Free Party: A Folk History
Hosted by Salt Arts CIC
In-person
When
Jan 8, 7:30 PM GMT
Where
Saltash Studios
24 Fore Street, Saltash, England, PL12 6JL
Price
Free Screening
Language
English
Subtitles
English · Spanish · French
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About the event
Screening rescheduled from 23 October, due to severe weather warning.
They wanted the freedom to party, the state saw them as the enemy within. This film explores the untold story of the free party movement and how its impact sparked a revolution around the world, from raves and festivals, to politics and protest.
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992. Includes local footage from Treworgey, Bodmin Moor, Camelford, Dartmoor and more.
Director: Aaron Trinder
Venue & Bar Opens: 7pm Film starts: 7.30pm Latecomers will not be admitted after the film has started.
These screenings are part of the Rip It Up UK festival supported by the BFI Film Audience Network. Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Festival of Britain and 50 years of Punk culture in 2026.
About the film
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever "illegal rave", which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2026
Director
Aaron Trinder
Producer
Kate Allan
Crew
Aaron Trinder, Nick Evans, Marc Hardman, Andrew Gaston, Lush Kumar, Joe Giacometti, Justi Echeles, Jez Lewis, Amanda Stockley, Steven Gray, Will Hadley, Geoff Taylor, Amanda Stockley, Olly Calverley
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