Parallel History Documentary Screening

Thursday 13 October 2022

6:15 pm : Main stage

Seated

16+

Tickets

General admission: Free but ticket booking is essential

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If you can no longer attend the event, please contact [email protected] so that we can release the tickets.

Event times
Doors: 6.15pm
Film starts [pts 1,2 & 3]: 7.00pm
Intermission: 8.15pm
Film continues: 8.30pm
Panel discussion: 9.20pm
Networking: 9.50pm
Doors close: 10.15pm

Produced by Sharon Walia, Chris Breese and Dennis Davis. In partnership with Hyson Green Youth Club.

The Parallel History Project focusses on the experiences of the second generation Windrush migrants who were born and grew up here in Nottingham, now in their 50’s and 60’s. Having spent a lifetime here, being classified as British, often not feeling quite English, creating and living a ‘Parallel history’ to many of their counterparts. Arguably, this group of people have had a profound impact on British culture in modern times. The documentary looks to begin to tell their story.

The documentary is split into five parts;

  1. School Days – Chronicles experiences and expectation around education at the time
  2. Community Development – Looks at the atmosphere that lead to the need to create community organisations and community support structures.
  3. Social commentary from participants who are over 60 years of age, with an emphasis on music, fashion and the social climate
  4. Social commentary from participants who were over 50 years of age, with an emphasis on music, fashion and the social climate
  5. Black Women – What was it like being Black and female.  What were some of the experiences and expectations?

 

Accessibility
Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

Ticket holders will be allocated seats on arrival. If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected]. Groups should book together and not seperately.

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Parallel History Documentary Screening

If you can no longer attend the event, please contact [email protected] so that we can release the tickets.

Event times
Doors: 6.15pm
Film starts [pts 1,2 & 3]: 7.00pm
Intermission: 8.15pm
Film continues: 8.30pm
Panel discussion: 9.20pm
Networking: 9.50pm
Doors close: 10.15pm

Produced by Sharon Walia, Chris Breese and Dennis Davis. In partnership with Hyson Green Youth Club.

The Parallel History Project focusses on the experiences of the second generation Windrush migrants who were born and grew up here in Nottingham, now in their 50’s and 60’s. Having spent a lifetime here, being classified as British, often not feeling quite English, creating and living a ‘Parallel history’ to many of their counterparts. Arguably, this group of people have had a profound impact on British culture in modern times. The documentary looks to begin to tell their story.

The documentary is split into five parts;

  1. School Days – Chronicles experiences and expectation around education at the time
  2. Community Development – Looks at the atmosphere that lead to the need to create community organisations and community support structures.
  3. Social commentary from participants who are over 60 years of age, with an emphasis on music, fashion and the social climate
  4. Social commentary from participants who were over 50 years of age, with an emphasis on music, fashion and the social climate
  5. Black Women – What was it like being Black and female.  What were some of the experiences and expectations?

 

Accessibility
Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

Ticket holders will be allocated seats on arrival. If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected]. Groups should book together and not seperately.

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