Ort Café’s The Magic Cinema is back, and looking for local short films. In their own words, The Magic Cinema is:
“A Birmingham based micro-cinema featuring an “open reel” section (bring your film along and we’ll show it, as long as it’s under 15 minutes), and a selection of underground/no-budget/obscure/DIY/outsider etc. films from further afield.”
Ort is one of those magical unique places outside of the city centre – in Balsall Heath to be precise, and well worth a venture. I was there on Friday night watching some what can only be described as mesmerising far out jazz.
For Ort’s full list of events, including language lessons, quizzes, art exhibitions, workshops, screenings and much much more, best see their website.
We are People’s Park Friends @Cannonhillpark and have a short film to show called ‘Breathing Spaces’ from the 1960s with Balsall Heath kids playing in the streets and the bomb pecks down Edward Road. But the plan for Birmingham Living Spaces in the 70s replaced this with new housing and open green space with trees, and school groups using parks to learn about nature. Come and discuss what change brought then, playing out now and why we value green space as living spaces today.
Would you like to see short local films shown in the Park?
We look forward to the return of the local Magic Cinema alongside Ort Cafe.
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[…] make no-budget films as part of Deadly Serious Productions and I host a micro-cinema event called The Magic Cinema in Balsall Heath. I want to encourage local filmmaking and give people a platform to show their […]