You can still see the launch night video on YouTube, click the button below.
Look forward to examples of media work from professionals and hobbyists, and short talks from filmmakers, theologians and other Christians working in media.
Running order for 7th November
Welcome
Short films by Jonathan Davies, Amanda Aiken, Katherine Johnson, Marcus Woods and Tom Rolley.
Talk "Looking For A Saviour?" by Mark Vasey-Saunders
Electronic music piece by Jan Gilhooley and music video by Meredith Johnson
Talks by Middle East Media and Christians In Media
Prayers for media industries
How to get involved in 2021 and a special offer for viewers
Dir. Amanda Aiken
Waves of small coloured glass pieces weave across screen. Shapes appear, merge, and disintegrate. There are patterns in the disorder. From the chaos a form is created.
Steve Cox: Chair of Christians in Media
Christians in Media is a UK network and community that supports, encourages and inspires Christians who work in, and with, media.
Steve is Chair of the Church and Media Network, which runs Christians in Media.
Dir. Jon Davies
“We are made to be creative”
A short poem exploring creativity and the journey it can take you on.
Dir. Jan Gilhooley
During the Coronavirus Lockdown I spent time making ambient electronic music and producing a few of short videos to accompany them. This is one of them filmed in my local park.
Dir. Katherine Johnson and Elizabeth Berry
A disconnected family is reminded of the joy of being together.
Dir. Meredith Johnson
A young woman makes a humorous analogy between ballet dancing and having a crush on a guy.
Middle East Media
An introduction to the work of Middle East Media, sowing seeds of transformation through media.
Dir. Tom Rolley
The staff from The Well multi-cultural resource centre devote themselves to helping immigrants in Glasgow. Many have had difficulty in fully adjusting to life in the UK. This short doc captures the impact the service is having on the local community.
Mark Vasey-Saunders
What does contemporary interest in superhero movies tell us about the way in which narratives of salvation and saviours continue to have significance in our Post Christendom culture?
Rev’d Dr Mark Vasey-Saunders is a tutor at St Hild College, teaching doctrine, ethics, and mission, and has an interest in questions of culture and formational narratives in church and world. He has watched more superhero movies than is good for anyone.
Dir. Marcus Wood
A story about Dana, a young Christian woman who is struggling with the news that her father's killer has just been released from prison, but can she practice the message she preaches when faced with the one person she's not willing to forgive?