Film Screening: Sound It Out, Thursday 22 October 20:00, Screening Room 1, The Factory
Sound It Out
Sound It Out is a documentary portrait of the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Teesside, North East England. A cultural haven in one of the most deprived areas in the UK, Sound It Out documents a place that is thriving against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive. Directed by Jeanie Finlay who grew up three miles from the shop. A distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives. High Fidelity with a Northern Accent.
“Hilarious and incredibly heartwarming” NME
“SOUND IT OUT isn’t just good – it’s important” IFC
“One of the most vital and innervating films of SXSW” Cinematical
“The unexpected pure pleasure of this year’s indie documentaries at SXSW” James Rocchi MSN Movies
“A winning combination of High Fidelity and American Splendor” The Guardian
SxSW, Silverdocs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011.
The official film of Record Store Day 2011
With Director Jeanie Finlay in attendance
Jeanie Finlay
Jeanie Finlay is a British artist and filmmaker who makes documentaries for the cinema, broadcast and gallery spaces. She is obsessed with music and this passion runs through all her work. Her latest film is SOUND IT OUT (premiere SXSW 2011), a feature doc about the very last surviving record shop in Teesside; a distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives. Previous work includes GOTH CRUISE for IFC (75 mins), the most downloaded title ever on IFC), the critically acclaimed Teenland for BBC4 (60 min) and the award-winning interactive documentary Home-Maker.
In 2008 Jeanie set up Glimmer Films and is currently in co-production on two new feature documentaries with Met Film; THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX for BBC Scotland and BBC Storyville and ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING. Jeanie was named one of the “New Faces of Film” by The Guardian 2011 and a “Star of Tomorrow” by Screen International.