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Peter Watkins: Resistance Isn’t Futile
In this illustrated introductory lecture, season curators William Fowler and James Bell will explore Peter Watkins’ life and work.
- Total running time 80min
Join season curators William Fowler and James Bell for this illustrated lecture. They will introduce and explore Watkins’ life, work and thinking on the role of the media and authority. Illustrated with extracts from Watkins’ films – including some rare material from the BFI National Archive – the talk will interrogate the complex legacy of one of British filmmaking’s truly singular figures.
James Bell
Tickets £6.50.
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