- Fri Oct 20, 2023 @ 19:00
- Led by Zindabad
Beers, collage + zine-making at the pub. Audio recorded for short poetry film '(Pub)lic House'.
Free & open to all
Pubs across Croydon have been boarded up, abandoned and left to be empty. Phoebe remembers growing up in them. Roger (her Dad) remembers playing music in them since the early 90s. Together they go on a pub crawl across Croydon asking 3 questions: “What happened in these pubs, what are they now and what could they become?”.
Compiled through interviews and workshops, see their exploration of the music, stories and sounds that populate(d) these pubs.
This film will premiere at a screening and manifesto workshop. With beer and chats after, we’ll create a manifesto zine to establish our hopes for our local to hold the council accountable. This will be sent to council members, landlords and key influencers in the legacy of these buildings, with hopes to make them (pub)lic houses again.
‘(Pub)lic House’ is one of the artist projects within Turf Projects’ latest commission series Desire Paths, as part of This Is Croydon, London Borough of Culture 2023.
Paid Opportunity – Be part of verbatim-poetry short film (Pub)lic House
We’re looking for people living/working/connected to Croydon who have experiences of or opinions on empty pubs in Croydon. This includes The Leslie Arms, The Windmill, The Lion Inn, The Drum & Monkey and The Glamorgan (previously The Horse & Groom). This film will premiere at a screening and manifesto workshop on the 25th Nov 2023. With beer and chats after, we’ll create a manifesto zine to establish our hopes for our local to hold the council accountable. This will be sent to council members, landlords and key influencers in the legacy of these buildings, with hopes to make them (pub)lic houses again.
Fill in this Google Form or email iwenttothispub@gmail.com to get in touch before Fri 22nd Sept, simply say hi and tell us about your connection to empty pubs and we’ll get back to you.
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