George Magner is a filmmaker and creative learning facilitator, and the creative lead of Our Lives Inside [Working Title]: a series of research-led audiovisual projects telling the stories of imprisoned people through their own prisms of experience. The prison community exists within substantial firewalls: practical, technological, legal and conceptual. Negotiating these firewalls to work presents considerable creative, methodological and ethical challenges.

Building on award-winning research with prisoners across the UK, Our Lives Inside aims to develop a “co-authorship” model that will enable imprisoned participants to contribute directly to our next generation of projects. In this talk, George aims to establish the principles of an ethical framework of co-authorship; upon which we will build a safe, equitable space for our imprisoned participants — and eventually, our audiences – to fill.

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 3rd May 2024 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards. 

The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.

Address:
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX

Directions:
The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.

The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted. 

For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.

*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.