BAFTA and Screen West Midlands present a series of talks and screenings with BAFTA-winning director Chris Atkins at Borderlines Film Festival, Britain’s biggest rural film festival and the largest film festival in Central England.
Sunday 28 February
17:00
Hereford Cathedral
Screening of Taking Liberties followed by Q&A with Chris Atkins
TAKING LIBERTIES
UK | REVOLVER | 100 MINS | CERT 15 | DOCUMENTARY
Dir: Chris Atkins
Scr: Chris Atkins
With: David Morrissey, Ashley Jenkins, Mark Thomas
Irreverent, but revelatory, outrageous but true, Taking Liberties highlights the erosion of civil liberties under the Labour government. A well-documented cautionary tale, this ticks off assaults on such basic rights as freedom of speech and assembly, the rights to privacy and protest, the presumption of innocence and a fair trial. Screening a polemical documentary that highlights the systematic undermining of Habeus Corpus seems particularly appropriate in Hereford Cathedral, the building that houses the Magna Carta.
Booking: Screen WM has a limited number of tickets to give away to this event. To apply please email sarah.arnesen@screenwm.co.uk clearly outlining which event you wish to attend by Friday 19 February.