Documentaries.
Crayons & Opera
A new documentary short from Brett Chapman.
A quick word from the Director:
‘Opera has traditionally been seen as an art form catering to the more affluent and culturally elite segments of society with only around 1-4% of the UK’s population having ever attended a performance.
Meanwhile in Leeds, a city with its own national opera company, the community of Holbeck faces significant socio-economic challenges and inequalities compared to other parts of the city. Holbeck currently ranks as one of the most deprived areas in Yorkshire.
Nestled in the heart of Holbeck, Ingram Road Primary School has a student body of nearly 350 young people with over 52 languages spoken by its pupils and now, alongside resident artists Slung Low, they’re about to perform in their very own opera.’
Filmed during the creation of Noah’s Flood (2023), a Slung Low and Manchester Collective co-production in association with Leeds People’s Theatre, Ingram Road Primary School, Olympias Music Foundation, LEEDS 2023 and Factory International for Manchester International Festival. More information here.
Club On The Edge Of Town
A short documentary looking at how Leeds theatre company Slung Low responded to the UK’s Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
Standing In The Rain
Film-maker Brett Chapman has made a documentary about our arrival a year ago this week at The Holbeck.
This is Brett’s work not ours but we are really proud of the story he is telling, even though it doesn’t always show us in the most shiny of lights, and wanted to share it with you.
The film was screened as part of Leeds International Film Festival 2019 to great acclaim and premiered at the club to members to quiet satisfaction.