FRESH ROOTS

Community films at Cornerhouse

A special screening of over a dozen short films recently made in the region as 'community' productions, including:

When John met Kate (BiteBack/CAN)
An amusing portrayal of issues and negative assumptions that surround two young disabled people going on a date.

Travelling (WAWA/WFA)
An animation based on a local poem takes a comical look at the trials of nearly going on holiday with your mum and dad.

Pure Energy (Freehold YC/Kooj Chuhan)
Drugs, crime and Aids threaten an Asian footballer's chances in this atmospheric drama set in an Oldham Asian ghetto.

Something For Us (High Peak Community Arts)
Young people without money or transport dispel the myth of rural harmony and set their own agenda.

Respect (Prescap)
Made for Preston Mela 99; Asian elders, young people and gay men talk about their lives in contemporary Britain.

The screenings will be followed by an informal discussion with some of the producers and participants around the future of community-based film.

6.25-8.15pm
£2 / £1
Cinema 2, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester

Grand showcase performance of northwest writing

Featuring the cream of Northwest writing and performance groups, including:

• The Pink Ladies
• Monday Night Group
• Survivors Poetry (Manchester)
• The Launch
• Identity Writers
• Womanswrite
• Project One to One
• Northern Gay Writers
• North West Disabled Writers Workshop

The evening promises to be a celebration of the diversity and talent of writers in the Northwest and will also be used as the launchpad of new publicity material for all the groups involved.

7.30pm
til late £3 / £2
The Green Room, 54-56 Whitworth St. W., Manchester
Info: Paul 07901 558100