Piercing Brightness (Exclusive Preview)

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Preston is the UFO capital of the UK, alleging more sightings of alien spacecraft than any other city in the country. Inspired by this, Shezad Dawood has worked with novelist and scriptwriter Kirk Lake to create Piercing Brightness, a science fiction film set and shot entirely in the city. An eerily beautiful first time feature from a figure already known for his work as a visual artist, the film uses the idea of visitors from another planet to question our earthly preoccupation with religion, class and race. In a coup for AND, this exclusive preview of the film will be accompanied by a live soundtrack by Acid Mothers Temple (Japan). The preview will be follow by a discussion with director Shezad Dawood in conversation with scholar Mark Bartlett.