Liz Aggiss and Joe Murray

On the beach at the artist arches, bottom of East St

Directed by Liz Aggiss and Joe Murray, Beach Party Animal is a 20-minute film portrait of British eccentricity and Brighton beach life. Set over twenty-four hours in high season, where the land meets the sea and people come to be and be seen, we observe private moments in public places. The sleepers, peepers, spinners and swimmers, drinkers, thinkers, lovers and grubbers gather for fun in the sun, and into the night. Beach Party Animal is scattered with guerrilla performers who seamlessly infiltrate with an equally unconventional public.

Beach Party Animal was commissioned by South East Dance and supported by the Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn, Brighton & Hove City Council, Jerwood Charitable Foundation and The University of Brighton.