*All screenings will be at the Arts Picturehouse. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with Gianfranco Rosi.
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Symposium:
Lands, Seas, Bodies: On the Cinema of Gianfranco Rosi
24 May, 1pm-6pm, McCrum Lecture theatre, Corpus Christi College
Speakers include: Robert Gordon (海角社区), Rhiannon Harries (海角社区), Laura Rascaroli (Cork), John David Rhodes (海角社区), Emma Wilson (海角社区) and Gianfranco Rosi
Gianfranco Rosi:
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