https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2013/w11/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2013-03-18 to 2013-03-24en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:33:04 -0000https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1085On Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan, the land of "heartbreak and tractors", first time director Babak Jalali mines absurdist humour and quiet pathos from the immutable routines of a stranded group of men. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1085https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1136Ten years since the invasion of Iraq, we host a night of films dedicated to a culture coming to terms with the legacy of conflict, and experimenting with modes of expression to make sense of now.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1136https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1087The perceived and the actual are at odds in this double-bill conclusion to our Real and the Invisible film season.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1087https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/532Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six are back with their relentless dirt-swing, stories about grieving lovers, thieving lovers and deceiving lovers seep from their songbook like a putrescent parade of painful parables. It's strangely beautiful. Expect to dance! https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/532https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/534 Helm is Luke Younger (Alter Records/Birds Of Delay) - a sound artist and experimental musician based in London, working with a vast array of revolving instrumentation and abstract sound sourceshttp://www.wegottickets.com/event/208957 https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/534https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1009Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1009https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1071https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1071https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1027The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free.cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com email: cannylittlelibrary@gmail.comhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1027https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1056One is in equal measures amazed and fascinated upon visiting Piramida, the Russian mining town on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, which remains deserted as if it was a fictional setting of the time after World War III. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1056https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/343General Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/343