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Barn Cinema
12/05/2019
- 12/05/2019
Totnes
Belford Community Cinema
15/01/2020
- 15/01/2020
Waren Mill, Belford
Brewery Arts Centre
11/12/2019
- 12/12/2019
Kendal
Broadway Cinema
06/05/2019
- 06/05/2019
Nottingham
Carn to Cove
24/10/2019
- 24/10/2019
Redruth
Chapter
03/05/2019
- 07/05/2019
Excluded Dates: 6th
Cardiff
Cinema City
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Norwich
David Lean Cinema
06/08/2019
- 06/08/2019
Croydon,
London
Depot
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Lewes
Derby QUAD
01/07/2019
- 01/07/2019
Derby
Dunoon Film Festival
09/11/2019
- 09/11/2019
Dunoon
Eden Court Theatre
27/05/2019
- 30/05/2019
Excluded Dates: 28th, 29th
Exeter Phoenix
03/11/2019
- 03/11/2019
Exeter
Genesis Cinema
18/04/2019
- 18/04/2019
Tower Hamlets,
London
Glasgow Film Theatre
20/06/2019
- 20/06/2019
Glasgow
Gulbenkian Cinema
15/06/2019
- 15/06/2019
Canterbury
Northwich Library
19/09/2019
- 19/09/2019
Northwich
Pocklington Arts Centre
18/06/2019
- 18/06/2019
Pocklington
Salisbury Civic Society
16/10/2019
- 16/10/2019
Salisbury
Screen25
12/06/2019
- 12/06/2019
Croydon,
London
Somerset Film
22/08/2019
- 22/08/2019
Bridgwater
Somerset Film
22/08/2019
- 22/08/2019
Bridgwater
Square Chapel Centre for Arts
30/04/2019
- 01/05/2019
Halifax
Thame Cinema for All
23/08/2019
- 23/08/2019
Thame
The Curve
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Slough
The Herts and Beds Cinema Club
23/12/2019
- 23/12/2019
Ashwell
The Hive
18/11/2019
- 18/11/2019
Worcester
The Keep Archives
14/09/2019
- 14/09/2019
Brighton
The Palace Cinema (Broadstairs)
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Broadstairs
The Watermark
08/05/2019
- 08/05/2019
Ivybridge
Towner Eastbourne
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
Eastbourne
Tywyn Cinema - The Magic Lantern
20/09/2019
- 20/09/2019
Twywyn
Ugborough History Group
29/01/2020
- 29/01/2020
Ivybridge
Winsford Library
20/09/2019
- 20/09/2019
Winsford
Winter Gardens Film Festival
17/03/2019
- 17/03/2019
(Launch event)
Blackpool
Barn Cinema
12/05/2019
- 12/05/2019
Totnes
The Watermark
08/05/2019
- 08/05/2019
Ivybridge
Belford Community Cinema
15/01/2020
- 15/01/2020
Waren Mill, Belford
Carn to Cove
24/10/2019
- 24/10/2019
Redruth
Dunoon Film Festival
09/11/2019
- 09/11/2019
Dunoon
Exeter Phoenix
03/11/2019
- 03/11/2019
Exeter
Northwich Library
19/09/2019
- 19/09/2019
Northwich
Pocklington Arts Centre
18/06/2019
- 18/06/2019
Pocklington
Salisbury Civic Society
16/10/2019
- 16/10/2019
Salisbury
Somerset Film
22/08/2019
- 22/08/2019
Bridgwater
Somerset Film
22/08/2019
- 22/08/2019
Bridgwater
Square Chapel Centre for Arts
30/04/2019
- 01/05/2019
Halifax
The Curve
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Slough
The Herts and Beds Cinema Club
23/12/2019
- 23/12/2019
Ashwell
The Hive
18/11/2019
- 18/11/2019
Worcester
The Keep Archives
14/09/2019
- 14/09/2019
Brighton
Tywyn Cinema - The Magic Lantern
20/09/2019
- 20/09/2019
Twywyn
Ugborough History Group
29/01/2020
- 29/01/2020
Ivybridge
Winsford Library
20/09/2019
- 20/09/2019
Winsford
Winter Gardens Film Festival
17/03/2019
- 17/03/2019
(Launch event)
Blackpool
Brewery Arts Centre
11/12/2019
- 12/12/2019
Kendal
Broadway Cinema
06/05/2019
- 06/05/2019
Nottingham
Derby QUAD
01/07/2019
- 01/07/2019
Derby
Chapter
03/05/2019
- 07/05/2019
Excluded Dates: 6th
Cardiff
Cinema City
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Norwich
Depot
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Lewes
Gulbenkian Cinema
15/06/2019
- 15/06/2019
Canterbury
Thame Cinema for All
23/08/2019
- 23/08/2019
Thame
The Palace Cinema (Broadstairs)
30/11/2019
- 30/11/2019
Broadstairs
Towner Eastbourne
26/01/2020
- 26/01/2020
Eastbourne
David Lean Cinema
06/08/2019
- 06/08/2019
Croydon,
London
Genesis Cinema
18/04/2019
- 18/04/2019
Tower Hamlets,
London
Screen25
12/06/2019
- 12/06/2019
Croydon,
London
Eden Court Theatre
27/05/2019
- 30/05/2019
Excluded Dates: 28th, 29th
Glasgow Film Theatre
20/06/2019
- 20/06/2019
Glasgow
At a time of intense public activism both at home and across the globe, explore the varied and fascinating history of public protest in the UK with our new archive film programme: Britain on Film: Protest!
