Spoken Image

As part of the region-wide Adaptation project, 12 Northwest filmmakers were commissioned to interpret short literary texts as stand-alone films, all premiering at this event. Featuring the poetry of Simon Armitage, David Constantine, Julian Daniel, Joolz Denby, Mike Garry, Gaia Holmes, Segun Lee French, Shamshad Khan and Rebecca Goss, alongside short stories by Tim Cooke, Zoe Sharpe and Rob Shearman. With films by Sarah Eyre, Gwen Osmond, Kate Jessop, Charlotte Caetano, Scott Davenport, Sharon Keighley, Mark Haig, Fiona Collins, Christine Flannery, Lisa Risbec, Rob Dunne and Tom O’Grady. Screenings were accompanied by live readings from Chris Woods and Diana Syder.