November 3, 2025Play Back Forward – Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin, 2025
Play Back Forward explores the legacy of Brighton and Hove’s early film pioneers, George Albert Smith, Laura Bayley Smith, and James Williamson. The exhibition weaves together archival films, creative responses by young people, and new collaborative works by artists Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin.
Exhibition dates and times: 4 October 2025 – 12 April 2026, open Thursday to Monday, 10am-5pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) Address:Hove Museum of Creativity, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB
This exhibition reimagines the archive as a time machine, opening up new ways of seeing, sensing, and making. Through responsive displays, interactive devices, and immersive artworks, visitors are invited to bring the archive to life, engaging with the timeless magic of light, shadow, and motion. A space to drift through cinematic time, and an invitation to dream with our eyes open.
Play Back Forward is inspired by the Film and Media collections of Brighton and Hove held at Hove Museum of Creativity and Screen Archive South East. In this exhibition, early film tricks meet contemporary experiments; analogue processes and digital play collide, and past technologies echo visions of the future – creating an evocative space to investigate the city’s rich film heritage.
Press Play – a free activity day for children and adults will take place on 25 October, find out more here. Press Play is a hands-on creativity day for children, families, and adults curious about film and media heritage.
Play Back Forward is part of Days of Wonder, a three-year project exploring the heritage of film and media in Brighton & Hove. Curated and produced by Corridor and videoclub in partnership with Brighton & Hove Museums and Screen Archive South East. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, and BFI/Film Hub South East.
November 3, 2025George Albert Smith and Laura Bayley Smith, Two Clowns, 1906 (courtesy of Screen Archive South East)
Where cinema history was made – relive the magic on screen with a special screening in St Ann’s Well Gardens
Step back into the birthplace of British cinema with an unforgettable evening dedicated to the work of pioneering filmmakers George Albert Smith and Laura Bayley Smith. At St Ann’s Well Gardens – the very place where their creative journey began – we’ll bring their extraordinary films back to life on screen.
Guided by film historian Frank Gray, these screenings will showcase the Smiths’ most iconic works, from playful comic sketches to groundbreaking experiments in editing that transformed the very language of cinema. Each film will be introduced with fascinating insights, revealing how this remarkable duo helped shape the future of storytelling on screen.
Film Screenings
📍 The Garden Cafe, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Somerhill Rd, Hove BN3 1RP
📅 8 November & 15 November, 6.30 – 8pm (same programme shown on both evenings)
Don’t miss this rare chance to experience the magic of early cinema in the setting where it all began.
Exhibition
An exhibition of images from films made in St Ann’s Well Gardens by George Albert (Bertie) Smith and Laura Bayley Smith will be showing at The Garden Cafe between 3rd October and 30 November 2025.
Their films from 1897 began with intriguing and playful one-shot scenes of Sussex and comic sketches. Very quickly, they developed a new kind of filmmaking by combining different shots into a single film. This was the beginning of film editing – the ground-breaking creative leap that would forever change the ways in which stories on screen could be told.
As early film pioneers, Bertie and Laura made remarkable works that captivated audiences around the world and established St Ann’s Well as a centre for new media at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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The Film Factory is part of Days of Wonder, a screen heritage programme of events and activities that includes the new exhibition Play Back Forward which is on at Hove Museum of Creativity until 12 April 2026.
The Film Factory is presented by videoclub, Corridor, Screen Archive South East, Brighton & Hove Museums, the Friends of St Ann’s Well Gardens and Frank Gray. Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, Film Hub South East/BFI and Cinecity (the Brighton Film Festival).
October 12, 2025Image credit (still from video): Lawrence Lek, Play Station, 2017
Both Sides Now 10 – a decade of moving image cultural exchange
Both Sides Now 10 marks a decade of collaboration between videoclub (UK) and Videotage (Hong Kong), presenting a vibrant international programme of moving image works by artists from the UK and Hong Kong. This landmark tenth edition reflects on ten years of creative dialogue, curatorial exchange, and cultural exploration through artists’ film and video.
