Appearances and Apparitions: The Black Subject in Sara Gómez’s documentaries
Mon 6 Nov 2022
Time: 18:00
Online Zoom Event – Booking info coming soon
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
Time: 18:00
Online Zoom Event – Booking info coming soon
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
Time: 17:30 – 19:00
Location: Glasgow Women’s Library
Category: N/C 15+
Time: 17.50 – 20:00
Location: CCA
Category: N/C 18+
Time: 20:30 – 22:10
Location: CCA
Category: N/C 15+
Time: 17:30 – 20:00
Location: CCA
Time: 20:30
Location: CCA
Time: 13:00
Location: Glasgow Women’s Library
Category: N/C 12+
Time: 13.15-14.30
Location: CCA
Time: 15:00 – 15:50
Location: CCA
Time: 17.15
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC)
Time: 18.45
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC) + Q&A (BSL)
Time: 20:30
Location: CCA
Access Info: Film (CC)
Time: 22:00 – 02:00
Location: CCA
Time: 14:30
Location: GFT
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