Pocket Film Festival 2021

We returned with the week-long festival giving our audiences a diverse programme of cinematic treats, including short films, old classics, events with live musical accompaniment, new releases and archive footage. 

Highlights included The Meg Morley Trio performing an atmospheric live score to the Hitchcock thriller The Lodger, banjo virtuoso Dan Walsh delivering some impromptu accompaniment to some Laurel and Hardy silent classics, and we welcomed back Darius Battiwalla who provided silent film organ accompaniment to the original Mark of Zorro. 

The Pocket Film Festival 2021 was made possible with support from Film Hub Midlands through funds from the National Lottery. Film Hub Midlands support people to watch, show, and make films in the Midlands.

The festival was sponsored by Wolverhampton University and also funded and supported by Staffordshire County Council, Stafford District Arts Council and Staffordshire Film Archive.