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SUMMARY:The Banjo Boys (2025)
DESCRIPTION:The Banjo Boys + Filmmaker Q&A\n2025 | Dir. Johan Nayar| Documentary | Malawi/UK | 1hr 16 mins\n  \nScreening at Solent University Cinema\nWhen two Malawian street performers encounter a British travelling musician\, an opportunity arises that takes them on a journey from the dusty streets of Malawi to the stages of Zanzibar\, Europe and the US\, confronting the harsh realities of life as artists and embracing the transformative power of music. \n \nThe Banjo Boys follows the rise of Madalitso Band\, a Malawian duo—Yobu Maligwa and Yosefe Kalekeni—who built their own instruments into a banjo\, a one-stringed babatone (bass)\, and a foot drum\, crafting a sound that gets people on their feet. Once dismissed as madmen for their relentless street performances in Lilongwe\, they catch the ear of Neil Nayar\, a British musician captivated by Malawi’s vibrant soul. What begins as a chance meeting ignites an unlikely trio\, catapulting them from local streets to the world’s biggest stages. \nThe film traces their evolution from busking for survival during Malawi’s 2002 famine to captivating audiences at festivals like Sauti za Busara in Zanzibar\, WOMAD in the UK\, and Joshua Tree in California. Alongside their rise\, The Banjo Boys portrays their struggles—visa woes\, personal losses\, and the tension of cultural divides—revealing the grit behind their joyous performances. \nYobu’s spiritual visions and pastoral role\, Yosefe’s quiet resilience forged in childhood hunger\, and Neil’s quest for purpose weave a narrative of human connection amid chaos. We also meet Rice\, one of the original members of the band\, who left to go to school but later ended up in prison for murder. \nAs they tour Europe\, the US\, and beyond\, their minimalist sound—rooted in Malawian traditions yet resonant worldwide—becomes a bridge across continents. The documentary crescendos with their 2023 world tour\, a testament to their enduring bond and the blessings (Madalitso) they embody. Through intimate interviews\, electrifying performances\, and candid moments of doubt and triumph\, The Banjo Boys celebrates music’s ability to uplift\, unite\, and rewrite destinies against all odds. \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/the-banjo-boys-2025
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,Music,Talk
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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:I Am The River\, The River Is Me
DESCRIPTION:I Am The River\, The River Is Me + Panel Discussion\n2024 | Dir. Petr Lom | Documentary | New Zealand | 1hr 28 mins\n  \nMāori tribal leader Ned Tapa takes a group of friends and family on a canoe trip down the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand\, the first river in the world recognised as a legal person. \nThe need for recognition of river rights is a fast-growing worldwide movement redefining rivers as living entities\, not mere resources and champions ecological justice\, indigenous stewardship\, and intergenerational equity in law and governance. ‘I Am The River\, The River Is Me’ is a multi-award-winning film centring around a canoe trip down the Whanganui River in New Zealand\, led by a Māori elder. The film awakens spiritual belief and practice and is a call to action to draw closer to nature and fight climate change through a fundamental value shift – not just for the Whanganui but for rivers and peoples world-wide. \nThe film is being shown in collaboration with Southampton River Rights\, a group of concerned citizens\, mostly living close to the Itchen in Southampton and committed to improving the ecology of the river. \n  \n“The River Itchen is central to Southampton’s history and development. This world-renowned\, nature rich chalk stream flows from Hampshire’s chalk downland to Southampton\, becoming a biodiverse tidal estuary at Woodmill before joining Southampton Water. Pollution and degradation of habitat have greatly depleted the Itchen’s once much richer ecology and biodiversity. Its iconic and keystone chalk stream salmon population is on the brink of extinction. ‘Southampton River Rights’ was recently founded as a response to Southampton City Council’s decision to support the two-year development of an Itchen River Right’s Charter and to promote city-wide discussion\, awareness and sharing of lived experience of the Itchen’s unique importance for nature\, conservation\, wellbeing\, culture and history.” \n  \n  \nThe film will be followed by a Q&A with guest speakers: \n\n\nJim Murray MBE – actor\, passionate advocate for Hampshire’s chalk rivers\, River Action Vice Chair\, and ‘The Last Salmon’ podcaster.\n\n\nDave Rumble – Chief Executive Officer\, Wessex Rivers Trust\, deeply committed to river restoration and raising awareness of the value of our precious chalk streams\n\n\nNeil Williams – Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Environmental Philosophy\, River Rights Network founding member and campaigner
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/i-am-the-river-the-river-is-me
LOCATION:St Denys Church\, St Denys Church and Centre\, Dundee Road\, Southampton\, SO17 2ND
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,Talk
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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:Short Story Cinema 2 - Regional Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Short Story Cinema 2: Regional Showcase\nJoin us for Short Story Cinema 2 – Regional Showcase\, a vibrant celebration of filmmakers and films from our region. This special screening highlights a diverse collection of short films\, each crafted by local talent whose stories capture the heart and spirit of our community. \nCome for an evening of creative storytelling\, and stay for the chance to meet the filmmakers in person! After the screenings\, there will be a Q&A session where you can dive deeper into the inspirations\, challenges\, and unique perspectives that shaped these remarkable films. \nBOOK HERE FOR FREE!  \nConfirmed films to screen:\n\nPiece – Created by City Eye’s BFI Film Academy Short Course Class of 23/24\n\n“A wannabe graffiti artist battles an anonymous rival.”\n\n\n1400 Steps – Directed by Stefania Dall’Armi\n\n“This short documentary tells the story of the old village of Monteviasco (Italy) through its stones\, trees and – especially – the few residents that inhabit its houses. Considered one of the pearls of the Prealps\, the almost abandoned village surrounded by mountains\, clouds\, and silence is reachable only through a steep path of 1\,400 steps.In this documentary\, I tried to understand what made Franca\, Giordano and Egidio – three of the seven Monteviasco’s residents – choose to spend their elderly age in the village. By exploring ideas such as isolation and loneliness\, this story becomes a poetic ode to life\, beauty and connection to nature.”\n\n\nIn the Gym – Directed by Andrew Compton\, Shannon R. Hammond\n\n“Experienced gym instructor Sam Johnson gives an introductory tour of the standard equipment found in a gym whilst also going over the essential rules and accessibility options to guide newcomers on how to improve their fitness in a welcoming\, social environment.”\n\n\nIris Hill – My Wildflower Journey – Directed by Steve Bowles\n“Follow the journey of wildflower artist – Iris Hill – aka Lisa Gardner – over the course of a year\, as she sets out to discover and paint some of the rarest plants of the British Isles.”\n\nMore films and speakers TBA\, including the winning film of Regional Filmmaker Award at SFW: Shorts 2024. \n \n \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/short-story-cinema-2-regional-showcase