From a 1910 suffragette demonstration to striking coal miners in the Rhondda Valley, from female CND protesters spanning the Tamar Bridge to the defeat of fascists at London’s Cable Street, this absorbing, illuminating collection examines the nature of protests large and small and for causes regional and national, by participants fighting for suffrage and democracy, against exploitation and inequality, for fair wages and worker’s rights, for public safety, freedom and community and in the face of war and oppression.
Sourced from the national and regional archives and newly digitised, Britain on Film: Protest! tells a story not just about specific protests and their causes, but about a tumultuous century, the constant presence of public dissent and its dynamic effects as a weapon of change – at a time when raising our voices feels more essential than ever.
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Films in the programme
Demonstration of Suffragettes
Dir: unknown | UK | 1910
An early view of Emily Wilding Davison in the multitudes of women in a mass demonstration organised by the Women’s Social and Political Union on 18 June 1910.
Welsh Coal Mine Strike Scenes at Aberaman
Dir: unknown | UK | 1910
Scenes of industrial beauty, bleakness and jollity in Aberaman, in the Rhondda, South Wales.
Hands Off Baby's Milk
Dir: unknown | UK | 1916
High milk prices during World War I drive mother and child on to the street in protest.
Freedom of the Hills
Dir: unknown | UK | 1930
The hills of Derbyshire are alive with protesters fighting for the right to roam.
Fascists Defeated at Cable Street
Dir: unknown | UK | 1936
Newsreel record of the 1936 crushing defeat of the British Union of Fascists in East London.
'Tenants in Revolt'
Dir: John Sommerfield | UK | 1939
Cracking partisan portrait of the Stepney Tenants’ Defence League’s fight against rogue landlords in London’s East End.
Mayday March, Liverpool
Dir: unknown | UK | 1974
Trade unionists on the march in Liverpool and London.
Campaign to Organise the General Strike
Dir: Julie Hyland, Michael Banda | UK | 1984
Young Socialists take the lead in the struggle against the “Tory dictatorship” led by Margaret Thatcher.
Road Safety Protest
Dir: unknown | UK | 1967
Parent power blocks historic Watling Street as banners and placards bring traffic to a halt on the A5.
Building Workers Demonstration
Dir: unknown | UK | 1972
Thirty pounds for a thirty five hour week is their demand and the building workers of Birmingham have an unusual ally in their strike protest.
Keresley - A Village and a Strike
Dir: Julian Ware | UK | 1985
“Kiss me goodnight Arthur Scargill but Maggie you are no sister to me.” Keresley: a colliery and a pit village but, with a strike on, which side are you on?
Gay Rights
Dir: unknown | UK | 1986
Two councils with two different approaches to LGBT rights: Harringay in North London is seen as leading the way Coventry lags behind.
H Block Hunger Strike
Dir: Chris Reeves | UK | 1980
An unflinching look at the experience of the 1980 H Block hunger strikers in Northern Ireland’s Maze (formerly Long Kesh) Prison.
CND Women's Protest
Dir: unknown | UK | 1983
An anti-nuclear demonstration by women from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at Royal Devonport and on the Tamar Bridge.
Do Something!
Dir: Ross Devenish | UK | 1970
This Week investigates how racial tensions in Islington are being stoked by social pressures, and what residents are doing to improve the area.
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