142-144 Above Bar Street
Southampton Celebrates and Sampler ​

On 16th February 2018, City Eye, John Hansard Gallery and Nuffield Southampton Theatres celebrated the opening of 142-144 Above Bar Street. 
The celebration included a performance in Guildhall Square presented by ZoieLogic Dance Theatre, fireworks, speeches from Susan Beckett (Executive Director of City Eye), Sam Hodges (Director of NST) & Woodrow Kernonhan (Director of JHG). 
The party continued on Saturday 17th February 2018, with a full day of free activities for all ages across the new venue and saw the launch of Sampler a week-long mix of art, music, film, performance and words - offering a flavour of what's to come when John Hansard Gallery and City Eye join NST and  are also open. Sampler was presented through to Saturday 24 February 2018.
Family Filmmaking Fun
​Storyboard and Stop-Motion Animation drop-in workshops for children, young people & their families.

“They loved it - thank you.  
We are keen to get involved in future!”
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“Thanks to you and everyone at City Eye for a fab workshop,
​from a proud mum!"

"All the animations are lovely
- what a great way to introduce City Eye in its new home.”

​Free Speaker Programme in the Screening Room
Susan Beckett: Introducing City Eye and what it will offer at its new base.
Caroline Sax - Producer, Director and Screen Writer : developing your career and projects
Matt Wild - Filmmaker and Cinematographer : working with drones
Maggie Tarver -  Actor, Director, Screen Writer : directing actors

“I am really excited by the new City Eye premises.  A great facility for local filmmakers.  I enjoyed the lectures by Caroline Sax and Matt Wild.
​Really sad I had to miss Maggie Tarver's talk but hopefully she'll be back!”

“Filmmaking Speeches presented at City Eye were very interesting in content and diversity. Caroline Sax, shared her rich experience and career development that moved the Screening Room to the world of great cinema. Matt Wild, who thanks to his passion and technical knowledge made his speech regarding the use of drones in shooting extremely exciting.
​Maggie Tarver's speech was very interesting because she conveyed in a comprehensible manner complex and complicated work relations between a director and an actor on the material, emotional and psychological level.”
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Maggie Tarver 'directing actors'
Free Film Screenings  
In the screening film audiences were treated to the British indie hit 'Daphne' and International award winning documentary 'Cameraperson'

"Besides being a great film, it was also a bit of a thrill to watch Cameraperson
in the new City Eye studios - the sort of experience you wouldn't find anywhere
else in the City!"

"Daphne finally came to Southampton - thanks City Eye"

​"Watching Cameraperson was such a unique experience.
Can't think of another film like it. Fantastic"



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We are very grateful to Mettricks for sponsoring our first film programme in our new building.
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​Sampler was part of Southampton Celebrates, the moment John Hansard Gallery, City Eye and Nuffield Southampton Theatres come together to celebrate moving in at 142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton’s new arts complex. 
 
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​Find us at...

142-144 Abopve Bar Street
Guildhall Square
Southampton
​SO14 7DU







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