Five full days of Salford FIlm Festival screenings totally free!

Just as I thought free festival season was over...the shows are still going on!  Just booked myself in to see 16 full length and about 20 short films over five days!  Marathon especially considering I never really watch films anymore!  Whilst semi-randomly browsing the Lowry's website, I came across details of this yearly event!  In addition, I then discovered the official site with more screenings listed!  I have been to the odd screening in the past, but often many of the films you've had to pay to see.  Well this year, it's nearly ALL FREE!  There's a mix of fact and fiction, oldies and new stuff with most films having a Manchester-area bias, with a few premieres amongst classics, with the added bonus of being in the most exciting theatre in the world!  Here's the goodies at The Lowry:

Sat 21 November
2pm: Caught Short One: Laugh This Off! Cert 18
4pm: Diary of A Bad Lad (Dir Michael Booth, Prod / Wri: Jonathan Williams, with Joe O’Byrne, Donna Henry, Jimmy Foster, UK, 2007, 92 min) Cert 18
6pm: A Drop of The Pure (Dir / Wri / Prod: Peter Vickers, UK, 72 min). PREMIERE Cert 15
8pm: Mancattan (Dir / Wri: Colin Warhurst, Prod / wri: Phil Drinkwater, UK, 92 min) PREMIERE Cert 15

Sun 22 November
2pm: Goodbye Mr Chips (Sam Wood, USA, 1939, 114 min, Robert Donat, Greer Garson) Cert U
4pm: Drawn (Prod / Dir / Wri: Joseph Warley & Nana Asomani-Poku, UK, 82 min) Cert 15
6pm: Gregory’s Girl (Dir / Wri: Bill Forsyth, Prod: Davina Belling & Clive Parsons, 1981, UK, 91 min, starring John Gordon Sinclair, Clare Grogan, Dee Hepburn) Cert 12
8pm: Made in Sheffield (Dir Eve Wood, UK, 2008, 52 min, with Phil Oakey, Martyn Ware, Jarvis Cocker) Cert 15

Mon 23 November
2pm: Caught Short Three: Faulty Connections Cert 15
4pm: Reel Life – Documentaries Cert 15
6pm: Car Park (Prod / Dir / Wri: Bill McCoid, 73 min) PREMIERE Cert 15
8pm: Rough Around The Edges (Prod / Dir / Wri: Jim Dickinson, UK, 103 min) Cert 18

On the Friday and Tuesday, the films are showing in the lovely Vue/RED cinema which I've only been to once, in the Lowry Outlet Mall, so called as it faces United's ground - genius!  Has great tacky football carpeting!

I don't believe I've seen any of these so it will be 5 days of (hopefully nice) surprises!  with a thrilling view of the new Beebland and possible chance to ride on a new tram to get there (and from Piccadilly again, not before time!). Get booking now on 0844 615 4874 to ensure your place!