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Screening as part of the
London Short Film Festival,
Screen Bandita will present the second installment in their exploration of previously abandoned Super 8 films.
Collating a programme from reels recovered from junk shops and dusty attics, the thematic focus is upon films that typify the core elements of that most slippery of concepts, the so- called Postmodern condition! The event promises a journey through visual spectacles and surreal moments, parades and performance, absurdities and banalities. The soundtrack will be provided by two suitably antiquated, Russian gramophones.
Following on from our programme will be a 16mm screening of Atomic Cafe by
Suitcase Cinema.
SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY
ATTIC BAR, HACKNEY PICTUREHOUSE
DOORS 6.30PM
TICKETS £5 /£4 (£3 FOR PICTUREHOUSE MEMBERS)
SCREEN BANDITA 7.15
SUITCASE CINEMA 8.30
Image: Eleni Kalorkoti
Winter 2011
Early Winter
2011
Oral traditions, songs, language and melodies were the focus of Alan Lomax's relentless mission to record, understand and wonder at, the folklore and creativity of the people of the World.
At this event, we will present previously unseen footage recorded for Lomax's TV mini- series 'American Patchwork' in the 1980's, compiled by Nathan Salsburg from the Alan Lomax Archive, who has travelled all the way from Louisville, Kentucky to be with us.
Join us in celebrating Lomax's legacy and in traversing the length and breadth of America to uncover the hidden reverse of American folk culture and lore.
Following the screening we will enjoy an informal chat / Q&A session with Nathan.
We hope that you can come along!
SCREEN BANDITA PRESENTS
UNSEEN FOOTAGE FROM THE ALAN LOMAX ARCHIVE.
TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER
Word of Mouth Cafe, Albert Street, Leith.
7.30 doors. £2 donation. BYOB with corkage
www.womcafe.com
www.culturalequity.org
Summer 2011
2011
Late Summer
REBEL LANDSCAPES 10-09-11
An event weaving together archival film and live music in order to create a place where the boundaries between past, present and future might, for just a moment, evaporate.
The Banditas have painstakingly scoured the Scottish Screen Archive to unearth filmic treasures responding to the theme of Scottish folklore and tradition.
Projecting the films from archival 16mm prints, live accompaniment will be provided by Alasdair Roberts, Cath & Phil Tyler, Rob St John and Wounded Knee
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2011
Late Spring
The Banditas are very excited about their upcoming events. Our ideas have blossomed into projects that we hope will capture your imagination, as they have ours.
Bandita Education of Young Minds
has begun. In July and August we will be hosting our
Super 8 workshops at Filmhouse Cinema
. We will be sharing our found films and playing some of our 78s on our gramophone. Ages 8+ welcome (adults too!). Workshops run from 11am-12pm on 31 July and 14 Aug, and tickets are £5. Call Filmhouse Box Office on 0131 228 2688 to book a place!
In September look out for our
Bandita Folk Archive
event (catchy title to follow!). We are thrilled to announce that Alasdair Roberts, Wounded Knee, Rob St John and Cath and Phil Tyler will be performing to a selection of 16mm films we have painstakingly scoured the Scottish Screen Archive to unearth! If you came to our The Eruption of Kilauea event two years ago, this will be another opportunity to enjoy the dual pleasure of live projection and music presented in the inimitable Bandita fashion. If you didn't make it then, come along in September and revel in the folklore, the traditions and the singing!
In October we are collaborating with ambassador of all sounds experimental,
Long and Wrong
, as part of a series of events in Glasgow. Three experimental musicians will weave their sounds around our specially curated visual selection; we will be having fun with this endeavor and the gloves are off for our first outing in Glasgow!
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Winter
2010
The Banditas will be spending the chilly winter months viewing a new batch of 16mm films from the Filmhouse vault. Titles glimpsed so far:
The World on Wheels
and
Division of a single Cell Grown Under a Microscope
. Any more exciting discoveries will be recorded here.
2011 promises to be a very adventurous year for Screen Bandita. In the pipeline are three events: a folk music event in collaboration with the Scottish Screen archive, another 16mm/live music event and a collaboration with Glasgow-based
Update Scotland
at the CCA in the summer.
Thank you to everyone who came to our birthday party at Rhubaba. And a special thanks to collaborators, artist
Rowan Lear
and filmmaker
Astrid Bussink
. Thanks also to Isabel in the U.S. for sending her Super 8 films. The Pool Party, 74 was a real treat!
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2010
EARLY WINTER
The Banditas were saddened by news of the Roxy Arthouse's untimely demise, for as well as being the planned venue for the Bandita Birthday party, it was also a veritable stalwart of Edinburgh's cultural scene and we really hope to see it rise again in some shape or form in the near future. The Roxy's closure lead to an intense weekend searching for an alternative party host, and we are delighted to unveil the new venue as Rhubaba studio in Leith. Many thanks to Rhubaba's members for hosting us, and we are sure that this labrynthian space, replete with nooks and crannies and alive with artistic activity, will be the perfect space for this event!
In other news, the Banditas have been busy experimenting with hand made stencils, channeling a truly underground, street- art vibe, in order to spread the word about the party. They have also been scouring junk sales and charity shops for interesting visual emphemera, which after being cleaned up and fixed, will be ready for unveiling at the Birthday shindig!
We also found some allies in a group called
Unravel
who are travelling the length of Britain, hosting open workshops in order to create a hand- painted 16mm film that will correlate in length with the 874 miles between Land's End and John O' Groats! We Banditas salute the ambition of their project, and it was great to make connections with such like- minded and inspirational folk. There is already talk of collaboration, so watch this space!
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Late Autumn
2010
The Banditas have re-convened after a summer break and have decided on our next course of action! As the nights close in, we will drink tea and begin to work through a large box of 16mm film reels for a second 'Kilauea' style event in the future. New ideas are also germinating in our minds regarding future projects: a 'Folk Bandita' event incorporating archival footage and live music and a very special screening of artist, writer and Moomin author Tove Jansson's 8mm home movies.
We have also acquired some new items of equipment; 16mm and super 8 projectors and a mini-cinex children's projector from the 1960's (from a Parisian flea market). Assisted by the projection wizard Ali Blaikie, we aim to have these items up and running for events very soon!
But first of all we want to celebrate Screen Bandita's third year of being with a very special Birthday Party in November!
We invite all of our Bandita friends to come along and take part in an exciting, evening-long gathering where (if they wish) they can bring along 8 mm films, records, instruments and any other favourite old objects with which to share and celebrate the Bandita ethos!
More details will be available soon, so keep your eyes open and get scouring those attics and flea markets!
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