# Lift + Calais The Last Border

Lift + Calais The Last Border at Close-Up Film Centre, Sunday 8 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: Close-Up Film Centre, Sclater Street 97-99, E1 6HR London
- Get tickets: https://www.ticketsource.com/close-up-cinema/t-dklaqqm
- Go to page: https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/planned-spontaneity-the-films-of-marc-isaacs/lift-calais-the-last-border

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An evening of two documentaries by Marc Isaacs, Lift and Calais: The Last Border, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker moderated by Gareth Evans. In Lift, made in 2001, Isaacs sets himself up with his camera in the lift of a London tower block, waiting for the right moment to ask residents questions, capturing the whole of British society in a humorous and moving microcosm. Calais: The Last Border, from 2003, weaves together character-driven stories of refugees, migrants and English expatriates in the French port town that is, for hundreds of migrants, the final barrier in the search for a new life in England. Together the films build a picture of transient places and inhabitants who dream of somewhere better.

## Dates

- Sunday 8 November 18:00 — Close-Up Film Centre

Written by a model, sources: [closeupfilmcentre.com](https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/planned-spontaneity-the-films-of-marc-isaacs/lift-calais-the-last-border)

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