"Film and TV archives only give us part of the picture. This is an opportunity to hear from two people who are adept at navigating these collections, and drawing out the untold stories which can fall through the gaps.”
Nirmal Puwar and I were part of a talk organised by Ian Francis of Flatpack. We also discussed our experiences of working with cine archive. The talk is now available to view on Vimeo and you can view it by clicking here.
Nirwal is Reader in Sociology, at Goldsmiths, University of London and the author of 'Space Invaders: race, gender and bodies out of place' (2004). Nirwal’s formative Coventry cinema experiences formed the basis of a collaborative series of short films and exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery