ReShape and the Cinema Museum present the third season of the VITO Project, a series of free monthly screenings bringing generations of LGBTs together to provide an alternative space to mix, watch films and share ideas.

The VITO Project is delighted to present Dog Day Afternoon, a 1975 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino and John Cazale. This will feature a 35mm print.

Based on a real life story that happened in the early 70s, Sidney Lumet’s drama chronicles a unique bank robbery on a hot summer afternoon in New York City. Dog Day Afternoon turns this incident into something that speaks to a particular moment in an edgy early 1970s New York City—a post-Stonewall city of people figuring out identities and bubbling with anti-establishment anger and a nascent culture of exploitation media.

The film received critical acclaim upon its release and was nominated for several Academy Awards and Golden Globe awards, and won one Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2009, the film was deemed “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress.

The screening will be followed by an open discussion with Michelle Ross, co-founder of CliniQ, and Seán McGovern, ardent cinephile and one of VITO programmers.

The project is endorsed by BFI Flare: London LGBT film festival, 56 Dean St, QX Magazine, Gay’s the Word, ACT UP London, Gay Mates, a Change of Scene, the Cara Trust, I-Base, UK-CAB, Positively UK, Gaydio, NAZ Project, Frank Byrne & his walkers and Broad Appeal Podcast.

Doors to the cafe/bar will open at 18.00 for a 19.00 screening. Come early to secure a seat as it can get very busy and we do not take bookings. The doors to the Cinema will be shut once capacity is reached.

TICKETS & PRICING

This is a free event but we need your donations on the night to ensure the continuation of the VITO project. All donations go towards covering the costs associated with running the event (film licences, heating and lighting, rental of the premises, printing, promotion etc). Donations are VITO’s only source of funding and we need to raise an average of £5 per person just to cover our costs. So PLEASE DIG DEEP and give us a paper donation if you are able to.

Find out more about the VITO Project on their website.