LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION! Over the summer, we saw the next generation of filmmakers take up residency at Marshall’s Mill by taking part in ‘2.8 Days Later’; a short-film challenge which asks upcoming directors and producers to write, shoot and finish a film in just under three days. The challenge was the brainchild of Left Eye Blind, a film production company run by film directors and producers Matt Maude and Jamie Donoughue, currently based at the Mill.
Four groups in Leeds were joined by an international entry from San Francisco in the USA, to take up the test to create a short film in just under 72 hours. You can see the finished films here www.lefteyeblind.com. There are further film challenges like ‘2.8 Days Later’ planned later in the year and any filmmakers, actors, musicians or people interested who are in getting involved can contact info@lefteyeblind.com for more details.
WE PICKED A PAIL OF… We’d like to welcome the new managers of the Pickled Pepper cafe to the independent food scene here in Holbeck Urban Village. Richard Gibson of the award-winning Stroom Restaurant in Pudsey has now leased the bistro on Saw Mill Yard.
The café recently did a fantastic barbeque spread at the Round Foundry Summer Party and if you like what you tasted – try out their range of fresh sandwiches and paninis or a bite from their bistro menu.
CHILDREN GET CREATIVE at MM… Barrie the sheep (you may have seen him on his post guarding the Marshall’s Mill building) was reunited with his creator recently as sculptor Antonia Stowe revisited him, bringing with her a group of pupils from Cookridge Primary School as part of a project on the woollen industry. The children met Barrie and were given a tour of our buildings and the nearby Tower Works, which were once a living, breathing part of the woollen industry here in Leeds. The kids even brought their own home-made sheep made out of steel to introduce to Barrie and the resulting photo, as you can see is, unbaaaaaaaaatable.