Taking Liberties (15)

Powerful polemic against the loss of our civil liberties and a call-to-arms to resist the growth of a Big Brother state

Director: Chris Atkins
Starring: David Morrissey, Ashley Jenkins, Mark Thomas
UK, 2007, 1 hour 40 minutes

Sun 28 February, 5.00pm Hereford Cathedral
Mon 1 March, 1.30pm Hereford College of Arts

Irreverent but revelatory, outrageous but true, Taking Liberties highlights the erosion of civil liberties under the Labour government. A well-documented, cautionary tale, this ticks off assaults on such basic rights as freedom of speech and assembly, the rights to privacy and protest, the presumption of innocence and a fair trial. Screening a polemical documentary that highlights the systematic undermining of Habeus Corpus seems particularly appropriate in a building that houses the Magna Carta.

Hereford College of Arts events will take place in the Media Centre, Bath Street, Hereford, HR1 2GY

For screenings at Hereford Cathedral, College Hall lies between the Cathedral and the river and, during the current Close regeneration scheme, is approached via the walkway at the Castle Street end of the Cathedral - look for signs pointing the way.