GOLDSMITHS 2nd HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL: Dreamcatcher

A SEASON OF FOUR FILMS OCT 13th – Nov 24th 2016 THURS OCT 13th PSH, LG01 6-8.30pm  Dreamcatcher (2015) followed by Q and A with director Kim Longinotto. Feature documentary focusing on Brenda Myers-Powell, a former professional who runs Dreamcatcher Foundation, a charity which helps women in Chicago leave the sex industry. The film won the … Continue reading GOLDSMITHS 2nd HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL: Dreamcatcher

The Chronotopes of Palestine

Film screening + Q&A with film director Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek 11 May 2016, 6.00-7.15pm, PSH 305, Goldsmiths The Chronotopes of Palestine (38′) produced by Sociology student Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek as part of her PhD study is a collection of five ethnographic shorts, which explore different modes of remembering among three generations of exiled Polish and British Palestinians. … Continue reading The Chronotopes of Palestine

Sociology & Music Film Club Screening: ‘Babylon’ (1981)

Powerful portrayal of life for West Indian youths in London in the early 1980s. DJ for Brixton reggae sound system ‘Ital Lion Sound’, Blue (Brinsley Forde) is getting ready for the local sound system showdown with rival crew, Jah Shaka. But as the day of the competition approaches, Blue suddenly sees his life falling apart. … Continue reading Sociology & Music Film Club Screening: ‘Babylon’ (1981)