Film Theatre & Television Archives - Engagement and Impact

Changing perceptions of disability through film

A project designed to bring the work of experimental filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin to new audiences online is changing attitudes towards disability, accessibility, and art. With cinemas and galleries across the...Read More >

We Make Film: filmmaking, creativity and disability in urban India

An 80-minute feature documentary produced by Reading’s Dr Shweta Ghosh as part of her practice-led research is being used to highlight the urgent need for more inclusive and accessible filmmaking...Read More >

Exploring Brazil’s artistic and political history through cinema

In the early 1990s, Brazilian film production had effectively shut down. Just a few years later it had recovered to become the burgeoning industry it is today. Professor Lúcia Nagib’s...Read More >

Uncovering museums’ hidden stories

Researchers from the University of Reading are exploring creative approaches to public engagement with previously hard-to-reach archival and museum collections. Some historical materials are easier to curate and display than...Read More >

Tropicalia and beyond: Dialogues in Brazilian film history

The Brazilian Tropicália movement of the 1960s is traditionally associated with music and the visual arts, but Dr Stefan Solomon’s research has highlighted the significance of cinema in the mix….Read More >

War Child: Meditating on an archive

War Child, conceived by Dr Teresa Murjas of the department of Film, Theatre and Television, is a digital project about the Evacuee Archive held by the Museum of English Rural…Read More >