Presented by videoclub and Dr. Isaac Leung, Both Sides Now 10 features works by: Joseph Chen, Choi Sai Ho, Jake Elwes, Linda Chiu-han Lai, Lawrence Lek, Rachel Maclean, Ellen Pau, Heather Phillipson, Marianna Simnett, and Angela Su.
UK screenings
Fabrica Gallery, Brighton Date and time: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 at 6pm doors, 6:30pm screening Address: 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG Tickets: £4 – book tickets now
Bloc Projects, Sheffield Date and time: Thursday, 23rd October 2025 at 6-7:30pm Address: 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB Tickets: Suggested donation amount is £4 – £6, though no-one will be turned away from the screening due to lack of funds – book tickets now
Barbican Centre, London Date and time: Thursday, 30th October 2025, 7pm Address: Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS Tickets: £13 / £11 / £6 – book tickets now
Films in the screening programme
Joseph Chen, Copy is Right!, 2016 – 3:27 mins
Choi Sai Ho, The 1960s For Me, 2015 – 5:23 mins
Jake Elwes, Zizi & Me – Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better), 2020 – 4:55 mins
Linda Chiu-han Lai, Doors Medley, 2014 – 7:00 mins
Lawrence Lek, Play Station, 2017 – 7:50 mins
Rachel Maclean, The Lion and the Unicorn, 2012 – 12:00 mins
Ellen Pau, Diversion, 1990 – 5:30 mins
Heather Phillipson, Splashy Phasings, 2013 – 2:39 mins
Marianna Simnett, The Udder, 2014 – 15:30 mins
Angela Su, The Afterlife of Rosy Leavers, 2017 – 14:35 mins
Dreamy Placeis videoclub’s annual event of art and creative tech. Designed to engage curious minds of all ages, and including interactive media, games, dance, and music, the festival harnesses tech and play to explore some serious topics such as surveillance, the environment, philosophy, data, memory, and identities.
In 2025, Dreamy Place lands in Brighton & Hove from 21–26 October, bringing together national and local artists to transform streets, galleries, cafés, and public spaces into sites of wonder.
Highlights you’ll want to check out
A selection of some of the highlights in this year’s programme:
Outdoor Film Trail with Oska Bright Film Festival Walk the city under film projections co-curated with Oska Bright Film Festival, spotlighting creators who are learning-disabled or autistic.
Symoné: “Nullspace Motel” A hybrid performance merging pole, live art, dance and mini videogames – visceral, confounding, emotionally layered.
Both Sides Now 10 A dual-city artists’ film showcase (UK + Hong Kong), curated in partnership with videoclub. Bold, visually striking moving images exploring identity, memory and connection.
Photoworks × POST Photosocialat POST’s new venue Talk and photo event featuring Marcel Top (2025, Poison Data, Kill Algorithms) in conversation with Amin Yousefi — a deep dive into data, surveillance and resistance.
Play Back Forward An immersive archival and collaborative exhibition at Hove Museum, weaving together the heritage of early local cinema (George Albert Smith, Laura Bayley, James Williamson) with new creative responses by artists Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin.
Glitch v.3 Step into a dim, interactive room of shifting visuals and distortions. The projections bend and respond to your movement – part cinema, part glitch ritual.
Families, curious minds, tech enthusiasts, film fans, and art lovers – all are welcome.
You’ll discover corners of Brighton & Hove you rarely see, experience works you can’t find elsewhere, and join in the buzz of collective, shared creation.
Want to see what’s happening?
Your next stop: the What’s On page. Dive in, plan your activities, book what’s needed – then meet us across the city in October. Explore Dreamy Place Brighton 2025
Dreamy Place has been programmed and produced by artists’ film and digital culture agency, videoclub. The programme has been created in partnership with arts, culture, technology and community partners from across Brighton & Hove, the UK, and internationally.
