Penda's Fen is a surreal, at times nightmarish picture of quaint country provincialism turned upside down. This 70s television play by Alan Clarke challenges the traditional heteronormative England of church on Sundays and cadet drills in school.
Reminiscent of the folk horror films like The Wicker Man, Penda's Fen is a story of a teenagers awakening, charged with demons, ancient rites and sexual energy, rebellion against capitalist state machinery, technocracy, and hidden government control.
"something is being constructed beneath our feet... we're not supposed to know”
This is how we can begin to think of English nationalism, underneath the flag waving clingers on to a little England, there exists the opportunity to reconnect to a truer version of an ancient regional heritage. A 70’s cult classic.
This screening is 18+, and will feature subtitles to aid accessibility.
The film will begin at the advertised time above.
