Wednesday 5th June
Cult Music Film Club:
I AM WEEKENDER
FILM SCREENING | Q&A Janine Bullman & with director Wiz and filmmaker Chloé Raunet
£8 | £10 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 7.30pm | Starts 8pm – limited tickets on the door
18 + event
It’s strange to think that a music promo could end up being one of the defining moments in the history of an independent record label, but that’s exactly what Weekender was. Acclaimed on its release on Heavenly in 1992, Weekender was the zenith of Flowered Up’s short, meteoric career – and their untimely swan song, a twelve-minute single that was accompanied by a short film. In the years after its release, passed around on VHS tapes in a pre-internet era, the film’s notoriety grew and its influence seeped into popular culture. Wiz’s film was a direct inspiration on Danny Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, the movie that shaped much of how club culture has been portrayed on screen ever since. Both the film and the track are a hell of a legacy for a band that flamed and burnt out way too early.
I Am Weekender is a seventy-minute documentary directed by Chloé Raunet about the making of the film and the impact it has had since it was first shown. The film features contributions from an incredible lineup of talking heads, including the surviving members of the band, the film’s cast, Irvine Welsh, Jeremy Deller, Shaun Ryder, Roisin Murphy, Lynne Ramsey, Heavenly’s Jeff Barrett and many more. It’s essential viewing, offering a unique insight into the heart of acid house and the messy consequences of a 24-7 lifestyle.
The documentary will be followed by the full 15 minute Weekender video and a Q&A with director Wiz and film maker Chloé Raunet.
Bookings are not currently available for this event.