CrowdCast, Sunday 22 November 2020, 4pm GMT

In colonial India, three British soldiers (Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks Jr) must stop the secret murderous Thuggee cult before it terrorises the land, with the help of Gunga Din (Sam Jaffe), a native bhisti water-bearer. Notable for Jewish-American actor Jaffe’s outdated performance in brownface as Gunga Din. A swashbuckling adventure that was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the US Library of Congress in 1999 and influenced adventure films from Princess Bride (1987) and Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom (1984) to Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). Remade as Sergeants 3 (1962) with the Rat Pack at the helm and the part of Gunga Din played by Sammy Davis Jr.

With an introduction by Rehan Hyder, UWE Bristol.

Cocktail: Sour Gunga Din / Gunga Din cocktail demo

Sadly we can’t actually stream films due to distribution rights, but we aim to create a sense of togetherness in isolation through sharing our love of Cary Grant. Before the start of the screening you need to source your own copy of the film and cue it up ready to play. After a brief 5-10 minute introduction on CrowdCast we will count down and all press play at the same time. The CrowdCast will end and we’ll watch-along together using the #CaryStaysHome hashtag on Twitter and Instagram @carycomeshome.

We want to make the festival accessible whatever your budget, but for those that can afford it, we’d really appreciate it if you can give generously to keep the festival afloat in these difficult times.

We rely on ticket sales as our main source of income, but Covid-19 has made this impossible this year, creating a huge shortfall in our finances. We’re a biennial festival so we’re hoping by 2022 we’ll be able to return to live events, but in the meantime we’re determined to celebrate Cary Grant as best we can virtually.

Gunga-Din Watch-along