Programme Partners
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton & Hove Museums, Brighton Youth Centre / B.fest, Carousel / Oska Bright Film Festival, Corridor, Fabrica, Junction Arts, Marlborough Productions, Phoenix, Photoworks, POST, Screen Archive South East, South East Dance, Worth Ryder Art Gallery & Art Practice (UC Berkeley).
Funders and Supporters
Arts Council England, Bolsover District Council, English Heritage, Film Hub South East/BFI, Govia Thameslink, Legal & General, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Plus Accounting.
September 21, 2025James Williamson, “The Big Swallow”, 1901
Brighton & Hove’s Wonderland – a talk and heritage film screening with Dr Frank Gray
Date and time: Tuesday, 23rd September 2025 at 2 – 3pm Location: The Hop 50+, Cornerstone Community Centre, St John’s Church, Church Road, Hove BN3 2FL Price: Free, no need to book
The end of the 19th Century was an era of technological wonder. Alongside electricity, the telephone and recorded sound, three vision technologies became very popular – photography, the magic lantern and film. Brighton & Hove emerged as a centre for all of these marvels. The sea-going electric car made its way through the sea, photographic studios lined the seafront, a film studio was established in Hove and lantern and film shows were screened in the theatres, music halls and on the piers. This talk introduces these wonders and looks at those first films to be made and seen in Brighton from 1895.
Dr Frank Gray is an early film historian, a member of Days of Wonder, a curator of film exhibitions for Brighton & Hove Museums, the co-founder of Cinecity (the Brighton Film Festival) and the retired Director of Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton. It collects, preserves and shares films made in Brighton & Hove and the region.
Days of Wonder is a screen heritage programme of events and activities that includes a newly commissioned exhibition by artists Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin entitled Play Back Forward, which is on from 4 October 2025 to 12 April 2026 at Hove Museum of Creativity.
Days of Wonder is presented by Brighton & Hove Museums, Corridor, Screen Archive South East and videoclub. Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England and Film Hub South East/BFI.
Days of Wonder: Press Play is a hands-on creativity day for children, families, and adults curious about film and media heritage.
Explore new ways to play with and reimagine the film archive through optical tricks, experimental animation, zine-making and more. Activities are inspired by the Play Back Forward exhibition at Hove Museum, including workshops led by the exhibiting artists, Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin.
Event time: 11am – 5pm, drop-in workshops Price: Free Address: Hove Museum of Creativity, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB
Alongside creative workshops, visitors can explore the Play Back Forward exhibition – an imaginative journey through Brighton & Hove’s rich film heritage. Featuring archival footage, artworks by young people, and new installations by artists Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin, the exhibition invites audiences to engage with early film technologies through contemporary lenses. Through hands-on activities and reflective responses, participants are encouraged to interact with the exhibition’s playful approach to archive, light, and motion – reinterpreting the past while experimenting with the possibilities of filmmaking today.
Image credit: Zoe Montgomery
Days of Wonder is a three-year project exploring the heritage of film and media in Brighton & Hove. Curated and produced by Corridor and videoclub in partnership with Brighton & Hove Museums and Screen Archive South East. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, and BFI/Film Hub South East.
Watch the Selected 15 programme online between 1-7 August 2025
The screening programme was available to watch between 1-7 August – above is the trailer for the programme.
Selected 15 brings together some of the most vital new voices in moving image. Curated in collaboration with the artists shortlisted for the 2024 Film London Jarman Award – Larry Achiampong, Maeve Brennan, Melanie Manchot, Rosalind Nashashibi, Sin Wai Kin, and Maryam Tafakory – the programme showcases emerging talent shaping the future of artists’ film in the UK.
Each Jarman Award artist was invited to nominate an earlier-career moving image artist whose work resonates with them. From these nominations, videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) have curated Selected 15 – a powerful collection of short films exploring themes of identity, technology, memory, and the body.
