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Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer Revealed (part of 50 Years of Aardman)

23 July 2026 - 2:10pm
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol, BS1 5TX

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Join Aardman co-founder David Sproxton for a special showing of the documentary Sledgehammer Revealed, which features extensive interviews with crew members and visionary musician Peter Gabriel.

It includes behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of the groundbreaking Sledgehammer music video and concludes with a fully restored version of the pop-promo. 

The Sledgehammer video was an innovative 1986 production for Gabriel, featuring a variety of stop-motion animation by Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay, and was directed by Stephen R. Johnson. The video is notable for being the most played in MTV history and winning a record nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987.

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