NEW! Study Days for schools
Life In Modern Britain: migration, identity & democracy.
A new cross-curricular study day aimed at KS3 and KS4, exploring themes of migration, democracy, rights, and identity in modern Britain through archive film.
Fri 10 Oct: 10:00 – 14:30
Ages 12+ (advisory)
The event is primarily aimed at pupils of KS3 & KS4 History and Citizenship but will also be suitable for those studying Politics, PSHE and Sociology.
From political propaganda to more personal accounts of the times, the morning session will take students on a journey through modern Britain from WWII to the 1980s looking at a range of archive films from the BFI National Archive that offer the perspectives of people who shaped modern Britain, spotlighting a range of experiences and voices. Archive films from this period will be discussed through guided learning activities, and in the context of cross-curricular topics of migration, identity, democracy, and media.
For the afternoon session we will be looking closer to home. Starting with an archive film (courtesy of Screen Archive South East) and speaker focussing on the Pestalozzi Project, started in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, followed by content focussing on current immigration and refugees. Details are still in the process of being confirmed so may change.
All tickets are £3 for students and free for accompanying staff. To reserve spaces for your school or group please email a member of the BFI’s education team using this email: [email protected]
You can read about this event on the BFI’s website, here.
And if you have any questions at all please email me, Anthony Gates:
[email protected]
Study Days for sixth form and colleges
Led by a team of expert lecturers and professionals, our study days include a film screening (in our luxurious screen 1), supported with lectures and Q&As designed to support a range of BTEC / A-Level film and media students.
Days start at 10:00 and finish around 15:00.
Tickets cost £10 per student, accompanying staff are free.
This year we’ve had: I Am A Killer (with production team), Get Out + TAPE Collective shorts, Black Panther and Vertigo days. And most recently, in association with the BFI, Production Isn’t Everything Careers Day & Future Film Fetsival: South East Edition.
Study days for this academic year are all over now, but will start up again after Summer in October. Please email me (email below) if you’d like to discuss your school’s or college’s needs, or would like to know whats coming up before it lands on the website.
For any queries or to book places for your school or college, please contact our education manager Anthony via email: [email protected]
Want to watch a film linked to a module or class topic? Reward your group at the end of term with a screening? Want to showcase your group’s own productions, on the big screen? Ask about our private education screenings.
Want to inspire the next generation of filmmakers or spice up a familiar topic, get your students more engaged with a topic? We can hold small filmmaking workshops at your school or activity group with a screening at Depot of the results. Bespoke to your topic and level of skill.
We can offer a combination of any of the above; you choose the topic, the film and we’ll put together an tailor-made event for you.
For any questions, queries or ideas for projects, please contact our education manager, Anthony via email: [email protected]
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Activities for Home Education
Looking for creative activities for your children? We can create bespoke projects in filmmaking, photography and animation for your group.
Get in touch with me, Anthony Gates, if you’d like to discuss ideas and costs etc… [email protected]