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:Screening Sexual Violence + Panel Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Female Filmmakers Challenging Gender-based Violence: Short Film Screening and Discussion Panel Q&A \nPlease join us for an evening of powerful\, thought-provoking female-led filmmaking at Southampton Solent University’s Digital Cinema. \nWe are excited to screen four award-winning short films from 16 Days 16 Films finalists that seek to challenge and change how we understand\, represent and tell stories about violence against women and girls. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with directors Alice Johannessen\, Ciara Kerr\, Rosie Morris and Jo Smyth\, plus 16 Days 16 Films co-founder Johanna von Fischer. \nThe four films address and challenge harmful behaviours\, attitudes\, myths and misperceptions relating to gender-based violence\, encountered in private\, public\, physical and online spaces. They invite us to consider wide-reaching personal\, social and cultural impacts and prompt conversations about systemic issues\, action and change. Between them the films have been screened in Parliament to an audience of MPs and the public\, watched and discussed by more than 200 young people in schools through a collaboration with the charity Safeline\, and have a host of awards\, nominations and accolades including a BAFTA. \nThe evening will be hosted by Dr Donna Peberdy\, Associate Professor at Southampton Solent University\, whose British Academy-funded project “Screening Sexual Violence” brings together short films and filmmakers to launch a new educational resource tackling perceptions of gender-based violence. The resource includes short films by female filmmakers\, along with filmmaker interviews\, discussion questions and prompts\, and guidelines for filmmakers. \nEvent attendees will have access to an exclusive preview of the Screening Sexual Violence resource in advance of its public launch.  \nBOOKING HERE. \n   \n16 Days 16 Films \n16 Days 16 Films is a short film initiative and festival presented by founding directors Johanna von Fischer and Ginta Gelvan with the support of UN Women\, UK Says No More\, Voice of Change\, the Geena Davis Institute and the BFI. It is inspired by the UN Womenin ternational campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. Established in 2018\, 16 Days 16 Films invites female-identifying filmmakers from ten countries to submit short films of up to 25 minutes that “explore\, emote\, or educate on a form of violence against women”. 16 films are selected each year from hundreds of entries to be screened as part of an online festival. For more details visit www.16days16films.com or follow @16days16films across socials.   \nScreening Sexual Violence \nScreening Sexual Violence is a research project funded by the British Academy that examines screen representations of sexual violence against women and girls and considers how film might be used to improve public understanding of gender-based violence. Follow @screeningsexualviolence on Instagram for project and resource updates or for more information email project lead Dr Donna Peberdy at donna.peberdy@solent.ac.uk
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/screening-sexual-violence-panel-qa
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:On Resistance Street Regional Premiere w/Q&A
DESCRIPTION:ON RESISTANCE STREET\nUnclassified (age guide 16+) | 2023 | Dir. Richard David | Documentary | UK | 120 mins \n \n\n  \nON RESISTANCE STREET is a feature documentary\, produced by Montaj Media Village in Southampton. The film is an in-depth examination of the role which music plays in the fight against fascism and racism and features many renowned musicians\, writers\, commentators and activists. Among contributors are original members of Steel Pulse\, Aswad\, The Sex Pistols\, Stiff Little Fingers\, The Levellers\, The Men They Couldn’t Hang\, Belfast Punk Godfather Terri Hooley\, author and Joe Strummer biographer Chris Salewicz\, Fire Brigade Union leader Matt Wrack\, National Organiser of ‘Stand up to Racism’ Weyman Bennett and many others.  \nORS was a two year project\, shot on location in England\, Belfast and New York.  It carries an original soundtrack of 20 songs which will be released as an album in 2024.  \nThe film revisits the ‘Rock Against Racism’ movement of the late 70s\, noting its influence on future waves of radical artists and political activists. It also shines a light – for the first time on film – on a 1950s organisation ”The Stars Campaign For Inter-racial Friendship” which was founded by a group of famous British Jazz musicians and entertainers\, in the wake of the 1958 Notting Hill riots and provided venues in West London for black and white youth to socialise together. The role played by Punk Rock\, in uniting young people in 1970s sectarian Belfast\, is also featured. \nIn addition to historical elements\, ORS tracks the disturbing contemporary drifts to the Right across the political west and the role of anti-racism social media groups inside today’s cultural battlegrounds. It looks at Grime music today and the historic role played by black musicians in British music. \n  \nSouthampton Film Week is delighted to present this Regional premiere of ON RESISTANCE STREET in partnership with Solent University. A Q&A with Director\, Richard David and Crew will follow the screening. \n  \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw23-on-resistance-street-south-coast-premiere-w-qa
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,Music,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:SHORT STORY CINEMA 2
DESCRIPTION:SHORT STORY CINEMA 2 \nAge Guide 16+ | Short Film Screening  with Filmmaker discussion \nCity Eye presents Short Story Cinema – Programme 2 \nHoop City: How Southampton Rose To Become one of UK’s Biggest Basketball Cities by Christopher Amedu\nThe Short Story Cinema programme celebrates the short film format and what can visually & creatively be achieved in just a few minutes of storytelling. \nFor SFW23 we will present two evenings of wonderful short films with Short Story Cinema Programme 1 on Tuesday 14th November at Solent University and this event\, Programme 2\, on Friday 17th November at God’s House Tower. \nShort Story Cinema – Programme 2 includes several short fictions\, documentaries and artist films created by filmmakers from the region as well as SFW: Shorts 2023 winning & selected films. \n  \nFilm Programme: \nDragons – Tyrese Shipp – Winner of Best Documentary at SFW: Short 2023 \nThe Chase – Johan Nayar \nThe Bango Boys – Johan Nayar \nHoop City: How Southampton Rose To Become one of UK’s Biggest Basketball Cities – Christopher Amedu \nQ&A with Johan Nayar & Christopher Amedu \nThe Cavanoids Dance – Vicky Isley & Paul Smith – Winner of Best Artist Film at SFW: Shorts 2023 \nArt – Ben Kernow – Winner of Audience Award at SFW: Shorts 2023 \nThe Deal – Edward Palmer – Winner of Best Fiction\, Regional Filmmaker Award and Best Film at SFW: Shorts 2023
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/short-story-cinema-2-2
LOCATION:God’s House Tower\, Winkle Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO142NY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFW2023,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:ONLY LOVE MATTERS
