In commemoration of the 200 year anniversary of the birth of the railways ‘The First Five Miles: A Stockton & Darlington Railway Story’ comes to The Forum. The film is a documentary/drama that details how the first steam powered passenger line came into being. Written and directed by award winning Witton Park born filmmaker Michael Smith, […]
From the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to the windswept peaks of Britain’s highest mountains, Darlington's John Beamson has never shied away from a challenge. Now, in '3 Peaks 3 Pots' a powerful new documentary directed by multi-award winning documentary filmmaker Paul Suggitt, he takes on his toughest mission yet: conquering three iconic Yorkshire peaks […]
Film screening and discussion, part of the Reimagining Regional Policy Through Creative Engagement exhibition. Find Out More I, Daniel Blake (2016) Directed by Ken Loach Sixteen Films Set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, I, Daniel Blake is a powerful and unflinching drama that follows Daniel Blake (Dave Johns), a 59-year-old widower and carpenter recovering from a heart attack. Despite medical advice […]
Film screening and discussion, part of the Reimagining Regional Policy Through Creative Engagement exhibition Find Out More The Land Remembers (2025) Directed by Azadeh Fatehrad Produced by Northern Heartlands In the Veins (2025) Directed by Ben Lamb Produced by Yorkshire & North East Film Archive The Land Remembers (2025) The Land Remembers is a place-based portrait of High […]
