The Past We Hold

Wednesday, 16 September
6.30 PM
UCL East

This programme brings together stories reimagining archival material. Across three short films, we explore how its custodians preserve and engage with the legacy of those we've lost and what they've left behind. Boxes of documents, home videos and photographs have been passed to family members, friends and strangers. As they organise and reflect on these inherited items, the lives of lost community members are brought forward.

Absences
Laia Ricart
Spain, Sweden | 2026
17’

Title
Directed by
Country | Year
Runtime

Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
Lesley Loksi Chan
Canada | 2025
29'

And Again I Dream
Catherine Gund & Mariah Norman
United States | 2026
39'

Runtime: 85 minutes

Presented in collaboration with Spectra

Followed by a Q&A with director Laia Ricart

Runtime

17’

29’

39’

Title

Absences

Lloyd Wang, Unfinished

And Again I Dream

Directed by

Laia Ricart

Lesley Loksi Chan

Catherine Gund & Mariah Norman

Year

2026

2025

2026

Country

Spain, Sweden

Canada

United States

In various language with English subtitles

CW: Depiction of terminal illness, medical procedures, themes of death and stigma