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Film directed by Maxine Peake to be shown at festival

Maxine Peake will see her new movie screened at Hebden Bridge Film Festival in March <i>(Image: Hebden Bridge Film Festival)</i>
Maxine Peake will see her new movie screened at Hebden Bridge Film Festival in March (Image: Hebden Bridge Film Festival)

A MOVIE directed by a TV and film actor will be showcased at a returning West Yorkshire film festival.

Hebden Bridge Film Festival will be held between March 24 and 26, showcasing a range of independent films from around the world.

Patron Maxine Peake, who starred in the movie Funny Cow which was filmed in the Bradford district in 2017, is planning to attend the festival once again this year.

She said: “I am delighted to be the Hebden Bridge Film Festival Patron.

“The theme of hope and resistance is close to my heart. It is important to have a film festival like HBFF, which celebrates community, and I can’t wait to show my new short film, Incompatible.”

Directed by Maxine Peake and filmed around Hebden Bridge, Incompatible follows the heartbreaking story of a woman in turmoil struggling with the diagnosis of her longed-for unborn child.

Festival passes are on sale with tickets for individual screenings available from March 10, when the full festival programme will be announced.

The programme is set to include a range of award-winning and critically acclaimed international and homegrown films, including titles that have premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.

Hebden Bridge Film Festival events will take place at Hebden Bridge Picture House and Hebden Bridge Town Hall. Go to hebdenbridgefilmfestival.org

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