The artists in this year’s programme are: Samara Addai, Fergus Carmichael, Teef Chan, Nia Fekri, Niki Kohandel, Jazmin Morris, Kadeem Oak, and Liberty Smith.
For 15 years, Selected has offered a unique platform for discovering emerging talent, with a focus on artists pushing the boundaries of what moving image can be.
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Programme of works
Samara Addai, Mood to Make Love, 3:26 mins, 2024
Teef Chan, Under The Trees of Hampstead Heath, I ate Fei Larm Char Rice, 2:28 mins, 2022
Produced by videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN). Supported by Arts Council England and Film London.
videoclub is an artists’ moving image platform showing artists’ work across the UK and internationally. We support artists through curated programmes, engaging the public through screenings, exhibitions, talks, residencies, and commissions. www.videoclub.org.uk
Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image, working in partnership to deliver a comprehensive programme including production award schemes, regular screenings, talks and events, as well as the prestigious annual Film London Jarman Award. www.filmlondon.org.uk/flamin
Rachel Maclean, The Lion & the Unicorn, 2012 (video still)
Both Sides Now 10 – a decade of moving image cultural exchange
Both Sides Now 10 marks a decade of collaboration between videoclub (UK) and Videotage (Hong Kong), presenting a vibrant international programme of moving image works by artists from the UK and Hong Kong. This landmark tenth edition reflects on ten years of creative dialogue, curatorial exchange, and cultural exploration through artists’ film and video.
Presented by videoclub and Dr. Isaac Leung, Both Sides Now 10 features works by: Joseph Chen, Choi Sai Ho, Jake Elwes, Linda Chiu-han Lai, Lawrence Lek, Rachel Maclean, Ellen Pau, Heather Phillipson, Marianna Simnett, and Angela Su.
Exhibition at Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley
The Both Sides Now 10 exhibition will be on view at Worth Ryder Art Gallery, located in the Department of Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley. Find out more by clicking here.
Exhibition dates are: 4th – 30th September 2025. An opening reception will take place on 3rd September from 4–6pm (Pacific Time) at the gallery.
Screenings in UK, USA and Hong Kong
Screenings take place in the USA during September and in the UK and Hong Kong during October 2025.
USA screenings
Artists Television Access, San Francisco Date and time: Friday, 5th September 2025 – 7pm doors, 7:30pm screening Address: 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Tickets: Free entry – find out more
Boathouse Microcinema, Portland Date and time: Sunday, 7th September 2025 at 7:30pm doors, 8pm screening Address: 822 N River Street, Portland, Oregon 97227 Tickets: Free entry, no need to book – find out more
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle Date and time: Thursday, 11th September 2025 at 7pm Address: 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 Tickets: $15 general / $10 concession / $7 NWFF members – book tickets now
UK screenings
Fabrica Gallery, Brighton Date and time: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 at 6pm doors, 6:30pm screening Address: 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG Tickets: £4 – book tickets now
Bloc Projects, Sheffield Date and time: Thursday, 23rd October 2025 at 6-7:30pm Address: 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB Tickets: Suggested donation amount is £4 – £6, though no-one will be turned away from the screening due to lack of funds – book tickets now
Barbican Centre, London Date and time: Thursday, 30th October 2025, 7pm Address: Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS Tickets: £13 – book tickets now
Hong Kong screening
Current Plans, Hong Kong Date and time: Friday 24 October 2025, 7pm Address: 3F, Remex Centre, 12 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Films in the exhibition and screenings
Joseph Chen, Copy is Right!, 2016 – 3:27 mins
Choi Sai Ho, The 1960s For Me, 2015 – 5:23 mins
Jake Elwes, Zizi & Me – Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better), 2020 – 4:55 mins
Linda Chiu-han Lai, Doors Medley, 2014 – 7:00 mins
Lawrence Lek, Play Station, 2017 – 7:50 mins
Rachel Maclean, The Lion and the Unicorn, 2012 – 12:00 mins
Ellen Pau, Diversion, 1990 – 5:30 mins
Heather Phillipson, Splashy Phasings, 2013 – 2:39 mins
Marianna Simnett, The Udder, 2014 – 15:30 mins
Angela Su, The Afterlife of Rosy Leavers, 2017 – 14:35 mins
July 18, 2025Resident artists, August 2025 from left to right: Lazarus Chan, Leah Clements, Elora Kadir
For the 11th Vital Capacities residency, we partner with Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network and Wysing Arts Centre to work with artists from the UK and Hong Kong. From 1 August, artists Chan Long Fung, Lazarus, Leah Clements, and Elora Kadir will join Vital Capacities to undertake research and develop new work. Over the month-long online residency, the artists will explore new ideas, connect across disciplines and geographies, and experiment within their digital studio spaces.
