Skate, Rattle and Roll

Vying for a place in the pantheon of great roller skating movies (yes, that is a thing…), Yorkshire- based artist Vincent James’ wheel-spinning meet cute is a painstakingly animated stop-motion love story, made in Centre Vale Park, Todmorden. Thrill! at the stripey coloured socks! Swoon! at the ‘will they – won’t they?’ Standing Woman is an award-winning dystopian sci-fi where the government turns those they deem criminals into trees, as part of an insidious environmental campaign. Based on a story by the author of Paprika and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, it’s a cautionary tale of a populace being slowly vegetised.