Shut Out The Light Films

30/04/2026

John McGahern country 🇮🇪🎥

26/04/2026

Iron Ladies plays two festivals next weekend 🎬

2nd May: Reel Work Labor Festivlal in Santa Cruz 🇺🇸
3rd May: in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We also have screenings coming up in Derry, Somerset and Washington (Tyne and Wear). Details and ticket links in bio.

01/04/2026

“The upside of today’s technology for the filmmaker is complete access to the means of production and distribution… that freedom is my optimism.”

Fellow filmmakers… we’ve a world to win.

28/03/2026

Our 2021 documentary, Almost Liverpool 8, was on the road this week and played in Bath. A special after hours screening at with exclusive access to ’s Broken Beauty exhibition.

Many thanks to and for screening our film.

Almost Liverpool 8 is available to stream on various platforms, including .

25/03/2026

Join us!

We are inviting all women to come along to our AGM and Social on Wednesday 15th April from 6pm-10pm at Redhills Durham. If you would like to know more about our growing vibrant network this is the place to be.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sMZ4uTxdputCRcdJ9

Note: We use women as an inclusive term and welcome all women including trans women and non binary people who have women as part of their identity. All women are welcome in our network.

24/03/2026

A few photos from Sunday’s Iron Ladies screening at StoryhouseLive - a great cinema and awesome film festival… thanks for having two years in a row!

Next stop: People's History Museum on Saturday. Part of their ‘On The Line: 100 Years of Strikes & Solidarity’ programme. Apt for many reasons; one being that a their ‘Fabric of Protest’ workshop features in Iron Ladies🪡🎬

https://phm.org.uk/events_new/iron-ladies-film-screening-discussion/

16/03/2026

Songs, discussion and film - what a combo! 🎬🎵🎙️✊

Thanks to all who came out to see Iron Ladies at Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Birmingham yesterday. A wonderful afternoon.

Next stop: StoryhouseLive on Sunday for the Chester International Film Festival

12/03/2026

This Mother’s Day… Iron Ladies plays at Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Birmingham, with a Q&A with Rose Hunter of North Staffs Miners Wives Action Group and striking bin worker Penny Robbins✊

Ticket link in bio🎟️

12/03/2026

Fantastic looking exhibition, and we're proud to say Iron Ladies is screening as part of it on 18th March, plus Q&A!

https://phm.org.uk/events_new/iron-ladies-film-screening-discussion/

New exhibition opens on Saturday! On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity will open at People’s History Museum on Saturday 21 March at 10.00am until Monday 2 November 2026.

Bursting with powerful objects from PHM’s nationally significant collection, this exhibition will explore how strike action has shaped British history.

Visit On The Line and witness the strength of collective power, uncover the battles fought, the solidarity shared, and the lifelines which have united workers throughout history to today.

Part of the national commemorations marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.
Supported by GMB Union, LGSM & The TUUT

Image: The Past is Another Country by David Rumsey, oil on board, 1984-1985 Miners' Strike. Copyright David Rumsey Estate (detail).

11/03/2026

Iron Ladies is in Birmingham on Sunday with Q&A - perfect gift for lefty Mums?!
https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/iron-ladies