If today’s cinema goer is use to Multiplexes and the proud presentations at the start of movies that boast of the latest technology in sound and vision they might be surprised to hear about a rather unusual cinema hidden away in the East End of Glasgow, that offers a very low-tech viewing of movies.It’s exactly one year since the East End charity With Kids opened the doors for their weekly cinema club. The idea was to reach out to families who struggle to afford to go to the cinema and for just £1 a family can watch a movie together in a basement at the With Kids offices.
For With Kids this is just one part of their intervention programme that reaches out to some of the poorest families in Scotland. These cinema nights help to bring families together and also encourage them to reach out to other families which has in turn has developed a strong support network
The cinema nights are voluntary but incredibly popular in the community and have resulted in several spin offs including an animation workshop for children at Wellshot Primary. The children on this workshop wrote, story boarded, produced and directed an animation film that has been made into a DVD.
With Kids is a very special charity designed to break the cycle of children growing up without the opportunity to go into work or extended study. This cinema night has shown that movies can bring people together and build and unite communities.
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