DESCRIPTION:ONLY LOVE MATTERS\nCert 12A | 2023 | Dir. Dr Kamran Qureshi | Romance/Drama | UK | 92 mins \nFeature film screening plus Q&A with Director Dr Kamran Qureshi\, hosted by Dr Adam Vaughan. \n \nFresh from the successful UK premiere at BFI Southbank for the World Intersex Awareness Day\, Solent University in partnership with Southampton Film Week presents Only Love Matters. \nOnly Love Matters is a romantic feature film set in London\, UK. It is the first feature film in cinema history to have intersex lead characters set in the UK. The film has won over 30 awards in the festival circuit around the world. Over 300 collaborators from across the globe participated in the making of Only Love Matters from US\, UK\, Germany\, France\, China\, Russia\, India and Pakistan. The film introduces many young brilliant actors. Only Love Matters introduces real life intersex lead characters and contributes to the visual representation of intersex and towards equality\, diversity and inclusion in global cinema. \nOnly Love Matters is a story of sacrifices of a mother for her adopted daughter and her struggle for the rights of people like her through the discovery of a life-changing book\, Only Love Matters\, by a young woman. There are two women\, two timelines\, two generations and always the one thing that truly matters is Love. It sheds light on the social\, psychological and medical issues of intersex individuals in British society. While discussing the excessively highlighted issue of infantile sex reassignment surgeries\, the film flags the discrimination and impact of society’s behaviour that leads to the mental health issues created for intersex people and their children. It also reveals the unique story of intersex-mother and daughter’s romantic lives\, two different cultures and two different periods running simultaneously. It is a story of love\, relationships\, existence and acceptance. It examines the powerful bonds between us and inspires great change. \nThe film features two original songs\, a regional language desert song ‘Piya\,’ composed in India by Rishi Singh and sung by Manjeera Ganguly\, while the English song\, ‘Only Love Matters\,’ is a slow ballad\, composed by Phillip McHugh in UK and sung by Ashley Sollars and Josephine McHugh. \n \nThe story\, research and direction are by award-winning director Dr Kamran Qureshi\, who is also a fellow of UK Higher Education Academy. He is a Lecturer in Film Production at the Solent University Southampton and co-founder of KQ Movies and Evergreen Media Europe Ltd. The film is produced by Dr Iram Qureshi\, a Senior Lecturer in Ravensbourne University\, London and the founder of KQ Movies. Both as a team have an extensive knowledge of British and Hollywood Cinema. They both are PhD graduates in (British and American) Film and TV from England\, United Kingdom. The screenwriter is Iannis Aliferis\, an award-winning screenwriter. The team has years of experience in film\, television and media\, not only in professional practice but also as academics. \nThe film’s principal photography took place in the UK including London\, Beaconsfield and Norwich\, with a small portion in the colourful area of Great Indian Desert. There were over 40 locations in the movie including Frith Manor Equestrian Centre\, London\, Terrace Gardens\, Richmond Hill\, West London Film Studios\, Etcetera Theatre\, London and the University of East Anglia\, Norwich. It features the oldest pub in England\, The Royal Standard of England\, Beaconsfield\, where feature film The Theory of Everything was filmed. According to the United Nations up to 1.7 percent of babies are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit typical definitions of male and female. Previously known term was hermaphrodite\, research has established over 30 variations in sex characteristics that humans are born with. Till to date\, intersex is a taboo for many including in the US\, UK\, Australia and India. \nIntersex have been discriminated against in every field\, whether it’s sports\, entertainment\, education or workplaces. During the process of research and writing the screenplay\, the team was engaged with international intersex experts and organisations. The film’s research was conducted in the University of East Anglia and the film clips/research was presented and discussed at the INIA (Intersex New Interdisciplinary Approaches) Network supported by the European Commission; University of Westminster\, London; Nagoya University\, Japan; Solent University Southampton\, and University of Reading\, UK. Seven English language movies have been made in the US and Australia so far\, with intersex characters. First\, being American\, was Freaks (1932)\, which featured minor intersex character\, Josephine Joseph. The only Australian intersex film is Predestination (2014)\, which mis-represented intersex people. This release is set to be a significant milestone in cinematic history. \nOnly Love Matters has done phenomenally well on the film festival circuit and has won multiple awards including Best Director\, Best Producer\, Best Feature Film\, Best Screenplay\, Best Production Design\, Best Actress\, Best Editing\, Best Cinematography\, Best Makeup\, Best Romantic film\, Best Women film\, Best Message and Best Original Idea.\nhttps://onlylovemattersmovie.com/news
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/only-love-matters
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,LGBTQ+,Local Interest,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:WOMEN IN FOCUS
DESCRIPTION:WOMEN IN FOCUS\nCert U | Archive Film plus Q&A| 63 mins \nReclaiming a Hidden Film Heritage \n \nFor Southampton Film Week 2023\, join Professor Keith M Johnston as we present a screening of amazing archive films from UK women amateur filmmakers whose work has\, until now\, been unacknowledged and underrepresented. \nThese films were recently digitised as part of a UKRI-funded research project\, ‘Women in Focus’\, that set out to uncover the untapped heritage of these creative women. The project found over 1000 women who were involved in the amateur film world across the 20th century\, working on their own\, in small teams\, or as part of large amateur cine-club productions\, and winning plenty of awards along the way. \nThis event will highlight seven of those award-winning women and their films across different eras: a hidden history of filmmaking from the silent era through the 1980s. These creative\, provoking\, funny\, and insightful films cover multiple genres (animation\, silent comedy\, public safety film\, home movie\, apocalyptic drama) and challenge our view of what an amateur film might look like. \nThe event will feature an introduction from Professor Johnston (the project lead) with time for a short Q&A at the end. \nIncludes work by Joanna Fryers [Harrison]\, Sharon Gadsdon\, Breeda Kiely\, Frances Lascot\, Marjorie Martin\, Philippa Miller\, and Ruth Stuart. \nThis work comes from a joint UK-Ireland collaboration between the University of East Anglia\, Maynooth University\, and the University of Sussex; funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Irish Research Council (IRC)\, as part of the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities scheme.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/women-in-focus
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Archive and Heritage,SFW2023,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:THE FUTURE OF CINEMA
DESCRIPTION:THE FUTURE OF CINEMA\nPanel discussion with Professor Sarah Atkinson (KCL\, Associate Professor Roy Hanney (SU) and PhD candidate Daniel Bowring presented by Solent University in partnership with Southampton Film Week. \n \nJoin Solent University and Southampton Film Week for a Panel discussion highlighting the exciting theme of “The Future of Cinema.” \nSpeakers: \nDr Roy Hanney \nFrom reel to real: a systematic review of the evolution and relevance of live cinema as a contemporary cinematic experience \nDr. Hanney has published widely on the use of live projects to bridge the divide between higher education and the world of work. More recently\, Roy has turned towards creative talent development and community engagement as an important strand of his research. With a particular interest as a creative practice researcher in the development of community-driven\, immersive\, audio-visual art projects\, he has delivered a number of Arts Council immersive audio-visual experiences in his hometown of Portsmouth\, including Octopuses & Other Sea Creatures (2022)\, and is developing Rituals for Earthly Survival for delivery in 2024. \n“In recent years\, live cinema has emerged as a contemporary mode of experiential