The brilliant British documentary Isolation comes to the Hyde Park Picture House at 8.30pm on Monday 19th July
***ADDITION – The film has now shown, but if you can get to any of the below then make sure you see it at the following venues:
JULY 20th : YORK PICTUREHOUSE
JULY 21st : CAMBRIDGE PICTUREHOUSE
JULY 22th : OXFORD PICTUREHOUSE
JULY 27th : RITZY CINEMA BRIXTON
AUGUST 1st : BRIGHTON DUKE OF YORK’S
If you saw the film at the Hyde Park Picture House, then let us know your thoughts in the comments section ***
The film, currently on a theatrical tour across the UK, deals with the scandalous statistic that a quarter of British ex-soldiers sleep rough after they return home. An impressionistic portrait of the emotional and physical aftermath of war, the film follows photographer and ex-soldier Stuart Griffiths as he travels across England uncovering the stories behind the military statistics. This bold documentary explores the personal demons and uncertain futures faced by soldiers leaving the army. Griffiths now photographs the 25% of British soldiers who find themselves on the streets after they leave active service.
Isolation eschews gritty realism, and goes for a dreamy and visually stunning aesthetic that is absolutely riveting. Griffiths is an engaging narrator and the people he interviews (including injured soldier Simon Brown – who comes from Morley – in an astounding middle section) are honest and forthcoming. Not about the morality of war and much more about the treatment of those who fight in our name, this is a vital and important documentary which has come from ultra-talented directors Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull and Director of Photography David Procter. Its style is quite unlike any documentary that you will have seen before: indeed, the mini-tour will see Seomore will perform the film’s score live with musicians Michael Garrad and David Stephens.
So make sure you get along to support quality British filmmaking. For more information and to buy tickets go HERE
View the trailer HERE