Small-room screening of the political satire 'The Communists: A Very British Revolution' with an introduction by the cast and crew.
Upstairs At The Packhorse is screening The Communists: A Very British Revolution on Friday 30 October, with the film starting at 18:00. It's a small-room showing, and the screening includes an introduction by the cast and crew, so you'll get to hear from the people who actually made it before the film kicks off.
Directed by Simon Glass, The Communists is a political satire that follows the Revolutionary Socialist Vanguard Party as it attempts to spark a proletarian uprising in present-day West Yorkshire. It's a local story, set right here in the region, and the film's maker describes it as combining The Battle of Algiers with This Is Spinal Tap — so it's as much about the absurdity of the party's internal workings as it is about their revolutionary ambitions. The whole thing runs for 44 minutes, which keeps it tight and focused.
There's a fair bit of history behind it, too: Glass spent twelve years making the film, so it's not something that was knocked together over a long weekend. That long lead-in gives the satire some room to breathe, and having the cast and crew there to introduce it means you'll get a bit of the story behind the making of it before the lights go down.
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The screening is at Upstairs At The Packhorse, 208 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse, LS2 9DX, starting at 18:00 on Friday 30 October. With the film running 44 minutes and the introduction on top, it's a relatively short evening, so you'll be out well before the night is over.
