Special Focus Forum: A Slice of Everyday Life

In a time when cinema has become more and more of a vehicle for escapism, why do we still return to the stories of everyday lives? What is it about the work of Ken Loach, Yasujiro Ozu and Hong Sangsoo that continues to strike a chord with audiences around the world?
This year’s panel discussion, moderated by Guardian and Financial Times journalist Danny Leigh, is dedicated to the festival’s special focus strand, ‘A Slice of Everyday Life’, which celebrates films that pay attention to the familiar yet poetic stories of ordinary people, capturing the intimate and subtle drama of our day-to-day existence. The forum will be an opportunity to hear from South Korean and UK film industry professionals, programmers and filmmakers alike, adding further context to the screenings included in the strand and shining a light on the idea of ‘everydayness’ on screen.
Picturehouse Central, 03 Nov 2018 4:00 pm
Also in this strand

The Power of Kangwon Province (35mm) + Introduction by Simon Ward
Regent Street Cinema, 08 November 2018 6:30 pm

Christmas in August (35mm) + Introduction by Kate Taylor
Phoenix, 04 November 2018 1:00 pm

Jealousy Is My Middle Name (35mm) + Introduction by Helen de Witt
Regent Street Cinema, 10 November 2018 2:00 pm

This Charming Girl (35mm) + Introduction by Sonali Joshi
Regent Street Cinema, 10 November 2018 4:30 pm

Grain in Ear (35mm) + Introduction
Regent Street Cinema, 10 November 2018 6:40 pm

Treeless Mountain (35mm) + Introduction by Janet McCabe
Phoenix, 03 November 2018 1:00 pm

Breathless (35mm) + Q&A Director and Actor Yang Ik-june
Picturehouse Central, 04 November 2018 2:00 pm

The Journals of Musan + Q&A Dir. Park Jungbum
Regent Street Cinema, 11 November 2018 4:00 pm

Bleak Night + Introduction by Simon Ward
Regent Street Cinema, 09 November 2018 6:20 pm

Alive + Q&A Dir. Park Jungbum and moderated by The Guradian journalist Simran Hans
Regent Street Cinema, 13 November 2018 6:30 pm

The Bacchus Lady + Introduction by Selina Robertson
Rio Cinema, 04 November 2018 6:30 pm

The Running Actress + Introduction by Dr. Mark Morris
Picturehouse Central, 02 November 2018 6:30 pm

Possible Faces + Introduction by Beth Webb
Regent Street Cinema, 11 November 2018 7:00 pm

Mothers + Introduction by Tony Rayns
Picturehouse Central, 05 November 2018 8:45 pm

The Land of Seonghye + Introduction by Film Critic & Programmer Jang Byungwon
Picturehouse Central, 03 November 2018 1:00 pm