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