Music films and events at Glasgow Film Theatre this July/August

Music films and events at Glasgow Film Theatre this July/August

Tickets for these events can be bought in person at GFT (12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB), over the phone on 0141 332 6535 or via the GFT website at www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre. Direct links to each screening are included below.

Keith James: The Songs of Nick Drake
Tuesday 10 July (20.00)
Nick Drake is one of the most revered and loved of all of Britain’s singer/songwriters. He recorded three cherished albums before his tragic death in 1974, aged only twenty-six. Although Drake failed to find a large audience during his lifetime, his work has gradually achieved wider recognition and has gone on to influence artists from Robert Smith to Kate Bush. Since his music has been publicly re-evaluated, he is now considered a national treasure.

Singer/guitarist Keith James brings his hugely popular concert The Songs of Nick Drake to GFT. This evening of beautiful acoustic music begins with a documentary about Drake’s life and music.

Tickets £10 full price / £9 CineCard holders

Approx 2h30m (includes film, concert and a 15min interval), N/C 15+


The Genius of Hitchcock: The Lodger
Saturday 21 July
(Pre-show mini documentaries 19.30, feature programme 20.00)
GFT and the CAV Network present a live cinecast of Alfred Hitchcock’s early British masterpiece The Lodger, restored to its former glory by the BFI National Archive and presented here with a live score performed by Nitin Sawhney and the London Symphony Orchestra.

The Lodger is a suspenseful thriller shot against the backdrop of fog-shrouded London and featuring matinee idol of the day, Ivor Novello in the title role. Multi-award-winning composer and producer Nitin Sawhney composed the film’s new score and will take part in a Q&A via cinecast following the screening.

Tickets: £12.00 full price / £10.00 concession

2h30m, PG


Searching for Sugar Man
Friday 17 – Thursday 23 August
Searching for Sugar Man is a tribute to the talent of Detroit-born singer-songwriter Rodriguez and tells the true story of the greatest 70s rock star that never was. After releasing two critically-acclaimed albums in the early 70s, which failed commercially and led to the end of his record contract, Rodriguez disappeared amid rumours that he had committed suicide live on stage. In South Africa, however, it was a different story. The albums were hugely popular, Rodriguez became bigger than The Rolling Stones and his music was the soundtrack to the lives of many, including two men who set out to discover what happened to their hero in this engaging documentary.

Director Malik Bendjelloul / Sweden/UK 2012, 1h25m, 12A


Monorail Film Club presents: Practical Electronica
Sunday 26 August (19.45)
This experimental documentary from multi-media artist Ian Helliwell examines Fred Judd’s activity with electronics and musique concrete during the 1950s and 60s. Although high profile at that time via the soundtrack for ITV sci-fi puppet series Space Patrol, and regular appearances on BBC radio, Judd’s work has since been overlooked and slipped into obscurity. Exploring the innovative career of this English musician, inventor, engineer, designer and author, the focus is on his experimental sound, filling in a lost chapter in early electronic music history.

This screening will be introduced by director Ian Helliwell who will also participate in a Q&A following the film.

Director Ian Helliwell / UK 2010, 1h1m, N/C 8+

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