Mother Vera plus Q&A
We're thrilled to welcome the co-directors of Mother Vera to Picturehouse for a Q&A tour. Read on for details. In a hidden Orthodox monastery in Belarus, Mother Vera weaves the inner world of an unorthodox young nun with the community that saved her life. After 20 years as a monastic, Vera faces deep inner conflict. Now, she must confront her past and trust her instincts to find the liberation she desires. Mon 01 Sep | Norwich - Q&A with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Rose Higham-Stainton. Rose Higham-Stainton is a writer and critic whose work explores gender and art-making Wed 03 Sep | Southampton - Q&A with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Joseph Owen. Joseph Owen is a film critic and research fellow at the University of Southampton Wed 03 Sep | Phoenix, Oxford: with co-director Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with cultural historian Rowan Tomlinson. Thu 04 Sep | Hackney Picturehouse: with co-directors Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with writer and curator Gareth Evans. Mon 08 Sep | Duke's at Komedia, Brighton: with co-director Cécile Embleton, in conversation with Sam Moyo. Wed 10 Sep | Central - Reclaim The Frame presents Mother Vera followed by a Q+A with directors Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson Thu 11 Sep | Liverpool - Reclaim The Frame presents Mother Vera followed by a Q+A with co-director Cécile Embleton and Reclaim The Frame Impact Producer Sammy Holden Wed 24 Sep | Little Theatre, Bath: with co-director Alys Tomlinson, in conversation with photographer, writer, and educator Colin Pantall. Further cinema details to come.