The GRAMNet Film Series 2011/12 will begin this October with a screening of ‘Tawona’s Story’, a documentary looking into the lives of African migrants living in Glasgow.

The film is the first of a series of eight, all of which will be screen at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) on Sauchiehall Street. All screenings will be followed by informal discussions, Q&A sessions and forums.

The series is run by the Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet), in collaboration with the Black and Ethnic Minorities Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS), with the support of the newly formed         Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN).

The ethos underpinning the series this year is ‘Think Global, Act Local’ and they will showcase films and documentaries relating to the issues surrounding migration, immigration and social justice.

The films being screened this year are: 

12 Oct   -              Tawona’s Story

16 Nov  -              The Arrivals

14 Dec   -              The Deported

                                The Returnee

29 Feb   -              The Broadest Shoulders

                                One Way, A Tuareg Journey

21 Mar  -              She, A Chinese

11 Apr   -              Dooman River

23 May -              Immigrant Nation!: the Battle for the Dream

20 Jun   -              The Art of Flight

 

You can download the full screenings brochure here.

First published: 22 September 2011

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