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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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We are thrilled to announce The Poly has been awarded £2,000 to present an exciting season of films and workshops celebrating the women in the action movie genre.
The line-up will include three films focusing on the career of Oscar-winner
Michelle Yeoh, an international icon known for doing her own incredible
stunts. Another highlight will be the screening of Point Break - Kathryn
Bigelow’s ultimate cult classic, rarely seen on the big screen in recent years
and returning with a 4K restoration.
The workshops on offer will include stunt work for screen, and a special effects makeup workshop.
All this and much more!
The season will run from October to December and is part of
ART OF ACTION: a BFI FAN initiative supported through National Lottery.
In celebration of our ‘Women in Action’ season, watch our ‘No Ticket, No Entry’ spoof HERE!
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ABOUT BFI FAN
BFI FAN is proud to unveil a new UK-wide season – Art of
Action – celebrating the artistry of real action choreography that’s kept
audiences on the edge of their seats since the early days of cinema.
Conceived by FAN and delivered in partnership with BFI, Art
of Action offers an action-packed journey through cinema from the jaw-dropping
stunts of silent cinema pioneers via the daredevil ethos of Hong Kong
filmmaking to today’s intricate dynamic visual choreography.
Art of Action will explore the cinematic artistry, skill and
craft involved in creating iconic sequences and films, as well as engage with
the historic roots and cross-cultural influences of action cinema. You can also
expect behind-the-scenes insights into the daring and ground-breaking world of
the film action community and opportunities for the next generation of
creatives.
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THE POLY’S WOMEN IN ACTION CONFIRMED EVENTS:
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YES MADAM! (1985) (18)
Wednesday 2nd October, 7.30pm
A relentless inspector (Michelle Yeoh) and a Scotland Yard detective (Cynthia Rothrock) investigate murder linked to microfilm.
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CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
(2000) (12A)
Thursday 17th October, 7.30pm
Celebrated Taiwanese director Ang Lee’s sweeping period epic, which won four Academy Awards and proved Michelle Yeoh’s crossover appeal as an art-house action star.
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022) (15)
Wednesday 23rd
October, 7.30pm
Michelle Yeoh stars as a stressed-out laundromat owner
dragged into cosmic battle, in this a big-hearted sci-fi action adventure.
with pre-show shooting range from Swashbuckling Cornwall
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FIGHTING FOR FILM - SWORD FIGHTING
Saturday 26th October, 2.30pm
Learn how fights are put together and the routines used to bring the action to life- including footwork, cut, parries, drill and more!
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POINT BREAK
Thursday 14th November, 7.30pm
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze star in Kathryn Bigelow's high action surf-crime drama.
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FIGHTING FOR FILM - SWORD FIGHTING
Thursday 14th November, 5.30pm
Learn how fights are put together and the routines used to bring the action to life- including footwork, cut, parries, drill and more!
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BLOOD & GORE: SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP FOR TEENS
Saturday 16th November, 10.30am & 2pm
Learn how to use FX (Special Effects) makeup techniques to create realistic blood and gore effects!
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POINT BREAK (1991) (15)
Thursday 28th November,
7.45pm
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze star
in Kathryn Bigelow's high action surf-crime drama.
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STUNT WOMEN: THE UNTOLD
HOLLYWOOD STORY
Wednesday 4th December,
6.15pm
The inspiring and untold story about the unsung professionals, their struggles on screen to perform at the highest level, and their fight off-screen to be treated fairly and equally.
RUN LOLA RUN (15)
Wednesday 4th December,
8.15pm
Lola (Franka Potente) receives a
phone call from her boyfriend Manni: he needs 100,000 Deutschmarks in the next
twenty minutes, or else he’ll be killed.
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PATS FILM CLUB AND FAL UNI
COLLABORATION, PLUS Q&A
Thursday 5th December
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