A mountain of knitted mice, created by Joyce Hall. We’ve been steadily handing these out as we trundle around on the Travelling Picture Show, and will be distributing the last few this month. Beyond the jump is a list of the remaining tour dates, and a copy of this month’s copious listings mailout. If you want to receive these things on a regular basis fill out the box on the left.

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Here’s yet another roundup of things going on in
Birmingham and a few other places this month.
(A third of which has already gone but what can
you do.) This is compiled by 7 Inch Cinema, who
reserve the right to plug their own stuff before you
get to the useful bit…

7INCH NEWS
Like pretty much everyone else who went we had
our best Green Man yet, including a queue across the
field for British Sea Power on Friday night, and
rapturous hordes of children for Laurel and Hardy with
live piano on Sunday morning. There’s a brief writeup
on the blog. The Travelling Picture Show has also
been rolling on through the summer with family
matinees all over the Midlands, and can still be
flagged down at the following places:

Sunday 13 September:
The Hive, Shrewsbury

Saturday 19 September:
Market Theatre, Ledbury
and Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford

Saturday 26 September:
The Courtyard, Hereford

Then we climax at the Electric in Birmingham on
Sunday 25 October, with a gala show including
Paul Shallcross on the piano and a premiere of
the Magic Box film which has been made during
the tour.

LONDON GIG
By way of a Flatpack warmup we’ll be putting on
some films and music at the Roxy Bar and Screen
near Borough Market on Monday 19 October, in
tandem with Electric Sheep magazine.
Details coming soon.

POSITION VACANT
Flatpack are seeking a Festival Coordinator. You don’t
have to be mad, etc. Details can be found on the site,
and the deadline is 28 September. The festival
itself is on from 23-28 March next year, and the call for
submissions will go out next week.

SO WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?

Weds 9 September, 6.30 at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham
A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Photographer Stuart Whipps is the last one in this
year’s series to get the Desert Island treatment.

Weds 9 September, 7.30 at the Glee Club in Birmingham
THE LOW ANTHEM
Providence trio, ‘Oh My God Charlie Darwin’.

Thursday 10 September at the Academy in Birmingham
EDITORS
Launch night for the newly relocated Academy, now
where the Dome used to be.

10 September at the Victoria in Birmingham
MOVING PICTURES
Weekly filmnight. No word yet on what this week’s film is.

10-13 September around the UK
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS
Various old buildings open their doors. Birmingham
highlights include Singers Hill Synagogue and Newman
bros Coffin Fittings Works.

Friday 11 September, 6pm at Sence in the Arcadian, Bham
BIRMINGHAM TWESTIVAL
We’re all on Twitter. Hooray.

Friday 11 September at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
ZOVIET FRANCE
Industrial ambience from Newcastle.

11-13 September in Birmingham city centre
ARTSFEST
Including the Electric Cinema Film Orchestra, film
screenings at the Crescent theatre over the weekend,
and Giant Steps at the Stans Cafe warehouse in the
jewellery quarter.

Saturday 12 September, 2pm at the Herbert in Coventry
MICROCOSMOS
Free bug screening.

until 12 September at Margaret St School of Art, Bham
BIAD FINE ART MA SHOW
Worth a look – we liked the ninja Pollock and creepy
projector-heads downstairs.

12/13 September at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham
DAVID SHERRY
Absurdist artist takes over the gallery for the weekend
as a finale to his exhibition. This is also the last chance
to sail on the Lubberland barge.

13 September, 12-4pm at Rea Garden in Digbeth
FAMILY FUN DAY
Hosted by the ‘Universal Family of Cosmic Xenogenesis’.
Rated PG.

until 14 September at Coventry Ikea
SELF ASSEMBLY
Exhibition of works assembled from Ikea booty.

Weds 16 September, 8pm at the Bristol Pear in Selly Oak
FILM RATS
Monthly short film night which kicked off in the spring.

Thursday 17 September, 6.30pm at Austin Court in Bham
RECASTING THE NET
4iP event exploring the limits of digital democracy and
local politics online.

From 17 September at the Drawing Room in Hackney
ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY’S DUNE
‘An exhibition of a film of a book that never was’.

Friday 18 September, 12-5pm at Vivid in Digbeth
SLEEVE NOTES
Trevor Pitt invites you to contribute to a musical map
of Birmingham.

Friday 18 September, 7pm at the Victoria in Birmingham
ATTAGRRL + LET’S GO SWIMMING
Screening of ‘Don’t Need You’ (about the origins of riot grrl)
followed by allgrrl party.

18 September at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
SUGARFOOT STOMP
Fresh from scaring the sheep at Green Man, the ladies
celebrate their 5th birthday.

18-25 September at the Edge in Digbeth
THE PhD SHOW
Materials from the mysterious Darknosis project.

Sunday 20 September in Digbeth
THE DIGBETH O’LYMPICS
Including go-karting and telly-throwing apparently.

Tuesday 22 September at the Hare and Hounds
F*CK BUTTONS
Melodious noise duo, with support by one-man dynamo Theo.

22-26 September at the Back to Backs in Birmingham
RESIDUUM
Sound installation by Dreams of Tall Buildings.
Private view on 24 Sept.

