part look at the state of the nation, the
documentary features individuals and communities
attempting to find hope among the ruins, against a
blistering soundtrack by Sleaford Mods.
Police Story (pictured above)
“Ging chat goo si”
15 (99 min)
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin
Cantonese | 1985 | Subtitled
Following his disappointment with the US produced
The Protector (1985), Hong Kong superstar Jackie
Chan wrote and directed this crime story vehicle
to showcase his wide variety of skills in front of and
behind the camera. The result is a hugely influential
blend of action, comedy and crime and remains
perhaps one of the greatest films ever made.
CRIME: Hong Kong Style is produced by HOME, Manchester,
with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The
National Lottery. This season is also supported by Hong Kong
Economic and Trade Office, London.
FILM >> MUSIC >>
FULL SENSORY CELEBRATION
SNDTRK: Pi
Fri 5 Mar, 8pm
15 (84min)
£5.50
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman
English | 1998
A paranoid mathematician searches for a key
number that will unlock the universal patterns found
in nature.
Plus live music & DJ Pre and post screening.