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SUMMARY:Experimental Cinema: Dark into Light
DESCRIPTION:John Hansard Gallery\, Screening Room\nFREE\nAs part of Southampton Film Week\, join John Hansard Gallery for a special programme of single-screen 16mm films and videos that explore dark and light – the two poles between which the projected image exists. \nLucy Harris’s Moons (2025) is a reflection on an archetypal poetic-cinematic image. In Laura Hindmarsh’s Atlas (2018) the artist-filmmaker plays the moon\, enacting her own eclipse. Nick Collins’s Dark Garden (2011) is an investigation of plants and their environs as defined by illumination and shadows. Vicky Smith’s Not (a) part (2020) is a film of nature in miniature\, made by laying dead insects and bees directly on the filmstrip. Psalter (2019)\, by Samantha Rebello\, also involves extreme close-ups\, with imagery that is alchemical. Nicky Hamlyn’s Pro Agri (2008) is a timelapse film in which we see a tobacco processing plant as day turns to night. The fading image in Candle (2017)\, by Neil Henderson\, is a unique meditation on filmic illumination and the illusion of movement. This programme will be introduced by the artists and curators Simon Payne and Andrew Vallance.   \n\nMoons (2025\, 3mins) Lucy Harris\nAtlas (2018\, 3mins) Laura Hindmarsh\nDark Garden (2011\, 9mins) Nick Collins\nNot (a) part (2019\, 6 mins) Vicky Smith\nPsalter (2019\, 14mins) Samantha Rebello\nPro Agri (2008\, 3mins) Nicky Hamlyn\nCandle (3mins) Neil Henderson\n\n  \nBiographies \nSimon Payne and Andrew Vallance have been programming artists’ film and video since 2013\, when they co-curated ‘Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists’ Films in Britain’ for Tate Britain. Since then\, under the banner of Contact\, they have presented programmes in numerous cinemas\, galleries and other venues\, internationally. The book they published in 2021\, entitled Film Talks\, involved representing new conversations on experimental cinema from a diverse range of film and video artists. For more information visit: https://www.contactscreenings.co.uk/ \nTICKETS ARE FREE – PLEASE BOOK
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/experimental-cinema-dark-into-light
LOCATION:City Eye and John Hansard Gallery\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Moving Image,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards
DESCRIPTION:At Mayflower Studios \nJoin us on the red carpet to celebrate the very best in international\, regional and local filmmaking. SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards is your chance to see all films shortlisted in this year’s competition and to find out who the judges have chosen to win in each category including Best Fiction\, Best Documentary\, Best Music Video and Best Artist Film.  You will also see nominations for the best Regional Filmmaker and Best Animation\, and can take part in the Audience vote to choose your favourite on the night.  The overall winner\, chosen from all categories will be presented with The Michael Fuller Award for Best Film. \nOver the last year short films\, up to 15 minutes long\, have been submitted from across the globe for the latest annual SFW: Shorts; don’t miss this opportunity to watch them\, rub shoulders with the filmmakers and congratulate the winners! \nBOOK YOUR TICKET
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw-shorts-screening-and-awards-2
LOCATION:Mayflower Studios\, Mayflower Studios\, 142-144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Animation,Artist Film,Comedy,Documentary,Science Fiction,Screening & Awards,Short Films
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SUMMARY:SFW25: Launch | Expanding Cinema: Double-Screen Energy
DESCRIPTION:At Mayflower Studios\nIn collaboration with John Hansard Gallery\, join artists and curators Simon Payne and Andrew Vallance for a programme of exciting\, expanded cinema. \nThe films they will introduce span the classic Berlin Horse (1970) by Malcolm Le Grice\, through to more recent films in the tradition of experimental cinema. Jo Millet’s Surfeit (2010) centres on crashing waves. Cathexis (2025)\, by Steven McInerney\, is a psychotropic mode of visual music. Simon Payne’s Intervals (2023) involves dynamic colour fields. Traction (2023)\, by Jenny Baines\, depicts a tug-of-war that features the artist in contest with herself. Lynn Loo’s Leaving and Arriving and Andrew Vallance’s VIA (2024) take the viewer on journeys by train. The orchestrated thunder and lightning in Stephen Littman’s The Enlightenment (2016) is a charged electrical array of video imaging. \nMalcolm Le Grice\, Berlin Horse\, film still\, 1970. Courtesy the artist\nFull list of films below: \n\nBerlin Horse (1970\, 7 mins) Malcolm