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a river holds a perfect memory

Hope Strickland

Screening & Talk

Event overview

Join North West Film Archive on Wed 11 February (6-8pm) at SODA in Manchester to watch the latest work by artist-filmmaker Hope Strickland, plus films from the North West Film Archive.

This free screening and discussion will consider the working relationship between archive and artist and what it means to reimagine archival materials. There will be screening a presentation of archival films alongside Hope’s recent moving image works An Unimaginable Leap (2025) and a river holds a perfect memory (2024).

Q&A hosted by Curator & Producer Nuria López de la Olivia

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Commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and Touchstones Rochdale with support from HOME, Manchester. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

Event details

Details

11 February 2026 – 11 February 2026

SODA (School of Digital Arts),
14 Higher Chatham St, 
Manchester M15 6ED

Book your free ticket HERE.

All films will be captioned.

At SODA:
Power assisted doors
Lifts
Accessible reception counter
Hearing loop
Accessible toilets
Fully accessible toilets

Please see the full accessibility plan HERE.

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Hope Strickland, 'a river holds a perfect memory' (2024) at Arnolfini, Bristol
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Hope Strickland, 'a river holds a perfect memory' (2024) at Arnolfini, Bristol

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