Celebrating 30 years since the release of 'Tales of a Hard City'; Kim Flitcroft & Alex Usborne’s extraordinary documentary feature film shot in Sheffield in 1993.
The film tells the story of four chancers and dreamers re-inventing themselves in a steel city facing the end of industry. It was described as ‘the greatest comedy Mike Leigh never made‘ by The Independent and as ‘gut wrenchingly hilarious‘ by the NME, and has drawn fanatic pop fans including Badly Drawn Boy, Jarvis Cocker and Mogwai.
Gaining access from the film's producers, Memory Dance will transfer hundreds of hours of outtakes, related ephemera (cuttings, posters, log-sheets) and rarely seen archive collections from photojournalist and social documentary photographer, Bill Stephenson.
All presented for the first time alongside the original film, boxing film Johnny Fantastic, and more, in an immersive multiscreen, multimedia gallery space. A cult documentary for Sheffield, South Yorkshire, rebooted and revived for the region - a new generation of fans will be made.
The exhibition is running from Friday 10th October til Saturday 25th October from 10-4pm, with a special opening night on the Thursday the 9th.
OLD HEAD POST PFFICE
FITZALAN SQAURE
SHEFFIELD, S1 2AY
FREE ENTRY