Le Grice\nSurfeit (2010\, 3min) Jo Millet\nCathexis (2025\, 3mins) Steven McInerney\nIntervals (2023\, 10mins) Simon Payne\nTraction (2023\, 3mins) Jenny Baines\nLeaving and Arriving (2022\, 2mins) Lynn Loo \nVIA (2024\, 3mins) Andrew Vallance\nThe Enlightenment (2016\, 14mins) Stephen Littman\n\nBiographies\nSimon Payne and Andrew Vallance. Credit: Samy Benammar\nSimon Payne and Andrew Vallance have been programming artists’ film and video since 2013\, when they co-curated ‘Assembly: A Survey of Recent Artists’ Films in Britain’ for Tate Britain. \nSince then\, under the banner of Contact\, they have presented programmes in numerous cinemas\, galleries and other venues\, internationally. The book they published in 2021\, entitled Film Talks\, involved representing new conversations on experimental cinema from a diverse range of film and video artists. \nFor more information visit: https://www.contactscreenings.co.uk/ \nBOOK YOUR TICKET
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw25-launch-expanding-cinema-double-screen-energy
LOCATION:Mayflower Studios\, Mayflower Studios\, 142-144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Moving Image,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW: Shorts Screening & Awards
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an unforgettable night at \nSFW: Shorts 2024!\n\n\n\nAs one of the most eagerly awaited events in the Southampton Film Week lineup\, this screening and awards ceremony is where creativity from around the globe comes alive. Since its inception in 2012\, SFW: Shorts has been a magnet for filmmakers and artists worldwide\, bringing together a stunning and diverse collection of short films that will captivate both our audience and judging panel. \nThis electrifying evening celebrates the very best in international\, regional\, and local filmmaking within the short film genre. From powerful documentaries to mesmerising music videos (a category introduced in 2023)\, each submitted film—no longer than 15 minutes—has been carefully shortlisted and judged across categories such as Artist Film\, Documentary\, Music Video\, and Fiction. The prestigious Michael Fuller Award for Best Film will be the highlight of the night\, along with two additional awards sponsored by Solent University: the Regional Filmmaker Award for a standout talent from Hampshire or its neighbouring counties\, and the Award for Best Animated Film. \nDon’t miss your chance to mingle with the filmmakers\, enjoy the full lineup of shortlisted films\, be the first to discover the winners\, and cast your vote for the Audience Award! It’s going to be a night brimming with cinematic brilliance. \nMark your calendars—the official shortlist drops after Friday\, October 18. Good luck to all the incredible filmmakers who have submitted their work! For more details on the competition and to check out previous winners\, visit the SFW: Shorts page. \nBOOK HERE!  \nPlease note: If you are a shortlisted filmmaker\, you will be invited to attend pre-screening networking & will receive free-entry to the event.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw-shorts-screening-awards
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Documentary,Filmmaking,Screening & Awards,Short Films
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SUMMARY:Derek Jarman's Blue @ SFW Launch 2024
DESCRIPTION:Cert 15 | 1993 | Dir. Derek Jarman | Artist Film/Documentary | UK | 80 mins \nTo launch Southampton Film Week 2024\, John Hansard Gallery and City Eye present The Blue Description Project. \nIn 1993\, Derek Jarman released Blue\, an epoch-defining account of AIDS\, illness\, and the experience of disability in a culture of repressive heteronormativity and compulsory able-bodiedness. Though often referred to as a feature film\, Blue never existed exclusively in one medium. It was screened in theatres\, simulcast on television and radio\, released as a CD\, and published as a book\, creating opportunities for many different kinds of sensory abilities—visual\, aural\, and textual—to experience the work. \nConceived by artists and writers Christopher Robert Jones\, Liza Sylvestre\, and Sarah Hayden\, The Blue Description Project (2024) creates a new\, elastic and experimental iteration of Blue on the 30th anniversary of its release and Jarman’s death. Reflecting Blue’s standing as a foundational work of Crip* art\, the project challenges ableist hierarchies in art while focusing on the generative possibilities of difference and interdependence. \nIn 1994\, Jarman wrote in Chroma: “If I have overlooked something you hold precious — write it in the margin.” Taking up this invitation to write in the margin\, The Blue Description Project builds on the multifaceted nature of Jarman’s work through newly commissioned and expansive accessibility. \nImage Credit: Bonington Gallery and John Smalley.