Wednesday 30th Julian Harrison, Regional Support Worker for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust returns to host a Reportage Club event on issues of Holocaust remembrance and denial in light of current global conflicts. Could it happen again? Is it happening now? We will discuss the HMDT’s FREE resources and look forward to Holocaust Memorial Day 2017. 6-8pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross
Monday 28th Hosted a workshop for DMU #Tech1502 Introduction to Community Media students. “Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community.” Future Learn offers a diverse selection…
Sunday 27th Doc Media exhibition focusing on the role of the National Geographic through documentary film, photography, audio and new media. “For me the National Geographic represents how we discovered the world before the internet” JC 12-4pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross
Saturday 26th Doc Media exhibition about the recent battle to save The Community Channel, the nation’s first community-owned TV channel part of the Media Trust. We look at ‘British Values’ as defined by the UK education system and how they are represented in the mainstream media and the role community media has in focusing the debate.…
Friday 25th 7th Leicester Docfilm Festival documentary film showcase to mark the UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. Showcase A (starts 12 midday) – co-hosted by staff from Zinthiya Trust who recently received funding from The Big Lottery for a project to support Women and Girls suffering or at risk of FGM, honour based violence and…
Thursday 24th Hosted DMU 3rd Year Advanced Television module students for a LAB Session on single camera documentary film production. (LAB Session = Learn | Access | Build) 2-5pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross Reportage Club event ‘in conversation with’ Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan to mark the UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women on Friday 25th November.…
Wednesday 23rd Creative Coffee Leicester celebrates the return of Documentary Media Month. From 10.30am I’ll be talking about the experiences and challenges of putting on an event of this scale and some of the hints, tips and lessons I’ve picked up along the way. If you’d like to know a little more about the mechanics of putting…
