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This is just to keep the record and to make sure everyone is in tune with what’s going on, this screening – of paticular interest to those “going to prison” is on Monday 21 November @ 5pm.  Goldsmiths, NAB LG01.

This is the description of the event announced though Facebook, and a link to the event.

Description of Prison?
In October 1993 Charlie Ryder took part in a violent protest to shut down the BNP headquarters in Welling South East London. Two months later he was featured on crime monthly a program which appealed for some of Britain’s most wanted criminals. Arrested the next morning he waited nearly 2 years before he was sent to prison for 16 months.

While in prison he received a letter of support from a British Holocaust survivor Leon Greenman who had also protested to shut down the Nazi headquarters. Charlie kept this letter in a scrapbook with poetry and artwork he collected to record his time inside.

On his release from prison he developed the scrapbook into a one man play which was critically acclaimed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Aug 2007 and then performed in prisons universities and conferences.

Charlie has now developed his story into a feature film using shadow puppetry, marionette puppets, rod puppets, masks, visual art, poetry and dance to shine a light on his time inside.

Charlie hopes that by painting a picture of his experience it will educate people and challenge perceptions of prison and prisoners.

For more info go to www.charlieryder.co.uk

The film will be followed by a QandA with Charlie Ryder to discuss issues raised in the screening.

Prison? from Charlie Ryder on Vimeo.