\nAccess\nThe film screening will have creative captions and audio description that is edited into the main soundtrack of the film\, and also captioned. It will also be British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted. The discussion afterwards will be live-captioned and BSL-interpreted. \nCredits\nThe Blue Description Project (BDP) is produced by Liza Sylvestre and Christopher Robert Jones (Crip*—Cripistemology and the Arts) in partnership with Sarah Hayden (Voices in the Gallery). BDP is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, with support from the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and additional support from the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities HEIF Research Stimulus Fund. \nThe producers of the project wish to thank everyone who so generously contributed their descriptions to the Blue Description Project. Warm thanks to Elaine Lillian Joseph and Corvyn Dostie. Special thanks to James MacKay\, Basilisk Communications\, and Zeitgeist Films. \nEvent information\nThe film is 81 mins long and will be screened after a short welcome and introduction. \nDuring the screening\, there will be strong language\, discussion of violence (with some specific reference to war and displacement)\, death\, homophobia\, ableism\, suicide\, and pain. \nLiza Sylvestre\nLiza Sylvestre is a transdisciplinary artist and research assistant professor within the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she has co-founded the initiative Crip*—Cripistemology and the Arts. Her work has been shown internationally at venues such as the Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis)\, John Hansard Gallery (Southampton)\, ARGOS (Brussels)\, and Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt). Sylvestre has been the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships\, most recently a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship. She has been artist-in-residence at the Weisman Art Museum and the Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science and in 2019\, she received a Citizens Advocate Award from the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf\, DeafBlind\, and Hard of Hearing. Sylvestre’s work has been written about in numerous publications and books including Art in America\, Mousse Magazine\, Ocula Magazine\, Art Monthly\, and SciArt Magazine. \nChristopher Robert Jones\nChristopher Robert Jones is an artist and writer based in Illinois. Their research revolves around the “failure” or “malfunctioning” of the body and how those experiences are situated at points of intersection between Queer and Crip discourses. They are a regular contributor to Art Papers magazine and their work has recently been exhibited at the Krannert Art Museum\, Gallery 400\, and the Weisman Art Museum. Jones is the co-founder of Crip*—Cripistemology and the Arts\, a transdisciplinary initiative that is housed within the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, where they are also a research assistant professor. \nSarah Hayden\nSarah Hayden is a writer and Professor of Experimental Writing and Art at the University of Southampton. From 2019–2023\, she led “Voices in the Gallery\,” a research\, writing and curatorial project on intersections of voice\, text and access in contemporary art\, funded by the AHRC. In 2022\, she developed slow emergency siren\, ongoing: Accessing Handsworth Songs in partnership with LUX. Recent writings include as if […] wearing anklesocks (for Sarah Browne’s Buttercup) and essays on Charlie Prodger for Secession Vienna and captioning as “unvoiceover” for Angelaki. Sarah’s next book\, In Receipt of Voice\, will be published by University of Minnesota Press.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/derek-jarmans-blue-sfw-launch-2024
LOCATION:City Eye and John Hansard Gallery\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film
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SUMMARY:videoclub - Selected 13
