Event Opportunity: In-person Screening of The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

**Please note this is an in-person event**

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Date: Wednesday 26 January 2022

Doors open: 18:30

Film starts: 19:00 

Where: In-person screening at Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, ;London, W1D 3DH

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain has been longlisted in five BAFTA categories: Outstanding British Film, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair, Original Score, Production Design and has also received a BIFA award for Best Make-up & Hair.

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).

Watch the Trailer

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is in UK cinemas now.

Please RSVP to rsvp@studiocanalawards.co.uk by 4pm Wednesday 26 January mentioning that you are a WFTV member. Please also let us know if you would like to bring a guest.

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: 

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

-Unless you are exempt, masks must be worn at all times during the screening

-Attendees are encouraged to take a lateral flow test prior to 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

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