At last, Brighton has a film festival and what better way to launch it than with a local film of international importance?

Cine City proudly gave Stomp's incredible film Pulse a homecoming screening at the Odeon to a sell-out audience.

The film was introduced by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell, the founders of Stomp and the makers of Pulse.

Being Brighton residents, the pair were obviously delighted to be screening their film in front of family, friends and fans.

The film is an exploration and celebration of the world of rhythm, a world which provided the original inspiration for Stomp.

Luke and Steve spent several years travelling the globe filming incredible beat masters and percussionists such as the Khoi San tribes in South Africa, Native American Indians, the Kodo drummers of Japan, the master drummers of Le Percussions de Guinee, Indian elephant processions, English bell-ringers and American marching bands.

Not only is the film visually stunning but the sound is incredible.

You would assume it had been recorded in a state-of-the-art studio but, unbelievably, it was recorded live in extreme locations such as deserts and remote African villages.

The man responsible for this amazing sound is Brighton's own Mike Roberts who was recognised for his achievements at the recent IMAX Industry Awards where he won Best Sound.

Luke and Steve also received the choreography equivalent of an Oscar from the American Choreography Association.

During the brief introduction, Steve explained that Pulse was shot as an IMAX movie and had been specially converted to film for this one-off screening.

Ordinarily, the film would have been projected on to a screen ten times larger and the effect on the audience would have been a feeling of being in the film rather than just watching it.

Although this version was cropped, it would have only been those who had seen Pulse on IMAX who would have noticed the difference.

Being one of those people, I can honestly say I found the film to be just as life-affirming, inspirational and heart-warming as the first time I saw it.