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When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.

How have witches been characterized and shown across the history of film, television, and culture? How has this representation changed and evolved? And most importantly, what is going on just beneath the surface?

This feature documentary shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: when it's life or death, what do women see that men don't?

When Miss Flower died in 2019, a suitcase packed with hundreds of 1960s and 1970s love letters, written to her by smitten men, was found in her London flat. Based on the discovery, this special event features the film The Extraordinary Miss Flower, a danced response by Deep Roots Tall Trees Dancetheatre led by Neil Paris and, finally, a movement workshop led by Neil Paris. This is a special matinee event at The Queen Victoria Hall and features the film, a danced response and a movement workshop.

One of the most controversial photographers of his time, Martin Parr’s images often have the power to both amuse and leave us ever so slightly uncomfortable, caught between laughter and the uneasy recognition of ourselves in his uncompromising portrait of consumer society.”