Shut Out The Light Films

A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Liverpool, England, in 1901.

Film screening: Almost Liverpool 8 - The Holburne Museum holburne.org/events/film-sc…

Piracy is the most effective way to preserve movie history, whether you like it or not... Especially older obscure films... Great filmmakers understand that fact... Werner Herzog is certainly one of them. There are millions of cinephiles today who wouldn't have been exposed to great films if not for piracy. In countries like India, it is the only way to watch older movies, since the other options are unaffordable for normal working people. Most studios & almost all the streaming platforms don't care about preserving movies, but the pirates do. We are forever indebted to their passion & hard work.

‘Of what use… can be the re-establishment of any form of Irish State if it does not embody the emancipation of womanhood.’ 🖋James Connolly, 1915 Lá Idirnaisiúnta na mBan sona daoibh - Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD2026

@UniteEastMids Thanks for showing our film… Solidarity ✊

Happy International Women's Day 2026! 🎉 Today we gathered together to celebrate the achievements of women in the trade union movement and watched the amazing documentary film Iron Ladies by @SOTL_Films Thanks to everyone who joined us for a fantastic event! #IWD2026

Tomorrow, an inspiring film followed by a Q and A with the director and one of our council candidates

Join us & @No_Sweat oN Friday 27 March @RedhillsDurham for a night of comedy in support of the #DurhamMinersGala. With the legendary Mark Thomas, brilliant County Durham comedian Elaine Robertson & the fabulous Andrew O'Neill (@destructo9000) . Tickets: buytickets.at/marras/1810906

Happy Birthday, soccer KING!

#WorldBookDay… “The Golden Light that will be diffused throughout all the happy world from the rays of the risen sun of Socialism.” - @mygibbo reading from Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists A scene from our 2022 documentary, Manifesto.

On Pier Paolo Pasolini’s birthday, revisit this interview where he talks about fascism and consumer society. «The real fascism doesn’t wear black shirts, it sells progress. Consumer society achieved what fascism couldn’t: erase cultures, uniformize lives, and destroy Italy without anyone noticing. Fascism wasn’t defeated, it was replaced»

Sunday👇🎬

Next Sunday… Iron Ladies - our feature documentary about the amazing working-class women of the @Miners_Strike - plays at the @TheGardenCinema in London📽️🍿 Includes Q&A with @helensclegel & director Dan Draper🎙️ Info & tickets: thegardencinema.co.uk/film/iron-ladi…

"We are pursuing dreams, but would it be better if we never fulfilled the dream?" In a new interview, Werner Herzog talks to @Nick_Newman about 'Ghost Elephants,' working methods, and his reading habits. Listen now on @EmulsionPod: thefilmstage.com/werner-herzog-…

“The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.” — Werner Herzog

“The market is the chief cause of the chaos we face in our society today” – Eddie Dempsey speaking at last year’s #DurhamMinersGala. The @RMTunion Gen Sec is back in Durham on Friday with the RMT @FishburnBand. Tickets are free. Book your places today: buytickets.at/marras/2064884

Brilliant film.

“The socialism I believe in is everybody working for each other and having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, that’s how I see life.” — Bill Shankly

Goodnight to the legendary and beloved Frederick Wiseman. ❤️