![]() ![]() Coffee, cake and a real gem of a film in cosy Cafe #9. Touching and gently humorous, it tells of ten-year-old Laure, who, mistaken for a boy, becomes Mickäel for the summer. Cave has always looked forward in his art and this is something he somehow manages to retain in this beautiful film.įri 7 October | 7:30pm | Cafe #9, Nether Edge | £6 | Women onlyĪndro & Eve present this understated drama about childhood gender identity confusion. Yes, it's a film about grief and suffering, but the dominant theme is one of love, family, hope and the future. With some extremely candid moments, Cave has produced a document of his love for his family and friends. At one point, Cave asks if his hair looks okay and Ellis replies, "The best it has ever been." In another lovely moment, Cave speaks over a shot of Ellis working, commenting, "What would I do without him? He is holding everything together."Īnd that’s what it feels like this film is about. Along with the black-and-white imagery of Cave at the piano, followed by Warren Ellis framed by the studio window orchestrating the strings section, it immediately strikes you that this is not a film you will ever forget.ĭespite the darkness, there are light touches which keep you afloat. Brooding and dark, the undulating strings and electronics build and intensify until it becomes almost painful. The movie starts with the track ‘Jesus Alone’. What we see is a portrait of a man and his family as they negotiate returning to the world as a different set of people. Gone is the familiar swagger, the confidence and arrogance. The result is raw, uncomfortable at times, and deeply affecting.Īlthough he doesn’t discuss directly the tragedy itself, Cave is at his most vulnerable and exposed. You call someone you trust and you ask them to make a film to in some way illustrate your state of mind. What do you do when you are an intensely private individual and artist who experiences such an event? Well, in the case of Cave, you make a film. Whilst making his latest album, Skeleton Tree, Nick Cave experienced a tragic, unimaginable loss. Part of their aim is to actively promote alliances between heterosexual and queer women, so to me Andro & Eve’s approach comes as a welcome addition to Sheffield’s social life and film culture.įor more info, or if you have any questions, check out Andro & Eve’s Facebook page or contact them via Twitter. ![]() They’re also supportive of local collectives like Girl Gang, who run non-exclusive screenings. While their film nights and brunches are for women only, including trans and non-binary people, Andro & Eve’s larger events will be women-centric spaces open to all, including cis men. And many have revealed that usually, they just don’t go out at all, precisely because of the dearth of events for lesbians, in particular, in Sheffield. True to that feeling, already at the first couple of events, attendees have expressed just how pleased they are to find an opportunity to enjoy an evening that targets them as an audience, where they are not the interlopers. ![]() Instead it comes from an acute awareness of the lack of events and venues in Sheffield where lesbian/queer women, and indeed women more generally, might feel comfortable, let alone feel specifically catered for. While interviewing them, this didn’t strike me as a selfish desire. ![]()
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