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to work with John Hansard Gallery to present videoclub: Selected 13 as part of Southampton Film Week. \n\n  \nSELECTED 13\n18+ | Short Film Screening | Artist Film | UK | 60 mins \nStill from ‘Spicy Pink Tea’ by Aqsa Arif\, 2022. \nSelected 13 is a collection of diverse\, surprising\, and provocative new films by early career artists: Aqsa Arif\, Dan Guthrie\, Hannan Jones\, Hussina Raja\, Evita Remy-Benn\, Daisy Smith\, and Mina Heydari-Waite. The seven artists were nominated by the artists shortlisted for the 2022 Film London Jarman Award: Jamie Crewe\, Onyeka Igwe\, Grace Ndiritu\, Morgan Quaintance\, Rosa-Johan Uddoh and Alberta Whittle. \n  \nProgramme of work: \nAqsa Arif\, Spicy Pink Tea\, 2022\, 12:25 mins \nElla Frost\, What You Love Too Much to Lose\, 2021\, 11 mins \nDan Guthrie\, black strangers\, 2022\, 8:13 mins \nHannan Jones\, Dear F…\, 2023\, 6:29 mins \nHussina Raja\, Station\, 2022\, 7:39 mins \nEvita Remy-Benn\, SUGAR\, 2023\, 1:34 mins \nDaisy Smith\, (Dirt)\, 2020\, 3:01 mins \nMina Heydari-Waite\, 33 Seeds\, 2022\, 7:02 mins \n  \nProduced by videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network. Supported by Arts Council England and Film London. \n  \nvideoclub \nvideoclub is an artists’ moving image platform showing artists’ work across the UK and internationally. We support artists through curated programmes\, engaging the public through screenings\, exhibitions\, talks\, residencies\, and commissions. \nwww.videoclub.org.uk \n  \nFilm London Artists’ Moving Image Network \nFilm London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image\, working in partnership to deliver a comprehensive programme including production award schemes\, regular screenings\, talks and events\, as well as the prestigious annual Film London Jarman Award. \nwww.filmlondon.org.uk/flamin
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/videoclub-selected-13
LOCATION:City Eye and John Hansard Gallery\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Moving Image,SFW2023,Short Films
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SUMMARY:SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:SFW: SHORTS 2023 \nAge Guide 16+ | Short Film Screening | Awards Ceremony \n \nLesley Fuller presenting the Michael Fuller Award for Best Film to Vicky Isley and Paul Smith\, also pictured are Head of Film at Solent University Darren Kerr and Executive Director of City Eye Susan Beckett  \nJoin us for the SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards Ceremony\, one of the most anticipated events in the Southampton Film Week programme.  Since its launch in 2012\, SFW: Shorts has attracted the work of filmmakers and artists from every corner of the planet resulting each year in an inspiring and eclectic collection of films for our judging panel and audience to feast on. \nThe evening celebrates the best international\, regional and local film-making talent in the specialism of short film.  Submitted films\, up to a maximum of 15 minutes\, have been shortlisted and judged in the categories of Artist Film\, Documentary\, Music Video (New for 2023) and Fiction.  The judging panel will also have chosen the winner of The Michael Fuller Award for Best Film.  Two further awards\, each sponsored by Solent University\, are made by the judges; The Regional Filmmaker Award\, presented to a filmmaker from Hampshire or one of its adjoining counties\, and the Award for Best Animated Film. \nCome and rub shoulders with the filmmakers\, see the full selection\, be among the first to know the winners and vote for your favourite to receive the Audience Award.  The evening promises a feast of fantastic film! \nThe official shortlist will be announced after Friday 27 October. Good luck to all who have submitted! To find out more about the competition and previous winners visit the SFW: Shorts page. \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfwshorts-screening-a-awards-ceremony-with-filmmaker-network
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Documentary,Industry Networking,Moving Image,Screening & Awards,SFW2023,Short Films
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Gateway to the Archive
DESCRIPTION:Gateway to the Archive with Zoë Viney\nJoin Zoë Viney\, Film Curator Wessex Film and Sound Archive for a selection of footage from this regional film and sound collection based at Hampshire Record Office in Winchester. With an introduction to the vast and fascinating holdings of the archive Zoë will share footage from 1960s Southampton film Gateway (1964) (00:22:36) alongside a selection of women amateur filmmakers work from across the wider region in I take up my camera (1930s-1950s). \n \nZoë will introduce new research being undertaken at the University of Southampton that aims to unearth the work of woman amateur filmmakers – sharing new discoveries about local women filmmakers – their backgrounds and their films. \nGateway (1964) (00:22:36) \nSound/Colour | Martins Photographic \nThis locally sponsored 1960s film takes its inspiration from the City’s moniker ‘Gateway to the Commonwealth’ and explores the many features that characterised Southampton and the wider area in the latter half of the twentieth century. \nI take up my camera (2022) \nDuration 1 hour \nIncludes footage from 1930s-1950s.  