POETRY FILM: THE GREAT FIRE OF OXFORD MILLS - BY HAFSAH ANEELA BASHIR
Audio from the poetry film 'The Great Fire Of Oxford Mills' - by award winning Manchester-based poet, playwright, producer and curator, Hafsah Aneela Bashir.
This film features an introduction from Hafsah, who visits the now-demolished site where Oxford Mills once stood, to contemplate special memories of family, the day of the fire, and why it is important to record and archive social history for future generations. This introduction is followed by a reading of the poem 'The Great Fire of Oxford Mills'.
This poem was first commissioned for
Manchester City Of Literature's
International Mother Language Day
2024: Threads Exhibition, in partnership
with Manchester’s DNA at the University
of Manchester.
https://www.hafsahaneelabashir.com
To view the full film and the accompanying poetry film 'The Great Fire of Oxford Mills', visit Manchester Central Library - St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
Filmmaker: Kirstie Henderson, Brave Day.
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BEYOND THE FIRE: REMEMBERING OXFORD MILLS - BY HAFSAH ANEELA BASHIR
Audio from the documentary film 'Beyond The Fire: Remembering Oxford Mills' - by award winning Manchester-based poet, playwright, producer and curator, Hafsah Aneela Bashir.
https://www.hafsahaneelabashir.com
https://www.poetryhealthservice.com/hafsahaneelabashir
To view the full film and the accompanying poetry film 'The Great Fire of Oxford Mills', visit Manchester Central Library - St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
Filmmaker: Kirstie Henderson, Brave Day
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About Hafsah Aneela Bashir -
Hafsah Aneela Bashir is an award winning writer, playwright, performer and producer. Winner of the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship 2019, she was a Supported Artist at the Royal Exchange Theatre, an Associate at Oldham Coliseum Theatre and is an Associate Artist with The Poetry Exchange. Her debut poetry collection The Celox And The Clot is published by Burning Eye Books.
Passionate about creative health and wellbeing, she is founder of the Poetry Health Service providing poetry panaceas as a tool for connection and healing. She is co-director of Outside The Frame Arts, championing voices outside the mainstream, challenging gatekeepers of knowledge and increasing diverse representation within the arts. She served as a Board Trustee for Manchester City of Literature and is currently the Community Producer at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE & Education Trust.
About Kirstie Henderson -
Kirstie is a Manchester-based filmmaker who supports creative artists, practitioners, and conscious entrepreneurs to share their stories through film and audio.
Kirstie has worked on many previous projects with Hafsah, and was honoured to support in filming and editing the stories of Oxford Mills for future generations to learn about its valuable social history.