So you’ve heard something about this event called Show & Tell and don’t really get it but you’re a curious creature!?  We decided that it was about time that we kept up a bit of a blog on what happens at Show & Tell so you can get to know it a bit better. 

This is the first time we’ve done a round up of what went down at Show & Tell Vol. 5 on 1 March and means that we can point you in the direction of some interesting people.

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

Frustrated at how games events; an industry all about play, imagination and loosing yourself in the moment often can be dry, boring and largely involving sitting still large conference rooms to chug through humdrum powerpoint presentations David Hayward spends his time putting on playful festivals that celebrate the independent and undiscovered side of games making. 

In Nottingham David works on a plethora of regular stuff from GameCity Nights an after-dark exploration of videogame culture organised by the fantabulous GameCity team to Gambling Lambs another monthly fixture celebrating interesting and unknown board games. 

He shared with us his love of indie games like the frustratingly addictive cult-classic QWOP a game about running forwards which as the maker explains escews that ‘fantasies of control’ that form the backbone of most beat-em ups, 1st person shooters and other button bashers for ‘fantasies of powelessness’.

More recently David curated and ran Bit of Alright down in the big smoke (London Town), an event about game design.  Lovingly made, the event was a huge success and had audiences and games designers finding new ways to make play together; from playing Ordungswissenschaft a game about bureauocracy and following orders, to Jousting with lemons or designing games with pebbles and strips of paper.

David is also one of the co-founders of Nottinghack a 2000 sq. ft open workshop and co-working space in Sneinton and a Show & Tell favourite who chatted to us at Show & Tell Vol. 1

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

Wendy Honeyman-Smith one of the directors behind Sneinton Market came to share with us some of the produce you might find on a Saturday at Nottingham City’s newest market place.  Sneinton Market has occupied a place at the heart of Nottingham’s community for over 150 years, originally a bustling wholesale veg market in recent years it fell into disuse.

For the past few years the market has been in the hands on a community traders association, run by a small team of volunteers.  Putting on crafts markets with traders like Curiosity Haus to local food initiatives such as the Transition Market.  Last year Sneinton Market underwent a huge regeneration scheme, that featured a public art project by award-winning artist Neville Gabie (artist-in-residence at the Olympic Park) called Orchard. 

The marketplace now has 8 apple trees planted in the square and over 109 varieties that have been adopted by residents in Sneinton and St Anns as part of Gabie’s Apple Tree Adoption Network which has now become an urban Orchard.  The market sits alongside the newly renovated Victoria Leisure Centre too five minutes walk from the Hockley area of Nottingham.

Wendy explained that “the regeneration of the market is more than just restoring the architectural space of a local market, it is about restoring local food chains and the social heart of a community.” 

If you want to find out more about Sneinton Market, how to get a stall, get involved in the running of the market or to use the space for an event visit the website or you can subscribe to Sneinton Market on Facebook.

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

Jamie Rhodes, part of the filmmaking collective Donkey Stone Films told us about their forthcoming film festival project theHomeless Film Festival and how they want to use the growing industry of film to tackle the ever-growing issue of homelessness.

The Homeless Film Festival will tour 10 independent cinemas across the UK from April 2012; featuring the best films related to homelessness, bring together homeless communities, filmmakers and support organisations to celebrate the great work that is being done and create a space to share ideas about future challenges.

This festival is close to Donkey Stone Films’ heart, they regularly work with people experiencing homelessness to make beautiful film projects, like this one below.  A short documentary about the Homeless World Cup.

Homeless World Cup Finale from Donkey Stone Films on Vimeo.

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

Continuing with a bit of filmmaker spotlight, we caught up with Ben Wigley director of production company Artdocs and maker of award-winning documentary PS Your Mystery Sender at the beginning of his journey through making his first feature-length documentary. 

Ben and producer Anna Griffin have been selected for the prestigious Documentary Campus Masterschool a European development programme to develop Paa Joe: Dead not Buried a documentary that follows Paa Joe, a Ghananian fantasy coffin maker as he trys to save his business through seeking success in the contemporary art world.

Ben and Anna will be offering insight into the process of getting the film made and will be blogging here and you can also find it on Directors Notes and Shooting People.

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

Wellington Films stopped by to tell us about their latest feature documentary A Man’s Story a film 12 years in the making about the pioneering Saville Row tailor and ‘The Coolest Man on Earth’ Ozwald Boateng.  There is going to be a special one-night only screening of the film at Broadway Cinema with a Q & A with the Director and the producers from Wellington Films.

Photo Credit: Ashley Bird www.ashleybird.com

After all that and a quick beer break, David Hayward showed us his favourite graphicless physical video gameJohann Sebastian Joust.  The aim of the game is to jostle your opponents’ controller whilst protecting your own all set the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. 

As the music gets faster your controller becomes less sensitive and as it gets slower it becomes more sensitive, resulting in some pretty serious Resevoir Dogs style standoffs and improvised choreography.  Some video to follow!

So that was a bit of a taster of Show & Tell.  It happens the first Thursday of every month out of Broadway Cinema it is different each time but its all about celebrating the amazing stuff that goes on in the city but is often difficult to find and now you have no excuse!

THU 1 MARCH 2012, 6PM
BROADWAY MEZZ BAR

Hot on the heels of Vol. 4, Show & Tell returns to Broadway Cinema with an eclectic mix of goings on from our fair city. 

