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2020
T A N G E R I N E A C A D EM Y
C L A S S O F
March 25, 2021
Tangerine Academy Auditorium
Marion, NC 28752
Stimulating debate, learning andengagement with the art of
cinema
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We launched (without aname ) in August 2015when founder Robert JESimpson was asked toconvene a panel of f i lmexperts to discuss thef i lm legacy of OrsonWel les as part of theQFT ’s celebrat ion ofWel les ’ centenary year .
CinePunked i s a fus ion ofscholar ly and popular
approaches to f i lm .
Since then , incol laborat ion with f i lm
theor i s t Dr RachaelKel ly , and audio
producer Ben Simpson ,CinePunked has
regular ly del ivered afus ion of scholar ly and
popular f i lmengagement through
l ive appearances ,podcasts , and blog
posts .
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Our miss ion i s to st imulate debate , learn ing and engagementwith the art , pol i t ics and ideologica l f ramework of f i lm andcinema . We br ing interact ive conversat ion about f i lm to l i veaudiences in an ef for t to open up di f f icu l t f i lms and subjects towider audiences , and to share our love of the medium .
Al l of our discuss ions are recorded for la ter re lease as part ofour ser ies of podcasts , which inc lude discuss ions and analys i sof popular f i lm , less popular f i lm , and f i lm that 's la rge lyunknown . We host interv iews with some of the most interest ingand inte l l igent f i lmmakers of the day , inc luding writer /directorAnna Bi l le r , 5 -Second F i lms ' Michael Rousse let , andproducer /director Richard El fman . In 2019 , we wil l launch thef i r s t in a projected ser ies of publ icat ions of edited essays .
Some of our recent events inc lude :
Art vs Porn
On 28 Apr i l 2019 , as part of Bel fast F i lm Fest iva l , CinePunkedpresented an interact ive panel discuss ion with Robert JESimpson , Dr Rachael Kel ly , and loca l feminis t writer andact iv i s t L iz Nelson , that set out to explore al l of thesequest ions and more .
As long as humanity hasex is ted i t has created
sexual imagery . Butwhere does the l ine s i t
between art andpornography? What
impact does theincreas ing
democrat i sat ion off i lmmaking have on
pornographic image -making and i t ’s
consumpt ion? Whatimpact does #MeToo
have on product ion andcensorsh ip?
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Gas l ight
The Oxford Dict ionary has i t as one ofthe i r words of 2018 . From #metoo to
# fakenews , the concept of gas l ight inghas never been more v is ib le .
On 2 February 2019 , at the Crescent
Arts Centre , CinePunked hosted ascreening of the f i lm that gave the
phenomenon i t s name : 1940 ’schi l l ing Gas l ight , based on Patr ick
Hami l ton ’s 1938 play . Fol lowing thescreening , CinePunked 's Robert JESimpson and Dr Rachael Kel ly werejo ined by loca l feminis t writer and
act iv i s t L iz Nelson for a discuss ion ofan eighty -year -old term 's sudden and
alarming resurgence .
Gas l ight (v . ) – To manipulatesomeone by psychologica lmeans into doubt ing the i r ownsani ty . (Source : Gas l ight byPatr ick Hamil ton . )
Mary Shel ley 'sFrankenste in CinePunked are pass ionateabout int roducing the nextgenerat ion of mediaconsumers to key concepts inf i lm l i te racy . We weredel ighted , on 16 November2018 , to have theopportuni ty to discuss anddebate Frankenste in with A -Leve l Engl i sh students atBel fast Metropol i tan Col lege .
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Cl ients
Part of the CS Lewis Fest iva l 2018 . Afa i th -based , f i lm - focused discuss ionabout creat ion and art i f ic ia linte l l igence within sc ience f ic t ionc inema
Other eventsFaith & Fi lm
Part of OctoCon 2018 . In the mid -1970s , Mary Shel ley 's most famouscreat ion underwent a makeover .CinePunked discuss Frankenste in 'snew look .
Brewing Up A NewKind of Monster
Part of Bel fast F i lm Fest iva l 2018 . Aninteract ive panel discuss ion nav igat ing theethics of f i lm -watching in a post -Weinste in
era . Can we separate art f rom art i s t?
