Adventures with Archives
​Celebrating Birmingham's hosting of the 
​2022 Commonwealth Games 

About this short film programme
​Summer 2022

In celebration of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, hosted by our region, these short films explore our relationship to sport and play in all of its forms. Curated and created by a group of young creatives, from Shropshire, using a selection of archive footage provided by:

Media Archive for Central England 
at University of Lincoln

MediaActive's Adventures with Archives programme seeks to explore and celebrate the weird and wonderful world of archive film with contemporary audiences in mind. Find out more here - including over 30 more short films made by Shropshire creatives, both young and old. 

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Adventures with Archives - Sports & Play reels 1 to 3

Curated and created by Ellen Purce using a selection of archive footage provided by Media Archive for Central England at University of Lincoln

Adventures with Archives - Wonders from Another Dimension

This short humorous film explores the many weird and wonderful ways that society has engaged in play and sports over the years. Curated and created by a group of young creatives, using a selection of archive footage provided by Media Archive for Central England at University of Lincoln

Adventures with Archives - To Float

This short film explores our relationship to swimming, from infancy to adulthood. Curated and created by Ellen Purce using a selection of archive footage provided by Media Archive for Central England at University of Lincoln

Adventures with Archives - Seaside Scottish Spy

This short quirky film exposes the sporting back story to an imagined cold war spy. Curated and created by a group pf young creatives, using a selection of archive footage provided by Media Archive for Central England at University of Lincoln

To go on more 'Adventures with Archives' please follow this link 

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