Rocks: Film Guide
International Day of Friendship, 30 Jul
A film guide that looks at Rocks (2019), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
1 ppt
Wed 08 Mar 2023
10:00 - 12:10
Everyman Harrogate, Westgate House, Station Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire, HG1 1HQ, England
FREE
14+
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.
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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Double Bill: Cost of Living + Rocks
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
Sarah Gavron
2022
Britain
English
107 minutes