@members how about this: we can host events as part of the Herne Hill Free Film Festival during May this year.
The scope for us in this is very wide: we get to propose what film/films we’d like, they provide the screen, projector and publicity, the audience bring their own chairs.
My understanding is that we can propose any movie(s), but that ‘rare’ ones tend to be more costly.
This could be a lot of fun and a chance for us to engage with a wider local audience.
We could choose a theme: Making? Films featuring railway arches? Films made by members?
Members could get together and make films specifically for this. Perhaps along the lines of ‘site specific’ theatre?
But hold on…!
First things first:
Do we want to do this?
Shall we become the South London MovieSpace for a few nights?
We should use 1/3 of the space as a gallery to showcases members work . If we are going to let people just use the space the members should have the chance to sell them shit .
Hey, I mentioned that I have a 5 speaker surround sound system with subwoofer and integrated dvd player that I never use and happy to donate to the space. Also works with other external inputs (no HDMI). It’s old but sounds great.
Ditto, sounds like a fantastic opportunity to tick a lot of boxes re community outreach / showcasing + selling things.
Looking at the current roster of films its a real mix of old black and white films, short films, hollywood, and independent cinema. Basically anything goes, so we should be fine with what ever we suggest. My feeling is to go with a series of shorter films, with opportunities for showcasing / socialising in between films?
Update: they’re able to provide all the equipment and AV operationb expertise… However if we are able to provide any of the above it helps with their costs and logistics.