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Migration Museum Film Club

 

We are launching a new Migration Museum Film Club at the Migration Museum at The Workshop.

We will be screening a series of films that shed light on different aspects of Britain’s migration story. We have selected these films either because of their relevance to our current exhibition, No Turning Back: Seven Migration Moments that Changed Britain, or because they explore more general issues of immigration and emigration.

Where possible, film screenings will be accompanied by a short interview and discussion with one of the
people involved in the making of the film – director, producer, actor or writer. Our provisional screening schedule is below, with more films and screenings to be announced in due course.

These screenings will be ticketed events – see the event pages for each screening below to book tickets via Eventbrite. Prices will vary depending on the film, but will not exceed £8.50 (excluding Eventbrite booking fee). Drinks and nibbles will be available in return for a small donation

We look forward to seeing you at a Film Club screening soon!

Migration Museum Film Club – schedule:

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Wednesday 29 November, 7pm

Stranger in Paradise (2016), plus Q&A with director Guido Hendrikx
Thursday 11 January 2018, 6.30pm
The director of Stranger in Paradise, Guido Hendrikx, will be present to answer questions after the screening, when he will be interviewed by Sir Nicholas Blake. The film is being shown through the generous support of the Goethe-Institut, Princes Gate, London, which is also responsible for enabling Mr Hendrikx to attend the screening.

Fire At Sea (2016) and Liquid Traces (2014)
Tuesday 20 March 2018, 6.30pm
Fire at Sea will be shown after a screening of Liquid Traces: The left-to-die boat case, an 18-minute-long video, which the director, Lorenzo Pezzani, will introduce. Both films deal, though in very different ways, with the current Mediterranean migrant situation. Fire at Sea and Liquid Traces are being shown through the generous support of the Goethe-Institut, Princes Gate, London.

Babylon (1980)
SCREENING POSTPONED
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, the screening of Babylon originally scheduled for Thursday 7 December 2017 is being postponed and will now take place in the new year. We apologies for any inconvenience caused. If you have already bought a ticket for this event, we will be in touch to offer you a full refund and we will notify you as soon as we have a replacement date.

More film screenings to follow – we will update this page with details as soon as we have confirmation.

Martin Roth, 1955–2017

Truly sorry to hear the news, earlier this week, of the death of Martin Roth, ex-director of the V&A, a distinguished friend of the MMP and a huge source of support, sound advice and inspiration to us, as he was to many in the arts and heritage world. The German foreign minister described him well when calling him ‘a cultural visionary and a true fighter for tolerance and openness to the world’. He will be sorely missed.

To read more, visit these pages for an obituary and an appreciation.

Migration Museum at The Workshop

Our Migration Museum at The Workshop is now closed. We will be moving to an exciting new venue in Lewisham in 2020, where we will stage a dynamic programme of exhibitions, events and education workshops. The Migration Museum in Lewisham will open in February 2020 – more details to be announced soon. 

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