A Running Jump
Mel Heseltine was the 1st Assistant Director on Mike Leigh's 'A Running Jump', a specially commissioned film to celebrate London 2012.
Mel has worked very closely with Mike Leigh on Another Year and Happy-Go-Lucky as 2nd AD, whre she got to know his unique rehearsal and shooting process.
A Running Jump was shot in 3 weeks all over the East End, following a 5 week rehearsal at a school in Whitechapel. Mel will attend the Hackney Empire premiere of A Running Jump on Monday 25th where Mike Leigh will be involved in a Q&A after the film.
Tickets are available by visiting the PictureHouse website and the film will also be screened at selected Cineworld's, Odeon' and other independent cinema's on Monday.
Taken from the Picturehouse website;
"As part of the London 2012 Festival - the largest festival the UK has ever seen - Picturehouse Cinemas are delighted to play host to the premiere of four short films by distinguished British directors, specially co-commissioned by the London 2012 Festival, Film4 and BBC Films. Mike Leigh, Asif Kapadia, Lynne Ramsay and Max and Dania have drawn on their unique perspectives of sport and UK life to create films which celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The directors will be at Hackney Picturehouse for a Q&A following the screenings, broadcast live to the other cinemas. An unmissable evening."
The films will screen on the BBC and Channel 4 after Monday, so keep an eye out for each of them.
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