Saturday 25.7. / 13:30-15:30, HUB 123
How can we introduce film history to a generation growing up with short videos and social media? British artists and educators Claire Wearn and Annis Joslin from Corridor will present an original approach that connects early cinema with contemporary digital creation. Participants will discover the work of the Brighton School pioneers and respond to it through their own few-second sequences shot on mobile phones as part of a collective filmmaking relay.
The workshop combines archive film materials, optical toys, collage and simple animation techniques. Participants will experience the principles that shaped the birth of cinema and discover their surprising closeness to today’s forms of digital storytelling. The programme offers inspiration for teachers, educators and anyone interested in film education who is looking for new ways to introduce young audiences to film history through active creation.
Recommended for: Teachers, educators, cultural professionals interested in film, media and audiovisual education. Also suitable for festival visitors aged 10+
Lecturers: Claire Wearn, Annis Joslin (Corridor, Great Britain)
The programme will be translated.
Annis Joslin
Annis Joslin is a British filmmaker, visual artist and co-founder of Corridor. Her practice combines animation, drawing, photography, collage, performance and participatory work with audiences. She is particularly interested in projects that emerge from dialogue, collaboration and shared experience. In recent years, she has been involved in Days of Wonder, a project that revives the legacy of Brighton and Hove’s early film pioneers and explores new ways of introducing early cinema to contemporary audiences through workshops, exhibitions and experimental filmmaking.
Claire Wearn
Claire Wearn is a British curator, creative producer and co-founder of Corridor. Her work brings together contemporary art, photography, moving image and community practice. She has collaborated extensively with artists, festivals and cultural organisations, and served as Director of Brighton’s Photo Fringe festival from 2020 to 2025. Through Corridor, she develops projects that connect new audiences with visual art and film heritage, including Days of Wonder, a programme exploring early cinema and its contemporary creative reinterpretations.
