Cities After Hours

An evening of screenings and discussion exploring the inequalities of the city at night, in the newly opened studio of the Bloomsbury Theatre.

William Raban joins us to introduce and discuss his film 'The Houseless Shadow' (2011), a contemporary portrait of London at night inspired by Charles Dickens’s essay 'Night Walks'.

We will also show two companion films: 'Nice Time' (Claude Goretta/Alain Tanner, 1957), a documentary made as part of the Free Cinema movement, which was filmed over 25 weeks in and around Piccadilly Circus; and 'Under Night Streets' (Ralph Keene, 1958), a British Transport Films documentary about the track workers and "fluffers" (track cleaners) who maintain the London Underground system at night.

Dr Matthew Beaumont (author of 'Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London') and Roland-Francois Lack (author of the Cine-Tourist website) will join the conversation.