Night Fever (12A*) + ScreenTalk
An evening of experimental film, marking the publication of the new book Night Fever: Film and Photography After Dark (Walther Koenig, 2024).
The programme comprises five short films, each speaks directly to the major themes of the book, finding in the night the opportunity to rejoice and rebel, but also to seek rest, refuge and perhaps some revelation.
The films include Lunar Almanac (2013), by Chilean filmmaker Malena Szlam, recording the lunar cycle in single-frame and long-exposure photography; Jeanne Liotta's What Makes Day and Night (1998), a 1940s educational film matched to a score by Nino Rota; and No No Sleep (Tsai Ming-liang, 2015), which explores exhaustion and erotic desire in night-time Tokyo.
The film programme will be introduced by the book's editor and Barbican Head of Visual Arts, Shanay Jhaveri, and followed by a discussion with film writers and academics who contributed essays to the book.
Film running-time: 73 min approx.
Total event running-time: 1h45 min approx..
Please note, some films contain passages with flashing lights/strobe effects that may affect people with photosensitivity.
Ticket prices
Students £11
Unwaged £11
Over 60s £11
Under 18s £6
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Film programme
What Makes Day and Night (US 1998 Dir Jeanne Liotta 9 min)
Maskirovka (Ukraine 2018 Dir Tobias Zelony 9 min)
Lunar Almanac (Canada, Chile 2013 Dir Malena Szlam 4 min silent)
No, No Sleep (Taiwan/Hong Kong 2015 Dir Tsai Ming Liang 34 min)
The Coast (India 2020 Dir Sohrab Hura 17 min)
Give a year of art, music, film and theatre
Cinema 3
Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue.
Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
We’ve plenty of places for you to relax and replenish, from coffee and cake to wood-fired pizzas and full pre-theatre menus
Access
Cinemas 2 & 3 are located at Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican Centre’s main Silk Street entrance. There are a couple of steep, dropped kerbs and an incline to negotiate between the two sites. Level access from Beech Street.
Mobility
Each auditorium has three permanent wheelchair spaces (two in the third row and one in the front row) and 153 fixed seats with capacity for a further three spaces in the front row. Access to each auditorium is up a ramp. There are also a number of seats with step-free access.
Assistance dogs
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An infrared system for hard of hearing customers is provided in each auditorium; headsets or neck loops can be collected from foyer staff. The ticket desk counter is fitted with an induction loop.
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