RIP IT UP: Beats (2019)

As part of the BFI Film Audience Network’s national Rip It Up programme, we’ve curated a special season celebrating the vital role the dancefloor has played in British youth culture!

From the Northern Soul scenes of the 70s to Jamaican sound systems and 90s rave culture, these are paradigm shifting spaces where generations of young people have come of age — because places to escape the monotony of working life allow newfound identities blossum and dream of new worlds.

BEATS (2019)

It's Scotland 1994, and the Criminal Justice Act which famously tried to ban unlicensed raves featuring music with "repetitive beats" has just passed. Two teenage boys are best friends with no control over their lives. They decide to risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.

We will be having a colllaging session after the film to reflect on the film and themes of the programme, hosted by Liverpool Community Print Station !

Event venue & nearby stays

Kitty's Launderette, 77 Grasmere Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.

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