Threads

Friday, November 22 - Saturday, November 23, 2024

Upon its 1984 premiere at the height of global nuclear tension, THREADS shocked the entirety of the BBC’s viewership. Months later, it became the most-watched cable program in American history. Exactingly directed by Mick Jackson (VOLCANO) from a screenplay by Barry Hines (Ken Loach’s KES), this graphic docudrama depicts the unraveling of society after the working-class city of Sheffield, UK undergoes nuclear attack. With talk of nuclear conflict back in the news, the time is now for audiences with fortitude to experience and absorb this shattering vision on the big screen.

Screening as part of our midnight series Waverly Midnights: Interesting Times

• Country UK, Australia
• Running Time 112 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor 256
• Director Mick Jackson
• Cast Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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