We’re delighted to be collaborating with 2021 Aesthetica Short Film Festival WHICH begins toda

Birds’ Eye View are delighted to announce we are collaborating with 2021 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, which begins today with an exciting and brand new hybrid edition! With specially curated strands, illuminating masterclasses and must-join panels and pitching sessions, it’s an incredible line-up to explore. BOOK TICKETS HERE Tue 2 November, 3pm ASFF 21: Facing The Music (in-person and streamed) A Birds’ Eye View curated session, bringing together the directors of two of the most significant UK music documentaries of the past year: Rubika Shah ’s White Riot and Celeste Bell ’s Polystyrene: I am a Cliche. An in conversation with Melanie Iredale , the new director of Birds’ Eye View discusses the #ReclaimTheFrame mission to bring ever-greater audiences to films by women (who supported the UK releases of both films). They will discuss the responsibility of telling stories and working with music. Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm, ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) A powerhouse panel tackling a thorny topic with myriad aspects and facets. We all have to now find ways to negotiate tricky conversations – activating content, problematic feedback and inappropriate representations, signalling to others (and admitting to ourselves) when and how we are triggered, even when we least expect it. This large-scale conversation, chaired by  Melanie Iredale , will discuss the tools of navigation and recognition and how we find space for addressing the effects of trauma. With  Akua Gyamfi & Melissa Silverstein. Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm, ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) Fri 5 Nov, 6.00pm ASFF 21: A Radical Gaze: Sally Potter in Conversation (in-person w/ Sally online and streamed) Sally Potter is a legendary filmmaker whose ground-breaking films have earned her a rightful place in cinema history. Trained as a dancer, Potter moved into filmmaking in the 1970s, forging a reputation as a fiercely feminist filmmaker with The Golddiggers, Orlando and The Party. Her most recent non-linear drama, The Road Not Taken, demonstrates that she remains a filmmaker of rare vision and imagination. Potter joins us for a conversation that will span five-decades of filmmaking, exploring her principles and ideas. Chaired by  Mia Bays for Birds’ Eye View. 

Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm, ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) Plus a shout out to our former director Mia Bays , who will be speaking about the THE FUTURE OF FILM in her new role as   Director of BFI Film Fund Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm, ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) Sat 6 Nov, 10.30am ASFF 21: A “Mistressclass” with Mia Bays: Celebrating 30 Years in Film (in-person & streamed) Mia Bays celebrates 30 years in film this year. She’s worked on over 150 films. She is a renowned champion of new talent (working on the first films of Riz Ahmed, Arinzé Kene, Hong Khaou and Deborah Haywood), a cultural activist and equality promoter (through Birds’ Eye View and Reclaim the Frame.) She starts her role as the new Director of the BFI Film Fund in October. At £30 million a year, it is the largest public fund in the UK for film. She will discuss film, life, inspiration, activism and the future of film with writer and producer Kate Muir. Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR Wed 3 Nov, 3.00pm, ASFF 21: TRIGGERED! Empowering Tools (online and streamed) BEV will also be exhibiting on Friday 5th Nov at The Industry Marketplace which will be open to the public from 10am – 6pm. York Mansion House, St Helen’s Square, York, YO1 9QL