Star And Shadow Events 2014-03-24 to 2014-03-30

Av Festival 14: The Devil's Miner

This documentary follows two brothers as they work in the Bolivian silver mines, a place believed to be the exclusive province of El Tio, the devil, who is both protector and destroyer.

Av Festival 14: Fiebres

Set on the Amazonian plateaus, Fiebres follows the journey of Pierre, a Franco-Venezuelen doctor, as he travels through the forests to treat gold and diamond miners afflicted with a mystical unnamed fever.

Menstrual Man

Only 1 in 10 menstruating women in India use sanitary pads. The rest use rags, husk, sand, and even ash. One man is out to change that regardless of the impact on his own standing."My wife gone, my mum gone, ostracised by my village - I was left all alone in life” A stunning film telling the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham and a low-tech self-help health revolution

Zelig

Leonard Zelig, the "human chameleon", is profiled in this mock-documentary. Technically advanced and beautifully shot by Gordon Willis. Director Woody Allen appears as Zelig in scenes that purport to be vintage newsreel clips of the 1920s and 1930s, but are actually clever recreations, "aged" and scratched-up Citizen Kane-style by special-effects maestros Joel Hynick, Stuart Robinson and R. Greenberg Associates. Worth remembering this appeared a year before Hollywood was wowed by mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. A gem of a film.

Annie Hall

'Filled with poignant performances and devastating humor, Annie Hall represents a quantum leap for Woody Allen and remains an American classic.' Rotten Tomatoes. Woody Allen's romantic comedy of the Me Decade follows the up and down relationship of two mismatched New York neurotics. Jewish comedy writer Alvy Singer (Allen) reflects on his past romance with tightly-wound WASP singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton, née Hall). Funny, wry, tender and fashion-setting Annie Hall beat Star Wars to the Oscar for Best Picture. And stay by after the film for a short piano recital by Yoshie Kawamura: after Woody a little musical indulgence with some Chopin....

Ceylan Hay, Vanity Ward and The Two

A chance to hear fantastic talented female folk from Glasgow and Newcastle. Ceylan will be returning to the Star and Shadow after her earlier visit as part of The Forgotten Works. Vanity Ward are local art students and musicians Jayne and Sarah. As well as fabulous duo The Two Matt and Niles. A night to enjoy new directions in folk making use of loop pedals, various instruments and voice.

Sounds From The Crypt

local metal night featuring bands from across the north of England, with sets from plague rider, twice the trauma, blind spite, ashes of insurrection with more bands to be announced.

Vulnerability Training

Private event for S&S vols & door supers

Tear Down The Walls - Prison Abolition Tour

“Tear Down The Walls” is the rallying cry of abolitionists around the world. For those people who understand the harm caused by prisons, the concept of dismantling the prison-industrial-complex seems like the most logical conclusion. But there are still those who cannot imagine a world without prisons. That is why, this March, members of the Empty Cages Collective will be travelling the country to host workshops on the prison-industrial-complex and prison abolition.

Conversation Group

Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!

Illustration Workshop Follow-Up Session

Aged 13-18? Come and learn graphic design and illustration in the Star and Shadow Cinema! Focussing on Byker, we'll spend the day learning about illustration and graphic design - doing research into our subjects, drawing by hand, transferring onto the computer and using design and illustration packages.

Canny Little Library + Canny Cafe

Our monthly delicious vegan cafe + books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection!

Monthly Prisoner Letter Writing