School of Global Health

Programme

2 Apr. 2025, 14:00-16:45

Mental health short films: Today's mental health challenges

This short film programme features six films that explore the complexities of mental health, from personal to societal concerns, across genres.

8 Apr. 2025, 11:00-12:00

Abortion access in Europe: Roundtable with activist Mara Clarke

In this roundtable event, abortion rights activist Mara Clarke will discuss the state of abortion access in Europe and her experience providing support to people seeking abortions throughout Europe and in the U.S.

8 Apr. - 13 Apr. 2025

Cellular Decisions / Art exhibition by Arendse Reeh

‘Cellular Decisions’ is an exhibition by artist and anthropologist Arendse Reh that seeks to foster an alternative conversation about abortion and move away from the binary opinionated debate in the U.S.

8 Apr. 2025, 16:00-19:00

Zurawski v. Texas / The state of abortion rights in the US

This critically acclaimed film follows the cases of three women in Texas who were denied medically necessary abortion care, meanwhile facing life-threatening pregnancy complications.

8 Apr. 2025, 19:30-21:30

OnlyFans: The New Sex Workers / Sex work in the digital age

Online platforms like MYM and OnlyFans have revolutionized sex work, empowering individuals to take control of their careers and identities.

9 Apr. 2025, 16:30-19:00

Global health leaders: Living with disability

This short film programme highlights the experiences of people living with physical disabilities in diverse contexts in Burkina Faso, Syria, the Pacific Islands, the UK, and Bolivia/Denmark.

10 Apr. 2025, 16:30-19:30

The Illusion of Abundance + To Remedy the Damage: Indigenous Surveillance of the Territory / Indigenous resistance

The Illusion of Abundance is a documentary that spotlights the stories of those who dare to fight against the industries’ violations of human rights and the struggle for their own survival.

11 Apr. 2025, 14:00-15:00

Masterclass: Filmmaking and social change

The director of I Am Belmaya, Sue Carpenter, will host a masterclass on issues contained within the film

11 Apr. 2025, 16:30-18:30

Visibly Invisible + Gaza: Trapped in Hell / Palestine evening

‘Gaza: Trapped in Hell’ offers a unique insight into a Gaza left in uninhabitable ruins.

11 Apr. 2025, 19:00-21:00

Shrinking Space / Palestine evening

Shrinking Space provides an insight into the conditions for humanitarian and civil society organizations in Palestine: Israel imposes restrictions on NGOs and UN organizations offering aid.

12 Apr. 2025, 16:00-19:00

Impure / First Period - stigma and empowerment

June, a twelve-year-old Kenyan girl, is bluntly confronted with the realities of exclusion, shame, and stigma around menstruation when she experiences her first menstruation while attending school.

12 Apr. 2025, 19:15-21:30

I am Belmaya / A woman's lens into her own life

This semi-autobiographical documentary chronicles how young Nepali filmmaker Belmaya uses a camera to empower and free herself in a society dominated by her husband and family.

13 Apr. 2025, 16:45-19:15

Simon of the Mountain / Who defines who you are?

‘Simon of the Mountain’ is a fictional coming-of-age story, starring and centering a group of young people with intellectual disabilities in South America as they navigate the path to adulthood.