Welcome to Curious Sources where we’re screening three iconic films that make us CURIOUS; including Magic Mike XXL (2015), Hustlers (2019) and Zola (2020) Looking at curious source material all claiming to be based on true stories; on the surface level these films are described as provocative, sexual, suggestive, and entices people with their explicit nature anpd gyrating forces but underneath they question a more sinister fight for survival and an uneven playing field.

The screenings will be followed by a pop-quiz you didn’t know you needed co-hosting with some of our favourite pop-culture aficionados delving deeper into the allure that is pop culture, as well as discussing social media’s presence in film, sexuality on screen, and the female/male gaze on screen!

Our Curious Sources season is being brought to you by Film Feels: CURIOUS, a UK wide cinema season taking place June-July 2022 and celebrating films' unique ability to transport us, to illuminate ideas, and to spark exciting conversation.

To sign up to the pop-quiz please e-mail hello@tapecollective.co.uk, £1 entry per person to be paid on the day in cash.

Synopsis:

2015: Zola, or @zolarmoon, tweets “wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It's kind of long but full of suspense.”

Thus begins a Twitter thread that would go down in history, and from it comes Zola, an acidic, hypnotic thrill-ride from director Janicza Bravo, writer Jeremy O. Harris, and the woman herself (depicted in a star-making performance by Taylour Page).

Zola, a Detroit waitress, finds herself flung into a friendship with the chaotic Stefani (Riley Keough), a stripper en route to Florida for a 'hoe trip'. Zola’s seduced into joining her to make some quick cash – but their journey soon becomes a sleepless 48-hour odyssey involving a lot more than she bargained for.