DIY Drive In Cinema

Families build their own make-shift cars and settle into them for Colour Box kids' animated shorts screening.

Following on from our Build Your Own Film Night, Build Your Own Audience and Cinema For All info day, the Flatpack team, in partnership with F A M A L A M, presents DIY Drive In Cinema. For this family-friendly event aimed at 2 - 8 year olds, families are invited to join us for a DIY drive in cinema experience at Thimblemill Library on Sunday 15th January 2017 from 10.00am - 12.00 noon.

We'll be building our own cars using scrap and craft from the Birmingham Scrapstore and then settling in to watch an entertaining array of animations from Flatpack's Colour Box Touring Shorts Programme.

“Perfect activity for kids, good size crowd and venue - not too overwhelming - and great film choices!” “Really lovely to make drive-in cars with boxes! Really creative and a great addition to watching the films” “It’s been fantastic! Really well run and the children were so engaged, whatever their age” “Thoroughly engaged me, my 8, 6 and 4 year old. Lovely to have a shared task”

F A M A L A M stages unusual cultural products, exploring the viability of new ideas in art, entertainment, parenting, play and learning for younger audiences and their families. F A M A L A M was founded by Creative Producer, Amy Martin and her (then) 9 month old son Theodore.

The event is part of Flatpack Assemble's aim to help build a more thriving, connected film community in the region and this workshop & screening will support parents in setting up their own family DIY cinema events in libraries and community hubs where they live.

This event is supported by Black Country Touring.