entertainment\, offering audiences novel and immersive experiences that extend beyond traditional cinematic boundaries. This systematic literature review aims to identify\, analyse\, and synthesize existing research on live cinema\, with a focus on determining future lines of inquiry\, pinpointing new research questions\, and identifying gaps in the current body of knowledge. A comprehensive search for recent journal articles on the topic yielded 21 primary studies for review. The findings reveal that live cinema events\, such as Secret Cinema and immersive cinematic experiences at venues like the Prince Charles Cinema\, are characterized by their unique blend of film viewing\, interactive elements\, and participatory audience engagement. These events often disrupt conventional viewing strategies\, fostering active fandom and blurring the lines between spectator and performer. However\, despite their popularity\, there are concerns related to branding strategies\, commercial culture\, and the authenticity of the experience. Furthermore\, the studies underscore the importance of the communal aspect of these events\, the emotional investment they elicit\, and the specialized relationship between the audience and the text. In conclusion\, while live cinema offers a rich avenue for experiential entertainment research\, there remains a need for further exploration of its economic implications\, its impact on traditional cinema\, and the broader cultural shifts driving its popularity. Future research should also delve deeper into audience perceptions\, the role of technology\, and the sustainability of this entertainment mode.” \nDaniel Bowring BA (Hons.) MA PGCLTHE FHEA \nPost-Pandemic Intermediality – The Convergence of Theatre and Cinema  \nDaniel is currently undertaking a PhD at Solent University in Southampton and whose research surrounds intermediality\, the relationship between live and digital performance. Daniel studied his Bachelor of Arts degree at Solent University reading Film and Television Studies and then went on to complete a Masters degree in Theatre Directing at the University of East London. He has also completed a Post Graduate Certificate for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education for Theatre and Performing Arts at Rose Bruford College and has obtained a fellowship to the Higher Education Academy. \nDaniel has worked both as a performer and a theatre director and produced several theatre productions. Having had experience in both theatre and film\, this has built the foundations for his PhD research project. On the back of completing his Masters degree during the height of the Covid pandemic\, it became apparent that an investigation into how film and theatre came together during Covid and the effects the pandemic had on them warranted a PhD research project. Daniel hopes to complete his PhD and use his research findings to teach at university level. \n“This talk\, Post-Pandemic Intermediality – The Convergence of Theatre and Cinema\,  examines more closely the specific relationship between theatre and cinema during the pandemic through the mediatisation of social culture and the uses of technology. This talk questions now that society is in what could be considered a post-pandemic era\, whether there is a greater shift in how theatre and cinema relate and work together and whether any of the methods used during the pandemic have now firmly established themselves as credible possibilities of creation\, accessibility and immersion beyond traditional theatre and cinema. The pandemic increased society’s reliability on technology and media\, with the increase in streaming services\, particularly in cinema\, and the need for more accessibility\, theatre has started to adopt many of the already established cinematic conventions such as dedicated streaming platforms and tailor-made immersive experiences. The pandemic has very much bridged the gap between theatre and cinema and creatives are now beginning to establish a hybrid relationship between theatre and cinema as a more conventional mode of practice. This talk showcases these findings undertaken through the early stages of a PhD research project.” \nProfessor Sarah Atkinson: \nThe Future(s) of Cinema: Live\, Immersive & Experiential \nSarah Atkinson is Professor of Screen Media at King’s College London\, Editor of Routledge Resources Online: Screen Studies\, and co-editor of Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. Sarah has published widely on the film\, cinema and screen industries including extensive work into the Live Cinema economy. She has worked on numerous funded immersive media projects and virtual reality initiatives. Sarah also adopts practice-based methodologies through the creation of her own original works which include video essays\, an interactive documentary\, immersive experiences and short films (including Live Cinema – walking the tightrope between stage and screen – Learning on Screen Award 2020 nominee). \nThe film industry has experienced a series of significant disruptions over the past 15 years which have collectively and indelibly changed the course of cinema viewing experience.\nThe wholesale of integration of digital film into the production workflow not only changed the style and aesthetics of film form\, it opened up new channels of digital distribution and access. These included new streaming-only models with Netflix debuting their first original film in 2015 (Beasts of No Nation\, Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga) then other filmmakers of influence soon following suit with ‘Netflix first’ releases including Roma (2018\, Dir: Alfonso Cuarón).\nThe COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 impacted on both film consumption patterns and cinema production. With access to films restricted entirely to home viewing\, on-demand only releases intensified. The industry accelerated their use of virtual production – a suite of tools using Real Time Game Engines across the entire film production chain. Meanwhile immersive technologies opened up the possibility for audience engagement in 360-degree space at a time when the the large scale immersive experiences including those by Secret Cinema were halted.\nCinema-going has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels and questions remain as to whether it ever will – despite the high-profile box-office breaking one-off events which have provided a life line – including the Barbenheimer dual release and most recently Taylor Swift’s most profitable concert film of all time. Swift’s release has marked yet another key turning point – shifting the status of the traditional cinema-viewing environment through its melding with a live event.\nDrawing from my research\, I will reflect upon the outcomes of these various evolutions along the vectors of live\, immersive and experiential\, which I argue all involve the re-authentication of cinema as collective experience and which ultimately lead to a cinema of many futures. \n  \nTickets are Free but please book in advance.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/the-future-of-cinema
LOCATION:Engage Space\, Andrews Building\, Solent University\, Engage Space\, Andrews Building\, Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN
CATEGORIES:Industry workshop/masterclass,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (1966) & THE DELIAN MODE (2009)
