Light Up Crawley Festival, 28 Feb and 1 Mar

A still image from the film Gaps in the Light by Lila Dance, featuring a silhouetted figure bathed in deep blue light. The subject's face is tilted upward, their profile accentuated by dramatic backlighting. One arm is raised, fingers delicately poised near their shoulder, creating an expressive and fluid movement. The ethereal lighting and shadow create an atmospheric and emotive composition.
Gaps in the Light – Lila Dance, 2022 (still image from film)

videoclub will be participating in Light Up Crawley Festival on 28 February and 1 March, showing two films as part of the programme, Gaps in the Light by Lila Dance and WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future by Project Female.

Light Up Crawley Festival is coming to Crawley Town Centre on Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, designed to ignite Crawley with free, family-friendly cultural experiences. Collaborating with some of the UK’s leading digital creatives, the two-day festival of light and sound will transform familiar public spaces into vibrant hubs of interactive light art and performances. Find out more by clicking here.

Date and Location of film screenings: Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, 6pm to 10pm, former M&S building wall, The Pavement, Crawley.

Gaps in the Light by Lila Dance (2022)

Gaps in the Light – Lila Dance, 2022 (still image from film)

Jon, Claire, Mikey and Lucca are friends but do they really know each other? Stuck together, they close the door on their house for the last time; their lives interweave; small spaces become sanctuaries, cells, stages, studios, gyms and ballrooms.
When the walls are crushing in and you can hear your neighbours secrets but you can’t join the party or leave, what’s your escape plan? Become someone new, transform your life and walk out into a brand new beginning.

WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future by Project Female (2023)

WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future – Project Female, 2023 (still image from film)

WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future is an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
Acknowledging the fight that has brought us to where we are today, our young women reflect on the events taking place around the world and how the reality of women being stripped of essential human rights impacts their vision of the future where perpetually fighting for female rights is an irrefutable necessity.
‘Warrior Women – Past, Present and Future’ is a series of co-created youth-led dance fusion pieces which offers an opportunity for young females to express their response to political and social changes happening across the world and process the impact of those changes on their feelings of choice and agency.

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The festival is jointly funded by Crawley Borough Council and National Lottery Project Funding from Arts Council England.