The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce ‘Liverpool on Film’, as part of its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the North West. Supported by Vision+Media, the NWFA will present a public screening of films from its collection at the Woolton Picture house
The screening will take place on Tuesday 7th of September at 7.30pm.
Following on from the earlier ‘sell-out’ screenings of material over the last few years; we present an opportunity to see new additions to the archive, some of which are being screened for the first time in decades and another chance to see some firm favourites on the big screen as they were originally intended, as well as examples from our regional television collection.
Films to be shown will feature life in and around Liverpool from the earliest days of film-making in 1897 through to the 1980’s. The programme will include the classic Lumiere Brothers views of the city and the river in 1897, the results of a stunning restoration of an early colour Pathe newsreel, and an in-depth look at daily life around the city in 1929. In ‘Rates for theJob’, we see how the city’s £22 million budget was spent on services for the citizens in 1966. We will take a look around the derelict Albert dock and New Brighton fairground with BBC presenter Ian Nairn in 1967 and join in the fun as two Liverpool Icons come together with Kenny Everett promoting the Daily Post and Echo.
The Archive’s Service Manager Marion Hewitt said “This is a great opportunity for the people of Liverpool to enjoy an evening with a difference, and take a look back at life in their city in the past century”.
Vision+Media’s Alice Morrison said "The North West Film Archive is one of our region's real gems and North West Vision+ Media are proud to support ‘Liverpool on Film’, enabling local people to access a piece of their region's past".
The evening’s show will be presented by the Archive’s Collections Assistant Geoff Senior. For further information, interview, and footage contact Geoff Senior on 0161 247 3097.
Tickets are £4 and can be obtained from the box office on 0151 428 3737 or on the night. The venue seats a maximum of 250.
