A new project will celebrate the history of Morecambe entertainment and cinemas - while also imagining the future for the town.
'A Future Archive' will invite the public to use historic footage and recordings of Morecambe to create a new film.
A Lancaster University research team are looking for participants for the first event in the programme, a free filmmaking workshop.
The resulting film will be screened at a special Community Day - including talks and an exhibition - in March next year.
Workshop participants will be encouraged, under guidance, to produce their own film and create their own archive of Morecambe for a day, through both recording and filming.
They will also watch and listen to old films and recordings using them as inspiration to describe their own ideas of what an’ archive of today’ should look like.
These recordings are from the North West Film Archive (courtesy of Manchester Metropolitan University), the British Film institute (BFI) and Lancashire Archives, the official Preston-based archive of Lancashire County Council.
The free filmmaking workshop will take place on October 11 from 10am to 5pm at Good Things Collective (3 Northumberland St, Morecambe).
Facilitated by filmmaker and artist Dan Brereton, participants of all ages (18+) and abilities are welcome. Priority will be given to Morecambe residents. Lunch, refreshments and equipment will be provided.
'A Future Archive' has been funded by Lancaster University’s Culture Innovation AHRC Impact Accelerator Account,. The project is led by Dr Dalila Missero, a lecturer in Film Studies, and Professor of Phonetics Claire Nance, from the University’s Department of Linguistics, who brings her expertise regarding an oral history archive being used in this project.
Dr Missero said: “Our region is at a pivotal point of change due to the Eden Project.
“Morecambe has a rich film heritage, and our project promotes community access and engagement with these extraordinary historical materials to strength sense of belonging at a moment of transformation.
“With the new film, which will be deposited at the Lancashire Archives, the participants will leave a tangible trace of Morecambe’s present and their hopes for its future to the next generations.”
To participate, please submit your expression of interest in this project form by September 20. If you have any questions, please email futurearchive@lancaster.ac.uk
Project partners include Lancashire Archives and The Dukes Theatre. Two early career researchers, Pam Forster and Joao Lima Belchior are supporting the team with their research and filmmaking expertise.


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