Edited by Michal Delost. Filmed by Dorothy Bacon and Molly Coleman amongst others. (00:14:22) \nA note on ticket prices: \nAt Southampton Film Week we want everyone to be able to watch great films together. In response to the financial challenges that so many people are facing\, and with the support of our partners\, we have adopted a ‘pay what you can’ approach for some of our events. \nIf you are able to make a donation towards the cost of your ticket and to help make the festival affordable for others please do make a donation.  \nIf making a donation would be difficult for you financially please don’t be deterred from booking a ticket and coming to enjoy this event. Please use the free ticket option if this is best for you. \nEnjoy the film and thank you for your support. \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-gateway-to-the-wessex-film-and-sound-archive
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Archive and Heritage,Artist Film,Documentary,F Rated,Local Interest,SFW2022,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Neptune Frost
DESCRIPTION:Neptune Frost (2021)\nSaturday 19 November 2022 at 7:00pm\nDir. Saul Williams\, Anisia Uzeyman | USA/Rwanda | 1hr 45m | 15| Sci-fi | English subtitles  \nAn intersex African hacker\, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.  \nAfro-futurist fantasia Neptune Frost\, is a wondrous\, thrilling sci-fi punk musical from multi-hyphenate\, multidisciplinary artists Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman who bring their unique dynamism to the vision of Neptune Frost. It is a sci-fi-punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes\, ideas\, and songs that they have been exploring in their work\, including on Williams’ 2016 album MartyrLoserKing.  \n \nNeptune Frost takes place in the hilltops of Burundi\, where a group of escaped coltan miners camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump\, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region’s natural resources and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped miner find each other through cosmic forces\, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.  \nSet between states of being – past and present\, dream and waking life\, colonised and free\, male and female\, memory and prescience – Neptune Frost is an invigorating and empowering direct download to the cerebral cortex and a call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends.  \n“In a word: Mesmerising. Neptune Frost is truly cinema in poetry\, a visually (and aurally) stunning work of art that feels like it should be on display in a museum.” – feedback from young audience members  \n\nOne of the most unique sci-fi films of recent years\, Neptune Frost is screening at MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 19 November. \nThis performance will be relaxed. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement\, and a chillout space will be available before\, during and after the show for anyone that needs a quiet space.  \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-neptune-frost
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Environment,Feature Film,LGBTQ+,Moving Image,Music,Science Fiction,SFW2022,World Cinema
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Right of Way
DESCRIPTION:Right of Way (2022)\nThursday 17 November 2022 at 3:00pm\nDir. Various | UK | 1hr 30m | 12A | Archive footage & New Artist Film  | Captioned for the hard of hearing  \nWe’re told we all have a right to roam in the countryside – but does that apply to everyone equally?  \n \nRight of Way is a new feature-length programme that mixes stunning new artists’ commissions with historical archive films to explore the wider landscape of questions around access and inclusion in the UK countryside.  \nThe programme is inspired by the foundation of the National Trails. Set up to resist sweeping industrialisation\, these protected landscapes were created with a vision to ‘connect people to the rural landscape’\, but during the COVID-19 pandemic – as people realised anew the importance of nature and open spaces for our health and mental wellbeing – inequalities of access to rural land were being exposed\, revealing the disconnect felt by millions of people towards the UK countryside. A 2019 government review found that many Black\, Asian and ethnically diverse people view the countryside as an ‘irrelevant white\, middle-class club’\, concluding that this divide is only going to widen as society changes and ‘the countryside will end up being irrelevant to the country that actually exists’.  \nThe new commissions interrupt and challenge the enduring perception of the rural idyll as an untouched and unchanging space where time stands still. What happens when Black\, Asian and other ethnically diverse people enter these landscapes? How can our natural spaces be homes to protest\, trespass\, activism and raves? Paired with archive films this programme is a terrific platform for debate on historical and contemporary discussions about who has a right to the great outdoors and who is excluded from it.  \nDetails of the full programme are below. \n\n  \nNew Commissions:\nblack strangers\nDan Guthrie | UK | 2022 \nAfter seeing him mentioned on a Bishop’s Transcript held in Gloucestershire Archives\, Dan goes for a walk in the woods in search of Daniel\, a man buried in Nympsfield on the 31st December 1719 and described on the document as ‘a black stranger’. Whilst walking\, Dan talks directly to Daniel\, speculating about the parallels between him and his namesake and wrestling aloud with the problems that come with trying to read the archive at face value and fill in its gaps. \n\nPastoral Malaise\nUfuoma Essi | UK | 2022 \n\nPastoral Malaise is a meditative reflection on the absences found in rural pastoral environments\, that are often framed by a false romanticism and picturesque conventions\, constructed as tourist sites within rural landscapes across Britain. Inspired by Una Marson’s poem Spring In England and Dorris Henderson’s 1965 cover of the popular British folk song One Morning In May\, the film recalls an imagined relationship to the English landscape told through memories and speculative histories. \nSyncopated Green\nArjuna Neuman | UK | 2022 \n\nSyncopated Green reflects on the history of outdoor free parties in the English countryside\, using rave music\, past and present\, to help forget the ‘official’ portrayal of England as picturesque\, nostalgic\, white\, and rural. The film invites rave music into the English landscape – turning imperial history inside out. Somewhere between a music video\, a memoir and an essay\, it asks: how might our future be different if we had other histories to lean on – and dance with? \nArchive Films:\nEastbourne\nGilbert Tomes | UK | 1958 \n\nHolidaying in Eastbourne\, the Sanderstead Youth Fellowship take in an organised walk over the South Downs from Beachy Head to Cuckmere Haven. Courtesy of Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton \nPilgrim’s Way\nWilliam N. Boyle | UK | 1956 \n\nFrom Farnham to Canterbury\, this 120-mile trek across the famous Pilgrim’s Way section of the North Downs Way takes in some of south-east England’s prettiest towns\, villages and pastures. Courtesy of BFI National Film & Television Archive \nFather Thames\nunknown | UK | 1935 \n\nRecorded over 60 years prior to the establishment of the Thames Path National Trail\, this film follows England’s best-known river for 185 miles as it ambles from its source in the Cotswolds through several rural counties and into the heart of London. Courtesy of BFI National Film & Television Archive \nHoliday on the North Norfolk Coast\nunknown | UK | 1952 \n\nGlasgow’s Countryside Club visits the North Norfolk Coast\, taking in sights along the still-to-be-established National Trail Path. In this clip the group journeys from Morston Quay to explore Blakeney National Nature Reserve. Courtesy of the East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia \nSouth Downs Way\nunknown | UK | 1975 \n\nThis amateur travelogue-style documentary follows the route of the South Downs Way three years after its official opening\, accompanied by a voiceover providing historical narrative on the route and local history of the areas it passes through. Courtesy of Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton \nNorfolk\, 1986\nunknown | UK | 1986 \n\nOne week before Prince Charles opens the Peddars Way Long Distance Path\, local journalist Bruce Robinson talks through the book he has written about the historic Roman road it follows. Courtesy of the East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia \nCountry Ways: The Ridgeway in October\nPaul Slater | UK | 1988 \n\nITV’s popular Country Ways television series explores The Ridgeway National Trail through the eyes of the people that live and work along the historic pathway\, commonly known as ‘Britain’s oldest road’. Courtesy of the Wessex Film and Sound Archive at Hampshire County Council \nCheck out this rousing and eccentric short film collection\, screening at MAST on Thursday 17 November. \nThis performance will be relaxed. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement\, and a chillout space will be available before\, during and after the show for anyone that needs a quiet space.  \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-right-of-way
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Archive and Heritage,Artist Film,Documentary,Environment,Feature Film,Local Interest,Moving Image,SFW2022,Short Films
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SUMMARY:SFW22: videoclub - Selected 12
