Chronic Youth Film Festival

A film season curated and programmed collaboratively by the Barbican Young Film Programmers.

22-23 April 2023

[Chronic Youth Film Festival @BarbicanYP]

Chronic Youth Festival is BACK in a big way and there's only a week to go!

We've got an incredible programme of films lined up, complete with talks and Q&As. Check out the full programme and buy your tickets here! https://t.co/QncKsFyHtr

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Post-screening Q&A with the talented bunch of filmmakers behind our shorts programme!

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Get your ticket for BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS here: https://t.co/NJX8vQHpmg

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BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS screens TODAY at 6:15PM as part of Chronic Youth Festival at the @BarbicanCentre. Here’s a note from young programmer Lydia (@_lydiadematos) on why you should see it:

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Young Film Programmers George and Che (@HeronChe) on stage for our post-screening Q&A with HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND director Marusya Syroechkovskaya!

[Moira McVean @MoiraMcVean]

Fantastic programme and day 1 has been brilliant so far. Great to see @BarbicanCentre flooded with young people passionate about independent film. Congrats to the @BarbicanYP !

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Some tickets still left for all of our screenings tomorrow!

SHORTS PROGRAMME: COLLAPSE IN TIME AND PLACE
THE PASSION OF REMEMBRANCE
BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS

https://t.co/QncKsFyHtr

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Young programmer Honey with our beautiful zine (which they designed!)

If you’re coming down grab your copy at the festival desk!

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Just a few tickets left for our screening of HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND tonight at 6:15PM, along with our Q&A with director Marusya Syroechkovskaya!

https://t.co/XTwEbqNwLU

[Film London @Film_London]

Starting today @BarbicanYP 2023 presents A Time and a Place: A series of films depicting memories of life.

Featuring a special screening and Q&A of the Sankofa Film and Video collective’s first feature The Passion of Remembrance.

https://t.co/RmNoPQacth

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Tickets still available for all films screening today!

1:30PM: A ROOM OF MY OWN
3:45PM: DELPHINE’S PRAYERS
6:15PM: HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND

Buy yours now and we’ll see you at the Barbican later today!

https://t.co/QncKsFyHtr

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Chronic Youth 2023 starts TOMORROW! If you haven’t got your tickets to our incredible line up of films then now’s your chance!

A ROOM OF MY OWN
DELPHINE’S PRAYERS
HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND
THE PASSION OF REMEMBRANCE
BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS

https://t.co/QncKsFyHtr

[Film London @Film_London]

This weekend @BarbicanYP 2023 presents A Time and a Place: A series of films depicting memories of life.

Featuring a special screening and Q&A of the Sankofa Film and Video collective’s first feature The Passion of Remembrance.

https://t.co/XH6a7vRDJ0

[BFI Film Academy @BFIFilmAcademy]

Check this out this weekend @BarbicanCentre !

[Jake Garriock @JWGarriock]

For my money the best film of a lockdown blighted 2020. If you haven’t seen it get onto this screening.

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We’re currently live on @hoxtonradio! Film chatter, interesting info, and music abounding!

Come and have a listen: https://t.co/L5rjphYd4v

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Some of the Chronic Youth programmers will be live on Hoxton Radio today from 5-6pm talking about all the great films you’ll be missing this weekend if you don’t buy a ticket!

To listen, head over to: https://t.co/L5rjphYd4v

[Chronic Youth Film Festival @BarbicanYP]

Some of the Chronic Youth programmers will be live on Hoxton Radio today from 5-6pm talking about all the great films you’ll be missing this weekend if you don’t buy a ticket!

To listen, head over to: https://t.co/L5rjphYd4v

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And finally, Sena, Antara, and Fortuna!

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It’s time to meet the programmers!! These are the people who have been working hard and having fun over the past eight months to bring you Chronic Youth 🎞️

First up, Che (@HeronChe), Lydia (@_lydiadematos), and Chukwuma !!

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Next, George, Sagal (@sagalsharma_), and Hester!