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• 7INCH No.35 - HOUSEWIVES’ CHOICE

“A compendium of docs, shorts and outright propaganda from the BFI archive to round off our autumn programme, exploring the lot of the British housewife between the 20s and 50s. Ever wondered how to clean a mink stole, or make the perfect rabbit pie? Also includes music to scrub the floor to, courtesy of the ladies from Sugarfoot Stomp, and other miscellaneous shorts.”

Sunday 30 November, from 7pm
At the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
£4 on the door.

- Looking forward to this one, I’ll be there.

• FLATPACK SUBMISSIONS

The closing date for film submissions to the festival is next Friday, 5 December.

“Even if you haven’t made a short, you can still submit. Were open to programming ideas for shorts/clips/promos, providing you’re prepared to stand up and tell people why you chose it. Same deadline.”

For more info click here.

• DARCY LANGE: WORK STUDIES IN SCHOOL

New Zealand artist who spent some time in the 70s filming three Birmingham schools in Lea Bank, Edgbaston and Ladywood, and then using these videos to spark discussion.

From 26th November at the Ikon in Brindley Place

• SPECIAL PEOPLE (dir: Justin Edgar)

“Sutton Coldfield auteur’s second feature, based on the short screened at Flatpack a couple of years ago. Also at the Electric next week: Of Time and the City; Hunger; and Heavy Metal in Baghdad. And Waltz with Bashir is currently on at Cineworld.”

Til 27 November at the Electric in Birmingham

• HEARD BUT NOT SEEN

Last days of an exhibition by Sandra Hall and Mitra Memarzia, exploring faith and spirituality.
Til 28 November at Mailbox, level 3, in Birmingham

• OUTER SIGHT

Latest psychedelic psynema pshindig, featuring theremins and German robots.
Sat 6 December at the Edge in Cheapside, Digbeth