Document 9 Screening and Exhibition

Hope, memories, loss & community : Dalmarnock (Margaret Jaconelli) from chris leslie on Vimeo.

In October 2011 I have some screenings and an exhibition of my Glasgow work as part of the Document 9 Human Rights Film Festival in Glasgow.

I will be screening my short film on Margaret Jaconelli and her fight against eviction from Dalmarnock as part of an afternoon of discussion and debate as to what exactly the Commonwealth Games Legacy will be for the citizens of the East End of Glasgow. This will take place on Friday 21st October 2.30 – 4.30 in the CCA. An exhibition of photography from my previous and current Glasgow documentation project will be held at the Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, (accross from Stereo) in Glasgow from the 17th to the 23rd October – opening hours 12 noon – 12 pm.

Document is the only dedicated international human rights documentary film festival in Scotland. Held annually in October, we’re a grassroots initiative that aims to use film as an advocacy tool to raise the profile and promote debate of human rights & social issues across the globe. Document has built its reputation by screening films which critically engage with the world we live in at the start of the 21st century; stories at once personal and universal in significance, by emerging and established filmmakers from every country and culture. You can download a festival programme here >

The festival provides a unique platform that attracts Scottish, UK and international documentary filmmakers and promotes local and international discussion, cultural exchange and education. We screen a large and diverse selection of human rights films that are rarely shown in the UK to offer a broader understanding of issues often ignored by the mainstream media.

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