DESCRIPTION:videoclub: Selected 12\nWednesday 16 November 2022 at 6:00pm\nUK | approx 59m \nWe are delighted to work with John Hansard Gallery to present videoclub: Selected 12 as part of Southampton Film Week. \n \nStill from ‘Icarus’ by Jessy Jetpacks\, 2020. \nSelected 12 \nSelected 12 is a collection of diverse\, surprising and provocative new films by early career artists: Sarah Gonnet\, Sophie Hoyle\, Jessy Jetpacks\, Seo Hye Lee\, April Lin\, Laura Lulika\, Jennifer Mehigan and Ker Wallwork. The eight artists were selected by Adham Faramawy and Guy Oliver (shortlisted artists for the 2021 Film London Jarman Award)\, FLAMIN and videoclub to bring a thought-provoking programme celebrating diverse filmmaking talent to screens this autumn. \nProgramme of work: \nSarah Gonnet\, Womb\, 2018\, 2:17 mins \nSophie Hoyle\, Hyperacusis (Part 1)\, 2021\, 7 mins \nJessy Jetpacks\, Icarus\, 2020\, 3:57 mins \nSeo Hye Lee\, [sound of subtitles]\, 2021\, 1:37 mins \nApril Lin\, TR333\, 2021\, 10 mins \nLaura Lulika\, A leak\, a draft\, a mold\, a flame\, 2022\, 9 mins \nJennifer Mehigan\, Honeysuckle Joyride\, 2021\, 12:37 mins \nKer Wallwork\, small wet mouth\, 2019\, 12 mins \nProduced by videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network.  Supported by Arts Council England and Film London.  \n\nvideoclub \nvideoclub is an artists’ moving image platform showing artists’ work across the UK and internationally. We support artists through curated programmes\, engaging the public through screenings\, exhibitions\, talks\, residencies\, and commissions.  \nvideoclub.org.uk \nFilm London Artists’ Moving Image Network \nFilm London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image\, working in partnership to deliver a comprehensive programme including production award schemes\, regular screenings\, talks and events\, as well as the prestigious annual Film London Jarman Award.  \nfilmlondon.org.uk/flamin \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882 \nWe are delighted\, with support of our partners\, to present a number of events for free but if you are able to make a donation when purchasing your ticket or attending an event we will be incredibly grateful – and able to sustain City Eye and Southampton Film Week for years to come!  Thank you.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/videoclub-selected-12
LOCATION:John Hansard Gallery\, 142-144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO147DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Moving Image,SFW2022,Short Films
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SUMMARY:SFW22: SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards Ceremony\, one of the jewels of Southampton Film Week programme.  Since its launch in 2012 the competition has attracted the work of filmmakers and artists from every corner of the planet resulting each year in an inspiring and eclectic collection of films for our judging panel and audience to feast on.  \nThe evening celebrates the best international\, regional and local filmmaking talent in the specialism of short film.  The films screened are ten minutes or under in length and have been shortlisted and judged in the categories of Best Artist Film\, Best Documentary and Best Fiction.  The judging panel will also have chosen the winner of The Michael Fuller Award for Best Film.  Two further awards\, each sponsored by Solent University\, are made by the judges; The Regional Filmmaker Award\, presented to a filmmaker from Hampshire or one of its adjoining counties\, and the Award for Best Animated Film\, a new category introduced in 2022.    \n \nDocumentaries\, fiction films and artists moving image work ensure the evening is filled with a unique mix of topics and stories.  Following the screening there will be a chance for everyone attending to vote for their favourite film to decide the Audience Award\, then enjoy the much-anticipated award ceremony.   \nA truly special event for filmmakers and filmgoers.   \nClick here to find out more about the competition and previous winners.  The official shortlist will be announced on Friday 28 October. Good luck to all who have submitted!  \nThis performance will be relaxed. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement\, and a chillout space will be available before\, during and after the show for anyone that needs a quiet space.  \nBooking is available through the MAST Box Office.  \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-sfw-shorts-screening-and-awards
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Animation,Artist Film,Documentary,Industry Networking,Launch,Moving Image,Screening & Awards,SFW2022,Short Films
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