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Come to our Media Lab gallery on selected dates over the next few weeks to enjoy a series of film screenings linked to this year's Black History Month. All screenings are free with no need to book.Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September
11am-12pm
Watch a short documentary highlighting the work of three researchers appointed by The Box to interrogate our film and television archives as part of our BFI-supported Reimagining the Film Archive project.
On Saturday 28 September this will be followed by a screening of 'Community Policing' - a documentary that first aired in the Westcountry in 1981, highlighting the lessons that can be learned from other parts of the country, in particular Handsworth in the West Midlands, and a presentation by Discovery Media Assistant, Zahra Khanum. On Sunday 29 September it will be followed by curated package of archive film from The Box's collection.
1pm-2pm
Listen to a recording of writer and journalist, Ekow Eshun, curator of The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure, in conversation when the exhibition first opened here at The Box in June 2024.
Don't forget The Bazaar, which will be running in Tavistock Place from 10am-4pm on Saturday 28 September with food, crafts, music and more!
Tuesday 1-Sunday 6 October | Tuesday 8-Sunday 13 October | Tuesday 15-Friday 18 October
10am-5pm
View Mother Country I by Daryl Codrington - a film connected to The Box's Windrush in the Far South West project - which will be running on a loop each day.
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October
11am-12pm
Watch a short documentary highlighting the work of three researchers appointed by The Box to interrogate our film and television archives as part of our BFI-supported Reimagining the Film Archive project. This will be followed by curated package of archive film from The Box's collection.
1pm-2pm
View Tall Tales and Wonder Rooms by award-winning filmaker Mohini Chandra. This beautiful work was selected for The Arts Institute Film Commission in 2021. Chandra worked closely with the film archive at The Box to create a piece that delves into the tales and hidden histories of Plymouth’s waters and the city’s links to the wider world.
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October
11am-12pm and 1pm-2pm
Watch a short documentary highlighting the work of three researchers appointed by The Box to interrogate our film and television archives as part of our BFI-supported Reimagining the Film Archive project. This will be followed by curated package of archive film from The Box's collection.
Please note: all timings are approximate.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Box Plymouth, Tavistock Place,Plymouth, United Kingdom
