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- Price
- Pay As You Feel (£3/£5/£7)
- Running time
- 2 hours
- Venue
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- Arts Centre Washington
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Event description
Join us for a screening of Lonely Tower Film & Media’s new documentary that captures the in-depth story of Durham’s part in the 1984/ 85 Miners’ Strike, including the devastation wrought on our pit communities following the final colliery closures – Defiant: County Durham, The Miners’ Strike and its Legacy
Focusing on local voices and the testimony of those that were there, Defiant features both the situation within the county, and how wider events (including the Battle of Orgreave) created shock waves on our streets. It is a story of community, struggle, and a defiant pride that still defines County Durham.
The film will be preceded by an introduction from directors Marie Gardiner and Mark Thorburn.
Heritage Reels
This screening is part of our Heritage Reels programme – a curated programme of talks
alongside archive films and heritage themed documentaries.
Art Centre Washington’s film programme is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network. Heritage Reels is supported by Yorkshire and North East Film Archive at York St John University.
