University of Leicester archaeologist shares insights into Penan culture for International Community Media Day

NETWORKED WORLD OF ‘ISOLATED’ BORNEO COMMUNITY REVEALED IN NEW MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION University of Leicester archaeologist shares insights into Penan culture for International Community Media Day An archaeologist at the University of Leicester has shed light on the connected nature of remote communities, including groups of hunter-gatherers in a new multimedia exhibition. In the installation, specially…

International Week of Doc Media Month

Monday 24th 6.00pm-8.00pm ‘Micro Cinema Monday‘ – free to view showcase of films from across the world on International Development. Films being screened from Haiti, USA, China, Kenya, Lesotho and India. Discuss the films with representatives of Skillshare International and the Andrew Green Foundation, who work in Haiti. In partnership with Citizens Eye Kenya and…

Doc Photo School Sunday Talks

Doc Photo School Sunday Talks by John Coster: 1. Sunday 16th November 2.00pm-4.00pm Doc Media Centre, Highcross ‘Photography and Images of Conflict Crimes’ This will be a talk about images that have been placed in the public domain that have exposed conflict crimes to the world. This will include Holocaust images, the Abu-Ghraib images of torture, Guantanamo Bay and Chinese…

Programme – Doc Media Month Week 2

Highlights coming up in Week 2 ‘Regional’ of Documentary Media Month…….. Monday 10th 6.00pm-8.00pm Reportage Club – an ‘in conversation’ with Beth Walsh, Freelance Photographer at the Leicester Mercury – free to attend. Tuesday 11th 6.00pm-8.00pm ‘Meet the Royal Anglian Regiment‘ event – includes photo exhibition images from recent parades, recreation and operations – free to attend. Wednesday 12th  10.00am-12.00pm Creative…

Saturday 8th Programme – Doc Media Centre

Open 11am-7.00pm Docfilm Showcase at the Doc Media Centre, Highcross – free  screenings. 11.00am – Voices 4 Change – young people’s film submissions about their communities. 12.00 ‘There Once Was An Island’ 80 mins feature documentary in support of the Homeless Film Festival. 2.00pm Presentation by Dr Anna Claydon, Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester – ‘Films, Disabilities and People‘. 3.00pm ‘St George’s…