As part of the current exhibition of Coventry born George Shaws ‘I Woz Ere’ (which runs until 11th March), there was a double bill screening tonight at the Herbert. Firstly was the excellent documentary on George Shaw same name as his exhibition. Made by Jim Turner and Herbert Media. At 45 mins it deserves a BBC Four slot or an Arena logo book ending it. I hope more of an audeince can see this as they have seen George Shaws paintings due to his rise after the Turner Prize nominations this year.
The feature screening was a George Shaw favourite ‘Bronco Bullfrog’ by Barney Platts-Mills see the trailer here
A forgotten time capsule of the late 1960′s in Stratford, London.
A film shot in the free cinema style of Borstal youth and working class life.
Here’s more about the film here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jun/03/bronco-bullfrog
So do go see the exhibition and hunt down Bronco Bullfrog on amazon here.
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