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Interdisciplinary practice-based and theoretical work involving the intersection between film and ethics in the context of moving image research.

Film Cultures cluster investigates film histories, national cinemas, and various aspects of cinema as an institution.

Film Philosophy boasts research not only within two main schools of Western philosophy (continental and analytic) but in Eastern thought.

Film Practice investigates the formal, ethical, and philosophical processes of moving image production and exhibition.

Challenging not only the Global North canons of films, filmmakers, and film scholars but also the underpinnings of film studies as a discipline.

This project reframes ecology, cinema and wellbeing through the lens of Daoist philosophy, challenging Western-centric film theory and philosophy.

This project explores autism as a condition with benefits, using cinema to examine body language, its history, and its representation on screen.

Exploring the rise of deserts as cinematic settings in Euro-American war and sci-fi films, reflecting themes of heat and environmental decline.

Island (2017) is an award-winning documentary exploring end-of-life experiences, created with hospice patients on the Isle of Wight.

This project explores how iconic images move from national contexts into global circulation, examining their ethical impact and audience engagement.

This project explores how films depict peacemaking, conscientious objection and pacifism, and their role in wider peace movements.

A series of short documentaries by young filmmakers across five countries, exploring displacement and lived experiences through global storytelling.

A multi-faceted project that builds robust & unifying connections between the academic, creative industry & cultural heritage sectors in India & UK