DESCRIPTION:Double DOCTOR WHO feature plus pre-recorded Q&A from Director Kara Blake\n  \n \nThis November\, it’s 60 years since the birth of the longest-running science fiction series in the universe – DOCTOR WHO. \nTo mark this significant event\, Southampton Film Week will be screening two films in celebration of this remarkable show. \n‘Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.’ directed by Gordon Flemyng in 1966 and newly remastered. \n‘The Delian Mode\,’ a short experimental documentary about the life and work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire\, best known for her ground-breaking sound treatment of the Doctor Who theme music which has delighted and terrified children in equal measure ever since it was first heard back in 1963. \nTaking place just 10 days before the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special\, ‘The Star Beast’ which will see the much loved David Tennant returning to the role\, this event will celebrate all things Who while paying homage to one of the show’s most remarkable women – Delia Derbyshire. \nTHE DELIAN MODE\n2009 | Dir. Kara Blake | Documentary/Music | Canada| 25 mins \nDelian Mode with pre-recorded Q&A \n \nThe Delian Mode is a collage of sound and image created in the spirit of Derbyshire’s unique approach to audio creation and manipulation. It illuminates such soundscapes onscreen while paying tribute to a woman whose work has influenced electronic musicians for decades. \nThis screening will be followed by a short pre-recorded Q&A with director Kara Blake\, in conversation with City Eye’s Aaron West\, who will explain her motivations for creating this work and her profound respect for one of electronic music’s unsung heroes – Delia Derbyshire. \n  \nDALEKS’ INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D.\nCert PG | 1966 | Dir. Gordon Flemyng | SciFi/Adventure | UK | 84 mins \n \nThe earth of 2150 A.D. is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet\, crumbling at the edge of civilisation\, slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet earth now belongs to The Daleks\, a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned humans into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. But there’s only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extra-terrestrial enemies and take back control of planet earth. A man of mystery\, a man of time and space\, a man known only as… The Dr. \n  \n  \n  \n\nhttps://southamptonfilmweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Full-Trailer-with-Delian-Mode-1.mp4\n  \nFree tickets for Students – but you must book pre-book and bring your Student ID with you to this screening.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw23-daleks-delian
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Archive and Heritage,Documentary,Music,Science Fiction,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:SHORT STORY CINEMA 1
DESCRIPTION:SHORT STORY CINEMA 1 \nAge Guide 16+ | Short Film Screening  with Filmmaker discussion \nCity Eye presents Short Story Cinema – Programme 1 \n‘Suong’ directed by Evan Preston\nThe Short Story Cinema programme celebrates the short film format and what can visually & creatively be achieved in just a few minutes of storytelling. \nFor SFW23 we will present two evenings of wonderful short films with Short Story Cinema Programme 1 on Tuesday 14th November at Solent University and Programme 2 on Friday 17th November at God’s House Tower. \nShort Story Cinema – Programme 1 includes several short fictions created by filmmakers from the region as well as SFW: Shorts 2023 winning & selected films. \n  \n  \nMy Fair Share Too directed by  Andrei Solomon – World Stages Now   \nLost & Found directed by  Ben Grace  \nMum and Millie  directed by Rachel Stephens  \nSuong  directed by  Evan Preston  \n1in6  directed by  Liam Calvert  \nWinner for Best Animation at SFW: Shorts 23  \nFuture Of…  Scott Coello  \n  \nFree tickets for Students – You must bring your Student ID with you to this screening.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/short-story-cinema-1
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFW2023,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:SYSTEM UPDATE WITH DIRECTOR Q&A
DESCRIPTION:SYSTEM UPDATE\nSuitable for all ages | 2023 | Dir. Paul Maple | Documentary | UK | 55 mins \n\nFeature Documentary screening with Director Q&A \nSystem Update to Avert Climate Disaster \n\n\nNew Documentary ‘System Update’ shows you the central shocking secrets of the global climate crisis – but also how society could be updated to avoid disaster. The clear majority of people want the changes needed according to the United Nations\, but our politicians are failing us. Through smart storytelling\, System Update opens up the climate crisis for all to take effective action. \nProducers Paul Maple and Professor James Dyke have brought together world leading experts and change makers to explain this story in simple terms and inspire hope. Updating everything\,\neverywhere\, all at once is what is needed now – including our political and economics systems and how we think about climate change. System Update offers understanding\, ideas and\nmotivation – be part of this. \n\nDirector and Producer Paul Maple with be answering audience questions at the post-screening Q&A. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhjNUbn7Pg \n\nwww.climate.film \n\n#SystemUpdate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #LimitsToGrowth
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/system-update-with-director-qa
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Environment,Feature Film,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:SCRAPPER (2023)
DESCRIPTION:SCRAPPER\nCert 12A | 2023 | Dir. Charlotte Regan | Drama/Comedy | UK | 100 mins \nFeature film screening with Pre-Recorded Q&A with Director Charlotte Regan. \n \nScrapper is the incredible debut feature from Charlotte Regan with outstanding performances from new comer Lola Campbell. \nIt’s said that it takes a village to raise a child but 12 year-old Georgie has other ideas. Living alone since her beloved mum died\, Georgie is the definition of independent as she keeps the house shipshape\, sources and income and finds ways to dodge unwanted attention from social services. When Jason\, Georgie’s absent father turns up out of the blue\, she’s forced to confront reality and consider a collaborative future. \nWitty\, original and unmissable Scrapper is a bold\, new wave of British cinema and delivers a tale of girlhood\, family and fresh starts. \nCharlotte Regan is an alumni of the BFI Film Academy Short Course. Southampton Film Week’s organisers\, City Eye will be hosting the BFI Film Academy Short Course for the Solent Region between November 2023 – January 2024. Find out more here. \n\n\nScrapper is Triple F-Rated.\nDirected by a woman\, written by a woman and starring a significant woman. \nF-Rating is a rating for films directed by women\, written by women and/or with significant female characters on screen\, in their own right. The F-Rating was founded by Holly Tarquini in 2014 Find out more here \n  \n  \nFree tickets for Students – You must bring your Student ID with you to this screening.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/scrapper
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:F Rated,Feature Film,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW23: Launch Night
DESCRIPTION:Southampton Film Week 2023 – LAUNCH NIGHT\nAge Guide 12+ | Films\, Previews. Filmmaker Discussions | Launch Night \nCelebrate the launch of the sixteenth annual Southampton Film Week with an evening of film and filmmakers from the region. \n \nThe Launch Night is a showcase of the Solent’s rich pool of filmmaking talent. It will highlight the impact City Eye has made by connecting crew and supporting development at its monthly Film Network and through the regular offer of training. \nCity Eye will highlight and celebrate community filmmaking\, share news of its monthly 1825 Filmmakers group\, Mayflower City Eye Young Filmmakers\, Mum’s in Film and the Writers’ Group. This is also a great opportunity to introduce the new BFI Film Academy Short Course\, the launch of which coincides with this year’s Southampton Film Week. \nWith film programme from established and emerging talent and sneak-peaks of SFW events to follow\, there is much to excite and inspire your film watching at SFW23!
