Power, Corruption & Lies is a series of three screenings looking at how filmmakers and artists in the UK have used film and video to express feelings of political discontent over the last 4 decades.

Featuring over 20 works spanning 1977–2019, the screenings engage with turbulent moments in history including the Thatcher government, 911, the UK miners’ strike, civil wars in Yemen and Lebanon, Occupy London, The Troubles, the Falklands War and the ongoing Nakba and the continuous violent occupation of Palestine.

Our hope is that, when experienced together, the films will stand in solidarity, representing a collective need to address the misuses of power.

Presented in partnership with the Hyde Park Picture House.

Full Programme
Power, Corruption & Lies # 1 (10 Jan, 6pm) →
Power, Corruption & Lies # 2 (17 Jan, 6pm) →
Power, Corruption & Lies # 3 (7 Feb, 6pm) →

Venue
The Pyramid Theatre at Leeds University Union
Lifton Place
Leeds, LS2 9JZ

Booking
Pay what you can (you’re free to pay as much or as little as you can, including an option to pay nothing). Strictly advanced bookings only.

Booking links below.

Access
Films will be shown with SDH Captions.
Not suitable for children.

What we’re doing to keep you safe:
— Reduced capacity and socially distanced seating.
— Contactless ticket checking.
— Hand-sanitiser available near the entrance.
— Staff will be wearing all required PPE.

What we’re asking you to do:
— Unless exempt, face coverings must be worn during your visit, including when seated. These can be removed when eating and drinking.
— When you arrive, we’d encourage you to check-in using the NHS app.
— Keep a safe and respectful distance from others when moving around the building
— If you have COVID symptoms, please do not attend a screening until you have received a negative PCR test.

This project is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.
Additional support from LUX

Our Magnolia
Nashashibi/Skaer, 2009, 5 min, 16mm

Ian Breakwell’s Continuous Diary (12 October 1982)
Ian Breakwell, 1982, c.8 min, digital (originally made for TV)

The Trophies of Empire
Keith Piper, 1985, 11 min, digital (originally tape/slide work)

Island Race
William Raban, 1996, 28 min, digital

Sari Red
Pratibha Parmar, 1985, 13 min, digital

Jordan’s Dance
Derek Jarman, 1977, 5 min, digital (originally 8mm)

I Hope I’m Loud When I’m Dead
Beatrice Gibson, 2018, 21 min, digital

Programme notes →

Frozen War (Hotel Diaries #1)
John Smith, 2001, 11 min, digital

Measures of Distance
Mona Hatoum, 1988, 16 min, digital

Neither Here Nor There
Malcolm le Grice, 2001, 8 min, digital (3 screen version)

Mouthwash
Reman Sadani, 2014, 20 min, digital

Electrical Gaza
Rosalind Nashashibi, 2015, 18 min, digital

Dirty Pictures (Hotel Diaries #6)
John Smith, 2007, 15 min, digital

Programme notes →

An Ugly Streak of Violence (from Tory Stories)
Peter Savage, 1984, 2 min, digital

Crimewatch UK (from Death Valley Days)
Gorilla Tapes, 1984, 4 min, digital

Dissonance and Disturbance
Lis Rhodes, 26 min, 2012, digital

Bernadette
Duncan Campbell, 2008, 37 min, digital

Pull Down Lads
Séamus Harahan, 2008, 3 min, digital

Time and the Wave
William Raban, 2013, 15 min, digital

Programme notes →