FREE Cinema!

LAD – a Yorkshire Story (2013)

Cert: 12, 97 mins.
Director: Dan Hartley

One man’s tribute to his mentor whilst growing up in the Yorkshire Dales.
The director is kindly allowing Great Asby Cinema to screen his film free of charge.

Watch the Trailer:

Synopsis

“LAD” is the heart-warming story of a Dales teenager (Tom Proctor) who loses his father.  Despite the best efforts of his mother, Tom finds himself getting into trouble with the police.  A local National Park ranger (Al Thorpe) agrees to take Tom under his wing as he comes to terms with his father’s death and the reality of the family’s new, unforeseen circumstances.

The film is very much based on real life.  It is dedicated to the memory of Al Boughen, 1933-2010, the real-life park ranger who inspired the character of Al Thorpe, and who was mentor to screenwriter and director Dan Hartley when he was a teenager; in the same way that Al Thorpe is to Tom Proctor in the film.

Admission is  FREE.

Really?   Yes – but there is a small catch – well two actually.

1.  We will be using the Village Hall’s own AV facilities (projector, screen, and sound system) and we would very much like to hear your views as to how this compares with the normal Great Asby Cinema experience.
2.  Despite scoring very highly on the IMDB , the director has never been able to find a national/international distributor.  The fact that the film lacks any big screen stars and isn’t the product of the big studios always puts independent films like this at a serious disadvantage.  We would therefore encourage you to watch the film, then go to IMDB and add your rating score.

Thank you.

Doors open at 7pm for film screening at 7:30.

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