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw23-launch-night
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Filmmaking,Launch,Local Interest,SFW2023,Talk,Youth
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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: What on Earth Now? A Climate Change film by Paul Maple
DESCRIPTION:What on Earth Now? A Climate Change film by Paul Maple  \nCome and be part of the journey of making this film about climate change. This special preview is for anyone who is interested in climate change and how science and storytelling come together to inform and persuade. We are inviting people to join us at City Eye to voice their views and collaborate on how the final edit is shaped. This is an independent film made to inform and inspire change and we need your input!  \nWhat on Earth Now? follows on from Paul’s previous film The Race is On (www.globaldocumentary.org) and tells the real story through the words of world leading experts and changemakers including; Degrowth specialist Professor Jason Hickel\, Climate Policy experts Farhana Yamin and Laurie Laybourn\, Head of Climate Futures at the Met Office\, Professor Richard Betts\, with interviews from Fridays For Future\, Extinction Rebellion\, Possible\, and more.  \n \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-what-on-earth-now-a-climate-change-film-by-paul-maple
LOCATION:City Eye\, Studio 144\, Above Bar Street\, Guildhall Square\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Environment,SFW2022,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Interstellar
DESCRIPTION:Interstellar (2014)\nThursday 17 November at 7:00pm\nDir. Christopher Nolan | USA | 2hr 49m | 12 | Sci-fi/Adventure| English Subtitles | Introduced by Nolan scholar Dr Stuart Joy  \nA team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space attempting to ensure humanity’s survival. Christopher Nolan’s out of this world sci-fi epic\, introduced by Nolan scholar Doctor Stuart Joy.  \n \nIn Earth’s future\, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine)\, a brilliant NASA physicist\, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth’s population to a new home via a wormhole. But first\, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind’s new home.  \nWe’re thrilled to offer the chance to watch this sci-fi epic on a big screen where the mind-bending spectacle can be experienced as it deserves. Plus\, an introduction to Interstellar and Nolan from Solent University professor\, Dr Stuart Joy.  Stuart’s research interests include contemporary film theory and practice\, media and cultural theory\, film history and gender representation in film and television\, and he is the author of The Traumatic Screen: The Films of Christopher Nolan (2020) and co-editor of The Cinema of Christopher Nolan: Imagining the Impossible (2015)\, Through the Black Mirror: Reflections on the Digital Age (2019) and Contemporary American Science Fiction Film (2022).  \n“Brainy\, barmy and beautiful to behold\, this is Stephen Hawking’s Star Trek: a mind-bending opera of space and time with a soul wrapped up in all the science.” – Empire  \nPlease note\, due to the length of the film the screening will begin promptly at 7:00pm.  \n\nAn out of this world phenomenon\, Interstellar will be screening at MAST Mayflower Studios on Thursday 17 November. Tickets available through the MAST box office! \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-interstellar
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,Nolan,Science Fiction,SFW2022,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW22: The Experimental Short Films of Christopher Nolan - Solent University
DESCRIPTION:The Experimental Short Films of Christopher Nolan with Dr. Stuart Joy\nThursday 17 November at 1:30pm\n\n\nProduced during his formative years as a student\, Christopher Nolan‘s short films have attracted little attention when set against the backdrop of his feature filmmaking. This is partly because Tarantella (1989) and Larceny (1996) have not been made widely available. However\, in April 2021\, a copy of Tarantella was briefly uploaded to YouTube before being removed in response to a copyright claim made by Nolan‘s production company. It is unclear why the director is unwilling to allow audiences to see what he has referred to in the past as “just a surreal short\, a string of images\,” but his hesitancy to do so speaks to a wider disregard for the short film form among both critics and scholars. This talk attempts to address the assumptions surrounding the artistic and cultural value afforded to short films by offering an in-depth discussion of the elusive Tarantella and another Nolan short\, Doodlebug.\n\n \nFor fans of Christopher Nolan\, Southampton Film Week will also be screening his sci-fi epic ‘Interstellar’ later in the evening of Thursday 17 November. Click here to book! \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/sfw22-the-experimental-short-films-of-christopher-nolan-solent-university
LOCATION:Palmerston Lecture Theatre\, Solent University\, Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Industry workshop/masterclass,Nolan,SFW2022,Short Films,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Los Fantasmas with Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Los Fantasmas (2020)\nTuesday 15 November 2022 at 7:00pm\nDir. Sebastián Lojo | Guatemala | 1hr 31m |12A | Drama | English subtitles  \nBy day\, Koki is a nice tourist guide in Guatemala City\, but at night he lures men to a hotel – where they are relieved of their property.  \n \nHandsome Koki earns a living in Guatemala City winning people’s confidence\, after which their possessions go missing. By day he is a tourist guide\, but at night he seduces men and takes them to Carlos’ hotel\, where they are robbed. Koki and Carlos are two sides of the same coin; their fates are intertwined through their violent activities. One day\, Koki is targeted by one of the men he stole from\, leading Carlos to replace him with another good-looking young man. The shock of this sudden removal of his means of subsistence causes Koki to realise what his life was like\, in an almost out-of-body experience. \nThe feature debut from Sebastián Lojo and Remi Itani\, Los Fantasmas had its premiere in Rotterdam and has played in festivals around the world\, which is a remarkable achievement for an indie film that came out of a country with little film infrastructure but great stories to tell. The film’s use of location\, situation and storytelling are all the richer for this character study that explores what people do to survive.\n\nProducer Remi Itani will join us for the screening and a Q&A.\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/sfw22-los-fantasmas-with-qa
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,Filmmaking,LGBTQ+,SFW2022,Talk,World Cinema
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SUMMARY:SFW22: knit the walls
DESCRIPTION:We are grateful to BFI FAN and The National Lottery for funding to support this event. Please complete this survey so that we can feed back to them.\n  \n‘knit the walls’\nIn 2018 SFW: Shorts\, Southampton Film Week’s own short film competition\, received a submission from it’s youngest ever filmmaker\, 13 year old Imogen Dunlop.  The film was a documentary  about the wonderful community project knit the walls.  Against stiff competition Imogen won the hearts of the audience and won the Audience Award at the SFW: Shorts Screening and Awards Ceremony.  As the ‘knit the walls project’ neared completion\, Imogen\, now 17\, suggested to sarah\, the artist and inspiration behind the project\, that she make another film\, this time about the project’s conclusion. Both Imogen’s original film and her new film will be installed in God’s House Tower from 11 November until 4 December. On Sunday 13 November sarah and Imogen will come together for a conversation about the project and the films.  You are invited to join them.  