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Action Rayz - Dread Beat an' Blood & Poetry Evening

17 June 2025 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Category Film
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In collaboration with Fire and Dust Poetry, Action Rayz Presents an evening of poetry and spoken word, and 1979 documentary Dread Beat an' Blood.

The Film

Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.

Rating: 12

1979 United Kingdom

Directed by Franco Rosso

Featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson

Running time 45 minutes

Tickets

Pay as you feel (£5, £3, £1) on the door. Book your place online.

Content Warnings

Violence, Racial Discrimination, Strong Language, Drug & Tabaco Use

Timings

The screening will start at 7pm in the Chapter House Cinema. The entrance to the cinema is via the wooden doors at the side of the New Cathedral on Priory Street. Feel free to being snacks and drinks into the screening.

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