This supernatural melodrama about loss follows the journey of a professional boxer after a near-fatal knockout. The boxer’s disorientations become entangled with the story of a queen living with Cotard Delusion, a rare neurological condition inducing the belief in and sensation of death.
The film’s title is taken from the boxer Muhammad Ali’s description of a vivid, hallucinatory space he would enter when in the depths of a fight. The cast includes professional boxer John Harding Jnr., artist Penny Goring, and actor Chris New.
The Near Room
Sophie Cundale
- Exhibition
Event overview
3 October 2020 - 21 November 2020
Bonington Gallery
Currently closed due to lockdown restrictions. Instead, you can watch the film online for free at FVU Watch.
Nottingham Trent University, School of Art & Design, Bonington building, Dryden Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG
RSVP here for the opening on Saturday 3 October 2020.
No need to reserve a place for screenings after this date.
Free entry
Opening hours
Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 11am-3pm
For those not able to attend the exhibition, The Near Room will be screening on FVU Watch each Sunday for the duration of the exhibition.
Accessibility info
Bonington Gallery is fully accessible from the main entrance on Dryden Street. Entrance to the gallery for wheelchair users is to the rear of the gallery via the atrium.
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