It’s sure to be a lovely event\, discussing how inspiring and empowering the ‘knit the walls’ project has been to the local community. This is a FREE event and no booking is required. \nAfter more than three million knitted stitches\, thousands of hours of warm conversation and countless shared stories\, as well as many hundreds of cups of tea and a lot of cake\, the six-year ‘knit the walls’ community-focused art project will come to an end this November. ‘knit the walls’ is a co-created community art project\, conceived and led by Southampton-based artist sarah filmer\, working alongside city residents in the production of a knitted version of the city’s medieval walls. The project emerged from the realisation that whilst the walls have silently witnessed the everyday lives of millions of the city’s residents over hundreds of years\, the stories we hear of the city’s past describe the big events\, those of national and international importance. And yet we each live our own day-to-day existence\, with small occurrences and personal stories comprising our individual lived experiences – often of no interest or consequence to anyone but ourselves and those close to us. \nSince 2016\, the work has seen an ever-growing\, evolving community of contributors come together each month at God’s House Tower and other venues\, bringing together hundreds of knitters from across Southampton’s diverse communities and beyond. ‘knit the walls’ has offered a space to gather\, knit\, to be creative\, or just to chat\, laugh\, and be surrounded by community. In recent months\, the project has evolved further through the creation of other knitted objects\, the outcomes of which will feature in the final exhibition\, launching at GHT on Friday 11th November. Just as the stone walls hold the stories of the city\, household objects hold our personal stories\, and knitters have been encouraged to bring items and encase them with stitches\, to contribute to a woollen ‘front room’ complete with knitted wallpaper\, that will feature in the final exhibition. \n \nsarah filmer is an artist based in Southampton\, England. she is an associate lecturer in fine art at Solent university. Her practice research interests include the articulation of women’s stories via shared activity\, with ‘knit the walls’ revisioning recorded history through a feminist lens. \nImogen Dunlop studies film and media video production at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. Imogen describes herself as having ‘been a creative person my whole life and have been creating stories since i learned to write’. Imogen has described her filmmaking journey below: \n“i went up to sarah and asked if i could make a documentary about knit the walls. at this point it had only been going for about a year\, but she was happy for me to run around with my camera and try it out. my dad helped me with the editing and the technical stuff and then boom! my first film was born. not only was my first film born\, but i then managed to win the Audience Choice award at Southampton Film Week in 2018\, when i was just 13 years old.” \nGHT will host a launch event for the ‘knit the walls’ finale on Friday 11th November from 6pm – 8pm. Tickets to the launch are free and available on Eventbrite here. \nYou can find details of other activities and events throughout November at God’s House Tower on their website. \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-knit-the-walls
LOCATION:God’s House Tower\, Winkle Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO142NY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Archive and Heritage,Documentary,Film Installation,Local Interest,SFW2022,Short Films,Talk,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201122T163000
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SUMMARY:Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck and virtual Q&A
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE THAT IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO RESCHEDULE THIS EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER AT 2.30PM. \nFollowing the story of the only Mayflower passenger to have travelled previously to North America this 90 minute film is shown as part of Southampton’s Mayflower 400 anniversary programme. \nA decade before Mayflower left our shores Stephen Hopkins had been aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrecked on Bermuda inspiring Shakespeare’s final play\, The Tempest.  The film retraces Hopkin’s life criss-crossing the Atlantic \nTwice Emmy-nominated producer Andrew Giles Buckley\, a Hopkins descendant\, grew up hearing stories that New Plymouth’s iconoclast tavern keeper may have been the inspiration for The Tempest’s drunken and mutinous Stephano. In their Gumshoe Historian style\, Buckley and crew of Hit and Run History seek out the reality of a man who was everywhere at the founding of America. \nWe are pleased to present this film as part of Southampton’s Mayflower 400 programme to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower and in partnership with University of Southampton’s Human Worlds Festival and delighted that the film’s director Andrew Buckley will join us after the film for a Q&A. \nThis is an online event. Ticket holders will be emailed a link to access the film and conversation which follows.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/stephano-the-true-story-of-shakespeares-shipwreck-and-virtual-qa
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,online,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201119T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201119T210000
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CREATED:20201108T225559Z
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SUMMARY:Mashpee Nine and virtual Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Mashpee Nine is the story of injustice\, activism\, and vindication that emboldened cultural pride and\nintegrity for the Mashpee Wampanoag in 1976. The story documents the raid and brutal arrest of nine\nmen participating in a traditional drumming ceremony on the Mashpee Pond campsite. The events took\nplace in the context of the dramatic growth of a small Native American town on Cape Cod. The\nsubsequent trial became a celebrated cause for cultural justice within the community. \nWe are pleased to present this film as part of Southampton’s Mayflower 400 programme to mark the\n400 th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower and in partnership with University of\nSouthampton’s Human Worlds Festival and delighted that the film’s director Paula Peters will join us\nafter the film for a Q&A. \nThis is an online event. Ticket holders will be emailed a link to access the film and conversation which follows. \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/mashpee-nine-and-virtual-qa
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,Talk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201111T170000
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SUMMARY:Live Q&A with Jeremy Theobald & Lucy Russell
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Theobald (Batman Begins\, Convergence\, Tenet) was lead actor and producer of Nolan’s award-winning debut feature\, Following (1998). After making a number of shorts with the director\, they later worked again on Batman Begins (2005) and Tenet (2020). Jeremy was recently seen in the micro-budget feature Convergence (2019) where he once again took on the role of lead actor and producer. Jeremy has been working with fellow director\, Dave Armstrong\, on the MannIN Shorts Film Scheme\, training people of all ages in the art of film production from script to screen. \nLucy Russell (Toni Erdmann\, Wolf Hall\, Chernobyl\, The Crown\, Judy) is an actor who made her debut in Following and has appeared in several movies\, television programmes and short films. She also trains and teaches at Anthony Meindl’s Actors Workshop in London. \nJoin Jeremy and Lucy with colleagues from Solent University to discuss careers\, the making of Following and hear their advice for aspiring filmmakers and actors. \nThe event is open to Solent students\, applicants and members of the general public. Age recommendation 15+. This is an online event and links enabling access to it will be emailed to you when you book your place. \nAt 2pm – 3.15pm\, before the Q&A\, students in Higher Education will be able to access and view Following (1998) by clicking here to watch the film via BoB
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/live-qa-with-jeremy-theobald-lucy-russell
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Industry workshop/masterclass,online,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191116T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191116T160000
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SUMMARY:Knit the Walls
DESCRIPTION:Artist Sarah Filmer will give a short talk and a tour of the 3 films that comprise ’i am the walls’ now installed in the new heritage exhibition at God’s House Tower. \n‘Knit the Walls’ is a long term co-production knitting project\, lead by artist\, Sarah Filmer. It offers the people of Southampton the opportunity to contribute to a community art work for future exhibition in God’s House Tower. Together they have knitting stones\, creating a soft\, warm\, cosy version of the city’s walls\, thinking and talking about what these medieval walls have witnessed and stored over hundred’s of years. \nConsistent with Sarah’s ideas around agency\, participation and contribution\, there are no rules of engagement – you decide how you approach this\, and make something according to your own ideas and skills. Of course\, Sarah is happy to supply materials\, support “i have taught many many people to knit”\, and a group of who knows who – all of which adds up to a fun\, interesting and unexpected experience. \nThere will be plenty of other activities taking place at God’s House Tower on that Saturday – another workshop\, the full tower exhibition\, and the delightful The Hoxton Bakehouse will be open\, providing most delicious coffee\, cakes and sandwiches. \nFrom 12 noon why not drop in to join the informal knit.  Provided will be wool\, needles\, crochet hooks\, conversation and a newly opened\, refurbished\, beautiful\, beautiful venue – an oasis of calm in Southampton’s old town. Come and ‘knit the walls’. \nAdmission to the tower is £5 for a 3 month pass\, but those knitters who have contributed previously to ‘Knit the Walls’\, whose work is being worn in the films\, will gain free admission on this occasion. \n  \n  \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/knit-the-walls
