Troubled Waters: Ripples of the Past
Sun, 08 Dec
|Squash
An evening of screenings exploring the controversy surrounding Llyn Celyn reservoir plus the film the From The Sea To the Land Beyond .
Time & Location
08 Dec 2019, 17:30
Squash, 112-114 Windsor St, Liverpool L8 8EQ, UK
About the event
Tides are turning, waves are forming - what rises to the surface? This event dredges our relationship to the waters around us and the urgency of protecting them.
This event consists of 2 parts
Part one - 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm , we screen films about Water including the building of Llyn Celyn reservoir in A village Condemned to die 1968 (National Screen And Sound Archive of Wales) , a controversial move by Liverpool which destroyed a Welsh-speaking village . We will also show very special and rare footage about the protests that followed the reservoir construction. Plus poetry from Artist and filmmaker Judie Mazonowicz.
30 mins break
Part two- 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm we show Penny Woolcock’s FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND BEYOND (2012, running time: 1hr 14 mins) a lyrical portrait of Britain's coastline with a soundtrack by British Sea Power, with special recorded introduction.
Tickets : £ 5 both parts or £3 each part / Pay What You Can
Venue accessible. Healthy food and non alcoholic drinks available to purchase at the venue.