Rocks and Cost of Living

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Double Bill: Cost of Living + Rocks
Screening & Talk
Double Bill: Cost of Living + Rocks

Event Date

Wed 08 Mar 2023

Event Time

10:00 - 12:10

Location

Everyman Harrogate, Westgate House, Station Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire, HG1 1HQ, England

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Cost

FREE

Recommended Age Group

14+

Curriculum Subject/s

  • Citizenship
  • Democracy
  • Film Studies
  • Human Rights
  • Parliament
  • Personal
  • Politics
  • PSHE Education

Accessibility:

  • Wheelchair friendly
    Wheelchair Access

After suddenly being abandoned by their mother, a young girl must care for her little brother on the streets with the support of her new friends. Preceded by short archive film Cost of Living and followed by talk about the creative reuse of archive film. 


Speaker

Talk focused on the creative reuse of archive film given by Martin Hall - Senior Lecturer in Film+Media, York St John University and Graham Relton -  Archive Manager, Yorkshire and North East Film Archives

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Film title

Double Bill: Cost of Living + Rocks


Synopsis

Cost of Living (dir: n/a, 2022, 16 mins) 

This short film explores historical moments of rising costs, austerity, and poverty in the UK, reflecting on today’s economic insecurity being experienced by many. Accompanied by archive footage filmed between the 1940s and the 1980s, the narration explores how difficult living conditions, insufficient jobs and rising prices affect every area of people’s lives. 


Rocks (dir: Sarah Gavron, 2019, 91 mins)

Shola, known as Rocks to her friends, lives in a London council flat with her single mother and younger brother Emmanuel, barely scraping by. Her mother suddenly leaves home, abandoning Rocks and Emmanuel to fend for themselves. Despite this sudden and desperate situation, Rocks is a charming, high energy film that celebrates youth, optimism, diversity and friendship, following a young girl’s quest for survival whilst in the throes of adolescence. 

infrequent strong language, moderate sex references

Director/s

Sarah Gavron

Year

2022

Country of Production

Britain

Genres

  • Coming of Age
  • Drama
  • Short Films

Language

English

Duration

107 minutes

Venue name

Everyman Harrogate

Address

Westgate House,
Harrogate,
Yorkshire,
HG1 1HQ