Project Detail

Scala!!!

Synopsis

Based on the award-winning book ‘Scala Cinema 1978-1993’ by Jane Giles (FAB Press, 2018) this feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll rep house which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
The film combines 50 new interviews with diverse audience members who went on to become filmmakers, musicians, writers, actors and artists, combined with previously unseen archive material and iconic movie clips.
With its universal themes of youthful discovery and the underdog vs. the establishment, this is no nostalgia trip but rather a film of universal relevance with clear parallels between then and now. Above all, it's a hilarious and joyous celebration of cinema-going.
Official Selection Il Cinema Ritrovato Bologna 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 min
Director
Jane Giles, Ali Catterall 1st Feature
Producer
Alan Marke, Jim Reid, Andy Starke
Executive Producer
Lisa Marie Russo
Editor
Edward Mills, Andrew Starke
Screenwriter
Jane Giles, Ali Catterall
Director of Photography
Sarah Appleton
Composer
Barry Adamson
Principal cast
With contributions from: John Waters, John Akomfrah, Barry Adamson, Adam Buxton, Caroline Catz, Mary Harron, Beeban Kidron, Stewart Lee, Mark Moore, Peter Strickland, Ben Wheatley, Jah Wobble
Animation Director
Osbert Parker
Full-length Film Title
Scala!!! Or, the incredibly strange rise and fall of the world's wildest cinema and how it influenced a mixed-up generation of weirdos and misfits

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Fifty Foot Woman, Anti-Worlds, Channel X production supported by BFI Doc Society Fund

Channel X

4 Candover Street
London
W1W 7DJ

Sales Company

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