South Coast Creatives

South Coast Creatives are bringing a night of local filmmaking to the New Theatre Royal on Wednesday 21 October, from 8pm to 10pm. The evening opens with networking for local creatives, so there's a bit of a social start before the screen takes over.

The main event is the premiere of Killing Time, shot entirely within Portsmouth. It's the work of Tom Byrne, co-founder of the Portsmouth-based media company Port of Call, and you'll recognise the locations: The Kings pub, Staggeringly Good Brewery and Highland Road Cemetery all make an appearance. It's a local film in the most literal sense, with the city itself as one of the leads.

Sharing the bill is Finn O'Toole, who brings back No One Can Hear You—it premiered in London and picked up awards at a range of festivals since. O'Toole's been in the game since he was ten, training first at Portsmouth Theatre Arts Academy and then at Kings Youth Theatre, and he's adding a second piece to the night: the premiere of his new work, MONSTER. The third film on the bill is Across The Quiet, from up-and-coming local director Ryan Lackenby.

Between the networking and the screenings, it's a night that puts Portsmouth talent front and centre. Tickets are £8, and the whole thing runs from 8pm to 10pm at the New Theatre Royal.