The artists for August 2025’s residency are:
Chan Long Fung, Lazarus, a new media artist from Hong Kong, fuses science, technology, and art to create visual experiences through sound, generative art, and data visualisations. His art interrogates the essence of natural and cultural phenomena, drawing on deep technological insight. During the residency, he will continue developing his series Stochastic Camera, delving into AI and the nature of creativity, consciousness, and automated seeing.
Leah Clements is an artist from and based in East London. Her work thinks about transcendence, affect, illness, and the other-worldly. It spans film, photography, performance, installation, sound, and other media. For this residency, she will be developing a new moving image work that draws on symbols from across time – ancient, medieval, and modern – reflecting her ongoing interest in moments of epiphany, transformation, and meaning-making through the lens of chronic illness and collective experience.
Elora Kadir is an artist based in London whose practice spans installation, drawing, photography, video, and found objects. Her work explores lived experiences of disability and how these intersect with the outside world – whether through navigating physical spaces, engaging with bureaucratic systems, or encountering subtle tensions and mismatches within an able-bodied society. During the residency, she will explore those small moments of friction where body and environment fail to align, experimenting with materials and language to make these dissonances visible.
An online exhibition showcasing work developed during the residency will be presented on vitalcapacities.com in September 2025.
Residency launches on 1 August 2025 – find out what the artists are up to by following their progress at: vitalcapacities.com and on Instagram: @vitalcapacities
Vital Capacities is an accessible, purpose-built digital residency space, that supports artists’ practice while engaging audiences with their work.
Vital Capacities has been created by videoclub in consultation with artists, digital inclusion specialist Sarah Pickthall and website designer Oli Pyle.
Vital Capacities 2025 residency is supported by Arts Council England.
May 5, 2025Image (film still): Fergus Carmichael, Rhadinace, 2024 – courtesy of the artist
A touring programme of new artists’ film and video – nominated by the 2024 Jarman Award shortlist
Selected 15 brings together some of the most vital new voices in moving image. Curated in collaboration with the artists shortlisted for the 2024 Film London Jarman Award – Larry Achiampong, Maeve Brennan, Melanie Manchot, Rosalind Nashashibi, Sin Wai Kin, and Maryam Tafakory – the programme showcases emerging talent shaping the future of artists’ film in the UK.
Each Jarman Award artist was invited to nominate an earlier-career moving image artist whose work resonates with them. From these nominations, videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) have curated Selected 15 – a powerful collection of short films exploring themes of identity, technology, memory, and the body.
The artists in this year’s programme are: Samara Addai, Fergus Carmichael, Teef Chan, Nia Fekri, Niki Kohandel, Jazmin Morris, Kadeem Oak, and Liberty Smith.
Selected 15 trailer, click the play button to view
For 15 years, Selected has offered a unique platform for discovering emerging talent, with a focus on artists pushing the boundaries of what moving image can be.
