After a successful run in 70 cinemas across the UK MY OLD SCHOOL screens on the BBC this Christmas
BBC Scotland on Friday 23rd December at 9pm.
BBC2 on Friday 30th December at 9pm.
STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION NOMINATED FOR A GRIERSON
We’re all delighted to be nominated for this prestigious Arts award. Congratulations to director Mark Cousins and editor Timo Langer. If you want to see this brilliant documentary STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION is on Netflix in the UK
The Story of Film: A New Generation Hollywood Reporter Review
We are thrilled to read Hollywood Reporter’s wonderful review of Story of Film: A New Generation, written by Sheri Linden.
“Describing what we see on the screen, he imbues it with new meaning. If, like me, you have a never-ending list of movies to watch, you’re more than likely to add a few titles to it after watching Cousins’ documentary.”
Full Article:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-story-of-film-a-new-generation-cannes-2021-1234976931/
The Story of Film: A New Generation Guardian Review
We are delighted to read the praise The Story of Film: A New Generation got by the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw:
“What is invigorating about The Story of Film is that each new clip, each new comment, is an exercise in back to basics, an exercise in looking, and looking again and looking harder”
Full Guardian Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/06/the-story-of-film-a-new-generation-review-invigorating-study-of-21st-century-cinema
The Story of Film: A New Generation Exclusive Screening at Festival de Cannes 2021
It is with great pleasure and excitement to announce the exclusive screening of The Story of Film: A New Generation at Festival de Cannes 2021.
Examining the most powerful movie images of the last decade, filmmaker Mark Cousins updates his classic The Story of Film with A New Generation. Spanning from 2010 to 2021, including the recent pandemic, Cousins spins an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe as he helps to uncover new ways of seeing and being in our eclectic and voluminous digital age.
The film will be showcased to the press and festival attendees in the afternoon of Tuesday, July 6th in the Debussy Theatre of the Palais des Festivals.
Festival de Cannes Article:
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/the-story-of-film-a-new-generation-by-mark-cousins-an-exclusive-screening
Alasdair Gray: Life in Progress
To commemorate the life and passing of one of Scotland’s most influential artists, our documentary Alasdair Gray: Life in Progress was screened last Saturday at the Glasgow Film Theatre with friends and fans in attendance
Director, and close friend of Gray, Kevin Cameron introduced the film at the screening paying tribute to a giant of Scottish arts:
“It still seems strange that Alasdair has died – he’d survived so many illnesses over the latter part of his life I don’t think anyone was expecting it. Since his death it’s been a revelation to see work that I didn’t know about – such as the prints at the print studio and also last week getting a tantalizing glimpse of his notebooks spanning his whole life when I was taking some video of his flat before it’s sold. It’s all reminded me that the film you are about to see is a partial account albeit one that his friends and family have told me captures the Alasdair they knew, who could be by turn exasperating as well as fascinating and charming.”
The film is now available on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/alasdairgray?
Full notes from Kevin’s introduction:
https://kevincameron.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/a-brief-description-of-how-i-came-to-work-with-alasdair-gray-and-how-it-was-brought-to-some-kind-of-conclusion/
Eminent Monsters: A Modern Manual For Torture... Guardian Review and Cinema Tour
We are thrilled that our documentary feature film Eminent Monsters: A Modern Manual for Torture kickstarts a cinematic tour across the UK starting in Inverness this Sunday! A recent Guardian review hailed the film as an “effective documentary (which) examines why no one is held to account over torture and how close the UK is to adopting techniques used in Guantánamo.”
Eminent Monsters spotlights the horrors of torture being done in our name and traces it back to Scottish psychiatrist Ewan Cameron… the Eminent Monster
Guardian Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/13/eminent-monsters-a-manual-for-modern-torture-review-moazzam-begg
More information on dates and screenings:
https://reprieve.org.uk/update/eminent-monsters/
Harry Birrell Guardian Review and UK Cinema Tour
We were delighted to read the praise heaped onto Harry Birrell: Presents Films of Love and War by the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw:
“There’s warmth, intimacy and real archive fascination to this true-life tale from the second world war: a rare example of a regular soldier being allowed to tell his own story.”
This review coincided with the film’s imminent tour in cinemas around the UK! Check out the listing on our website to find a cinema near you:
Never Actually Lost QnA
Never Actually Lost will be screened at the Bolton Film Festival today at 5pm today in the Light Cinema! This is followed by a QnA with its director Rowan Ings and Doc Society’s Hannah Bailey - be sure to check out this moving and emotive short film!
Special Mention in the Hollywood Reporter's round up at TIFF!
"Finally, Toronto and Telluride both offered a welcome taste of Mark Cousins' epic, 14-plus-hours documentary Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema... every moment of it was revelatory... calling attention to some extraordinary-looking film."
Women Make Film - The Filmography
Women Make Film draws on over 300 films to sketch its new road map through cinema. For the cinephiles out there, click below for an attachment of every film referenced. A perfect resource to find new cinematic treasures!
Watch the Trailer for Women Make Film!
As it approaches its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, it’s with great pleasure that we can share Women Make Film’s first trailer inviting you into this 14 hour cinematic journey
Watch here:
Enjoy!