RAINDANCE EAST FILM FESTIVAL SCHOOLS SCREENING

Tue 26 Apr 10am

BULLET BOY (15)

(Br 2004) dir.Saul Dibb 89m.
Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser, Leon Black, Claire Perkins, Sharea-Mounira Samuels, Curtis Walker, Clark Lawson.

BULLET BOY is a story of two brothers - 12-year-old Curtis and 18-year-old Ricky. Fresh out of youth custody, Ricky (Ashley Walters) is trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but on returning home finds himself caught in a street clash. What begins as a minor confrontation quickly escalates into a series of retaliations that spiral out of control with devastating consequences. As Ricky sacrifices family and a new start in the name of loyalty, it seems only a matter of time before naïve Curtis (Luke Fraser) - in thrall to the allure of his older brother - will be drawn into the cycle of violence. All it takes is one person with courage to break a fatal chain of events.

Admission is free for schools' groups.

To book, please contact the Films Office on 020 7364 7920 or email Stephanie at raindanceeast@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

RIO TAPE-SLIDE PROJECT

The Rio, in conjunction with Hackney Community College, runs a popular Tape-Slide course in the basement studio, on Fridays 10am - 3pm.

• Are you interested in photography, film video or installation?
• Do you have ideas you would like to visually explore, and have screened at the Rio?
• With or without previous experience, this is the course for you.

Tape-Slide can be compared to film, but has its own elegance and power. It combines projected images with a programmed or live soundtrack. Tape-Slide shows are regularly seen at exhibitions, clubs, conferences, and in theatre/ dance performances.

The RIO TAPE-SLIDE COURSE will develop your understanding of images, storytelling, storyboarding, sound mixing, and the relationship between image and soundtrack. It also provides an opportunity to have your work screened publicly in 2005.

You will be offered professional technical and critical guidance, and be encouraged to develop and express your own ideas.

Graduates have used the experience gained at the Rio to develop/ further their careers, or gain places in higher education. Past work has been selected for the London Film Festival.

• All  facilities are available on site
• Course accredited by the London Open College Network (LOCN)
• The Rio Tape-Slide Project is jointly run by the Rio Cinema and Hackney Community College. (Concessionary fee £7.00 per term)

For further information call 020 7241 9415, drop in during class hours on Fridays or email to: tapeslide@th3village.org