Event Opportunity: Q&A with the creative team behind The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

This event was previously advertised as in-person, it will now take place online.

Date: Wednesday 15 December

Time: The Q&A will take place over Zoom from 20:00-20:45

All those who RSVP will be emailed a screening link so they can watch the film ahead of the Q&A. 

This Q&A will be with WILL SHARPE (Director), ERIK ALEXANDER WILSON BSC (Director of Photography), SUZIE DAVIES (Production Design), VICKIE LANG (Hair and Make Up), KRISTYAN MALLETT (Hair and Make Up), SELINA MACARTHUR (Editing), ARTHUR SHARPE (Music).

Directed by BAFTA Winner Will Sharpe (Flowers, Giri/Haji). Story by Simon Stephenson (Luca, Paddington 2), screenplay by Simon Stephenson and Will Sharpe. THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN is the extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, portrayed by BAFTA-winning Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Patrick Melrose, The Imitation Game), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson-Wain (BAFTA Nominee Claire Foy - The Crown, First Man).   The film boasts an all-star ensemble supporting cast including Andrea Riseborough (Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), The Death of Stalin), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Hunger Games), Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, Dumbo), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake, Southcliffe), Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac, Vox Lux), Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man), Adeel Akhtar (The Big Sick, Pan, Four Lions, Utopia), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), Richard Ayoade (Soul, The Souvenir), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn, Flowers, The Mighty Boosh) and Sophia di Martino (Loki, Flowers), along with Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Free Guy), Nick Cave (20,000 Days on Earth) and Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite).

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN has received a BIFA award for Best Make-up & Hair.

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN is in cinemas in the UK on New Year's Day 2022.

Watch the Trailer

To attend this event you need to RSVP by 5pm Tuesday, December 14. +1's are welcome.

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

COVID-19 GUIDELINES:

- Masks must now be worn at all times during the screening

- If you are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, please do not attend the screening

- Please adhere to social distancing measures wherever possible

- By attending this event you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19

- COVID-19 protocols will be in place, including hand sanitiser stations as well as additional ventilation and cleaning - full COVID guidance from the venue can be provided on request

- Please note that the venue may be operating at full capacity