January 19, 2022
Barbican Cinema announces new film season
Barbican Cinema have announced a new season of film for March 2022, Other Modernisms, Other Futures, which looks at the period between 1960-80 when filmmakers created new innovative, risk-taking approaches to cinema.
Typically considered to be a movement defined by Western cinema, this season instead features six films made by modernist directors from across the world, who were influenced by local traditions and the sights and sounds of modern life.
Selected screenings include: Downpour by Bahram Beyzaie (Iran, 1972); July Rain by Marlen Khutsiev (USSR, 1967); Interview by Mrinal Sen (India, 1971), Blood of the Condor by Jorge Sanjinés and the Ukamau Collective (Bolivia, 1971); Fad’Jal by Safi Fay (Senegal, 1971) and De Cierta Manera by Sara Gómez (Cuba, 1971).
Other Modernisms, Other Futures: Global Art Cinema 1960-80 runs from Thursday 3rd — Thursday 31st March 2022 at the Barbican.
Get more info and tickets here.
Words by Tanya Dudnikova
@tanya.dudnikova