With

**GENERAL IDEAS**

Benjamin Wigley @benjaminwigley

David Hayward @nachimir

Homeless Film Festival @HomelessFilmFst / @DonkeyStoneFilm

Wellington Films @WellingtonFilms

Sneinton Market http://sneintonmarket.co.uk/

Martyn West

+ more TBC

**GENERAL IDEAS**

General Announcements is our new segment, it’s there for folks who maybe don’t want to command a full Show & Tell slot but have something they want people to know about.  If you’ve got a flyer that you want to thrust into people’s hands or want to connect with people for a forthcoming project then this section is for you.

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Broadway based Ben Wigley, the filmmaker behind the award-winning PS Your Mystery Sender and director of production company Artdocs that creates content for the likes of Tate Channel, National Trust and the BBC will join us to tell us about his latest project.

Ben has been selected for the prestigious Documentary Campus Masterschool 2012 to develop his most recent production; a feature-length documentary in development called: ‘Paa Joe: Dead Not Buried’. This is a story about a pioneer of the Ghanaian fantasy coffin trade, who seeks international success in the contemporary art world in order to save his livelihood as a coffin maker. 

We catch up with Ben at this beginning of his journey, he will be talking about the film, showing us an sneak preview trailer and tell you how you can follow his progress and support the film throughout 2012.

 

David Hayward is big into games; especially the little ones that are playful and made independently.  He runs and works on a whole bunch of games events, gatherings and festivals all around the country including @gamecamp, monthly Nottingham event @gamblinglambs and most recently A Bit of Alright in the big smoke. 

David will talk about some of his favourite indie games, what is happening in Nottingham in the way of independent games being made on home soil and throughout the night there will be a chance to play this awesome graphicless game Johann Sebastian Joust! by Die Gute Fabrik.

 

Jamie Rhodes will be talking about Donkey Stone Films’ latest project, The Homeless Film Festival. Homeless people attended filmmaking workshops at Broadway Cinema and created a short film. Their film, along with some of the best films related to homelessness from around the world, will screen at venues nationwide throughout April 2012. Jamie will talk about the work so far, and how you can get involved.

 

A MAN’S STORY is the fifth feature film from Broadway-based Wellington Films. Their previous work includes the BAFTA-nominated LONDON TO BRIGHTON and Cannes debut BETTER THINGS.

A MAN’S STORY was filmed over 12 years by director Varon Bonicos, unrestrictedly exploring the life and work of British fashion designer and icon Ozwald Boateng - the youngest and first black tailor to open a shop on Savile Row. The film is studded with a whole host of celebrities, with whom Ozwald has worked, including Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Laurence Fishburne, Paul Bettany and Prince Charles. Producer Al Clark will give us a preview of the trailer and tell the story of how to find the story from over 500 hours of footage.

It will be screened at Broadway on Saturday March 24th for one night only with a Q&A with the director and producers.

 

Many people in Nottingham have strong memories of place associated with Sneinton Market, and it has been a destination ‘down Hockley’ for 160 years. A social company since 2008, the Directors have spent many hours in meetings with consultants and the City Council to design its future. 

Running an outdoor market has been a steep learning curve, and early Saturday starts have put off many aspiring volunteers!  But Sneinton Market belongs to several different communities.  At ‘Show and Tell’, Wendy Honeyman-Smith, one of the community of directors will talk about a few wares that tell the story of Sneinton Market’s future, and open up a space for others to get involved in supporting the future of the market.

 

SMALL SCREENS
MARTYN WEST - A WALK THROUGH TIME
Shot on mobile phone this film captures a year in the walking life of sonic artist Martyn West.  The film looks to the ground and Martynt’s feet turning the earth through changing textures, terrains and seasons.  West’s composed soundtrack of sythesisers and old tape echo machines attempts to capture the changing landscapes, pace and tempo of regular walking. 

Soon after starting work on this project Martyn was diagnosed with prostrate cancer and underwent surgery three times during the year. The film has become a video/musical diary of his emotional journey and recovery; it also proved to be an invaluable preoccupation that helped get him through a difficult year.

THU 2 FEBRUARY 2012, 6PM
BROADWAY MEZZ BAR

Join us for Vol. 4 of the Show & Tell series at Broadway Cinema for an evening of inspiring, weird and wonderful tales from people doing great things in Nottingham.

With

**General Announcements**

Nottingham Lindyhop @nottmlindyhop

Exile http://www.myspace.com/midsr

Primary https://www.facebook.com/weareprimary

TEDxNottingham @TedxNottingham

Trace https://www.facebook.com/TraceNottingham

+ more TBC

+ Show & Tell Cocktails

Michelle Bowen from Primary, Nottingham’s newest and most permanent artist studio complex, will talk about the future plans for the building as the first round of studio residents settle in and they open applications for the second round.

Nottingham Lindyhop will be cutting up all the rugs around Broadway showing off their moves with an impromptu lindyhop circle jam and Lisa will tell us a little about the history of lindyhop and swing dance.

Musician / Producer / Software-abuser Exile (formerly MIDSR) will be showing and playing a micro-set with the electronic instrument (and light show) Tenori-on and passing it round for you to have a play too.

 

Iain Botteril will be giving it a bit of Show & Tell about TEDx Nottingham they, like us, think there are some ‘Hidden Heroes’ in and around Nottingham doing inspiring things.  As such they are organising a unique conference to celebrate and share great ideas.  Iain will talk about the history of TED, why now is the time for Nottingham to join the TED community and how to apply as a speaker.

 

Artist and photographer Trish Evans will be coming to talk about Trace, an international project that fuses photography with parkour to create beautiful images of the traceurs that find playful ways of exploring and navigating urban spaces.

 

Have you got something to Show? Tell us about it showtell@broadway.org.uk

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