The start of our colloboration with the annual London International Documentary Festival in association with PocketVisions and The London Review of Books.

We'll be screening some of the finalists from the festival every fortnight on a Monday for the next few months.  Expect some original, independent and passionate films covering a wide range of subjects.

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Monday 21st May

8pm, free entry

SARGY MANN

Peter Mann, 2006, UK, 38mins

+ Q&A with the Director Peter Mann and Sargy Mann.

Sargy Mann is a successful figurative painter who, despite being registered blind since 1987, has continued to make work about what he sees. In May 2005 Sargy Mann undertakes a research trip to Spain with his son, the films director. As he begins work on a new series of paintings the artist, who has very partial vision in one eye, goes completely blind. Despite this, he continues to paint recreating motifs from memory.

This film, directed and shot by the artist's son, shows how an artist has overcome an apparently insurmountable obstacle, i.e. total blindness. Filmed over a period of more than a year and centred on the making of one painting, it tells a unique story and is a fascinating insight into the creative process.