Kelham Island Museum | 20 May 2012 | 7-10pm (Doors Open 6pm)

Future Shorts Festival is the first ever global pop up festival, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world. The Festival currently takes place in over 147 cities and 55 countries and comprises a worldwide audience of a half-million people, on and offline ...and now Kelham Island Museum is joining them.

Come and take part in this next generation of film festivals!

Advance tickets cost £4 and are available at Kelham Island Museum reception (Mon - Thurs 10am - 4pm, Sun 11am - 4.45pm). Tickets are now also available on the door from 6pm priced at £5.

Please note: this event is for adults only, the films are rated 18+ as some show scenes of graphic violence and a sexual nature.

www.futureshorts.com

Future Shorts Film Programme

7pm | Introduction by Carl Wilson*

7.15pm - 9pm | Films Showing ...

BEAR
Director: Nash Edgerton
2011 Australia | 11mins

QUADRANGLE
Director: Amy Grappell
2010 USA | 20 mins

VENUS
Director: Tor Fruergaard
2012 Denmark | 8 mins

Interval Break

THE ARM
Directors@ Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos, Jessie Ennis
2012 USA | 9 mins

MOURIR AUPRES DE TOI
To Die By Your Side
Directors: Spike Jonze & Simon Cahn
2011 France | 6 mins

LOVE YOU MORE
Director: Sam Taylor Wood
2007 United Kingdon | 15 mins

L'HOMME SANS TETE
The Man Without a Head
Director: Juan Solanas
France 2003 |

*Carl Wilson is a film academic with a specialised interest in ‘indie' films and the work of Charlie Kaufman. Variously writing about reflexive gangsters, Hitchcock, German Expressionism, ‘talkies', the Dream Factory, and whatever else takes his fancy, Carl's work has recently appeared, or will be appearing soon, in SCOPE, PopMatters.com, Film International, The Essential Sopranos Reader, the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent (Vol.1 & 2) & American Hollywood (Vol.1), and World Film Locations: Vancouver.

Important: please arrive in plenty of time as latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break.

A pay bar will be available on the night with a small selection of goodies, please feel free to bring your own sweets or popcorn but all drinks to be purchased on site, thank you.

Victorian Christmas Market Highlights 2011

Don't miss our 20th Victorian Christmas Market celebrating 30 years of Kelham Island Museum

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 December 2012

Mon 2 April - Sun 15 April 2012

Normal museum opening and admission applies

Come and share your memories of Kelham Island Museum with us and help us build a memory wall populated with personal recollections from staff and visitors of all ages. The wall will be on display throughout April along with interesting artefacts from the last 30 years including our autograph book, old event posters and leaflets and a historical timeline.

Or email you stories and memories to events@simt.co.uk or find us on or

Find out more about upcoming events during our 30th anniversary year!

Sat 31 March 2012 | 11am - 4pm 

FREE Entry

For more information visit Firefly Wedding Shows

Looking for a unique venue for your wedding reception?

Kelham Island Museum could be the perfect venue for your special day. Come and see what we can offer at the Wedding Show or contact Richard on 0114 2010618 r.saward@simt.co.uk

Images courtesy of Anthony Naylor Photography

A travelling troupe of fine young dancers, a fanatical folk musican and an out of work Northern comedian will draw their swords in an unruly marathon across Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and London. 

BrightFurnace will be traipsing in your town, down your street and around your markets, pubs and cafes in a never to be repeated celebration of English traditional (rapper) sword play and contemporary dance, music, storytelling and bad jokes!

Meet them here at Kelham Island Museum on Wednesday 28 March at 2pm in the River Don Engine Room (following the 2pm engine run). 

For more visit thetraipse.co.uk