We are continuing our collaborations with Derby Cathedral with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail with live accompaniment from the leading UK silent film pianist Neil Brand. You may know Neil from his highly acclaimed BBC4 television series. Sound Of Cinema, the Music that made the Movies and Sound of Song. We are beyond excited to hear his score live at the Cathedral and are delighted that he will be delivering a workshop on the methods of scoring silent cinema. Not to be missed.

Picking out some of the films to highlight from this year’s festival is difficult as it is such an eclectic mix….but we’re going to do it anyway! My Extraordinary Summer With Tess is a real gem. Fresh from its award winning selection at the Berlin Film Festival and it’s screening at the London Film Festival, this delightful Dutch family comedy-drama is pack with wit, drama and slightly macabre comedy that you rarely see in Hollywood family cinema. This is one for all the family. 

And two more that you will be hearing more about later this year – Judy And Punch is our opening film preview. This Australian film takes the traditional Punch And Judy story and gives it a modern, feminist twist. Starring Mia Wasikowska as Judy and Damon Herriman (recently seen as Charlie Manson in Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) as Punch.