Join us on tour to experience a new wave of artists’ film – provocative, poetic, and politically urgent. See below for screening venues and dates.
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Programme of works
Samara Addai, Mood to Make Love, 3:26 mins, 2024
Teef Chan, Under The Trees of Hampstead Heath, I ate Fei Larm Char Rice, 2:28 mins, 2022
Date and time: Thursday, 5 June 2025 at 6pm doors and bar, 6:30pm screening Price: £3 + £1 booking fee Address and info: Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG / www.fabrica.org.uk / 01273 778646 Tickets:BOOK A TICKET
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CCA Glasgow
Date and time: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 6pm doors, 6:30pm screening In-conversation: Selected 15 artist Fergus Carmichael (dir. Rhadinace) will be in-conversation with artist Emmie McLuskey following the screening Price: FREE Address and info: CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD / www.cca-glasgow.com / 0141 352 4900 Tickets: FREE – No need to book
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Somerset House, London
Rolling screening programme in The Pits: Friday, 13 June (4:30-8:30pm) and Saturday, 14 June (2-7pm) at Somerset House as part of Upgrade Yourself Festival Panel discussion in the Lancaster Room with artists Samara Addai and Jazmin Morris: Saturday, 14th June at 4:45-5:45pm as part of Upgrade Yourself Festival Price: FREE – BOOKING LINK TO BE ADDED Address and info: Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA / www.somersethouse.org.uk / 020 7845 4600 Tickets:Book tickets for Upgrade Yourself Festival
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Nottingham Contemporary
Date and time: Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at 6pm doors and bar, 6:30pm screening Price: FREE Address and info: Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB / www.nottinghamcontemporary.org / 0115 948 9750 Tickets: FREE – BOOK A TICKET
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CAST, Cornwall
Date and time: Saturday, 5th July, 10am – 8pm Price: FREE Address and info: Cornubian Arts & Science Trust (CAST), 3 Penrose Road, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8TP / castcornwall.art Tickets: FREE – No need to book – Find out more about the screening at CAST
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Spike Island, Bristol
Date and time: Thursday, 10 July 2025, 6-7pm Price: FREE Address and info: Associates Space, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Rd, Bristol BS1 6UX / spikeisland.org.uk Tickets: £3 – book a ticket
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Towner Eastbourne in partnership with Devonshire Collective’s Volta artists’ moving image forum
Date and time: Saturday, 19 July 2025, 11am – 1pm Price: FREE Address and info: Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ / www.townereastbourne.org.uk / 01323 434670 Tickets: FREE – BOOK A TICKET
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Date and time: Thursday, 24 July 2025, 6pm doors and bar, 6:30pm screening (Baltic Kitchen open till 6:30pm) Price: £6 / £4 Address and info: Cinema 1, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, S. Shore Rd, Gateshead NE8 3BA / baltic.art Tickets:BOOK TICKETS
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Full details with ticket links to follow. Join our mailing list to get alerted of dates and ticket info release.
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Produced by videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN). Supported by Arts Council England and Film London.
videoclub is an artists’ moving image platform showing artists’ work across the UK and internationally. We support artists through curated programmes, engaging the public through screenings, exhibitions, talks, residencies, and commissions. www.videoclub.org.uk
Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image, working in partnership to deliver a comprehensive programme including production award schemes, regular screenings, talks and events, as well as the prestigious annual Film London Jarman Award. www.filmlondon.org.uk/flamin
From Indo-futuristic museum to sonic archive, we presented a series of talks by artists and curators exploring Asian futurism in contemporary art practice, as part of Sudden Beams 3 at Dreamy Place Festival. Talks were presented in conjunction with 4A. I.: Elsewhere in India—an exhibition held at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Sydney, Australia. Together, these events expanded the exploration of Asian heritage and cultural identities through the lens of art and technology.
