Phil Wickham writes: "I am the Curator of The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter. This is the leading museum dedicated to the moving image in the UK and holds over 94,000 items, forming a people’s history of cinema and optical media. (1/4)
Katie Crosson writes: "Based at the University of Exeter in the Curation Strand, I am working on a script collection donated to the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social by Pinewood Studios, analysing screenplays written, conceived and developed by women. (1/8)
Shelley Cobb says: "As part of the WSW team, I am working with Lisa Smithstead interviewing archivists and curators about their roles in the film industry and am learning so much about how they are working to prioritise women's visibility in archives (1/5)
Jessica Boyall writes: "I’m a postdoctoral researcher working on the archival strand of the project (see the 'About' section of our website, link in bio). I’m based at the BFI National Archive, Screencraft Collections, where I’m mobilising the Gurinder Chadha collection (1/6)
@helenexeter.bsky.social writes: “I am the Project Lead for the fantastic team on the Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible Project. My role is to help co-ordinate our activities, but the work and generation of ideas and insights on our project is truly collaborative. (1/6)
4 Photos of research team members of the 'Women's Screen Work in Archives Made Visible' research project, Photo 1: L-R Linda Ruth Williams, Shelley Cobb, Helen M Hanson, Phil Wickham, Lisa Smithstead, Wendy Russell. Photo 2: Jessica Boyall, Photo 3: Katie Crosson, Photo 4: Lucie Mingmei Hao
Meet the Women's Screen Work in Archives Made Visible project team!
We will be sending out intros to each of us over the next few weeks, but you can see more here:
womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk/people/proje...
#womensscreenworkinarchives #wswia #womenfilmmakers
Wednesday! #FilmSky
And the @womensscreenwork.bsky.social team are: @bellecobb.bsky.social @archiveswendy.bsky.social @katiecrosson.bsky.social @jessicaboyall.bsky.social @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social Lisa Smithstead @bdcmuseum.bsky.social @dhlabexeter.bsky.social and Flick Ward 🫶🏻 to you all #womenshistorymonth #IWD
A big #IWD 💜 🤍 💚 shout out to the FAB research team on @womensscreenwork.bsky.social which I’m leading. Our work with archives to make British #womenfilmmakers more discoverable and more visible is gathering pace. But even better, we just love working together. More⬇️
womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk
Delighted to be hosting a book launch for the new edited collection WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD’S DREAM FACTORY: TALES OF INEQUALITY, ABUSE & RESISTANCE. Join us March 18. 📚
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social post-doc, Dr Jessica Boyall, wrote this lovely piece about Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi's archives held at Screencraft, BFI National Archive: www.bfi.org.uk/features/bey...
Wonderful last night of our Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives season, BFI. We watched Bride & Prejudice with a lively audience then Gurinder Chadha Q&A, ending the night with Gurinder meeting artists Athen & Nina & seeing their Bend It installation. @womensscreenwork.bsky.social
Artist duo, Athen & Nina, were commissioned by BFI Screencraft and supported by @womensscreenwork.bsky.social to respond to Bend It Like Beckham materials in the Gurinder Chadha Collection. If near Southbank, do take a look at their installation. Until 1st Feb.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Thrilled with wk 1 of Beyond The Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives. Last night we saw Tina's brilliant I Am Nasrine, after which she discussed her work & archive with @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social @womensscreenwork.bsky.social
Amazing to bring women filmmakers' archives to cinema audiences
Booking is now open for 'Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers and their Archives', a series of events feat. Tina Gharavi and Gurinder Chadha. Programmed by @archiveswendy.bsky.social & Grace Johnston
Tickets are selling fast for these events, book here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Come see this lovely short season at the BFI!
Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives
As leading figures in British cinema, Tina Gharavi & Gurinder Chadha’s work remains relevant for both current and future audiences.
@womensscreenwork.bsky.social #BFI
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Two students look at objects in the reading room at The Museum of English Rural Life.
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
Do you have creative kids aged 9-12? Why not bring them along to our next #workshop - 'From Script to Screen' - on 15th November? A fantastic chance for children to explore #creative choices behind the scenes of #filmmaking as part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu
Great to get @katiecrosson.bsky.social expert take on what the relaunched #PlayforToday strand could be ⬇️
#televisionhistory #tvdrama #mediahistory
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Another online talk has been added to our 2025 Programme.
'Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
In Western art the term 'overshadowed' does not reference any lack of women's creative talent but is representative of the systems of art which have favoured their male counterparts in terms of education, resources, representation and value.......
Jackie Kay in front of an audience at the launch of her poetry book, May Day, at the Glasgow Women's Library.
"Everything here is by and about women." - Gabrielle MacBeth, Volunteer Co-ordinator @womenslibrary.bsky.social 💜
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
The latest issue of Lit/Film Quarterly has a great line up, and also features my article on 'The Work of Adaptation' where I use Haynes' May December to think through approaches to adaptation. lfq.salisbury.edu#gsc.tab=0
I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark
One for @feministbell.bsky.social !
A hand holding the REMIX 2025 programme notes at the Symposium held in Watershed
Great to have collaborated with Screen Research at @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social to have a One-Day Symposium on Race, Representation and Archival Practice at @wshed.bsky.social
Heading over to @wshed.bsky.social for the first day of @cineredis.bsky.social this morning! We are walking it tho… #FilmNoir
More info about the great festival lineup here: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
For those planning to drop in around other things, here's the Transcribathon running order (also available on the Eventbrite page)
#EarlyModern 🗃️