DIRECTOR BRANDON SPIVEY will host the premiere screening of his new documentary Crass: The Sound of Free Speech (The Story of Reality Asylum) at at event at Rockaway Park on 17 September.
Spivey will be joined by Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher for a question-and-answer session to follow the screening.
Crass: The Sound of Free Speech (The Story of Reality Asylum)
17 September 2023, 19:30
Rockaway Park, Eastcourt Road, Temple Cloud, Bristol BS39 5BU
Advance tickets (only)
Class & Culture films, in collaboration with sansculotte, Berlin, and Laszlo Umbreit, Brussels, present the premiere of their first feature-length documentary – Crass: The Sound of Free Speech (The Story of Reality Asylum)
Rockaway Park is thrilled that we’re able to show this incredibly powerful new work as part of our Rockaway Arts Weekend (RAW) on Sunday 17th September – a world first!
Made with the blessing of Crass members, the film dives into 1970’s Britain; the birth of punk and the formation of Crass, with an in-depth look at their art, music and ethos, plus its impact on those of us who were trying to make sense of a brutal hostile society we had no place in. Celebratory, shocking and raw, this film is as close to the story of the period as you’re going to get.
Film maker Brandon Spivey will be joining Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud of Crass for a special Q&A following the screening, which makes this an event that’s definitely not to be missed!
The Vegan Cafe will be serving hot food, savoury snacks, cakes and hot or cold drinks, plus there’s a bar, art exhibitions, an arts market, lighting installations and inflatables as part of the Rockaway Arts Weekend (RAW) experience.
NB: Please be aware that tickets are limited and need to be booked in advance. There are no tickets available on the door…
Class and Culture Films
The Hippies Now Wear Black 
Cool. Nice one Mister S.
CrAsS…..WhAt An InFlUeNcE!
I covered all my school books with photocopied copies of the words of Reality Asylum. I got in deep shit and I loved it. That was about 78/79 at a Catholic School and I never let up. Eventually being expelled.
In the words of a Judas Priest song I’ve “been inclined to wander off the beaten track”.