Art vs Art ist
Ty ing in with the Queens F i lm Theatre ’s seasonof 35mm screenings dur ing November ,
CinePunked lead a discuss ion on the place of35mm in c inema
24 Frames Per Second
Part of Takeover 2017 . Part bit ing sat i re , partd is turb ing character study , CinePunked
discuss Mart in Scorsese 's 1983 f i lm The King ofComedy .
The King of Comedy
CinePunked have appeared on RTE , The NolanShow and NVTV .
Our c l ient base inc ludes Bel fast F i lm Fest iva l , Bel fast Book Fest iva l ,Takeover F i lm , Bel fast Metropol i tan Col lege , QFT , the Crescent ArtsCentre , OctoCon , the Strand Arts Centre , Psychoanalyt ic F i lm Club , andthe CS Lewis Fest iva l .
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Podcasts In addit ion to our l i ve events ,CinePunked i s sue regular podcastson a var iety of topics - f rominterv iews with f i lmmakers andindustry personnel to f i lm analys i sto debates around key topics inmodern f i lm . Some of our recent podcasts haveinc luded :
CinePunked ’s Robert JE Simpson ta lks to
wr i ter , actor and f i lmmaker MichaelRousse let – reputedly the pat ient zero
of Room fandom – about the ear l iestscreenings in Hol lywood and The Room ‘s
unexpected r i se to mythica l status .
‘Oh matron ! ’ and saucy postcard humour :such i s the percept ion of the Carry Onf i lms . But i s that al l there i s to them?CinePunked are jo ined in studio by CarryOn histor ian Robert Ross , the world ’sleading expert on Br i t i sh comedy .
I s The Wicker Man rea l ly a horror f i lm? Or
is i t a musica l? Robert t r ies to conv inceRachael and Ben of i t s meri ts as a piece of
genre -defy ing col laborat ive br i l l iance .
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Publ icat ions
In 2019 , CinePunked wil l launchthe f i r s t in our projected ser iesof books engaging our fus ion ofthe popular and the scholar ly aswe discuss f i lms we love andf i lms we don ' t , f i lms of in f luenceand f i lms rare ly seen . Our debutpubl icat ion , s lated for Autumn2019 , wil l celebrate the 50thanniversary of the f i r s t lunarlanding , compr is ing an editedcol lect ion of essays on the manyand var ied ways that f i lm hasbeen insp i red by the moon .
A monograph on The Wicker Man An anthology of essays on BladeRunner
Contr ibutors wil l compr ise CinePunked regulars and hand -picked experts f rom across the globe .
Other t i t les in the ser ies wil linc lude :
2019 :
An anthology of essays on the impactof the MeToo movement (2020 )An anthology of essays on Al f redHitchcock (2020 )
2020 :
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Robert JE Simpson
Founder and host of CinePunked . Robert i s a writer , art i s t and cr i t ic . Former ly anarchiv i s t for Hammer F i lms , he was founding editorof Diabol ique magazine and broadcasts regular ly onBBC Radio Ulster . He holds a BA and MA in F i lmStudies and spec ia l i ses in horror and cul t c inema .
Dr Rachael Kel ly
A f i lm theor i s t with a spec ia l i sm in the Hol lywoodtoga epic , Rachael Kel ly has a PhD in f i lm and gender
theory and publ i shed her doctora l thes is , MarkAntony and Popular Culture , with IB Taur i s in 2014 .
She has writ ten extens ive ly on f i lm f rom both anacademic and a popular standpoint , and i s also a
publ i shed author of sc ience f ic t ion .
Ben Simpson Music ian and teacher by day , audio whizz bynight , Ben i s the producer of the CinePunkedpodcast and our technic ian for our l i ve shows . Heis our vo ice of the people and i s the only one ofthe group not to have studied f i lm .
CinePunked wil l del iver a bespoke event or a ta i loredvers ion of one of our ex is t ing su i te of events to su i t your
organisat ion 's requi rements . We have many years 'exper ience and f i lm expert i se , and combine a fannish
enthus iasm with the scholar ly eye of t ra ined f i lm theor i s ts .Please get in touch with us to discuss how we can fac i l i tate
c inemat ic debate , learn ing , and engagement with theaudience of your choice .
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