Five documentaries that have helped to move the conversation about mental health forward, and have allowed viewers to gain greater insight into certain conditions through the personal experiences of others. Some of these documentaries feature famous faces, and some focus on the lives of those outside the public eye, but each film has its own … More
2680 out of 7000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. Only a few hundred languages have genuinely been given a place in education systems and the public domain, and less than a hundred are used in the digital world.
International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. In 2019, the United Nations declared The Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness and recognise the important cultural value that they bring to our world.
The UN has proclaimed 2022-2032 the International Decade of Indigenous Languages to draw global attention on the critical situation of many indigenous languages.
This is a great time to focus on planning screenings of films not in the English language, learn about the challenges Indigenous languages face by connecting people through language and culture through film.
February is LGBT+ History Month in the United Kingdom. It’s a month to celebrate the heritage, culture and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex self-defining groups.
Activists and allies can support by:
This is a presentation by audience development specialist Heather Maitland on how to expand your audience.
In this article the author breaks down data about visits to institutions by people from different socio-economic class for us to understand how to make venues more accessible.
In this comment piece Danny Leigh looks at the experience of low socio-economic groups in film and cinema in Britain today.
In this article Dave O’Brien looks at how to tackle class discrimination in the creative industries.
This report explores ways to bring creative industries in to more sustainable practices for community venues.
The social class of cinema audiences is a subject that is not widely discussed. This piece explores exit polls from cinema showings, and talks about the implications of this work.
This resource is a report on engaging refugees and asylum seekers in museums looking at the impact of a number of programmes in the North of England.
