Taking Liberties

Chris Atkins presents Starsuckers and Taking Liberties

Sun 28 February 5.00pm Hereford Cathedral
Mon 1 March 11.30am & 1.30pm Hereford College of Arts
Mon 1 March 6.15pm, Tue 2 4.00pm The Courtyard Hereford

Chris AtkinsBorderlines is pleased to continue a collaboration with BAFTA & Screen WM that has allowed us to bring BAFTA-nominated Chris Atkins, director of Starsuckers & Taking Liberties to Hereford.

BAFTA and Screen WM present Q&As with Chris Atkins after Taking Liberties at Hereford Cathedral and Hereford College of Arts and Starsuckers on 1 March (followed by a networking reception) plus a workshop with the director at Hereford College of Arts.

Sun 28 February 5.00pm Hereford Cathedral

Taking LibertiesTaking Liberties (15)

Director: Chris Atkins
Starring: David Morrissey, Ashley Jenkins, Mark Thomas
UK, 2007, 1 hour 40 minutes

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 a building that houses the Magna Carta.

Q&A with Chris Atkins

Mon 1 March Hereford College of Arts

11.30 - 1.30pm

Workshop with Chris Atkins:
Developing documentary projects for new entrants

1.30pm

Taking Liberties (15)

Q&A with Chris Atkins

6.15pm - The Courtyard Hereford

StarsuckersStarsuckers (12A)

Mon 1 March 6.15pm, Tue 2 4.00pm The Courtyard Hereford

Director: Chris Atkins
Starring: Max Hastings
UK, 2009, 1 hour 43 minutes

A dark, satirical polemic that probes our irrational obsession with fame and the insidious techniques the media uses to feed it. Its methods: a combination of dazzling animation and undercover exposés of the PR industry. A blisteringly paced, anarchic ride that uses scathing wit and mischief to expose the immoral, corrupt and illegal practices of some of the biggest names in the business.

Q&A with Chris Atkins plus networking reception

Hereford College of Arts events will take place in the Media Centre, Bath Street, Hereford, HR1 2GY

For screenings at Hereford Cathedral, College Hall lies between the Cathedral and the river and, during the current Close regeneration scheme, is approached via the walkway at the Castle Street end of the Cathedral - look for signs pointing the way.

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