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The Afterlight: a film of immortals en route to oblivion
Assembling movie clips from across space and time, Charlie Shackleton’s collage film sees cinematic icons and bit-players alike convene at a watering hole named The Afterlight. It’s one answer to the question: what do the dead do all day?
By Jonathan Romney
Approaching Shadows and a game-changing, people-centred model for film production
By Clare Baines
5 things to watch this weekend – 1 to 3 July
By Samuel Wigley
Time at the bar: how every scene in EastEnders’ Queen Vic pub became an epic film event
By Matthew Harle
All about StoryTrails, a new immersive storytelling project drawing inspiration from the UK’s moving image archive
All about StoryTrails, a new immersive storytelling project drawing inspiration from the UK’s moving image archiveNitram: a sensitive cautionary tale against lax gun laws
By Carmen Gray
There’s no Greek weird wave: Jacqueline Lentzou on Moon, 66 Questions
By Georgia Korossi
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