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Monday, 3 February 2020

Misbehaviour to open Hebden Bridge Film Festival 2020

British comedy-drama film Misbehaviour has been announced as the opening film of the 2020 Hebden Bridge Film Festival.

It tells the story of the 1970 Miss World competition, and how a group of women disrupted the pageant in front of a world-wide audience of nearly 100 million viewers in what has now become a famous Women’s Liberation Movement protest. There was further uproar when the winner turned out to be Miss Grenada, the first black woman ever to be crowned Miss World.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with members of the film making team and some of the actual protesters who disrupted the Miss World contest in 1970.

The 2020 Hebden Bridge Film Festival will take place from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March with new films from the UK and around the world.

Louise Wadley, Hebden Bridge Film Festival director said: “Misbehaviour is the perfect way to kick start a weekend of fantastic films. Truly inspirational, the film explores a dynamic and turbulent time when some brave women stood up and challenged the status quo. We are very excited to have a Q&A with Yorkshire based screen writer Gaby Chiappe and some of the original activists who inspired the film at this very special screening. Last year we sold out with Wild Rose and I fully expect to do the same again.”

Film passes for the 2020 festival (providing access to all screenings and events) are available at the Film Festival website. Individual film tickets will be released on Friday 6 March when the full program comes out.

For further information about the film festival visit the Film Festival website.