Beyond Babel: Multilingual Film Festival 2023
Now in its 7th year, Beyond Babel returns for our annual celebration of multilingual cultures and film. Beyond Babel is a film festival that aims to celebrate multilingual life showcasing a wide range of films that can open discussions on multilingual life and communities and how they are represented on screen. This edition of Beyond Babel remains true to its core values: embrace the beauty and complexity of multilingualism; showcase transnational film productions from different regions of the world; screen multilingual films which connect us with different cultures. The festival aims to engage, inspire, connect, and celebrate the culturally diverse communities of Manchester and beyond.
This year’s programme will bring together four days of screenings, with film introductions and Q&A sessions. The 7th edition focuses on two topics: Africa and language learning, one of the core themes of this festival. This year’s films include a wide range of themes: cultures, multilingualism, homeland, education, gender, global citizenship, mobility, migration, integration, and identity.
All the screenings are FREE, but registration is required.
The Beyond Babel Festival is part of the Film Languages and Media Research group’s contribution to public engagement on lifelong learning in Manchester and the North-West of England.