23-27 September in Liverpool
ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES
New festival bulging with films, installations and
happenings. Things on our hitlist include Mary and
Max, the ATP documentary, zombie wordgames in
Pontypool, new movies by Matt Hulse and Craig
Baldwin and special guest Carolee Schneemann.

24-27 September in Coventry
A THING ABOUT MACHINES
…Or if Liverpool is too much of a trek for you, there’s
the second edition of this festival of sound and pictures
exploring rejiggled technology. Inspired by a Tangerine
Dream gig at Coventry Cathedral, and featuring Modulate,
Kinopixel and Janek Schaefer.

Thursday 24 September, 6-9pm at Millennium Point
in Birmingham
MY JOURNEY TOGETHER with DAVID ROSE
The man who attempted to bring the French Connection
to Birmingham, and gave a legup to filmmakers including
Alan Clarke, Stephen Frears and Mike Leigh. An influential
drama producer who will be talking about his time at Pebble
Mill and the fledgling Film Four.

Friday 25 September at the Edge in Digbeth
HAPPY ARTIST SOCIAL CLUB
Monthly artists’ kneesup. Write to info@frictionarts.com
if you fancy going along.

Tuesday 29 September, 7pm at Wolverhampton Light House
SCREEN FORUM: BLACK COUNTRY CINEMA
First showcase for a new video poetry group.
Is the next Kiarostami living in Wednesbury?

Weds 30 September, 6:30pm at the Victoria pub in Bham
SHORTS ON SCREENS
The latest animation forum gathering – the last one during
Flatpack in March was rammed.

Weds 30 Sept, 7.30pm on a barge outside the Flapper
and Firkin in Birmingham
LISA KNAPP & LEAFCUTTER JOHN
Concluding their Grand Union Canal tour.

1-4 October in St Helier, Jersey
BRANCHAGE FILM FESTIVAL
Second edition of the boutique filmfest which features British
Sea Power, drive-ins, Paper Cinema and a Spiegeltent.
No John Nettles.

Friday 2 October, 6.30 at the Electric in Birmingham
JOSIE LONG’S ELECTRIC ADVENTURE CLUB pt3
Return visit for ms Long & friends & activities, kicking off
the Bham Comedy Festival. Curate’s Egg are also putting
on a couple of nights at the Hare and Hounds featuring
John Cooper Clarke (2 Oct) and Simon Munnery and Ted
Chippington (9 Oct)

2 October at Birmingham Symphony Hall
CBSO REMEMBERING NUSRAT
Tribute to Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He played his
first non-Asian gig at the Luxor cinema in Balsall Heath
about 30 years ago.

9-29 October in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM BOOK FESTIVAL
Including Nick Hornby, George Monbiot and Smiths
short stories.

MORE BIRMINGHAM LISTINGS AT:
http://russl.wordpress.com
and also:
http://morecanalsthanvenice.wordpress.com/

SOME FILMS SHOWING

AFTERSCHOOL (dir: Antonio Campos)
Creepy US indie about a school video club.
11-17 Sept at Wolverhampton Light House

MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY no.1
(dir: Jean-François Richet)
Second edition of the Gallic Goodfellas.
Part one is also on over the weekend.
11-17 Sept at the Electric

AWAY WE GO (dir: Sam Mendes)
Mendes goes indie. Gawd help us.
Preview 14 Sept at Birmingham Cineworld

THE THING (dir: John Carpenter)
Now that’s more like it.
15 Sept at Birmingham Cineworld

SLEEP FURIOUSLY (dir: Gideon Koppel)
Beautiful portrait of a Welsh farming community.
18/19 Sept at Warwick Arts Centre

BITS AND BOBS

AURORA CLOSING
Adam and Kelly at Aurora in Norwich have announced
that the next event in November will be their last. This is
a real shame; we discovered some great films and a lovely
city through this festival. The final programme includes Jem
Cohen, Milena Gierke, Andrew Kotting and Alasdair Roberts.
http://www.aurora.org.uk/

FILM COURSES
Retrofilm are running a selection of ten-week courses in
Birmingham during the autumn, on subjects including black
cinema and film noir. (Apparently not the same thing.)
Starting around the end of September, with more info at:
http://retrofilm.biz/courses/

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
10 September: KINO FILM
Shorts in Manchester
15 September: FALSTAFF INT. FILM FESTIVAL
New festival in Stratford-on-Avon.
25 September: ELECTRIC DECEMBER
Bristol Watershed under-21s shorts scheme.
1 October: ROTTERDAM INT. FILM FESTIVAL

More filmmakers info and meetups at
http://www.filmforumwm.co.uk

LINKYPOOS

FILMFICCIONES HAVE A SNAZZY NEW SITE

THERE IS A BETTER LIFESTYLE
Glorious 80s promotional film for Birmingham.

ARTISTS TAKING THE LEAD
Contenders for a chunky cultural olympiad project.

WE LOVE YOU SO
Wild Things blog, full of good stuff.

IT FELT LIKE A KISS
Adam Curtis’ latest film.

THIS IS WHAT SHE’S LIKE
‘Well you know how the English upper classes are
thick and ignorant.’ 12 minutes of Dexys heaven.