CONFERENCE
FUTURE PRESENCE Documentary Practices & Possibilities A two day conference organised by Newcastle University’s Institute for Creative Arts Practice and Amber Film & Photography Collective, to complement the “For Ever Amber” exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery.
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10 - 11 JULY 2015 Conference Venue: Room 32, Barbara Strang Teaching Centre (formerly Bedson Building) Newcastle University Building No. 21 on campus map, Pedestrian access via Armstrong Lane £30/£25 students
CONFERENCE ITINERARY: Friday 10 July
Saturday 11 July Contemporary Practices: Openings and New Opportunities
Past Practices: Context and Critique Morning Session
Morning Session 9.30 - 10.00
Registration and Refreshments
10.00 – 10.05
Welcome and Introductions Professor Eric Cross, Director, Newcastle University Institute for Creative Arts Practice & Dr Ian McDonald, Senior Lecturer in Film Practice, Newcastle University & documentary filmmaker
10.05 – 10.15
Overview: Graeme Rigby, Amber Films & Photography Collective
10.15 - 10.45
PHOTOGRAPHY: Presentation by Ian Macdonald (Greatham Creek, Tees Estuary, Blast Furnace)
10.45 - 11.15
PHOTOGRAPHY: Presentation by Keith Pattison (Easington August 1984)
11.15 – 12.15
Panel Discussion and Q&A with Ian Macdonald, Keith Pattison; Graeme Rigby
12.15 – 1.00
Screening: Writing in the Sand (Amber Films, 1991, 45 mins),
13.00 – 13.30
Lunch
Afternoon Session
9.30 - 10.00
Refreshments
10.00 - 10.30
Developing documentary practice & pedagogy: The role of the University Ian McDonald, Senior Lecturer in Film Practice, Newcastle University & documentary filmmaker
10.30 - 12.00
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Verso Images presentation of Grozny: Nine Cities Olga Kravets, Maria Morina, Anna Shpakova, Oksana Yushko, Verso Images. Followed by Panel Q&A chaired by Graeme Rigby, Amber Film & Photography Collective
12.00 – 12.30
Lunch
12.30 - 14.00 12.30 – 13.00: 13.00 – 14.00
Option 1: Screenings Student Short Docs: A series of short docs produced by MA Media students at Newcastle University. Today I’m With You (Amber Films, 2010, 53 mins)
12.30 – 14.00:
Option 2: Guided Tour Guided tour of the For Ever Amber exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery. (15min walk from conference venue)
Afternoon Session
13.30 - 14.30 14.30 - 15.00
Screening: Handsworth Songs, (Black Audio 1986, 61 mins),
15.00 - 15.30
FILM: Black Audio presentation on its 80s work/workshop movement production. John Akomfrah & Lina Gopaul, Smoking Dogs Films
15.30 - 16.00
Panel Q&A: Ellin Hare, John Akomfrah & Lina Gopaul; Ian McDonald (chair)
16.00 – 16.15 16.15 - 17.00
Refreshments
17.00 - 17.45
“Researching Amber - The promise of an oppositional arts: the enduring relevance of the Amber Collective” Robert Hollands, Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University John Vail, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Newcastle University
18.00
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FILM: Amber presentation on its 80s work/workshop movement production Ellin Hare, Amber Films & Photography Collective
Panel of the Documented A discussion with individuals whose lives and communities have been documented in films and photography projects linked to works held in the AmberSide Collection. Ellin Hare (chair)
14.15 - 14.45 FILM: Presentation by Amber of From Us To Me Ellin Hare, Amber Films & Photography Collective (chair) 14.45 - 15.45 Panel Discussion - the use of archive works in contemporary documentary Ellin Hare, Graeme Rigby, Amber Films & Photography Collective (chairs) with John Akomfrah & Lina Gopaul, Smoking Dogs Films 15.45 – 16.00
Refreshments
16.00 - 16.45
Open discussion on future possibilities for documentary practice. Ian McDonald and Peter Taylor (Director, Berwick Film & Media-Arts Festival)
17.00
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