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A scene in Portugal

Collaborative presentations at Nottingham Contemporary by MA students from Nottingham Trent University

“Culture is a sauce”

Arbor Familiae

“People say America is a melting pot. But I think of it more like a stew. All the different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds come together and swim around in a common pot. In a stew, you can still see and taste the individual ingredients, but the sauce is a combination of all of them blended together.

Our American culture is a sauce that is formed by all the different immigrant ingredients that have been thrown into the pot over the years and centuries. But we can also see the different cultures and backgrounds reflected in specific ways in America; we can trace some of the tastes that we find in the stew to the ingredients that are still visible today.

Each of us individually is a result of a mixture of backgrounds too. Some of us are more homogeneous than others. Most of us are mutts.”

The Brethren

The Brethren

While filming a routine stop and search of her boyfriend on the London Underground, Gemma suddenly found herself detained, handcuffed and threatened with arrest.

Act of Terror tells the story of her fight to bring the police to justice and prevent this happening to anyone else, ever again.

www.ActOfTerrorDocumentary.com

www.FatRatFilms.co.uk

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It is easy to forget about the 2005 Terrorism Act and its damaging effect on civil liberties and human rights. Act Of Terror puts the spotlight back on this murky law, and demands that we keep vigilant in the face of ever increasing state power.

An animated journey through the labyrinthine world of English Justice, the sinister caveats of Terrorism legislation, and the shocking cronyism of the police complaints system, Act Of Terror is about strength in the face of powerlessness and finding the courage to fight back.

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Incredible perspective – Tommy Xiao makes perfect use of his Photocopter !!!
see the city through tommy’s eyes

Shot by Tommy Xiao Ji & Ayesha Jones
www.xiaoji.tv + www.ayeshajones.com

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Watering the Plot – A Timelapse

My allotments at St.Anns, Nottingham

Shot every 20sec. Played back 1 frame per sec

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Describing the progress on the allotment.

Now seven weeks since starting and having demolished the eight foot weeds and thistles.

Much digging and getting rid of the roots.

Laying out of the the veg terraces [because the plot is on such a steep hill].

After only having the plot since the end of June …. Had planted what I think might grow before th end of the season. Advice said beetroot, carrots, lettuce and assorted salads

Also, built a summerhouse …. well a bender really.

Two lawns and a frogpond now added. Waiting for frogs to move in.

St Anns Allotments Tour.

Some quality examples on the St Anns allotments gardens.

Samsung Galaxy S3 mobile phone.

Resolution: HD 1920 x 1080

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Bit of a disaster with the pond collapse last week 🙁

However, all made well again. Further plantings …… and lawn grows even higher

Very much earth moved to the other side of the pond … to make the lower lawn. Not planted yet.

Nottingham Council Tax protestor appeared at Magistrate Court http://tinyurl.com/mwsgwt9 & Ross Speech outside court http://tinyurl.com/kjvfkq5

The lawn and the pond  …. progresses

Allotment veg ….. the lawn grows … and now a pond progresses.
Digging and filling of a frogpond. More growth on the lawn. #nottingham #allotment

and ……. a couple of close ups of the weeks planting

Four terraced areas dug for veg on #allotment. Now more progress on seeding a lawn. #nottingham

and ……. a couple of close ups of the weeks planting

4 terraced areas now dug for veg on #allotment. so, in short, more progress. Lawn & frogpond to do next ….. probably. #nottingham

Behind-the-scenes film captures the build-up and the experience of six ordinary women who climbed the tallest building in Europe to protest against Shell’s plan to drill for oil in the Arctic. It is up to us to stop Shell’s dangerous and destructive plans.

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The climbers were Ali from the UK, Liesbeth from the Netherlands, Sabine from Belgium, Sandra from Sweden, Victoria from Canada, and Wiola from Poland.