Support available for Art of Action Menu Titles

Book one or more of the Art of Action menu titles to bring action-packed cinema and jaw-dropping stunts to your screens this Autumn.

As part of the UK-wide season Art of Action, a menu of key titles is available to book, alongside support of up to £125 per film for enhancement wraparound activity and audience development.

Choose one or more of menu titles from three strands; see the list below. These can be booked alongside contextual titles; view the full list of menu and contextual titles here.

Expressions of interest can be submitted until Monday 30 September. For theatrical members, all screenings will take place between October – December. For non-theatrical members, screenings can take place until the end of Jan 2025.

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Strand One: Thrills and Spills

Take an action-packed journey through cinema from today’s intricate dynamic choreography all the way back to the early visual gags of silent cinema pioneers and reflect on what’s changed and what’s endured through time.

• The General (1926) 
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• The Train (1964)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Strand Two: Woman Kings

Busting the myth about action just being by and for men; celebrating the plethora of female talent in front of and behind the camera; their impact and influences as well as shedding a light on under-represented voices in the action community.

• Yes Madam (1985)
• Point Break (1991)
• Run, Lola, Run (1998)
• Polite Society (2023) + director Nida Manzoor available for events

Strand Three: Justice and Vengeance

Discover how action films became a global phenomenon as both Eastern and Western film-makers became inspired by each other and the impact of such cross-cultural influences on cinema today.

• Seven Samurai (1954)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• Police Story Trilogy (1985-1992)

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