A Celebration of 2022: Punch’s Rewind of the Year Starts Now
Punch turned 20 this year, and we’ve been celebrating all-year round with one of our most exciting line-ups of events, masterclasses, and projects to date.
We started the year with the launch of LEGACY, a documentary that explored the stories of Hip-Hop, Rap & Grime artists who have been responsible for creating a historic music scene. The documentary featured pioneers of the game, from Lady Leshurr all the way to Devilman. This feature-length documentary championed grime artists big & small from Birmingham, and explored the stories behind their craft.
Lady Leshurr featured in LEGACY documentary (2022)
We hosted two back-to-back sold-out film screenings at Everyman Cinema for the exclusive first look at LEGACY, which was met with rapturous applause, and national interest in expanding on the documentary.
Further into the year, we commissioned GALLERY37 alumni to create new artistic work, which took over Central & North Birmingham.
Gallery37 Commissioned Artists with Head of Programme, Nikki Riggon (2022)
The programme started with multi-sensory immersive exhibition Reworlding which explored environmentalism & wellbeing; and continued with projects including Gospel documentary A Love Letter to the Gospel: Past, Present & Future, interactive visual & live music event Multiverse, debut EP & music video project TALES, female-centric short film DOSED & illustration campaign celebrating local heroes of North Birmingham On The Map.
No one event has been like another this year.
Following a series of successful music events throughout the year, we embarked on our first tour of 2022 in October. The Elvira Tour, headlined by R&B artist Morgan Munroe supported the release of her latest EP.
Morgan Munroe on the Elvira Tour (2022)
A special project has been filmed with Morgan Munroe which will be released in 2023, showcasing the rise of the future R&B star.
But before we get to 2023, we are giving you the full Punch Rewind of 2022.
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