Revolution is the third film in the Civic Life series by film makers Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor. An ambitious 10 minute single take Revolution tracks over the activities at a special fund raising event to buy books for a library. All appears calm and well until dogs die, electricity cables cross, giant books topple, mouths start to bleed and things generally go awry.

Revolution involved 91 people from Lambeth in the shooting and was filmed on location at the YMCA on Stockwell Road during a sunny afternoon in September 2004. complete cast and crew list

Revolution has just completed a successful showing at the Hayward Gallery, London, UK as part of the critically acclaimed Eyes, Lies and Illusions Exhibition. Revolution was also screened at the Curzon Cinema Soho as part of Optics:Cinema, Vision and Optical Machines - as special screening of films shown as part of the Hayward exhibiton.

UK | 2004 | Colour | 35mm | 1:2.35 | 9mins 53 seconds

Revolution was funded by Arts Council England.

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NEWS

Revolution screened at
The Power Plant, Toronto on
the 16th October at 7pm. It
screened as part of an
event - The Sun Shines for
You Today - to accompany
the Harrell Fletcher exhibition.

Revolution screened at the Cork Film Festival 2008 and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008. Both festivals screened the complete Civic Life Series as part of a focus on the work of
Desperate Optimists.