FILM: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

For this Spring’s event our Young Film Programmers, Fresh Perspectives, have chosen a feature film to coincide with the installation of their archive reel on the theme of Protest and Demonstration, presented in collaboration with Screen Archive South East.

The film will also be preceded by a short film selected from Women Over 50 Film Festival’s (WOFFF) catalogue

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed / 2022 / 1hr&53mins / Rated 18

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a rare and powerful documentary that immerses viewers into the life of artist and activist Nan Goldin. Through intimate footage from director Laura Poitas (Citizenfour) and Goldin’s own photography, the film chronicles her personal journey and her crusade against the Sackler family, whose pharmaceutical company Purdue has been linked to the opioid crisis and whose wider influence over galleries and art institutions globally has been a catalyst for conversations around systematic injustice and power inequality. The film captures both the beauty of Goldin’s art and the pain of her past, as well as the power of protest and the fight for justice.

“(a) raw, emotionally ferocious story of the world that Nan Goldin inherited and remade, one that she continues to remake with her brilliance and with all the bruises that never heal.” – New York Times

“This is essential viewing – an unequivocal use of the documentary form as a means of urgent protest.” – Little White Lies

Doors & refreshments open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. Affordable refreshments and popcorn stand on site.

• We recommend booking in advance for this event as places are limited. 

• Once paid for, tickets are non-refundable. 

• Online bookings will close 1 hour before the event starts - unless ‘Sold Out’ there is likely to still be tickets available on the door.

• Fabrica is a registered charity and donations are always welcome: add a donation ticket on top of your existing ticket(s) or sign up to make a regular donation here.

This project is possible with support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK