Author and TV auteur Jonathan Meades may have never made a film about Croydon, but Are We Here? Is proud to be presenting this first retrospective of his influential work.
Described by journalist and critic AA Gill as “the civic David Attenborough”, Jonathan Meades’ documentaries are widely regarded as some of the most thoughtful, intelligent and perfectly crafted pieces of factual television ever made.
From subjects as diverse as urban regeneration (On The Brandwagon) to his relationship with his father (Father To The Man) one thing that binds all his films together is a palpable sense of the importance of place.
We make places. And places make us. We respond to what we have created. But how does this compact between mankind and its greatest artifices work? Many of Meades’ programmes are the expression of an obsessional preoccupation with places and the properties they reflect: fantasy and necessity, escape and expectation, individual assertion and collective fear.
The retrospective will take place throughout Are We Here? providing a fascinating overview of one of television’s greatest talents. Jonathan himself will be at The Clocktower following the final screening on 20 November, for an interview and Q&A led by journalist Hermione Eyre.
Here are a few of Jonathan's thoughts on surrealism...
10th November ‘Isle Of Rust + Magnetic North’ 8pm/£4.80 -£7.30
18th November ‘Joe Building + Surreal Film’ 8pm/£4.80 -£7.30
20th November ‘On The Brandwagon + Father To The Man’ Sat 20 Nov 8pm £8-£10 (including Q&A with journalist Hermione Eyre)
Tickets available from the Box Office http://www.croydonclocktower.org.uk/
or call 0208 253 1030
