Show & Tell

This episode includes Selina Osei on TV production, Dr Ashvin Devasundaram on film⁠, ⁠Frankie Thompson on theatre⁠ and Dr Sita Balani on race. Show and Tell is a series of inspiring talks hosted by BLOC a new cinema and arts lab at Queen Mary University of London. Line up * Selina Osei - TV production manger, credits has over 10 years experience in the TV industry credits include in Love & Toxic: Blue Therapy, Geordie Shore and The Apprentice * Dr Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/film-studies/people/academic/profiles/devasundaram.html] - Senior Lecturer in World Cinema and writer of Indian Indies: A Guide to New Independent Indian Cinema [https://www.routledge.com/Indian-Indies-A-Guide-to-New-Independent-Indian-Cinema/Devasundaram/p/book/9780367543747#:~:text=Description,Bollywood-dominated%20Indian%20cinema%20sphere.]. * Frankie Thompson [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/frankie-thompson-1] - An acclaimed & trained clown, actress and theatre maker from London * Dr Sita Balani [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/staff/balanis.html]- Senior Lecturer in English | Fellow at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences and Writer of Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race [https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2638-deadly-and-slick] Follow us on Instagram @BLOCqmul [http://instagram.com/blocqmul] for future episodes and events.

Hosted and produced by Saramarie Harvey, this episode features: Sumaya Kassim [https://twitter.com/SFKassim?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] Writer and Researcher; Zahin Miah [https://www.instagram.com/zahinfitness/] Personal Trainer and QM Student; David Wilson [http://thisisdavidwilson.com/pages/info] Artist and Director  (David Guetta's "Titanium" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg]) and Durre Shahwar [https://durreshahwar.com/]Writer and Editor. Show and Tell is a series of talks hosted by the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London. Featuring short and engaging talks from academic researchers, broadcasters, creative writers, and theatre practitioners. Show and Tell  is a celebration of arts and humanities education and the creative industries for those interested in studying or working in literature, theatre, art, media, and culture more broadly.

This episode features: Elliott Ajai-Ajagbe Daley: Storyteller and theatre maker; Nafisa Bakkar: CEO at Amaliah [https://www.amaliah.com/] and Halal Gems [http://halalgems.com/]; Neil Connolly: Artistic Director, The Crystal Maze Live Experience [https://the-crystal-maze.com/]/Perfomer; Mzz Kimberley: Actress and singer and Moj Taylor [https://www.mojtaylor.com/]: a professional actor, comedian running ComedyClub4Kids and Executive at PushTalks [http://push.co.uk/] Show and Tell is a series of inspiring talks hosted by the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London. Featuring short and engaging talks from academic researchers,  broadcasters, creative writers, and theatre practitioners. Show and Tell  is a celebration of arts and humanities education and the creative  industries for those interested in studying or working in literature,  theatre, art, media, and culture more broadly. The evening promises to be entertaining and relaxed. Speakers  will each deliver a TED-style talk, and these will be followed by a  chance for guests to ask questions, before the evening ends with  socialising and networking over refreshments. We welcome school  students, teachers, university students and applicants, and everyone  else to come and hear what our speakers have to say.

This Show & Tell mini was recorded at All Points East: In the Neighbourhood. Edited by Daniella Harrison.

Ahir Shah: Ahir Shah (BBC Three, Live at the Apollo) is a stand-up comedian and writer based in London. He has been twice nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, in 2017 and 2018. This Show & Tell mini was recorded at All Points East: In the Neighbourhood. Edited by Daniella Harrison.