It was great to see so many people visiting Oriel Colwyn’s Northern Eye Photography Festival event in October.. we have missed you all and the interaction around and engagement with photography that events like these can provide.
With this in mind, our Curator has been looking at ways to run more regular photography based social events to encourage meeting up safely for discussion, engagement and enjoyment.
We are now happy to announce a new initiative THE PHOTO FILM CLUB which will host a photography based film or documentary roughly every 6 weeks on a Saturday afternoon in the wonderful Theatr Colwyn cinema.
Watch a photography based film, meet some old friends, make some new friends, then maybe go on for an optional drink, snack or meal somewhere in the town for a bit of a social.
We kicked off our first Photo Film club event on SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER at 4pm (doors 3.30pm) showing the film FRAME BY FRAME.
Ohh and one last thing, it is not really a club, we just liked the name… Its not exclusive, you don’t have to join and everyone is welcome!
FRAME BY FRAME
- dir Alexandra Bombach and Mo Scarpelli Cert(15 )
SATURDAY 27th NOVEMBER at 4pm (doors 3.30pm )
After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves.
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for themselves. Through cinema vérité, intimate interviews, powerful photojournalism, and never-before-seen archival footage shot in secret during the Taliban regime, the film connects audiences with four humans in the pursuit of the truth.
"A piercing, poignant and — as befits its subject — beautifully composed exploration of the challenges and responsibilities faced by photojournalists in Afghanistan’s post-Taliban free press." – Variety
"Follow four photojournalists focused on the future..." – Los Angeles Times
"A sharp, soulful doc... As its subjects’ images probe unhealed schisms of gender, faith and privilege in a country still hostile to liberal journalism... the film in turn proves the alternately confrontational and cathartic power of the camera lens." – VARIETY
"A visually elegant, deftly edited piece, one which shows the beauty of Afghanistan in a way the West virtually never sees." – INDIEWIRE
"Compelling... inspirational... affecting." - LA Observed
"A bracing tribute to the power of photojournalism." – Hollywood Reporter
"An indispensable visual history" – TIME
"The film features photographers passionate about telling stories of the true identity of Afghanistan – whether they are newsworthy or not." – BBC Culture
"Balance[s] the film’s conflict-zone violence with humanity and humor..." – Filmmaker Magazine
"Gives a passionate voice to an Afghan vision.” – The Washington Post