The Long & Short of It

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Join us for this unique workshop that combines creative writing, memoir and analogue film led by Alia Syed. The workshop will involve sharing memories through objects.

You will receive:

• a Bolex to film on during the workshop, shared with another participant
• 50ft of Tri-X Black and White 16mm film (1 minute 23 seconds) - that will be hand eco-processed in-house during a workshop the following week
• A digital copy of your final film as well as the hard copy post-development

Bring an object of personal significance that fits into the palm of your hand and a willingness to share your memories. But don't tell anyone what your object is, it needs to remain a secret!

The memories collected in this workshop will become building blocks to explore ways of storytelling. We will capture the ways we interpret and preserve our histories, exploring the richness and complexities of our cultures.

Following on from this, we will then film our objects using a clockwork Bolex. You will be shown how to load a Bolex, take a light reading, and then film your object with the rest of the group.

The price covers the cost of facilitation, film, camera hire, development, digitisation and snacks.

Prior knowledge of 16mm is useful but not necessary to participate in this workshop.