I know there are bigger things to be concerned about, but I am unreasonably angry about a book I'm reading and the portrayal of archivists. Firstly - WHITE GLOVES. FFS. Also, the author has confused displaying things for a period in low light with viewing things in a search room.

Some news: we are looking for a permanent Archivist to join the BFI’s lovely Screencraft team, working with amazing collections! bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.org.uk

Went to Whitstable yesterday AM but left promptly as no water there. Absolutely disgraceful that this community has been left all this time without a water supply. The usually busy High St was empty. Cafes & restaurants unable to open, hotels cancelling bookings. Southern Water owes them all so much

@helenexeter.bsky.social writes: “I am the Project Lead for the fantastic team on the Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible Project. My role is to help co-ordinate our activities, but the work and generation of ideas and insights on our project is truly collaborative. (1/6)

Jessica Boyall writes: "I’m a postdoctoral researcher working on the archival strand of the project (see the 'About' section of our website, link in bio). I’m based at the BFI National Archive, Screencraft Collections, where I’m mobilising the Gurinder Chadha collection (1/6)

Shelley Cobb says: "As part of the WSW team, I am working with Lisa Smithstead interviewing archivists and curators about their roles in the film industry and am learning so much about how they are working to prioritise women's visibility in archives (1/5)

Katie Crosson writes: "Based at the University of Exeter in the Curation Strand, I am working on a script collection donated to the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social by Pinewood Studios, analysing screenplays written, conceived and developed by women. (1/8)

Phil Wickham writes: "I am the Curator of The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter. This is the leading museum dedicated to the moving image in the UK and holds over 94,000 items, forming a people’s history of cinema and optical media. (1/4)

Lisa Smithstead writes: "My main role on the project is interviewing curators and archivists to find out more about their working methods with women’s screen work collections. (1/4)

Wendy Russell writes: "I am the Screencraft Lead Archivist at the British Film Institute, where I look after the (mostly) paper archives of filmmakers. As part of the WSW Archival Strand, (1/4)

Lucie Mingmei writes: "I am the Research IT Developer in the Research IT team based in the Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Exeter. As part of the WSWIA team, I work on the design and development of the project’s WordPress web interface, which is used for blogging and (1/8)

Excited to announce: ‘Doing Women's Screen and Media Histories 8 (WFTHN) conf will be 16th-18th June 2027 at the University of Exeter, hosted by our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social project team. We can't wait! womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk/events/confe... #feministfilmhistory #archives #DWSMH27

Think I might show this to my kid's school to suggest that they take handwriting more seriously....

Poster Perfect: A Reel History of Hertfordshire Filmmaking Herts Libraries are teaming up with BFI National Archive to celebrate Herts' rich cinematic heritage. From 25 May a select number of our libraries will be displaying a different film poster each week www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/lib...

Hello @radiotimes.bsky.social Your TV guide shows that Animal Farm is playing on Film4 today, but for some reason you've put John Halas as the director - Joy Batchelor has been left out (this is a Halas AND Batchelor film). Funny how it's never the men's names that get mistakenly left aside...

@labouruk.bsky.social came to my door tonight. Tried to get my vote by criticising @greenparty.org.uk Geez. Told him that they are definitely not going win me over by criticising the Greens when they really should be fighting the rise of fascism/Reform. #shockingbutnotshocking

Looking forward to this at the BFI next month: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Gurinder Chadha joined us in January for our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social In Frame discussion at BFI Southbank. She's back at the BFI on Tuesday for this excellent programme: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

🧵 Curious how researchers, journalists, and artists dig into the web’s past? 🌐 WAYS OF WORKING WITH THE WAYBACK MACHINE shows how the #WaybackMachine opens up a world of discovery and creativity. Learn more ⤵️ www.internetarchive.eu/2026/02/18/w... 1️⃣/5️⃣ #WebArchives #DigitalResearch

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Today I accidentally bought 14 oranges instead of 4. That's my news.

Our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social post-doc, Dr Jessica Boyall, wrote this lovely piece about Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi's archives held at Screencraft, BFI National Archive: www.bfi.org.uk/features/bey...

