Live Cinema and Soundtracks

Live Cinema and soundtracks have always been an integral part of CINECITY’s programme. Since 2003, we have commissioned and/or presented a wide range of live events and soundtracks. Here is a selection…

People On Sunday + Live Score by Neil Brand (2004)

Dir: Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer. Germany 1930. 73 mins. This vivid snapshot of Berlin life screened as part of a programme of Berlin-set films curated by...

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Tiny Colour Movies by John Foxx (2006)

The UK premiere of Tiny Colour Movies took place  in CINECITY Brighton Film Festival 2006. John Foxx pioneered synthesizer music as the founder and lead...

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed + Live Score by Geoff Smith (2008)

Dir: Lott Reiniger. Germany 1926. 65 mins. The Adventures of Prince Achmed with a live soundtrack by Geoff Smith took place as part of  CINECITY...

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I Was Born But + Live Soundtrack by Simon Fisher Turner (2008)

Dir: Yasujiro Ozu. Japan 1932. 100 mins. I Was Born But… with Live Soundtrack performed by Simon Fisher Turner was part of CINECITY Brighton Film Festival,...

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Brighton Rock (2010-2017)

Live cinema, special events and installations celebrating the film that put Brighton on the movie map. Brighton Rock Unseen (2010) A special one-off stage and screen re-imagining...

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Carnival of Souls + Live Underscore by David Thomas and Two Pale Boys (2011)

Dir: Herk Harvey. With: Candace Hilligoss. US 1962. 80 mins. Carnival of Souls with a Live Underscore by David Thomas and Two Pale Boys was...

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Floating Memories + Live Score by Tonne & Bella (2011)

Floating Memories, a collection of archive films made by Roger Dunford between 1946 and 1954 with a live soundtrack performed by Tonne & Bella screened...

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Magical Misery Tour by People Like Us (2011)

Magical Misery Tour by People Like Us took place as part of  CINECITY Brighton Film Festival 2011. “… beautiful, compelling, funny, crazy stuff. I listen...

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Silent Running + Live Score by 65daysofstatic (2011)

Dir: Douglas Trumbull. With: Bruce Dern. US 1972. 89 mins. Silent Running with a live score by 65daysofstatic took place at the Duke of York’s...

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From The Sea To The Land Beyond + Live Score by British Sea Power (2012)

Dir: Penny Woolcock. UK 2012. 74 mins. From The Sea To The Land Beyond with a live score by British Sea Power took place at...

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La Antena + Live Score by Esben and the Witch (2013)

Dir: Esteban Sapir. Spain 2007. 90 mins. A surreal sci-fi tale about a city reduced to silence after an evil media tycoon has stolen the...

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The Man with X-Ray Eyes + Live Underscore by Pere Ubu (2014)

Dir: Roger Corman. US 1963. 79 mins. Arguably Roger Corman’s finest production, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) was a B-movie sensation. Legendary...

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Midwich Cuckoos Live (2014)

A live re-imagining of John Wyndham’s Sci-Fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos – the inspiration for cult film The Village of the Damned (1960) – performed on stage by...

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The Colour Of Pomegranates + Live Score by Juno Reactor (2014)

Dir: Sergei Parajanov. Soviet Union 1969. 78 mins. The Colour of Pomegranates is a highly unconventional biopic of the 18th Century Armenian poet Sayat Nova. A...

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Vampyr – Stephen Horne / Minima (2016)

Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer. Germany 1932. 83 mins. One of cinema’s landmarks, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s luminous, sensual Vampyr (1932) was presented with live accompaniment from...

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The Lodger + Covent Garden Sinfonia (2017)

Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. With: Ivor Novello. UK 1927. 90 mins. With live orchestral score composed by Neil Brand and performed by Covent Garden Sinfonia. A...

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The Unfilmables – Wrangler and Francesca & Mica Levi (2017)

Sun 14 May 2017, Duke of York’s  Wrangler (featuring Stephen Mallinder, ex-Cabaret Voltaire, Benge and Phil Winter from Tunng) and Francesca and Mica Levi, calibrated...

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La Haine with live score by Asian Dub Foundation (2018)

Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz. With: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, Said Taghmaoui. France 1995. 98 mins. French with English subtitles. A live underscore to Mathieu Kassovitz’s classic...

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Berlin – Symphony of a Great City with live score (2019)

Dir: Walter Ruttman. Germany 1927. UK Premiere of a live score by Simon Fisher Turner, Klara Lewis and Rainier Lericolais, presented in partnership with Attenborough...

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Blue – Live with Simon Fisher Turner and Black Sifichi (2018)

Dir: Derek Jarman. UK 1993. 79 mins. A one-off live event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Derek Jarman’s landmark film with soundtrack performed live...

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Fantômas with Live Score by Amiina (2018)

Dir: Louis Feuillade. France 1913. 65 mins. French with English subtitles. In a UK premiere in partnership with Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, amiina...

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