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The big news this month is Manchester International Festival’s announcement that film director David Lynch will be taking over HOME as part of this year’s festival. The internationally renowned artist and filmmaker behind Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks will bring his trademark blend of dreamy menace to Manchester, with a programme of cinema, music and visual art. Full details are still to be revealed, but we take a closer look in our preview.
HOME have also launched a year-long programme dedicated to Celebrating Women in Global Cinema. In a time of #MeToo and continued underrepresentation across the board, this initiative is welcome indeed, and features a genuinely ambitious programme of films and events sourced from across the globe.
There’s also some notable genre cinema scheduled for the coming weeks too as Grimmfest present a Japenese horror double that takes us back to the turn of the millennium, while the folk over at Yes have come up with a Mother’s Day double bill that deviates from what you might expect.
Here are our picks
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1. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival at HOME: Film Programme
Pájaros de Verano (Birds of Passage) - Image courtesy of HOME ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival at HOME: Film at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 22 March–9 April 2019, from £5.00 - Book now
This year’s ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival line-up includes 21 new films, including nine new premieres, five director Q&As and seven archive film screenings.
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2. Celebrating Women in Global Cinema at HOME
HOME Celebrating Women in Global Cinema at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 1 January–31 December 2019, from £5.50 - Book now
HOME present a year long programme of films showcasing women working in front and behind the camera.
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3. Film Awards Season at HOME
HOME Film Awards Season at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 1 January–31 March 2019, from £5.50 - Book now
Red carpets, fancy clothes and serious films. HOME present this years awards contenders for your consideration.
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4. Above The Line presents: Screening 08. Mother! & The Exorcist at YES
Above The Line presents: Screening 08. Mother! & The Exorcist at YES, Manchester, 31 March 2019, free entry - Find Out More
The unconventional Mother’s Day outing.
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5. Out of Blue at HOME
HOME Out of Blue at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 29 March–4 April 2019, from £5.50 - Book now
Local filmmaker Carol Morley returns with a haunting neo-noir led by Patricia Clarkson’s determined detective.
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6. Make A Scene/ Showgirls Way Too Interactive Screening at Manchester235 Casino
Make A Scene/ Showgirls Way Too Interactive Screening at Manchester235 Casino, City Centre, 5 April 2019, from £10 - Book now
Make A Scene present a way too interactive screening of Paul Verhoeven’s camp classic. A strictly adults affair.
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7. Grimmfest’s Alien Invasion Double Bill at Stockport Plaza
Grimmfest's Alien Invasion Double Bill at Stockport Plaza Cinema, Stockport, 25 April 2019, from £6 - Book now
Grimmfest’s alien invasion double suggests that when it comes to defending planet earth against ravenous extra-terrestrial hordes, teens do it best.
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8. MIF19: David Lynch at HOME
Photo: Josh Telles David Lynch at HOME at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 6 July–29 September 2019, free entry - Find Out More
Brace yourself for dark mysteries and wilder dreams as Manchester International Festival invite cult artist and filmmaker David Lynch to take over HOME for a season of cinema, art and music.
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