Curator Bren O'Callaghan working in collaboration with Charlotte Gould, Hub M3, The University of Salford School of Art & Design and Hazard MMX present an alternative method of viewing classic British film via nostrils and throats, and not just eyes and ears. Scratch 'n Sniff Cinema pairs sensory stimuli with a cinema classic for a movie screening with a twist.

Past events in the same series have included Bill Forsyth's Gregory’s Girl and Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves, with smells ranging from underarm deodorant, boiled sweets and animal dung.

Hub M3 will be transformed into 'Tub' for the evening as we present this iconic Oscar-nominated drama of the growing attraction between two young  men in the mid-1980s; one, Omar, a young British Asian (Gordon Warnecke), and Johnny (Daniel Day Lewis), a member of the National Front. Hanif Kureishi's screenplay was widely praised as a timely snapshot of Thatcher's Britain.

Further treats for the audience lie in store, from complementary bubbles to a rare Q&A with actor Gordon Warnecke on Friday 16th July (subject to final confirmation). A matinee performance will also take place on Saturday 17th July at 2pm. 

Instead of presenting in formal moviehouse environments,  Scratch 'n Sniff Cinema prefers to respond to site-specific space using portable equipment and choosing a title to respond to the location or reason for presentation. In prepping the audience for olfactory clues, the viewer becomes acutely aware of the filmmaking process… background activity, action and dialogue adopt new meaning in a dot-to-dot treasure hunt for related vapours.