Future Shorts | Pop Up Film Festival
2nd May 12
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.
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.
Shepherd Wheel | Public Opening Event
2nd May 12
Join us for a celebration of industrial heritage in a natural settting ...
Shepherd Wheel Public Opening
Sat 12 May | 11am - 4pm
Entertainment from SUDS | Albert's Skiffle Band | Children's Choir
Traditional Skills demonstrations include: Iron Smelting, Charcoal Forging, Forging, Woodcollier
Shepherd Wheel is now open every weekend and Bank Holiday Monday | 10am - 4pm
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 
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Find out more about upcoming events during our 30th anniversary year!
Living History Tours at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
28th March 12
Join Mr Tyzack and his Victorian Living History characters as they bring to life the Hamlet's industrial past*
Living History Tours Programme 2012
Sunday 20 May | Danger Death and Disease at Abbeydale!
Find out more about working conditions, home life and medicine traditions.
Sunday 17 June | The Scythe Grinders Union Spells Trouble!
See how the refusal of the Grinders demands leads to death and destruction.
Sunday 16 September | Victorian Children at Work & at Play
From child labour and washing and baking, to simple toys, Dame school and quill pens!
Living History tours are suitable for all the Family.
Introductory Offer: Tours on 20 May Adults £2.50 | Children FREE
Event Days
Living History tours also take place on event days
Sun 15 July | Traditional Crafts & Skills
Sat 18 & Sun 19 August | Summer Festival
Sat 6 & Sun 7 October | Steam Gathering
