The Fringe Continues!

The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival begins to approach it’s 3rd week with a slew of performances and wonder already having been displayed.  From the freestyle comedy at sandbar to the acclaimed live renditions of TV dramas and plays at the Lass O’ Gowrie - you really can say the first Greater Manchester Fringe Festival is in full swing.

Other hightlights include ‘The house that stank of death!’ over at Satan’s Hollow, a multimedia horror experience of various tales as well as the wide range of plays on offer at The Kings Arms including “Staffroom” (check out the video teaser above).

For full calendar and updates check out the GMFF website or join the GMFF facebook group.

- Dom Harbot
Events Manager

Film Tube is back… Tomorrow in your face with wonder…

Yup.  That’s right.  Film Tube slinks back into sandbar with it’s rugged, haphazard style which some of you are familiar with.  What is Film Tube you may ask?  Film Tube is a video/animation/clip/film event without the fuss or prestige of film screenings.  Don’t like what’s on?  Talk to your mates.  Heckle the screen.  Film Tube is NOT a cinema experience, and it embraces that fact.

What can you expect to be screened?  Well here’s a list of somethings which we have screened before:

• French people dancing and bopping around (see above)
• A trailer for the new, NEW version of Wicker Man
• Some advice upon how to be alone
• An interesting take upon American historyand culture… with space bear…
• The murder of a washing machine

If these things tickle your fancy pop down tomorrow (Wednesday 30th, 8pm) to catch the new show reel.  Film Tube runs the last Wednesday of every month!  Check out it’s (out of date but soon to be updated) blog here.

- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Friday Featured Artist: TOM CHIMIAK

The humdrum of the week days begin to come to a close, the weekend is in sight, and it’s time for another Friday Featured Artist.

Some of you may have clocked a post which I put up a while ago.  The post was of a video about Manchester and the Manchester School Of Samba.  It was an excellent piece of work which displayed imagery of the city beaitifully choreographed with the drumming of MSS.  If you not seen it yet, make sure you do.  It was created by a Mr. Tom Chimiak.

Tom, a 2nd year student from Staffordshire University studying Experimental Film Production, is primarily a film maker and photographer.  As he pointed out himself, Tom’s portfolio is currently on the smaller side due to the fact he’s only just begun building up a body of work, so be sure to have a look through and keep tabs on the chap for new projects!

You can find Tom’s video portfolio here, and his photography portfolio here.  Plus you can also stalk him here.

If you would like to submit your work for a possible feature on the website please email sandbar_manchester@live.com with a link to your online portfolio along with a 10 - 50 word description of yourself and/or your body of work.

- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

And now…

…some words and video from The Manchester School of Samba.  Great video!

- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

msamba:

When, at 7pm, the Manchester School of Samba practice… the city feels the rhythm.

Documenting the city using a mixture of RAW time-lapses and videos.

Manchester School of Samba - sambaman.org.uk/