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Daydream Cinema Day

Thursday 4th April 2024

Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne

11.15am – Connect With Film: Neurodivergent Short Film Programme

Live action and animation programme celebrating neurodivergent filmmakers, just in time for Autism Acceptance Month. Co-curated by Daydream Cinema and GCT Dance Development group.

This screening is advised for audiences age 12 or over to adult. It is NOT suitable for young children.

Content notes: More information about content is listed with each film.

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Find out more about Daydream Cinema Day here.

Girl Coded (2023)

Directed by Grace Valerie-Lynette

Ambitious tech nerd Robbie is keen to hack into her high school’s anonymous gossip page to garner popularity, enlisting her loyal friend Ruth to help.

Tensions grow and Ruth reveals a secret that blows their project (and friendship) wide open.

Content note: Sexual language, three instances of strong language

Two One Two (2023)

Directed by Shira Avni

Award-winning filmmaker Shira Avni combines shimmering clay on glass animation with personal archives in this deeply intimate, experimental animated documentary love letter to motherhood, parenting on the spectrum, and two headed monsters everywhere.

Content notes: N/A

(Un)Fit to Work (2022)

Directed by Yasmin Godo

A disabled mechanic takes us on a musical journey of 80’s Disco & Ballroom through his imagination, after he’s denied access to apply for the job he’s best suited for at his local Job Centre.

Content note: Ableism, disability discrimination

The Hounds of Annwn (2023)

Directed by Beth B Hughes, Bryony Evans

A wounded warrior returns to their village but is hunted by a pack of dogs.

Content Note: Animal and human violence, animated bloody scenes, dark/horror theme.

An Interview With A Millenial Fangirl (2022)

Directed by Sharon Sibyl Gatt

Mockumentary-style short depicting the history of the millennial fangirl. Let Sharon Sibyl Gatt take you back to the dawn of the internet.

Content notes: N/A

Line Dancers (2024)

Directed by Jem Clancy

Digitally animated standing and wheelchair dancers share their joyful movements.

Content notes: N/A

Rose’s Nose (2022)

Directed by Imogen King, Lexi Rory Allen, David Easson, Jessica Jobson, James Crozier, Jamie Wilson

Rose knows a lot about people due to their amazing nose that can smell everything – even people’s emotions. That is, until Rose catches a cold…

Content notes: N/A

Teach Me (2021)

Directed by Anna Cottrill

A documentary exploring the experiences of children at UK schools with individual special educational needs using childlike paper cut-outs and school supplies.

Content note: N/A

Sandstone and Concrete (2023)

Directed by Headspace Bolton

A lament on a post-industrial town centre from the perspective of a native.

Content note: N/A

Paper (2024)

Directed by Reuben Gayle

An artist interacts with the cut-out animated character they’ve created

Content note: N/A

Butch (2023)

Directed by Adam Cox

Butch is a man with a secret – on the full moon, all is revealed!

Content Note: Mild comedic horror

The Minotaurs Strange Past (2022)

Directed by Sam John Barrett

Inspired by George Frederick Watts’ paintings, this fun 2D animation tells the backstory of the Minotaur.

Content Note: Animated violence to an animal

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Find out more about access for Daydream Cinema day on our events page. 

Daydream Cinema Day is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.

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