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SUMMARY:SCALARAMA 2026: Jean Cocteau’s ‘The Blood of a Poet’ with Sco
 re by 'Blood Niece'
DESCRIPTION:Good Boys Film Club is proud to present a screening of Jean Coc
 teau’s 1932 film ‘The Blood of a Poet’\, as part of SCALARAMA FILM F
 ESTIVAL 2026.\n\n~\n\nA landmark of early experimental film\, ‘The Blood
  of a Poet’ imagines the plight of an artist embarking upon creation\, t
 heir journey woven through Surrealism’s magnificent tapestry and capture
 d within a cinema of totalising affect. Tracing the connective tissue betw
 een art\, sacrifice\, and the weight of violence upon a shared consciousne
 ss\, Cocteau crafts the syntax of subconscious feeling that would come to 
 define the rest of 'The Orphic Trilogy'. Arresting portraits of the inexpr
 essible\, vistas of oneiric quality\, and vignettes of the repressed burst
 ing forth all collate in wondrous montage\, concretising the words of its 
 creator: “Poets . . . shed not only the red blood of their hearts but th
 e white blood of their souls\,”.\n\nThe event consists of two parts\, wi
 th the film being played twice. The first screening will feature a live sc
 ore by Blood Niece (Clare Spollen\, James M. Creed)\, followed by a second
  screening where you\, the audience\, will participate. Instruments and va
 rious sound-making objects alike will be provided\, allowing you to soundt
 rack the film yourself and respond intuitively to produce an open and disc
 ursive reflection on Cocteau’s work. \n\n~\n\nBlood Niece is the duo of 
 musicians Clare Spollen and James M. Creed. Accordion/guitar\, producing s
 plinters of layered drones.\n\n~\n\nTicket Information\nTickets are PAYF\,
  with a recommended donation of £5. The event is NOTAFLOF: please do mess
 age me if you would like to attend but cannot afford to come.\n\nWharf Cha
 mbers is a members' club and you need to be a member\, or guest of a membe
 r\, in order to attend. To join\, please visit their website (https://whar
 fchambers.org/membership/). Membership costs £2 and requires a minimum of
  48 hours to take effect.\n\nAccessibility\nWharf Chambers is a fully acce
 ssible venue. There is ramp access to the screening space and an accessibl
 e toilet located by the bar. For more information\, visit their website (h
 ttps://wharfchambers.org/accessibility-information/).\n\nTIMINGS\nDOORS: 7
 pm\nSCREENING ONE (SOUNDTRACKED): 7:30pm\nBREAK: 8:30pm\nSCREENING TWO (AU
 DIENCE PARTICIPATION): 8:45pm\nEVENT END: 9:40pm\n\nContent warnings: mild
  horror\, mild violence\, frequent scenes of a surreal/dissociative nature
 \n\nTHIS IS AN 18+ EVENT\n\nDetails and tickets: https://mulch.info/events
 /scalarama-2026-jean-cocteau-s-the-blood-of-a-poet-with-score-by-blood-nie
 ce-2026-205
LOCATION:Wharf Chambers\, 23-25 Wharf Street\, Leeds\, LS2 7EQ
URL:https://mulch.info/events/scalarama-2026-jean-cocteau-s-the-blood-of-a-
 poet-with-score-by-blood-niece-2026-205
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