Join us for this double bill of documentaries, which show how television can be used as a powerful tool in shaping political futures. In the presence of one of the directors.

Join us for this double bill of documentaries, which show how television can be used as a powerful tool in shaping political futures. In exclusivity at the Star and Shadow, director Brian Springer will be present to introduce his film "Spin".

19:30 - Videogramme Einer Revolution

21:30 - Spin  

19:30 - Videogramme einer Revolution (Harun Farocki & Andrei Ujica, 1992, 106mins, Germany)

Farocki and Ujica's "Videograms" shows the Rumanian revolution of December 1989 in Bucharest in a new media-based form of historiography. Demonstrators occupied the television station [in Bucharest] and broadcast continuously for 120 hours, thereby establishing the television studio as a new historical site.

21:30 - Spin (Brian Springer, 1995, 57min, USA)

Director Brian Springer will introduce his groundbreaking and innovative documentary about the 1992 US presidential election. Created from raw satellite feeds, the film reveals the behind-the-scenes of political campaigning, journalism, and the techniques of "Spin".  

This event has been programmed as part of the AV 08 festival. For a list of all events held at the Star and Shadow Cinema as part of AV 08 click here. For more information about the AV 08 festival, which takes place between  28 Feb and 8 March 2008 across several venues in Newcastle Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, click here.

Prices: One film: £4/£3; Two films: £6/£4; Please note: the Star and Shadow Cinema is entirely run by volunteers, and it is necessary to be a member of the cinema to attend an event. This costs £1 per year, that you can pay on the night.