FACT Liverpool

As part of FACT’s Black History Month programme, discover the intimate and funny MY BROTHER’S WEDDING (1983), and landmark of Black Sound African archival cinema AFRICAN JIM (1949).

In MY BROTHER’S WEDDING, director Charles Burnett brings warmth, humour and compassion to this story of family, friendship and class. Rooted in the rhythms of everyday life, the film offers an intimate view of Black working-class Los Angeles.

📅 Wed 7 Oct, 19:00
🎟️ £8-10 ➡️ link in bio

AFRICAN JIM (1949) follows a young man who leaves his rural home for Johannesburg in search of work. After a difficult introduction to city life, Jim finds opportunity through music when he meets nightclub singer Dolly, played by legendary South African jazz musician and activist Dolly Rathebe in her screen debut.

The film will be followed by a discussion with film curator and founder of Cinema Africa! at Hyde Park Picture House Mosa, exploring its creation, context and legacy.

📅 Wed 28 Oct, 19:00
🎟️ £8-10 ➡️ link in bio

🎞️ LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (35mm) 🎞️

🎞️ Join us for this rare opportunity to see Diane Keaton give one of her boldest performances in Richard Brooks’ provocative portrait of desire, danger and liberation in 1970s New York.

🎞️ On the first Monday of every month, FACT presents a specially selected 35mm film. This is the first in an ongoing series of screenings, with many more films to be announced!

🗓️ Mon 5 Oct, 19:30
🎟️ £8-10 → fact.co.uk/whats-on

Three new free exhibitions now open 💥➡️ Across the galleries, artists transform familiar experiences of family, music and the internet into richly imagined worlds, inviting us to see ourselves and the world around us differently.

Rae-Yen Song: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~•
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

Seema Mattu: LOCAL SUPERSTAR II
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

BRB (Ellie Hoskins, Mrs Luva-Luva, Livi Wilmore)
18 Sep - 6 Dec 2026

Photos by Rob Battersby 📸

Seema Mattu: LOCAL SUPERSTAR II
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

Co-commissioned by FACT Liverpool, Eastside Projects and Focal Point Gallery. Made with the support of QUAFF, a Crossover Labs initiative. Funded by Arts Council England, Birmingham City University and Henry Moore Foundation.

Eastside Projects
Focal Point Gallery
Henry Moore Foundation Grants

Seema Mattu: LOCAL SUPERSTAR II
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

Rae-Yen Song: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~•
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

Co-commissioned by TRAMWAY, Glasgow and FACT, Liverpool.

The exhibition includes animations co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella (FVU), Tramway, FACT, and Advanced Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, and supported by Thinking Culture, a cultural programme from the University of Glasgow’s School of Culture & Creative Arts.

The sculpture song dynasty ○○○○ was commissioned by Creative Folkestone for the Folkestone Triennial 2025.
Textile printing was supported by Print Clan’s Artist in Residence Programme (2024) at Print Clan CIC, supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

Tramway is supported by Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland. FVU and FACT are supported using public funding by Arts Council England. This exhibition is supported by Henry Moore Foundation Grants.

Glasgow Tramway
FVU — Film and Video Umbrella
Henry Moore Foundation Grants

Rae-Yen Song: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~•
18 Sep 2026 - 14 Sep 2027

BRB
18 Sep - 6 Dec 2026

Livi Wilmore, Padded Cell (2026).

BRB
18 Sep - 6 Dec 2026

Mrs Luva-Luva, Tap Tap Tippety Tap (2026)

BRB
18 Sep - 6 Dec 2026

Ellie Hoskins, Alive in a world of car parks, armed with an air fryer and a fake baby (2026).

🎶 Space Afrika and Dead Air Records are proud to present an exclusive Q&A, signing + film screening of their bold arthouse film, Opera Omnia at FACT. This unique event celebrates the release of their new album Quiet Storm, on DAIS Records.

🎶 Directed by Valentin Noujaïm and shot on 35mm and 16mm film, Opera Omnia is a bold arthouse film inspired by Dante’s Inferno. Following the night journey of two young Black boys through the abandoned industrial spaces of Manchester, the film unfolds through the haunting melodies and soundscapes of Space Afrika.

🎶 After the screening, Dead Air Records will be in conversation with Space Afrika about the film and the making of Quiet Storm, followed by an audience Q&A and signing.

🗓️ Thu 29 Sep, 18:00
🎟️ Ticket + CD → £14.50
🎟️ Ticket + LP → £29.50
→ fact.co.uk/whats-on

The Light Between Notes 🎶

As Charlie Hooper-Williams plays piano, the invisible moments between notes become projection and colour; giving shape to the music as it unfolds. No two performances are the same. Hooper-Williams spent years developing his own software, translating the piano's pitch, dynamics, rhythm and texture into light that performs alongside him like a second instrument.

🗓️ Wed 30 Sep, 20:00
🎟️ £8-12 → fact.co.uk/whats-on

Last chance to see ✨ It's the final week of our current exhibitions!

🦖 AFTERLIFE by ONLY SLIME simulates an allegorical experience of life, death, and reincarnation through a mix of Greek mythology, internet and gaming culture, and operatic drama.

🧚 Drawing parallels between today’s AI boom and the Victorian era’s fascination with invention and discovery, Rachel Maclean’s They’ve Got Your Eyes examines the motives driving advanced AI, and how fantasies of power shape its development.

🌲 Guided by the belief that imagination is our most important form of technology, Sahjan Kooner's (darkforest) The Zone of Ghosts invites us into a world created in collaboration with young people aged 12-19 from Liverpool and Leigh.

🗓️ Wed-Sun, 11-6 until 16 Aug.
✨ Free entry

📸 Rob Battersby, Kieran Irvine

🏉 STASHED is back in August with one of the greatest sports documentaries ever made... MURDERBALL (2005)!

MURDERBALL follows the USA and Canada wheelchair rugby teams as they prepare for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, capturing the intensity, rivalries and resilience that define elite competition.

🗓️ Wed 12 Aug, 19:00
🎟️ £9 / Under 25s £5 → fact.co.uk/whats-on

🧚 Join us for an in-conversation event with exhibiting artist Rachel Maclean! 🧚

Rachel will be joined by art critic Maria Walsh to explore Rachel's surreal worlds, discussing her creative process and the development of the work.

🗓️ Wed 29 July / 18:00
🎟️ Free tickets → fact.co.uk/whats-on

📸 Rob Battersby