LOCATION:God’s House Tower\, Winkle Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO142NY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film Installation,Local Interest,Moving Image,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191115T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191115T220000
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SUMMARY:Blade Runner 2049 with Professor Will Brooker
DESCRIPTION:2017 | Dir Denis Villeneuve | 2:44 | Cert 15   \nLIMITED SPACES REMAINING \nSFW in partnership with Film@Solent presents Blade Runner 2049 (2017) with opening talk from Professor Will Brooker\, discussing his latest work titled ‘The World Is Built on A Wall’: deconstructing Blade Runner 2049. \n“Blade Runner 2049 is a troubling film – and at the time of its release\, it was\, like its predecessor\, commercially unpopular – because it unsettles our expectations and offers no easy answers. This talk engages in depth and detail\, through philosophical theory and political analysis\, with the contradictions and complexities of this ambitious science fiction text.” \nA young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard\, who’s been missing for thirty years. \n \nWill Brooker is a writer and academic\, professor of film and cultural studies at Kingston University and an author of several books of cultural studies dealing with elements of modern pop culture including the BFI Film Classics edition Star Wars (2009)\, Hunting the Dark Knight: Twenty-First Century Batman (2012)\, and The Blade Runner Experience: The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic (2005). \n  \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/blade-runner-2049-with-professor-will-brooker
LOCATION:LT2 (Lecture Theatre 2)\, Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,Science Fiction,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191114T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191114T183000
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CREATED:20191028T123606Z
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SUMMARY:Christopher Nolan's Following (1998) & Special Guest
DESCRIPTION:Special screening of Christopher Nolan’s Following (1998) followed by a Q&A with lead actor Jeremy Theobald\n\n\n\n\n\n1998 | Dir Christopher Nolan | 1:10 | Cert 15\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Theobald is an actor\, producer\, film festival director and charity trustee. Jeremy was lead actor and producer of Nolan’s award-winning debut feature\, Following\, after making a number of shorts with the director. They later worked together again on Batman Begins (2005). Jeremy will next be seen in in the micro-budget feature Convergence (2019) where he once again takes on the role of lead actor and producer. Jeremy also is working with fellow director\, Dave Armstrong\, on the MannIN Shorts Film Scheme\, training people of all ages in the art of film production from script to screen. \nJoin us for a discussion of Jeremy’s career so far\, the making of Following and hear his advice for short filmmakers on how to get your film made. \nThis is event is free to attend but booking is essential and places limited.  The event is open to Solent University Students and members of the general public.  We know this will be a very popular event . Please do cancel your ticket if you are subsequently unable to attend. We recommend that you arrive early to guarantee your seat. \n  \nFAQs \nAre there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? \nThe event open to Solent students\, applicants and members of the general public. Age recommendation 15+ \nIs a ticket essential? \nNumbers must be closely monitored due to health and safety. No ticket\, no entry. \nDo I need to print out my ticket? \nShowing your ticket on your phone is fine. \nWill there be security for this event? \nSolent University is committed to ensuring the safety and security of its students\, staff and visitors.  As such\, please bear in mind that we may undertake bag checks\, so recommend you leave extra time to avoid queues\, and refrain from bringing suitcases and large bags into the lecture theatres. \nIf you require wheelchair access for this event please contact stuart.joy@solent.ac.uk in advance. \n  \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. \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/christopher-nolans-following-1998-special-guest
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Short Films,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191113T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T184736
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T123700Z
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SUMMARY:Solent Post
DESCRIPTION:A fantastic line up of top industry speakers join Solent University and Southampton Film Week for this amazing post-production masterclass.\n\nWe are delighted to welcome all our special guests this year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Morrison | Morrison Agency | Most recent work ‘Titles Dublin Murders’ \nMark Sanger | ACE | Recent work ‘Embattled’ and going onto ‘Jurrassic Park 3’ \nPaul Machliss | ACE | Recent ‘The kid who would be King’  now on ‘Last Night on Soho’ \nMick Audsley | Harry Potter and Murder on the Orient Express \n  \nDocumentary Editors: \nGordon Mason | ‘Inside North Korea’s dynasty’ \nAnna Price | Recent work on ‘Louis Theroux Mothers on Edge’ \n  \n…AND MORE! \n  \n\n\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/solent-post
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191111T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191111T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T184736
CREATED:20191031T162831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T171459Z
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SUMMARY:Here for Life (2019) & Q&A
DESCRIPTION:2019 | Dir Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson | 1:27 | Cert 15 \nAwarded a Special Mention\, Concorso Cineasti del Presente at 72nd Locarno Film Festival 2019 | Discovery Award Long-list\, British Independent Film Awards 2019 \nAn uncommon story told on common ground by ten Londoners. All have lives shaped by loss and love\, trauma and bravery\, struggle and resistance. They grapple with a system stacked against them. They dance\, steal and eat together; agree and disagree\, celebrate their differences and share their talents. The lines between one person’s story and another’s performance of it are blurred\, and the borders between reality and fiction are equally porous. Eventually coming together on a makeshift stage built on reclaimed ground between two train tracks\, they prompt a debate about the world we live in\, who has stolen what from whom\, and how things might be fixed. Here for Life marks the culmination of a long collaboration between film-maker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and theatre-maker Adrian Jackson\, a troupe of Londoners and a dog. \n  \nWe are delighted that spoken word poet and performer in the film Errol McGlashan\, together with Johanna Von Fischer from Modern Films\, the distributor of Here for Life\, will join us for this special screening. Please join us in welcoming them to Southampton to discuss this important film. \n  \nAndrea Luka Zimmerman (co-director) said of this project “for me what is most valuable is the sense of a creative and collaborative waywardness and unpredictability in the film: that tenderness and tension co-exist\, often in the same moment\, feels to me something true to our shared experience.” \nAdrian Jackson (co-director) comments that “if this film tells us anything about London today\, it’s that there are many unconsidered lives surviving against the odds. It feels important to tell these kinds of stories today – to hear from people who are often ‘othered’ in a variety of ways – to show a world we don’t see enough of.” \n  \n‘A film of great compassion and political and aesthetic ambition\, in which the idea of a collective is prioritised for a change\, but without sacrificing or downplaying the individual voices and idiosyncrasies that it comprises’ – Kieron Corless\, Sight & Sound \n‘A folk tale\, a thing of indeterminate\, multiple belonging. In the film\, a poetics and a politics of the common is palpable’. – Laura Staab\, Open City Docs \n‘Fluidly integrates theatrical performance and process into a beautiful piece of filmmaking’ – Hettie Judah\, Art Monthly \n‘“Here for Life” is a moving film about hardship in London’ – Prospero\, The Economist  \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/here-for-life-2019-qa
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Talk
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