THE MOON AND THE SLEDGEHAMMER

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Over an hour, a remarkable vision of genuine freedom is explored, far from the constraints of conventional ways of being.” I found them freer than most people. They had found a way of enjoying life and I wanted to capture that”. Further info on Alastair McIntosh and his works here http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/personal.htm#short-bio Channelling the spirits of David Bowie, Suzi Quatro and Karl Marx to debate the life and legacy of Guy Debord, theoretical leader of the Paris-based Situationist International and author of ‘The Society of the Spectacle’ and ‘Theory of the Dérive’. Transposing Debord’s ideas on the dérive from street to screen, this 17-minute film explores what a drifting cinema might look and sound like as it drifts from Paris to Glasgow, from present to past, and both with and away from Debord himself. All films are being shown free of charge thanks to the generosity of the film makers. Booking is essential and can be done through Eventbrite. Masks must be worn throughout.

The Moon and the Sledgehammer was produced and distributed by Vaughan, a well-known and much loved entrepreneur of the film scene, who had a unique flair for publicity. Among his many claims to fame was that he discovered Andy Warhol. He also distributed works by many other underground and political film makers but it was through the Warhol connection that The Moon and the Sledgehammer came to be distributed. Cut off from society and its influences, their bizarre personal fantasies and philosophies reveal a true independence of existence. Their seemingly eccentric lifestyle shows a family at one with nature, but at odds with society and each other. Yet for all their eccentricities they ably demonstrate that they are remarkably successful at looking after themselves in a way few of us are today and indeed make us question the accepted sanity and values of today’s ever more homogenized society Giveaway Scotsman article on The Revelator: https://tinyurl.com/39t65yt4 This special event has been created by film distributor Katy MacMillan and artist Stephen Skrynka . Alongside these two wonderful films we will be joined on Tuesday 13 September by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese, authors of the recently-published Half-Earth Socialism, to discuss the book and their plan for a future free from extinction, climate change and pandemics.

Towner Arts Gallery, Eastbourne 18 Nov 7.30

It follows a group of local schoolchildren as they learn of the Viking invasion of Scotland and the mediaeval kingdom of Strathclyde. How will the children react when they learn that Vikings and Kings roamed around beneath their feet? A dynamic combination of the old and the new – a 50 year old film screening in the most forward thinking sustainable venue In line with Covid advice, there will be an empty seat between parties. Audience are advised to wear masks but this is not mandatory.

When asked why he filmed the family Trevelyan replied “I found them freer than most people. They had found a way of enjoying life and I wanted to capture that”. Glasgow’s exhilarating new venue, The Revelator, a corporeal incarnation by Glasgow based visionary artist Stephen Skrynka, is Scotland’s only truly nomadic circular Art Space, Theatre, Cinema and fully functioning Wall of Death; a beacon of hope proving skill, imagination and devotion can make so much with so little.

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With music by James McWilliam, it has been nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Pucelancyrcan | Folk Police Recordings". folkpolicerecordings.bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.

Trevelyan’s lyrical films offer portraits of resolutely local communities seemingly fixed in time and people who live in intimate communion with the land, finding true contentment through their work that confirms their invaluable place in life and in society. Big Ware, a portrait of an aging potter still working tirelessly, delights as both a documentary of a dying art and an ode of sorts to English soil, the clay-veined terroir transformed into moon-shaped vessels. But where is the balance? At what point does Civilization penetrating into nature become an act of plunder? First, Lucile Hadžihalilović’s short De Natura (2018) offers a beautifully-crafted view of our relationship with wild nature from the perspective of a child’s eye: one which sees both its wonder and its harshness. Cut off from society and its influences, their bizarre personal fantasies and philosophies reveal a true independence of existence. Their seemingly eccentric lifestyle shows a family at one with nature, but at odds with society and each other. Yet for all their eccentricities they ably demonstrate that they are remarkably successful at looking after themselves in a way few of us are today and indeed make us question the accepted sanity and values of today’s ever more homogenised society It has been a very tough time for the industry and continues to be challenging due to seating restrictions so please support your local cinemas. The unthinkable alternative is quite simply that we will lose them, and what an unwonderful world that would be.

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the guardian Film The Moon and the Sledgehammer: the cult film about a Sussex family who hid in a forest Seminal aphorisms and insightful anecdotes, a glue for this their apparent nonsensical way of living. A portrait of a fantastical family at She has long been a fan of The Moon and the Sledgehammer and chose it as her Desert Island Doc at the Sheffield Doc Fest. You can watch the interview below where she shows a deep understanding of the film and discusses its merits so poetically. The films look at different visions and versions of sustainability: some feature those who have had to find inventive, sustainable ways of solving problems through necessity, while others show those who have found contentment and joy in life without succumbing to consumer traps. We will also be featuring works that highlight the dangers of wonderful traditional skills being lost in our modern world which comes at a price we cannot afford.