Slump Screens: Drylongso + Introduction by Rhian Parker

We'll be screening Drylongso, with an introduction from Rhian Parker at CULTPLEX.

We're incredibly grateful to be hosting our first Manchester screening at CULTPLEX. As a growing community cinema, this feels like a significant milestone for us, and we're excited to share it with you!

I first saw this film with Rhian, so it feels only fitting that you do too. Rhian is a Black radical poet from the American South whose other love is chefing allergen friendly food from their childhood. We are delighted and honoured to have them join us for this screening.

I would love to tell you more about the film, but I don't want to give too much away. 

Drylongso is a mystery, coming of age, slice of life drama, and a celebration of community. It follows Pica, our adorable protagonist, who begins photographing Black men and boys in her neighbourhood for a school project as they are increasingly being killed and disappearing from her community.

This film is so deeply moving and it offers reflection on race and class while reminding us of the strength that can be found in kindness and friendship. 

We hope you love it as much as we do.

CULTPLEX opens from 6pm, with the introduction and screening starting at 7pm. You're very welcome to join us any time between then to grab a drink, get settled, and spend some time with us before the film begins.

This screening of Drylongso is licensed through TAPE Collective, a film exhibition and distribution company dedicated to giving platform to films by filmmakers from the global majority. We're incredibly grateful for the work they do in helping bring films to community audiences like ours, and we're delighted to be able to share Drylongso with you.