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John Waters - SCALA!!! Event

SCALA!!! presents

Lucky Dip: Robin Little’s Incredibly Strange Film Library [18]

The Box, Ground Floor
FACT Liverpool
88 Wood Street
Liverpool
L1 4DQ
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Runtime: 240 mins

Genre: Cult Movies

Join us for a very special event which celebrates the life and legacy of the late Liverpool-born cinephile Robin Little. The evening includes a screening of SCALA!!! - the riotous documentary about London’s legendary cinema with appearances from John Waters, Stewart Lee, Mary Harron and more - plus a Surprise Film, making it a double-feature in true Scala tradition. We're thrilled to welcome SCALA!!! co-directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall along with a Surprise Guest. The evening will also include a Lucky Dip giveaway from Robin’s treasured cult film DVD library, carrying forward his love of cinema and celebrating physical media. Profits from the event will go to suicide prevention charities.

Doors: 17:30.
Introduction: 18:00.
SCALA!!! (96 minutes) screening: 18:30
Break + DVD lucky dip + intro for 2nd film: 20:00
Surprise film (90 minutes): 20:30

Please note that doors open 30 minutes before the start of the event and the programme will begin promptly at the listed time.

Bookings

Booking Required — £10

Robin Little was a passionate film-lover, a proud regular of London’s late, great, infamous and influential Scala cinema, and an active participant in Scalarama Liverpool. In his memory, his sister Annabel helped crowdfund SCALA!!!, the documentary about the iconic cinema from the viewpoint of its audiences.

After Robin’s death, Annabel was left wondering what to do with his eclectic DVD library – more than 250 titles majoring on Psychotronic weirdness, cult European arthouse, Italian splatter gore, plus US studio movies, silent film, and more. Now, with the support of the SCALA!!! filmmakers, Annabel has created a legacy project in Robin’s name and in the spirit of the Scala. His lovingly curated collection, compiled with humour, depth and love, forms the basis of this exciting and unique film programme.

This fun and thought-provoking initiative acknowledges the random messiness of life and death while celebrating non-traditional venues, the lost art of the double-bill, the joy of the surprise film and physical media. It also provides a meaningful way to share Robin’s collection, while fostering important conversations about mental health and suicide awareness.

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