Speakers: Amrita Dhallu (Independent curator) Gary Zhexi Zhang (Artist) Elsewhere in India (Artists: Murthovic and Thiruda) Kinnari Saraiya (Curator, Somerset House & Guest Curator, arebyte Gallery) Morgan Sully, aka Memeshift (Artist, Musician & Curator, Latent Sonorities) Chair & Moderator: Michelle Rocha (Head of Touring, Factory International)
This programme was curated and produced by Platform Asia, videoclub and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, with support from Art Fund, Arts Council England, Creative Australia, Diversity Art Forum, The Chalk Cliff Trust, and People’s Postcode Trust. Special thanks to arebyte Gallery, Chinabot, and the teams at 4A and Dreamy Place Festival.
When referencing this programme in academic or curatorial research, please cite as follows: Platform Asia, Sudden Beams 3: Talks on Asian Futurism, Dreamy Place Festival 2024, The Old Market, Brighton, UK, in collaboration with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia, 27 October 2024.
For further inquiries or access to archival materials, please contact Platform Asia via email: info@platformasia.org.uk
Sudden Beams is Platform Asia’s annual programme platforming experimental and future-facing digital art practices emerging from South Asia, its diasporas, and neighbouring regions. To learn more, visit suddenbeams.com
Photo credit: Rosie Rowell.
Video production: Parable Film Co
Amrita Dhallu (Independent curator)
Gary Zhexi Zhang (Artist)
Elsewhere in India (Artists: Murthovic and Thiruda) & Kinnari Saraiya (Curator, Somerset House & Guest Curator, arebyte Gallery)
Morgan Sully, aka Memeshift (Artist, Musician & Curator, Latent Sonorities)
For ages 13-18 years. Free to participate. Monthly on Saturdays at Hove Museum of Creativity.
Discover the roots of filmmaking with artist Chahine Fellahi Take part in hands-on workshops where you’ll explore early film techniques and experiment with blending analogue and digital media. Reignite the spirit of curiosity and invention that shaped the beginnings of cinema.
Build new creative skills and be part of something bigger Learn more about Hove Museum’s unique film and media collection, and uncover the legacy of the Hove film pioneers. You’ll have the chance to try out the processes that led to today’s filmmaking, and contribute to exhibitions and events in the Days of Wonder programme.
The Wonder Club is part of Days of Wonder a three-year project exploring the heritage of film and media in Brighton & Hove. Produced by Corridor and videoclub in partnership with Brighton & Hove Museums and Screen Archive South East. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, BFI/Film Hub South East, and Legal & General.
February 17, 2025Gaps in the Light – Lila Dance, 2022 (still image from film)
videoclub will be participating in Light Up Crawley Festival on 28 February and 1 March, showing two films as part of the programme, Gaps in the Light by Lila Dance and WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future by Project Female.
Light Up Crawley Festival is coming to Crawley Town Centre on Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, designed to ignite Crawley with free, family-friendly cultural experiences. Collaborating with some of the UK’s leading digital creatives, the two-day festival of light and sound will transform familiar public spaces into vibrant hubs of interactive light art and performances. Find out more by clicking here.
Date and Location of film screenings: Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, 6pm to 10pm, former M&S building wall, The Pavement, Crawley.
Gaps in the Light by Lila Dance (2022)
Gaps in the Light – Lila Dance, 2022 (still image from film)
Jon, Claire, Mikey and Lucca are friends but do they really know each other? Stuck together, they close the door on their house for the last time; their lives interweave; small spaces become sanctuaries, cells, stages, studios, gyms and ballrooms. When the walls are crushing in and you can hear your neighbours secrets but you can’t join the party or leave, what’s your escape plan? Become someone new, transform your life and walk out into a brand new beginning.
WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future by Project Female (2023)
WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future – Project Female, 2023 (still image from film)
WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future is an exploration of how female protest shapes our world. Acknowledging the fight that has brought us to where we are today, our young women reflect on the events taking place around the world and how the reality of women being stripped of essential human rights impacts their vision of the future where perpetually fighting for female rights is an irrefutable necessity. ‘Warrior Women – Past, Present and Future’ is a series of co-created youth-led dance fusion pieces which offers an opportunity for young females to express their response to political and social changes happening across the world and process the impact of those changes on their feelings of choice and agency.
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The festival is jointly funded by Crawley Borough Council and National Lottery Project Funding from Arts Council England.
Underworld uncovers the fascinating, hidden history of the underground spaces beneath Brighton Railway Station, including the enigmatic Cab Road tunnel. Built in 1841 as a passageway for horse-drawn cabs, this Victorian marvel has fallen into disuse, but its mysteries continue to captivate. This exhibition sheds light on the untold stories of these subterranean spaces, revealing a forgotten world beneath the city’s bustling streets.
The Cab Road tunnel has long intrigued both locals and visitors. Yet its stories remain largely untold – until now. Underworld invites you to explore the rich heritage of these underground spaces, connecting you to Brighton’s unique past.
Between October 2024 and January 2025, volunteer researchers, led by Brighton historian Jackie Marsh-Hobbs, embarked on an incredible journey of discovery. Through walking tours, workshops, and archival visits, they delved into the station’s history, creating a digital archive and uncovering the hidden stories that form the foundation of this exhibition.
Underworld is a must-see exhibition for history buffs, locals, and anyone curious about the secrets hidden beneath the city.
An Underworld website will launch alongside the exhibition on 12th February.
Credits and thank yous
Thank you to Phoenix Community Centre & Phoenix Food Shop, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton Railway Rifle Club (Phil Hamerton and Ambre France), and Govia Thameslink.
The project was made possible by the valuable contribution of all the volunteers who participated – thank you to: Alex Epps, Carly Jupp, Carol Homewood, Daniel Fagg, Eileen Campbell, Geraldine Booth, Heather Holford, Jean Blemings, Keith Upton, Michael Collett, Michael Prendergast, Michael Sherred, Mike Anton, Stanislas Sauvage, Simon Cooper.
Many thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for supporting the project.
Curated and produced by videoclub and This is Wyld with Annis Joslin and Jackie Marsh-Hobbs.
October 12, 2024Image credit: Turntable Zoetrope, Annis Joslin courtesy of Screen Archive South East
A Saturday of hands-on play with film and digital media featuring experiments with animation, magic lantern slides and zine making. Perfect for curious families.
Get ready for an exciting journey into the world of filmmaking with artists and filmmakers. Dive into Brighton & Hove’s groundbreaking film history as you create your own animations, experience magic lantern slideshows, and experiment with zine making. Ideal for young people and families looking for a hands-on creative adventure!
The Marriotts Magic Lantern Show
10.30am and 12pm (performances last 45 minutes)
Free, limited spaces. Arrive early to avoid disappointment
Experience the wonders of a Magic Lantern show brought to life with words and music by Allan & Rene Marriott using original slides.
Zine Making
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Free, drop in
Make a simple zine inspired by the Days of Wonder exhibition and Hove Museum’s film and media collection.
Experimenting with Early Animation
2pm – 4pm
Free, drop in
Come and play with shadow, light, colour, animation and photography to creatively explore early filmmaking processes with Days of Wonder artists.
All Zinemaking and Early Animation activities devised collaboratively by Louise Conway, Chahine Fellahi and Annis Joslin.
The workshop programme runs alongside the Days of Wonder exhibition, which brings together four talented artists – including Sapphire Goss, Annis Joslin, Bella Okuya, and Connor Turansky – who have created engaging new artworks inspired and influenced by the remarkable film and media collections held at Hove Museum of Creativity and Screen Archive South East.
Days of Wonder is produced by Corridor and videoclub in partnership with Brighton & Hove Museums and Screen Archive South East with support from Arts Council England, Film Hub South East and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
