About this Event
Fashioning our History is a Brent 2020 Culture Fund project Funded by Brent Council and the Mayor of London, which won the Pride of Brent Award in 2021 and featured in the Brent and Kilburn Times for its outstanding achievements within the community. Now, we are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a FREE Q&A exploring the project and the creation of our final documentary, with thanks to the Lexi Cinema. The documentary was filmed and edited by Matilda Davy Film and documents how the project unfolded despite the grip of a global pandemic, encouraging diversity within the creative industry and supporting the community and young people throughout the pandemic.
What does it take to run a project like Fashioning our History?
How can I gain funding for my own community Project?
How can I develop a career in the creative industry?
What does it take to be a documentary filmmaker?
What was it like running the project during a global pandemic?
We will be exploring all of these themes and more, while also opening up the discussion at the end for you as the audience to ask your own questions or tell us how you feel about the project as a whole or the documentary specifically. If you have any questions you would like us to explore, please do email us on (for Creative Director) [email protected] and/or (For Film and Media officer) [email protected].
The Q&A will take place in SCREEN 1. We will be starting the talk at 2 PM sharp, You must be punctual to the event as you may be declined entry if you turn up late for your booking. All visitors must leave the Building at 2:30pm.
Refreshments will be available for you to purchase at the Lexi Cinema Bar throughout the event.
Please be advised that mask-wearing is required, unless exempt, for the well-being of all visitors, staff, and volunteers. Visitors are encouraged to maintain social distancing and use the hand-sanitisers provided throughout the venue.
PLEASE NOTE: This ticket does not grant you access to the film Screening from 11 am - 2 pm, you must book a separate ticket if you wish to attend the screening via the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fashioning-our-history-the-documentary-film-screening-at-lexi-cinema-tickets-170442560286
Artist Bios:
Matilda Davy (Film and Media Officer of Fashioning our History) is a London based filmmaker. Matilda studied Moving Image BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton graduating in 2019, where her work was based primarily on experimental documentaries. Since graduating from university, Matilda has focused on arts-based digital communications for arts organisations.
Warren Reilly (Creative Director of Fashioning our History) is an artist and designer from Harlesden with a bachelor’s degree in Textiles in Practice from Manchester School of Art. Warren’s work explores the world of applied art through fashion and textiles and uses these mediums to examine social design as a means of protest and exploring identity. His 2018 Dissertation “Pageboys to Protégés” informed the framework for the development of the Fashioning our History Project.
Project Details:
The project was funded by the Brent 2020 Culture Fund as part of the Brent 2020: London Borough of Culture programme. The work, from participants ranging from ages 12 to 22, explores the rich history and culture within Brent through a range of media and will be viewed alongside a hand-illustrated fashion installation piece. Elements of participants work are illustrated onto an eighteenth-century inspired dress, created by the projects Creative Director, Warren Reilly and Garment Technologist, Nicola Cummings. By reclaiming this style of dress (originally associated with the aristocratic elite) the installation piece represents a symbol of social change.
The participant’s artwork is a result of a series of online art and fashion workshops along with talks held during the recent lockdown, hosted by the Creative Director of the Fashioning our History Project, Warren Reilly, and a core team of 8 other creatives within the fashion and art industries. Creative Director Warren Reilly says “‘Fashioning our History’ is here to support the community in a time of seismic change, to inspire the next generation of creatives in the Borough of Brent and beyond. We hope that ‘Fashioning our History’ will encourage young creatives local to Brent and further afield to pursue their artistic passions. The project has also provided young creatives with the confidence and experience they need to begin their artistic journey.”
All the work that has been produced will be inaugurated into Brent Museum and Archive upon completion, which means that the project in its entirety will be stored for future generations, available for the public to handle, study and enjoy.
For More Information, Visit https://brentfashioningourhistory.com/
Social Media and Promotion:
Instagram: @foh.brent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foh.brentpublic
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To download press information, including high res copyright approved images and high res logos, go to link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/198wGhI4U4S7UJmU1h4hpiJ6HtCopDkjU?usp=sharing
*PLEASE NOTE: Reproduction of each image must be accompanied by the relevant copyright information. Images may not be cropped, edited, overlaid with text or altered in any way without prior consent from the Creative Director, Warren Reilly. Images may only be used directly in conjunction with the publicity of The Fashioning our History Exhibition and are for non-commercial use only. Images may not be stored in a retrieval system, copied or passed onto a third party without the prior consent of the Creative Director, Warren Reilly Images should be correctly described, and the author and/or title of the images credited as noted. You will identify the author and/or title when reproducing images. Reproductions for front covers must be agreed upon with the Creative Director, Warren Reilly before publication.*
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lexi Cinema, 194b Chamberlayne Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00