Sound It Out & Analogue Kingdom
DOCUMENTARIES / SHORTFUSION
United Kingdom, 2011.
98 mins. English
SOUND IT OUT (74 mins):
A cultural heaven in one of the most deprived areas in the country, Sound It Out Records is run by the drily philosophical Tom Butchart, whose wealth of knowledge helps customers track down that elusive rare vinyl. Directed by Jeanie Finlay, who grew up nearby, the film follows a number of the shop's long-standing customers, from the Makina boys and the devout Status Quo fan, to the presenters of a dance music radio show run from a garden shed in Billingham. Funny, heartfelt and intimate, "Sound It Out" is a celebration both of the Northern soul and good music.
ANALOGUE KINGDOM (24 mins):
Gerald Wells stole his first radio, a Belmont, in 1943 at the age of thirteen. He was immediately sent to an approved school, whose psychiatrist diagnosed an obsession with wireless and electricity, an obsession that continues today. The house Wells was born in and still inhabits is now home to over 1,500 wireless objects and 45,000 valves. Analogue Kingdom is a poetic portrait of Wells, founder and curator of the British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum. It reveals the charm of Wells world, where radio relics and their attendant stories fill every nook and cranny.
A cultural heaven in one of the most deprived areas in the country, Sound It Out Records is run by the drily philosophical Tom Butchart, whose wealth of knowledge helps customers track down that elusive rare vinyl. Directed by Jeanie Finlay, who grew up nearby, the film follows a number of the shop's long-standing customers, from the Makina boys and the devout Status Quo fan, to the presenters of a dance music radio show run from a garden shed in Billingham. Funny, heartfelt and intimate, "Sound It Out" is a celebration both of the Northern soul and good music.
ANALOGUE KINGDOM (24 mins):
Gerald Wells stole his first radio, a Belmont, in 1943 at the age of thirteen. He was immediately sent to an approved school, whose psychiatrist diagnosed an obsession with wireless and electricity, an obsession that continues today. The house Wells was born in and still inhabits is now home to over 1,500 wireless objects and 45,000 valves. Analogue Kingdom is a poetic portrait of Wells, founder and curator of the British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum. It reveals the charm of Wells world, where radio relics and their attendant stories fill every nook and cranny.
Screenings
Arts Picturehouse
Sunday 25 September, 12:30PM
Arts Picturehouse
Friday 16 September, 10:30PM
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