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Join us for the premiere of a new documentary about Diss! Friday 29th August 2025 at 7.00pm
Saturday 30th August 2025 hourly 10am - 1pm
FREE but please register your place
Commissioned by Essex Cultural Diversity Project and supported by Arts Council England, in partnership with Diss Corn Hall, DesignerMakers21 and No 8 Market Place.
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In The Changing Faces of Diss, memory runs wild. Part documentary, part daydream, this co-created film sees residents of Diss not only tell their stories but re-enact them, with other members of the community stepping in to reconstruct and perform their experiences.
A man remembers the elephants arriving by train, trunks and tails linked, marching down Victoria Road. A woman recalls a brief, glorious romance with a trapeze artist on Fair Green. A fisherman is pulled into the Mere only to discover the strange creatures that live down there. A girl, once desperate to be chased by geese, finds herself at the wrong end of a feathered vendetta. A bemused café owner, faced by a customer convinced she can pay with a clubcard, kindly acquiesces. A Ukrainian refugee finds warmth and welcome in an unfamiliar town.
With every tale performed and reconstructed by fellow residents, In The Changing Faces of Diss, memory is a communal act. Blending real recollection with fantastical re-creation, the film unfolds like a folk tale told by many voices at once. Rooted in the streets and stories of Diss, it captures the spirit of a place shaped as much by memory as by map.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Corn Hall, 8b St Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4, United Kingdom, Banham
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