This weekend, the Queen’s Film Theatre is screening Tony Benn: Will and Testament. The film is described as “an intimate and personal reflection on life, work, love and loss from one of the UK’s most influential and charismatic political figures”.
It’s autobiographical with the “political firebrand, prolific diarist, writer, charismatic anti-war campaigner, husband and father [presenting] his own personal reflections on his childhood and youth, marriage and family, political career and retirement”.
Retiring from the House of Commons aged 74 “to spend more time on politics”, the film promises to “lift the political mask to reveal a very human face”.
Friday 3 and Saturday 4 October at 6.30pm; Sunday 5 October at 8.50pm.
A panel discussion follows the Sunday 5 October screening with journalist and author Samantha Norman, former BBC political editor John Sergeant, Islington North Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, convenor of the Stop The War Coalition Lindsey German and Director Of Photography on Will and Testament Michael Miles. (Tickets £8)
Alan Meban. Tweets as @alaninbelfast. Blogs about cinema and theatre over at Alan in Belfast. A freelancer who writes about, reports from, live-tweets and live-streams civic, academic and political events and conferences. He delivers social media training/coaching; produces podcasts and radio programmes; is a FactCheckNI director; a member of Ofcom’s Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland; and a member of the Corrymeela Community.
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