A NEW documentary telling the story of cinema in the UK is to premiere at the only surviving newsreel cinema still operating in the UK.

The Dream Palace has been created as a celebration of Newcastle-based Tyneside Cinema, to celebrate its landmark 80th anniversary last year.

Funded by National Lottery players through a £59,400 Heritage Lottery Fund grant as part of a wider cinema audiences project, the film brings the history of Tyneside Cinema to life, through the eyes of people who have been part of its journey over the last 80 years.

The film not only celebrates the Tyneside Cinema’s unique heritage and place in the history of Newcastle, but takes a wider look at the history of cinema-going across the UK.

The project saw the Tyneside engage with people both in the cinema, wider community settings and beyond to capture their stories through workshops interviews, and online crowdsourcing. These excerpts were then produced into a series of short films which were screened before feature films throughout 2017 at the Tyneside, as well as the feature-length documentary which premieres this month.

  • The Dream Palace has its UK premiere at Tyneside Cinema on Wednesday, February 28, before opening to the general public at Tyneside on Friday, March 2. The film will then tour regionally.