Ikon and 7 Inch Cinema present a weekend of film screenings, performance and discussion at Ikon Eastside on 14 and 15 March. The weekend forms part of Flatpack Festival 2009 which takes place from 11 to 15 March across Birmingham.
The screenings at Ikon Eastside include a rare glimpse of the 1965 BBC documentary devoted to John Madin, architect of Birmingham Library. This film is introduced by writer Catherine O’Flynn.
Other screenings are Privilege, an off-the-wall satire of the 1960’s music industry by Peter Watkins, Man with Mirror, a work by contemporary filmmaker Guy Sherwin and a collection of experimental shorts from the CYRK collective, CYRK_POINTS AND SLASHES.
Tickets: £5 (£3 for CYRK_POINTS AND SLASHES) and are available online at www.visitbirmingham.com, in person at Birmingham Ticket Shop, the Rotunda, Birmingham B2 4PA or telephone 0844 888 3883.
For further information please click here or visit the flatpack website www.flatpackfestival.org.uk
Ikon Eastside
183 Fazeley Street, Fazeley Studios, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SE
Ikon Eastside Map (PDF 66kb)