Blackburn’s iconic Tony’s Empress Ballroom will be transformed into a casual co-created space for the festival weekend.

Emerged from the mill towns, youth culture creative studio Dirty Faces are back with the Dirty Faces Cinema. Tony’s Empress Ballroom is once again host to a line-up of independent films, talks, exhibitions and more, from mill-towns across the North and beyond. Head to the venue for the full film listings.

Please note: some of the films may not be suitable for younger audiences. Age restrictions and trigger warnings are displayed at the venue entrance.

Dirty Faces is a Lancashire-based production company producing films, documentaries, music videos and commercials. Their name, a nod to the mining towns from which they were born, is ironically their aim not to make run-of-the-mill content and instead connect North West artists with the world through innovative productions and events.