Wonderful last night of our Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives season, BFI. We watched Bride & Prejudice with a lively audience then Gurinder Chadha Q&A, ending the night with Gurinder meeting artists Athen & Nina & seeing their Bend It installation. @womensscreenwork.bsky.social

Thrilled with wk 1 of Beyond The Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives. Last night we saw Tina's brilliant I Am Nasrine, after which she discussed her work & archive with @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social @womensscreenwork.bsky.social Amazing to bring women filmmakers' archives to cinema audiences

Artist duo, Athen & Nina, were commissioned by BFI Screencraft and supported by @womensscreenwork.bsky.social to respond to Bend It Like Beckham materials in the Gurinder Chadha Collection. If near Southbank, do take a look at their installation. Until 1st Feb. whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

My excellent colleague, Chantelle Boyea, introduced Tina Gharavi's short films last night, with some highlights from Tina's fascinating archive. Come here Tina speak about her work and archive on Friday at the BFI!

Very please to share this BFI press release about Tina Gharavi's archive coming to the BFI National Archive. I am currently working on this collection - which is fascinating. www.bfi.org.uk/news/bafta-n...

One of the highlights of the Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers and their Archives season (aside from Tina Gharavi being there in person!) is that Gharavi's Mother/Country will be screened: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPKY...

Woman with a Movie Camera is back! I'll be on a panel with BFI digital archivist, Grace Johnston, talking about the archives of Tina Gharavi and Gurinder Chadha, then we'll host an archive show and tell... whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Come see this lovely short season at the BFI! Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives As leading figures in British cinema, Tina Gharavi & Gurinder Chadha’s work remains relevant for both current and future audiences. @womensscreenwork.bsky.social #BFI whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Interesting training event at TNA: PAST Surveillance and Society: Reading records against the grain - Participants are invited to critically engage with case studies of a broad range of 20th century surveillance records at the archives www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...

Very pleased that the book Sue and I edited, The Materiality of the Archive: Creative Practice in Context, has just come out in paperback (so a bit cheaper!). www.routledge.com/The-Material...

Interesting & critical review of the new V&A Storehouse by @profdanhicks.bsky.social artreview.com/what-isnt-at...

Laura Mulvey to receive the BFI Fellowship this year: www.bfi.org.uk/news/laura-m...

Home working in school hols: Me: I'm working & need to concentrate, don't interrupt for a bit. 5 mins later son runs to me: Son: There's a big problem. Me: What? Son: I don't know how to say it, but I need you to come. Me: Just tell me what it is. Son: I've got a bit of slime stuck to a newspaper.

The ICO is taking action against the Cabinet Office because of lengthy and unexplained FOI delays. In a new practice recommendation the ICO is highly critical of the Cabinet Office approach to FOI, telling it to supply quarterly updates for monitoring of its future performance.

Our brilliant @womensscreenwork.bsky.social post-doc researcher, Jessica Boyall, wrote an excellent piece on Gurinder Chadha for the Recent BFI Blu-ray release of Bhaji on the Beach. Jessica is working on the Gurinder Chadha Collection for the WSW project.

The wonderful Connie Francis has passed away. One of my favourite records to listen to growing up was my mum's Connie Francis album. Such a tragic life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a5i...

Our amazing BFI Special Collections Archives Assistant, Eva Norton, wrote this week's Object of the Week, a promotional still for the lost silent romcom Swim Girl, Swim www.bfi.org.uk/features/obj...

Bringing together the many ‘cides’ inflicted on Palestine with the hope of the ‘accidental and piecemeal archive’ newlinesmag.com/essays/histo...

The BFI National Archive's first Object of the Week! This piece is by my wonderful former boss, Nathalie Morris. The wallpaper has had some excellent conservation work by or brilliant paper conservator, Tabitha Austin: www.bfi.org.uk/features/obj...

It was so great to be at #DWFTH7 in Lincoln and to present our project’s first steps. Thanks for the insightful comments and discussion from the audience #womensscreenwork #femfilmhistory #archives @bdcmuseum.bsky.social @bellecobb.bsky.social @archiveswendy.bsky.social

Our AHRC Project Women's Screen Work in the Archives Made Visible now has a bluesky account! Do follow @womensscreenwork.bsky.social

‘For a largely self-taught young woman of that period, such a career was remarkable – near impossible for a Black woman. But Greene moved through the world as white.’ Francesca Wade on Belle da Costa Greene, J.P. Morgan’s librarian at the turn of the 20th century: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Women’s screen work project team assemble for #DWFTH7 ! Really excited to present work in progress together for the first time at the excellent Doing Women’s Film & TV History conf and talk with other scholars of #femfilmhist