(Ken Loach, UK 1984, 56 min., 16mm)

Made for British television, but withdrawn before it could be broadcast, Loach’s powerful, polemic documentary takes a close look at the momentous UK miner’s strike of 1984 to 1985. Followed by CARRY ON KEN (Toby Reisz, UK 2006, 40 min., Digital projection) The life and work of Ken Loach, cinema’s greatest champion of the working class, is explored through up close and personal footage, as well as interviews with his key collaborators. Two films for one admission price.