Culterix
Hardwicke Circus: The Prison Gig
Hi, criminals!
A short, low-budget documentary that follows a small jobbing band from the north of England called 'Hardwicke Circus' as they perform a gig and music workshop at 'Standford Hill HMP', a men's prison on the Isle of Sheppey in the south of England. Shot in Ben Archer's fly-on-the-wall 'gonzo' style of filmmaking and taken from the band's late-2019 tour of England's south coast, this documentary focuses on the joy of performance and music in an environment that does not often allow such expression. Bookended by short commentary from the band's lead singer Jonny Foster, 'Hardwicke Circus: The Prison Gig' is an uplifting ode to the power and necessity of art, even for those that society have deemed not to deserve it.
Directed by: Ben Archer
Teaches of Peaches
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
In The Middle Of Something
Kid
Moor Mother: Jazz Codes
Monsieur Mayonnaise
She Is the Other Gaze
There Are No Fakes