1. projects

      • White Night 2009 – Dive-In Movies

        Come on in, the water’s lovely…

        Swimming pools are a key, recurring location in the movies; everyone can recall a famous scene shot around a pool. These self-contained bodies of water promise both excitement and relaxation and form a powerful symbol; private pools can project wealth, privilege and a touch of Hollywood glamour. In the public municipal baths, in contrast, all human life is there.

        For one night only – for Brighton & Hove City Council’s White Night – Cine-City turned the Prince Regent Swimming Pool into a Picturehouse and presented a ‘mix tape’ of swimming pool scenes complemented by archive footage charting the changing fortunes of some much loved Brighton swimming baths including SS Brighton and Black Rock.

        500 people brought their costumes for a truly immersive film experience in the pool with a further 1500 viewing from dry land on the balcony.