Thursday 17 November, 7-10pm
An evening of short films and music, taking place on and inspired by the seventeenth of November. Birmingham’s cinematic adventurers 7 Inch Cinema delved through dusty archives, old microfilms and a fair bit of Wikipedia in order to present an evening of superlative entertainment devoted to one apparently insignificant day. To give some idea of the lineup, 17 November saw the birth of Martin Scorsese, Peter Cook and Belgian ping pong legend Jean-Paul Saive, and it was also the day Russia landed the first remote-controlled lunar module on the moon.
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Autumn Almanac
This event was part of Autumn Almanac, a four-day celebration of Birmingham’s creative life showcasing the city’s artists, filmmakers and musicians. Ikon’s gallery spaces exhibited works created in Birmingham, also hosting some of our best-known music festivals and organisations in a programme of live performances.
Autumn Almanac Press Release (PDF 150kb)